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2023 PNBA TRADESHOW

September 19, 20, 21

Holiday Inn on the Columbia River

Portland, OR

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS

• Five spots, Dinner at the Kid's Table,Tuesday, September 19

• Five spots, Authors Over Easy Breakfast #1, Wednesday, September 20

• Five spots, Authors Over Easy Breakfast #2, Thursday, September 21

These banquet keynote opportunities are intended for established and rapidly-rising

regional and national talents.

(Publishers donate 130 pre-signed books or ARCs, and pay a $800* promo fee, per author. Includes ticket for speaker and guest as well as two tickets for the publisher's representative)

TABLE HOPPING

• Twenty spots for national and Northwest-known authors to meet with booksellers while enjoying this literary feast, known as The Signature Dish. Authors will rotate through ten tables of booksellers, spending about eight minutes with each group, Wednesday evening, September 20. Authors enjoy group pre-signing dinner together.

(Publishers donate at least 130 books or ARCs, and pay a $500* promo fee, per author.)

UP-AND-COMING TO BRUNCH

• Ten spots for newer authors from the PNBA member region interested in connecting with and visiting PNBA stores. Each participant will be given five minutes to speak at the show-opening event, the always anticipated Authors on the Map, Tuesday, September 19. Sign and greet will follow.

(Publishers donate 100 copies of each book and pay a $350* promo fee, per author.)

AUTOGRAPHING THE NIGHT AWAY

• Sixteen authors will be given signing stations at The Nightcapper, a reception wrapping the first day of the show, Tuesday, September 19.

• Sixteen authors will be given signing stations at Sweet & Greet, Wednesday, September 20.

(Publishers donate 100 copies of each book and pay a $350* promo fee, per author.)

PNBA MUST RECEIVE PROPOSALS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS BY FRIDAY, JULY 14

THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED

For more information, and detailed descriptions of each event, see the Author/Publicist page under Tradeshow on our website.

A majority of show invitations will be issued within two weeks of the July 14 deadline.

Publicists may request authors be featured at specific events, but invitations may be influenced by bookseller input and by a PNBA commitment to provide a wide variety of authors and content within individual events and the show at large.

Please send a finished book or ARC of each proposed title to:

Tradeshow Author Proposals

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

520 West 13th Ave.

Eugene, OR 97401-3461

*Author promotion fees for confirmed appearances will be billed prior to the show. Drayage and any additional fees related to show promotion accrued during the show will be billed in the weeks following the show.