9.5.24 CALIBA Publisher News & Information

September 5, 2024

IN THIS ISSUE

DEADLINE NEXT WEEK! Golden Poppy Awards

Fall Fest '24:

Monday Welcome Party: We Need a Head Count!
Exhibitors: Check Your Inbox for Reminders

Opportunities to Work with Binc

Bookstore Romance Day Recordings & Date Change

Dates and Deadlines

Bookstore Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

Promote Your Titles

CALIBA Currently Reading

Resources

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Emma Marie

Supporting Staff

emma@caliballiance.org

CALIBA BOOKSELLER MAP

DEADLINE NEXT WEEK! SUBMIT YOUR TITLES BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.

Please scour your list and send us your best from California authors and illustrators published fromNovember 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024.

Eligibility:

Author/illustrator must live in California during the writing/illustrating process but does not need to be a resident at the time of publication/consideration.

In the non-fiction category, work primarily focused on the State of California written by non-residents will be considered. The non-fiction committee will have final approval of these submissions.

Books by authors who have won in the same category within the last two years would not be eligible for a Golden Poppy in the current year.

Eligible titles must:

have a publication date between November 1, 2023-October 31, 2024,
be available for resale through traditional wholesale channels, fully returnable, and at standard industry discounts.

Find Details and Submit Titles

MONDAY WELCOME PARTY:WE NEED A HEAD COUNT!

Planning on attending our Monday Welcome Party before Fall Fest? Let us know so we can make sure we have enough drinks and snacks! Click here.

EXHIBITORS - KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AN EMAIL CONTAINING OUR BOOKSELLER ATTENDEE LIST AND INSTRUCTIONS TOMORROW.

Be sure to check your listing in the Exhibit Hall.

VIEW THE SCHEDULE

OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH BINC

If you have ever wanted to support Binc through your expertise, there are opportunities for you!

BincTank (people of color are especially encouraged to join the BincTank committee and volunteer as mentors)

Join the volunteer BincTank committee. The meetings are virtual, no previous board or committee experience is needed, the commitment averages only 4-5 meetings per year of 60-90 minutes each, and the people are great. Experience in any of these areas is a plus but not required: bookstores, DEI, publishing, or authoring books, graphic novels, or comic books. Reach out to info@bincfoundation.org if you or someone you know would be a good addition to the committee.
Join the mentor pool. If selected, this is a one-on-one match with an entrepreneur for a longer-term relationship that provides guidance and support and serves as a source of motivation and inspiration. Mentors and mentees are matched based on need and skill sets. A stipend will be offered. Contact Ken White.

Become a subject matter expert. An SME is an expert in a specific area or subject and is consulted to help solve a particular problem. Experience in the areas of operations and inventory are especially needed. A stipend will be offered. Contact Ken White.

BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY RECORDINGS & DATE CHANGE

If you missed any of the events for Bookstore Romance day this year, therecordings are availablenow.

Since launching in 2019, Bookstore Romance Day has always taken place on the third Saturday in August. Next year, however, in order to avoid conflicting with WorldCon (the World Science Fiction Convention), it will be moved to the second Saturday, so make sure to mark your calendars for August 9, 2025.