. . .Dozens of Authors
. . .Thousands of Readers
. . .All Under One Roof

June 8-10, 2012 (5th Anniversary)
Houston, Texas
Doubletree Hotel - 400 Dallas St. - Downtown
 

The 5th annual National Black Book Festival is scheduled for June 8-10, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in Downtown Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading Web sites promoting African-American literature.  This 5th annual event will include the following features:

● Corporate/publisher booths                                            ●  Author exhibits
● Small business/educational institution booths                 ● Featured author discussions and signings
●  Book Club Central                                                          ● Spoken Word Poetry Slam
●  Workshops and seminars                                                ● A reception, a breakfast, and a Sunday brunch
●  On-site author radio interviews                                      ● And more!

The 2012 Festival will be marketed nationwide to over 1,100 Black book clubs, 25,000 book readers and 100 libraries.  In addition, national and local media will be apprised of the event.

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 the Saturday Get Acquainted Breakfast on June 9 @ 8:00 a.m.  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.

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 Saturday breakfast]	Deposit Amount	Deposit Deadline	Registration Amount	Final Payment Deadline
Standard Rate - $325.00	$100.00	02/15/2012	$325.00	03/31/2012
Late Registration Rate - $400.00	N/A	N/A	$400.00	05/31/2012
Returning Author Discount - $25.00 (Deduct from final payment for 2010 or 2011 NBBF Vendors)				<25.00>

Make your $100.00 deposit for your author table by clicking "Add to Cart" here:

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

Final Payment for Author Tables
For authors who have made their deposits and want to pay their balance of $225.00, click here to pay the total of $225.00.  If your balance or payment is a different amount, you may send your payment to Paypal to the following e-mail address: grichardson@cushcity.com. 
To make your $225.00 final payment, click "add to cart" below:

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Small Business/Educational Institution Tables
NBBF accepts a limited number of non-book/small business and institutional vendors.  Vendor tables are available at the standard rate of only $400.00 (effective thru March 31, 2012) and tables tend to sell out months in advance.  Tables are located in a premium location in the Festival foyer area.  A $200 deposit is required to reserve a table, but the remaining balance of $200.00 is not due until March 31, 2012.  Incremental payments may be made in the interim, if desired.  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 the $200.00 deposit is made, the vendor's name and link are added to the NBBF web site and remain there until June 15, 2012, which provides the vendor with months of free exposure.  Tables tend to sell out months in advance, so keep this in mind when making your deposit.  To make your $200 deposit, click "add to cart" below:

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Publisher Exhibits
Publisher exhibits are available at the standard rate of only $700.00 (effective thru March 31, 2012).  A $350 deposit is required to reserve a publisher exhibit and the remaining balance of $350.00 is not due until March 31, 2012.  Incremental payments may be made in the interim, if desired.  Publisher exhibits include a 12' x 6' draped and skirted table space in a premium location for the Festival, 4 chairs, 4 vendor badges and table signage and 4 tickets to the Saturday breakfast.  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 $350.00 deposit is made, the publisher's name and link are added to the NBBF web site and remain there until June 15, 2012.  Exhibits tend to sell out months in advance, so keep this in mind when making your deposit.  To make your $350 deposit, click "add to cart" below:

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Corporations
Corporate exhibits are available at the standard rate of only $850.00 (effective thru March 31, 2012).  The late registration rate is $1,050.00 and goes into effect April 1, 2012.  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.  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

For more information, please contact us via e-mail at:  info@nationalblackbookfestival.com

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