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Del Mar Spring Forum 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (PDT)

CALIBA is meeting at Hilton Garden Inn (Del Mar) for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking.

Registration Options

Credits Price
Bookseller Registration
Register for our SoCal Spring Forum! Ticket covers attendance and cost of meals. Registration Opens 3/24/25 at 8:00 AM PST
$35.00

CALL FOR AUTHORS AND SPONSORS 

Connect your authors and books to 100+ California booksellers! Join CALIBA for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking in beautiful Del Mar, San Diego!

Have a great idea for a panel, presentation, or creative addition to the day? Share them in the form below!

 

PRICING

Keynote: $1200 + 60 books, arcs, or f&g's

Panelist: $800 + 40 books, arcs, or f&g's

Author Reception: $800 per author for 5 minute pitch followed by mingling with booksellers + 50 books, arcs, or f&g's

Author Speed Dating: $800 per author for 5 minute pitch + 50 books, arcs, or f&g's

Submit an author

Author submissions due March 7th

SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsorships help us keep the event affordable for booksellers and help fund bookseller grants to attend. Please help us get as many booksellers to the event as possible.

Sponsorships include your logo on our website and all printed material, acknowledgment at the Forum, one welcome bag insert, eblasts/banner promotions, and rep picks.

 

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

100 Welcome Bags: Provide an imprinted bag for our booksellers to take home. $100 (100 inserts in the Welcome Bag. Flat items only. Flyers, bookmarks, etc). 

Galley Table Placement: $100, 50 books

For our group rate, book a room at the Hilton Garden Inn San Diego/Del Mar via this link by April 7th. 

Address: 3939 Ocean Bluff Ave, San Diego, CA 92130

For More Information:

Hannah Walcher
Hannah Walcher
Executive Director (415)561-7686x101