Call for Authors
2021 PNBA Tradeshow
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday; Oct. 3, 4, 5
Plus the Virtual Annex!
Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR
250 Independent Booksellers looking to meet your authors!
2021 PNBA Tradeshow
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday; Oct. 3, 4, 5
Plus the Virtual Annex!
Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR
250 Independent Booksellers looking to meet your authors!
SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS
• Five spots, The Sunday Brunch, Sunday, October 3
• Five spots, Dinner at the Kid's Table, Sunday, October 3
• Five spots, Authors Over Easy Breakfast, Tuesday, October 5
These banquet keynote opportunities are intended for established and rapidly-rising
regional and national talents. PNBA member bookseller input will be considered in determining these lineups.
(Publishers donate 125 pre-signed books or ARCs, and pay a $750* promo fee, per author. Includes ticket for speaker and guest/escort.
ROTATE!
• Sixteen spots for national and Northwest-known authors to meet with booksellers while enjoying this literary feast, known as The Signature Dish. Authors will rotate through eight tables of booksellers, spending about eight minutes with each eager group, Monday evening, October 4. Pre-signing dinner provided.
(Publishers donate at least 100 books or ARCs, and pay a $450* promo fee, per author.)
UP-AND-COMING TO BREAKFAST
• Ten spots for newer authors from the PNBA member region interested in connecting with and visiting PNBA stores. Each participant will be given five minutes to speak to an eager morning crowd at the Authors on the Map Breakfast, Monday, October 4. Sign and greet will follow.
(Publishers donate 80 copies of each book and pay a $350* promo fee, per author.)
AUTOGRAPHING THE NIGHT AWAY
• Fifteen authors will be given signing stations at The Nightcapper, capping off a full day of the show, Monday, October 4. This lively reception is the perfect venue for an author to share their personality and show attendees what kind of event they might produce in a store or library.
(Publishers donate 80 copies of each book and pay a $350* promo fee, per author.)
Virtual Annex X-travaganza—VIRTUAL ANNEX EVENT!
• Five authors, rising and established, will have eight minutes each to speak to a Tri-West indie audience from PNBA, CALIBA, and MPIBA at the Virtual Annex X-travaganza, the week of Oct. 11 (TBA).
(Publishers provide link to physical and/or digital ARC requests and pay a $600* promo fee, per author.)
Ten Around-the-Bend—VIRTUAL ANNEX EVENT!
• Ten authors with new books due in early 2022 will be invited to speak for five-six minutes at Ten Around-the-Bend, a virtual cap to show author programming, to be presented the week of Oct. 18 (TBA) to a Tri-West indie audience from PNBA, CALIBA, and MPIBA.
(Publishers provide link to physical and/or digital ARC requests and pay a $400* promo fee, per author.)
PNBA MUST RECEIVE PROPOSALS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS BY WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
• Five spots, The Sunday Brunch, Sunday, October 3
• Five spots, Dinner at the Kid's Table, Sunday, October 3
• Five spots, Authors Over Easy Breakfast, Tuesday, October 5
These banquet keynote opportunities are intended for established and rapidly-rising
regional and national talents. PNBA member bookseller input will be considered in determining these lineups.
(Publishers donate 125 pre-signed books or ARCs, and pay a $750* promo fee, per author. Includes ticket for speaker and guest/escort.
ROTATE!
• Sixteen spots for national and Northwest-known authors to meet with booksellers while enjoying this literary feast, known as The Signature Dish. Authors will rotate through eight tables of booksellers, spending about eight minutes with each eager group, Monday evening, October 4. Pre-signing dinner provided.
(Publishers donate at least 100 books or ARCs, and pay a $450* promo fee, per author.)
UP-AND-COMING TO BREAKFAST
• Ten spots for newer authors from the PNBA member region interested in connecting with and visiting PNBA stores. Each participant will be given five minutes to speak to an eager morning crowd at the Authors on the Map Breakfast, Monday, October 4. Sign and greet will follow.
(Publishers donate 80 copies of each book and pay a $350* promo fee, per author.)
AUTOGRAPHING THE NIGHT AWAY
• Fifteen authors will be given signing stations at The Nightcapper, capping off a full day of the show, Monday, October 4. This lively reception is the perfect venue for an author to share their personality and show attendees what kind of event they might produce in a store or library.
(Publishers donate 80 copies of each book and pay a $350* promo fee, per author.)
Virtual Annex X-travaganza—VIRTUAL ANNEX EVENT!
• Five authors, rising and established, will have eight minutes each to speak to a Tri-West indie audience from PNBA, CALIBA, and MPIBA at the Virtual Annex X-travaganza, the week of Oct. 11 (TBA).
(Publishers provide link to physical and/or digital ARC requests and pay a $600* promo fee, per author.)
Ten Around-the-Bend—VIRTUAL ANNEX EVENT!
• Ten authors with new books due in early 2022 will be invited to speak for five-six minutes at Ten Around-the-Bend, a virtual cap to show author programming, to be presented the week of Oct. 18 (TBA) to a Tri-West indie audience from PNBA, CALIBA, and MPIBA.
(Publishers provide link to physical and/or digital ARC requests and pay a $400* promo fee, per author.)
PNBA MUST RECEIVE PROPOSALS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS BY WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
For more information, and detailed descriptions of each event, see the Author/Publicistpage under Tradeshow on our website.
A majority of show invitations will be issued within two weeks of the July 14 deadline.
Publicists may request authors be featured at specific events, but invitations may be influenced by bookseller input and by a PNBA commitment to provide a wide variety of authors and content within individual events and the show at large.
Please send a finished book or ARC of each proposed title to:
Tradeshow Author Proposals
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
520 West 13th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401-3461
*Author promotion fees for confirmed appearances will be billed prior to the show. Drayage and any additional fees related to show promotion accrued during the show will be billed in the weeks following the show.
PNBA will comply with any state mandated COVID protocols in force at the time of the show. We ask that all show participants without religious or health exemptions be fully vaccinated. Please share this directive with all participants.
A majority of show invitations will be issued within two weeks of the July 14 deadline.
Publicists may request authors be featured at specific events, but invitations may be influenced by bookseller input and by a PNBA commitment to provide a wide variety of authors and content within individual events and the show at large.
Please send a finished book or ARC of each proposed title to:
Tradeshow Author Proposals
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
520 West 13th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401-3461
*Author promotion fees for confirmed appearances will be billed prior to the show. Drayage and any additional fees related to show promotion accrued during the show will be billed in the weeks following the show.
PNBA will comply with any state mandated COVID protocols in force at the time of the show. We ask that all show participants without religious or health exemptions be fully vaccinated. Please share this directive with all participants.