Fatal Glitch: Let’s Play a Game with Eliot Schrefer
Sat, Oct 03
|Decatur Square Stage
Eliot Schrefer’s perfectly frightening horror series for middle-grade readers has a new installment—a stuffed animal with sinister intentions!
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
Decatur Square Stage, 1 W Ct Square, Decatur, GA 30030, USA
About
Two-time finalist for the National Book Award Eliot Schrefer joins us in Decatur with the newest installment of the middle-grade horror series Fatal Glitch: Let’s Play a Game. Striving readers and gamers will love this fast-paced, creepy story. This will be a superbly spooky session!
Purchase your book from Little Shop of Stories and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the festival.
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required, and seating is first come, first served.
Signing information:
Signing time: 2:00 PM
Signing location: Core Dance Studios, 133 Sycamore St.
About the Author
Eliot Schrefer is a New York Times–bestselling author, has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, received the Stonewall Honor for best LGBTQIA+ teen book, and received the Printz Honor for best young adult book from the ALA. In naming him an Editor’s Choice, The New York Times has called his work “dazzling . . . big-hearted.” His science writing has appeared in Discover, Sierra, USA Today, Nautilus, and The Washington Post Magazine. He has an MA in animal studies from NYU, is on the faculty of the Hamline MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, and lives with his husband in New York City. He joins us in Decatur with Fatal Glitch: Let's Play a Game.
About the Moderator
Shannon Balloon is the host of the Middle Grade Matters podcast that features interviews with middle grade authors and publishing professionals. She is also a writer, and her debut middle grade novel, My So-Called Christmas Movie, is being published by Sourcebooks next fall. She lives in Atlanta with her family, three dogs, and one very shy cat.