Operation Literacy presents
A conference track just for you with up to
5 SUU graduate credits at your fingertips!
EDUCATOR TICKET DETAILS
$159
We at StoryCon can’t do what we do without the support of educators. When you choose to become a part of this event, we want to pamper and spoil you and your students! You are rock stars in our eyes! This is why we’ve created the ALL NEW Educator ticket just for teachers and librarians.
INCLUDED WITH THE EDUCATOR TICKET:
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Two days of classes geared specifically toward teachers and taught by internationally best-selling authors PLUS the option to attend classes with your tween or teen students
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Up to 5 hours of graduate credit from SUU
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Author and educator networking opportunities
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Optional author meet-and-greet breakfast (with book giveaways)
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Vendor hall and presenter signing access
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Free webinars from bestselling authors to share with students year-round
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Students returning to your schools as joyful literacy advocates
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A year’s classroom subscription to the TABC Vault (hundreds of hours of educational author presentations with common-core aligned lesson plans)
BONUS OPTIONS:
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Educator Breakfast
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Masterclass add-ons
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Agent/Editor pitch sessions
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Operation Literacy Awards Gala
GET YOUR PASS FOR FREE IF YOU BRING A SCHOOL GROUP!
EDUCATOR PROGRAM
Educators hold the keys to the kingdom at StoryCon!
With dedicated classes for teachers and librarians, special "Book Talk" sessions with your favorite authors, PLUS full access to all MainStage events, you're basically royalty at this event.
The full list of breakout class offerings will be released on Sept 1, but until then, explore our MainStage events and add-on options below! (Prepare to freak out!)
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MARISSA MEYER
Friday, Feb 21 @ 4:15 pm
Keynote Address
Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Renegades Trilogy, The Lunar Chronicles series, the Wires and Nerve graphic novels, and The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book. Her first standalone novel, Heartless, was also a #1 New York Times bestseller. Marissa created and hosts a podcast called The Happy Writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two daughters.
Presents
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Narratives in Motion
The Power of Storytelling through Performance.
Featuring four renowned visual and musical performers and their storytelling journey.
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More info coming soon.
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BRANDON MULL
Friday, Feb 21 @ 12:00 pm
Keynote Address
Brandon Mull is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Fablehaven, Beyonders, and Five Kingdoms series. A kinetic thinker, Brandon enjoys bouncy balls, squeezable stress toys, and popping bubble wrap. He lives in Utah in a happy little valley near the mouth of a canyon with his four children and a dog named Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Brandon loves meeting his readers and hearing about their experiences with his books.
SHANNON HALE &
LEUYEN PHAM
Saturday, Feb 22 @ 12:00 pm
Keynote Address
Shannon Hale is the best-selling, award-winning author of over forty books for all ages, selling more than fifteen million copies and translated into twenty-five languages.
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LeUyen Pham is a children's book illustrator and author. She has illustrated and written more than 120 books. In 2020, she won a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in the book Bear Came Along.
JEFF KINNEY
Saturday, Feb 22 @ 6:00 pm
Keynote Address
Jeff has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica, which was named one of Time’s 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C. area and later moved to New England, where he and his family own a bookstore called An Unlikely Story.
Friday, Feb 21 @ 10:15 am
Exclusive Salon Event
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Narratives in Motion:
The Power of Storytelling through Performance
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TEDxSaltLakeCity joins StoryCon for an exclusive salon event featuring renowned musical and visual performers.
More details to come!
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TEDxSALTLAKECITY
NEAL SHUSTERMAN
Friday, Feb 21 @ 9:00 am
Keynote Address
Neal Shusterman is an American writer of young adult fiction. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his book Challenger Deep and his novel, Scythe, was a 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor book.
DHONIELLE CLAYTON
Keynote Address
Dhonielle Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author of The Conjureverse series, The Belles series, Shattered Midnight, co-author of Blackout, Whiteout, The Rumor Game, and of the Tiny Pretty Things duology, a Netflix original series. She hails from the Washington, D.C. suburbs on the Maryland side. She taught secondary school for several years, and is a former elementary and middle school librarian. She is COO of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books, and President of Cake Creative, an IP story kitchen dedicated to diverse books for all ages. She’s an avid traveler, and always on the hunt for magic and mischief.
Saturday, Feb 22 @ 9:00 am
LAINI TAYLOR
Saturday, Feb 22 @ 3:00 pm
Main Stage Event
Laini Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy and Strange the Dreamer duology, among other books, for which she has been shortlisted for the National Book Award and the Printz Medal. She's published in over thirty languages and lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter.
ADD-ON EXPERIENCES
EDUCATOR BREAKFAST
Saturday, Feb 22nd
Come for a delicious hot breakfast enjoy the opportunity to network, catch an amazing speaker, and then prepare to meet a host of national, bestselling authors as they speed date with every table.
It can't get much better than that, can it?
Well, actually, yes, it can. Because not only can you earn one additional SUU graduate credit for attending the breakfast, you'll also get to leave with a signed copy from every author present at the breakfast. See the full list of attending authors and prepare for a great time!
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Space is very limited so grab your spot fast!
ATTEND THE AWARDS GALA
The Operation Literacy Awards Gala includes a VIP reception, a semi-formal dinner, a silent auction featuring products from generous local businesses, and a program held in conjunction with StoryCon at the Salt Palace on February 21, 2025. This year's theme is Once Upon a Time.
The evening program includes:
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Teen Readers' Choice Awards: The only national book award for professional authors decided by teens!
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Book Hero Awards: Recognizing individuals, educators, and organizations in our community who are making strides to elevate children's literacy.
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Recognition of the teens published in Operation Literacy's annual Short Story Anthology and Poetry Collection. Both bodies of work are published in partnership with Owl Hollow Press.
I can get graduate credits for attending StoryCon?
When you register for this conference, you will have the option to earn one SUU graduate credit by attending and reflecting on the presentations from the conference.
Four additional 1 credit options are available.
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One credit is available for participating in and creating materials for the Educator Breakfast.
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In addition, Educator Book Clubs will be held after StoryCon. As an educator who registers for StoryCon, you can earn graduate credit by registering for each Book Club and completing the assignments. Each Book Club offers 1 graduate credit.
You will be responsible for registration and the $23/credit fee. A representative from SUU will be at the conference to assist you with credit registration and to answer any questions you have.
Resources and Opportunities for
Teachers and Librarians
PLAN YOUR EPIC WEEKEND
You have your tickets, you've snagged your add-on experiences, now you're ready to plan for an epic StoryCon weekend!
