CALIBA OAKLAND SPRING FORUM - APRIL 1ST
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AUTHOR SUBMISSIONS DUE JANUARY 24TH
Connect your authors and books to 100+ California booksellers! CALIBA is returning to the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, April 1st, for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking.
Have a great idea for a panel, presentation, or creative addition to the day? Share them in the form!
Click here to submit an author.
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SPRING FORUM REP PICKS INTEREST FORM - RESPOND BY FEBRUARY 7TH
Please fill out the form below and let us know if you are interested in participating in one of the upcoming sessions at our Northern (April 1st at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center) or Southern (May, TBA) California Spring Forum. This is just an interest form; we will reach out with an invitation based on past participation and the spaces available.
At each forum, we plan to have two rep pick sessions (one adult titles session, one children's titles session). Each rep will present 5-7 titles in 5-7 minutes (# of titles presented TBD).
Cost: $200
Submission deadline: February 7th
Click here for the rep picks interest form.
Questions? Email Hannah.
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CALL FOR SPONSORS, WELCOME BAGS, AND GALLEY TABLE
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
Click here for sponsorship and promotional opportunities.
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Rep picks invitations for the Oakland Spring Forum will be sent the week of February 17th.
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*NOW OPEN* SHELF INSIDER SUBMISSIONS
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Want to maximize visibility for your latest titles? Our NEW seasonal newsletters offer prime space to showcase your books to our engaged booksellers and their audiences. Your book will be included in an email listing with cover art, blurb, and a contact link for ARCs or galley requests.
Start thinking about the titles you would like to share with our booksellers! Questions? email Alecia.
Spring Shelf Insider newsletter sends February 11th. Click here to learn more.
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We have witnessed an overwhelming outpour of love and support from bookstores in the face of the tragedy in LA. This is why we say indie bookstores are essential to the life of our communities:
1 - Camino Books, in San Diego, celebrating Silver Dolphin Books' donation to their LA Fires Book Drive.
2 - Diesel Bookstore, in Santa Monica, welcomed all to gather in their safe space.
3 - Dym Books & Boba, in Pasadena, offered their space for donations supporting families affected by the Eaton Canyon Fire.
4 - The Frugal Frigate Bookstore, in Redlands, raised money to support their local coffee shop, Slow Bloom Cafe.
5 - Godmothers, in Summerland, held a community book drive to collect and give out children's books.
6 - Judging by the Cover, in Fremont, committed 10% of their sales towards Mutual Aid LA.
7 - The Last Bookstore Studio City, in Los Angeles, let customers know they were open and to BYOC (bring your own charger + coffee).
8 - North Figueroa Bookshop, in Los Angeles, has started a laundry fund to hand out quarters and Tide pods for people wanting to wash ash from their clothes.
9 - Octavia’s Bookshelf, in Pasadena, became a mutual aid pit stop for the community.
10 - The Ripped Bodice, in Culver City, has N95 masks available for those who need them.
11 - Skylight Books and Skylight Booksellers Union, in Los Angeles, is collecting plant seeds native to Southern California to help Altadena Seed Library.
12 - Vroman’s Bookstore's Mr. Steve, in Pasadena, posing with books before dropping them off for donation at the Pasadena Convention Center.
13 - Zibby’s Bookshop, in Santa Monica, re-opened their doors on Wednesday and are giving away books to anyone who lost their home in the fires.
Don't forget to follow CALIBA @caliba_20!
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Click here for the Los Angeles Times & Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List
Click here for the San Francisco Chronicle & Northern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List
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The Queen's Spade
Sarah Roughly
9780063344389
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Hannah
Executive Director
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The God of the Woods
Liz Moore
9780593418918
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Valentina
Operations Manager
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Our Winter Monster
Dennis Mahoney
9781641296335
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Click here for a complete list.
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