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Exhibitors
The 6th annual National Black Book Festival is
scheduled for Oct. 24-26, 2013 at Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters Rd.,
in Northwest Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading Web sites
promoting African-American literature.
The Festival will be an outdoor, tented event with FREE ADMISSION to the
public. The tents will be large
and durable with side walls. In the event of a rain forecast for the
entire weekend, a contingency plan is already in place.
This 6th annual event will feature
the following:
● Corporate/publisher booths
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Author exhibits
● Small business/educational institution booths
● Featured author discussions and signings
● Live entertainment
● Spoken Word Poetry Slam
● Workshops and seminars
● An evening reception and two breakfasts
● On-site author radio interviews
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Children's tent with kids' entertainment and more!
The 2013 Festival will be marketed nationwide to over 1,100
Black book clubs, 25,000 book readers and 100 libraries. National and local media will be apprised of the event.
A full-color NBBF Newspaper will be distributed through Kroger, HEB and
Fiesta supermarkets throughout the greater Houston area during the
months leading up to the event. The newspaper will include the full Festival schedule, as
well as information on featured authors, entertainment and workshop
presenters. Television ads will be run on cable stations
throughout the greater Houston area.
Authors may obtain a draped table during the Festival. Author
tables include two chairs, two badges (for an assistant, if needed) and
table signage. In addition, authors who register with tables will
receive one (1) ticket to both breakfasts on Friday and Saturday. Authors will be
grouped according to genre for easy navigation through the Festival
space for readers.
The authors will be grouped
according to genre and there are 19 different genres, as shown below.
| 1) African Diaspora |
6) Christian Fiction |
11) Motivation/Self-Help |
16) Romance |
| 2) Beauty/Health |
7) Family/Relationships |
12) Mystery/Thriller |
17) Science Fiction |
| 3) Biography |
8) Fantasy |
13) Non-Fiction |
18) Teens/Young Adults |
| 4) Business/Economics |
9) History |
14) Poetry |
19) Urban Fiction |
| 5) Children |
10) Mainstream Fiction |
15) Religious/Faith |
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NOTE: Since
the 2013 Festival will be held on church property, the display of books
with profanity or nudity on the covers is strictly
prohibited.
Author Tables
Author tables can be reserved with a deposit, according to the
following schedule (all NBBF fees are non-refundable):
Registration Type
[Author registration fee includes one (1) ticket to
both Friday and Saturday breakfasts] |
Deposit
Amount |
Deposit
Deadline |
Registration
Amount |
Final Payment
Deadline |
| Standard
Rate - $300.00 |
$100.00 |
05/31/2013 |
$300.00 |
07/31/2013 |
| Late
Registration
Rate - $350.00 (after 05/31/2013) |
N/A |
N/A |
$350.00 |
09/30/2013 |
| Returning
Author Discount - $25.00 (Deduct from final payment for 2011 or
2012 NBBF Vendors) |
<25.00> |
Once your deposit is made, the
author's name and link will be added to the NBBF web site within 48
hours of registration.
Make your deposit of $100.00
for your author table by clicking "Add to Cart" here:
Pay your one-time author photo fee
of $89.00 by clicking "Add to Cart" here. Your photo will be added
to the NBBF web site within 48 hours of receipt of payment and photo.
To make interim payments or to pay
your balance in full, log into your Paypal account and send the payment
to the following email address:
grichardson@cushcity.com.
In the subject, put "NBBF Payment" and your payment will be posted to
your NBBF account.
The author/vendor packet should be downloaded and
reviewed by all authors who reserve tables, and is available here:
http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/authors.pdf
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Small Business/Educational
Institution Tables
NBBF accepts a limited number of
non-book/small business and institutional vendors. The standard
registration rate for small business vendor tables is only
$400.00
and a deposit of 50% must be paid no later than May 31, 2013. The small business/institution vendor packet should be downloaded and
reviewed by all vendors who reserve tables, and is available here:
http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/smallbusiness.pdf
Once payment is made, the vendor's name and link are added to
the NBBF web site and remain there until October 31, 2013, which provides
the vendor with months of free exposure. Tables include two (2)
tickets to both breakfasts on Friday and Saturday. To make your $200.00
deposit, click "add to cart" below:
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Publisher Exhibits
The standard registration rate for publisher exhibits is only
$500.00
and a deposit of 50% must be paid no later than May 31, 2013. Publisher exhibits include a
12' x 6' draped and skirted table, 4 chairs, 4 vendor badges and table signage and 4 tickets to
both the Friday and Saturday breakfasts. The
publisher/vendor packet should be downloaded and reviewed by all
publishers who reserve tables, and is available here:
http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/publishers.pdf
Once the deposit payment is made, the
publisher's name and link are added to
the NBBF web site and remain there until October 31, 2013. To make your $250.00
deposit
payment, click "add to cart"
below:
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Corporations
The early bird registration rate for corporate exhibits is only
$700.00
and a 50% deposit must be paid no later than May 31, 2013. Corporate exhibits include a
10' x 10' exhibit space, which can accommodate a modular corporate
exhibit or NBBF can provide the draped and skirted table space in a premium location for the
Festival. Corporate exhibitors receive 6 chairs, 6 vendor badges and table signage,
as well as 6 tickets to all NBBF special events. The
corporate vendor packet should be downloaded and reviewed by all
entities wishing to reserve exhibit space, and is available here:
http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/corporate.pdf
Once deposit payment is made, the
corporation's logo/link are added to the NBBF web site and remain there
until October 31, 2013. To make your $350.00 deposit payment, click "add to
cart" below:
For more information, please
contact us via e-mail at:
info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
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