Indie Author Alley Application
SELL YOUR BOOKS DIRECTLY TO READERS AT THE COLUMBUS BOOK FESTIVAL.
Indie creators, authors from small presses or hybrid publishers, and self-published authors can sell and sign books directly to readers under the big tent. The Festival will provide a large, canopied pavilion with rows of vendor tables perfect for customer perusing.
Applications for table space in Indie Author Alley will be accepted through January 2025.
Half Table: $150
- ½ of a shared 6’ table with linen; one chair
- One vendor credential
- Table top sign with author name
- Vendor listing in the print festival program
- Vendor listing on the festival website – includes 25-word description and website link
- Reserved garage parking pass
Full 6’ Table: $250
- One 6’ table with linen; two chairs
- Two vendor credentials
- Table top sign with author name
- Vendor listing in the print festival program
- Vendor listing on the festival website – includes 25-word description and website link
- Reserved garage parking pass
PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
- Materials must be professionally presented
- Exhibit tables are reserved for authors from small presses, indie creators and self-published authors.
- Participation during both festival days is required.
- Seller must be the author or co‐author/creator of all titles sold.
- Vendors will bring and set up their own supplies (books, payment system, display items).
- Payment and a completed exhibitor contract are required to guarantee space.
SPACE IS LIMITED!
SOLD OUT!
Columbus Book Festival is committed to celebrating a broad range of cultures and ideas, and to providing space for emerging authors who write on a variety of topics.
- Selection is not first come, first served.
- Prior participation does not guarantee future participation. All applicants may not be selected.
REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
Interested indie authors must complete an application and provide a website and/or relevant social media channel for reviewers to evaluate. Physical books should not be sent to the library. With the information provided on the application and relevant digital channels, a selection committee will evaluate applications using the following criteria.
- Professionally edited and presented material
- Relevance to the vision, purpose and goals of the festival
- Timeliness and importance of materials for contemporary society
- Competence, popularity, local interest and reputation of author, illustrator, creator, producer, performer and/or publisher
- Relevancy of content to the community
- Suitability of subject and method of presentation for intended audience
- Relationship to other applications in the same subject field
- Accuracy of the content
- Legal definition of obscene materials
- Provides added value to the overall selection of author titles
TIMELINE
Now through January 15, 2025
Applications for table space accepted.
Through April 2025
Rolling confirmations and contracts sent. Payment due upon selection.
June – July 2025
Waitlist vendors contacted if space becomes available.
INDIE AUTHOR ALLEY BENEFITS
Festival Scope
- 100+ self-published and small press authors at exhibit tables in Indie Author Alley
- 150+ bookish vendors in booths at the Festival Marketplace
- 125+ Featured Authors participate on panel discussions and book talks
- Multiple Entertainment Stages and Food Court
- Approximately 40,000 visits over two days
INDIE AUTHOR ALLEY Incentives
- Interact with your fans, meet readers and grow your audience during the entire festival weekend
- Signing and selling opportunity for two full days
- Tabling space that you can personalize with décor, signage and more
- You set the price for your books, manage the sales (and keep the profit!)
- Bio and book description on festival website and event program
