2018 San Diego Comic-Con has begun! With a myriad of panels and autograph sessions, it’s easy to get lost. If you’re looking to meet some awesome Asian & Asian American writers at this year’s convention, then we got you covered.
Here is an ongoing list of panels and book signings featuring Asian & Asian American authors and illustrators. Keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive list and we will be updating it as we learn about authors we’ve missed. Please check the official SDCC schedule for more details.
Thi Bui, author of The Best We Could Do
Book signing at Abrams – Booth 1216
Sun, July 22
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Preeti Chhibber, contributor to A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Fake Girl Fallacy – Room 29AB
Sat, July 21
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
R.F. Kuang, author of The Poppy War
Here They Be Dragons – Room 24ABC
Thurs, July 19
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Robert Kondo, author of The Dam Keeper
Book signing at First Second Books/Fierce Reads – Booth 2800
Sat, July 21
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Sarah Kuhn, author of the Heroine Complex series
Book signing at Penguin Publishing – Booth 1515-G
Fri, July 20
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The BOOM! Box Summer Mixtape – Room 32AB
Fri, July 20
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Fake Girl Fallacy – Room 29AB
Sat, July 21
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Love is Universal – Room 25ABC
Sun, July 22
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
C.B. Lee, author of the Sidekick Squad series
The BOOM! Box Summer Mixtape – Room 32AB
Fri, July 20
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Into the Fanzone! Celebrating Pop Culture in YA Literature – Room 24ABC
Fri, July 20
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Book signing at Mysterious Galaxy – Booth 1119
Sat, July 21
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Dami Lee, author-illustrator of Be Everything at Once
Book signing at Chronicle Books – Booth 1506
No time specified
Marie Lu, author of Warcross and the Young Elites trilogy
Book signing at Penguin Young Readers – Booth 1515-F
Fri, July 20
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
*This is a ticketed event
The Thrill of the Chase: Pursuing the Truth – Room 29AB
Fri, Jul 20
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Stan Sakai, author-illustrator of Usagi Yojimbo
Book signing at Fantagraphics – Book 1721
Sat, July 21
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashes series
Book signing at Penguin Young Readers – Booth 1515-F
Sat, July 21
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
*This is a ticketed event
Magic Giveth… and Magic Taketh Away – Room 23ABC
Sat, July 21
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Mariko Tamaki, author of Skim and This One Summer
The BOOM! Box Summer Mixtape – Room 32AB
Fri, July 20
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Abrams ComicArts: Reaching Every Reader: New Trends in Graphic Novels for Adults and Kids – Room 28DE
Sat, July 21
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Book Signing of Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up with Brooklyn Allen
Abrams – Booth 1216
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Jen Wang, author of The Prince and the Dressmaker
Love is Universal – Room 25ABC
Sun, July 22
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
If there are any authors we’ve missed who are attending Comic-Con, please let us know in the comments or tweet us @BooksandBoba!