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Glossary of SIBA Trade Show Events –
Beloved Sponsors of the Trade Show do not pay author confirmation fees. If you are not a sponsor and are interested take a look:
http://www.sibaweb.com/toolkits/doc_download/254-put-your-money-where-your-south-is
and Put Your Money Where Your South Is!
SIBA will work with any exhibitor who would like to be a SIBA Sponsor. Let us know how we can help.
Publishers & Authors: Please note that SIBA strives to build the best show possible and that our featured author slots go to the newest books first and come from exhibiting entities only. Books that are newly published in the fall of 2012 and the winter of 2013 are considered before any other titles.
Sponsorship opportunities:
Author Panels: All of the author panels this year will take place on Friday. Author Panels are scheduled either from 11 AM - Noon, or from 4-5 PM. We plan panels around topics for which we have titles but we always try to do both a Children & Young Adult author panel. Last year we did panels around South Carolina Books, History, Hideous & Haunting, and Book Club Reads. Any author on a panel should prepare to talk for no more than ten minutes and participate in a Q&A. Authors who appear on panels on will sign their books in the afternoon. 75 Books are required plus a $100 confirmation fee.
Kick-Off Author Lunch: This lunch is on Friday from Noon – 1:30 PM and often features books for children from up to four authors. Expected attendance is 100. Authors pre-sign 100 books. Featured authors should speak for no more than 15 minutes. In addition to the pre-signed books, a $100 confirmation fee is required.
#SIBA12 Author Reception: Modeled on the ABA’s successful Winter Institute Author Reception. This is a signing event limited to 25 authors. 75 books are required and there is a $100 confirmation fee per title.
SIBA Supper: This supper is on Friday night from 7 – 9 PM, and features up to four authors. Expected attendance is 200. Authors at this event will pre-sign 200 books. Featured authors should speak for no more than 15 minutes. A $100 confirmation fee is required.
Late Night Twitter Time: This is a late night event on Friday night from 9:30 – 10:30 PM. Attendance is about 100 so we’d need that many books and the $100 confirmation fee.
Southern Lunch: This lunch is on Saturday from 1 – 2:30 PM and features up to three authors. Expected attendance is 150. Authors pre-sign 150 books. Featured authors should speak for no more than 15 minutes. In addition to the pre-signed books, a $100 confirmation fee is required.
The Writer’s Block Auction - SIBA Book Award Feed-an-Author Silent Auction
This year our Writers Block Auction theme is Let’s Make a Deal.
No books or confirmation fees are required for author participation in this event. Only nominees, finalists, and winners of the 2012 SIBA Book Award participate.
Moveable Feast of Authors: This is the finale of the SIBA Trade Show and runs from Noon – 2 PM on Sunday followed by a 2-3 PM signing extravaganza. This event includes 20 authors at 20 tables. The authors rotate from table to table visiting with booksellers over the two hour time span. The authors must be available for a private brunch from 11 AM to Noon where they get their marching orders. This is a great event for all involved and is sponsored by Inkreadible Sponsor Bookazine. 75 books are needed per author and a $100 confirmation fee.
Put Your Money Where Your South Is!: see all of your advertising and trade show opportunities here:
http://www.sibaweb.com/toolkits/doc_download/254-put-your-money-where-your-south-is
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