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Rainbow Book Fair 2024—Count Us In!
What you need to know about the RBF, Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Where: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues
You can find a map of the Center’s location here.
Getting to the Fair: The closest subway stations are 14th Street on the A, C, E lines and 14th Street on the 1, 2, 3 lines. You can find a subway map here. An excellent website to get you around the city is Citymapper. It will map out your journey and give you travel times for subway, taxi, walking, etc.
Street parking is very limited around the Center and is mostly metered. You can find a list of parking garages nearby here. Garages in the West Village are pricey – we recommend that you ship your books to the Center (see details below) and come via public transportation, taxi, or Uber/Lyft (or Citibike, if you’re so inclined!).
Hours: The Fair is from 12 noon until 6 PM. Set up for tables at the Fair starts at 11 AM. PLEASE do not arrive before 11 AM. The staff of the Center and the RBF and volunteers will be setting up tables and arranging for the Fair before 11. Please do not put large or tall signs on your tables that obscure fairgoers' views of other tables. Be considerate of other exhibitors.
Tables will be in two large rooms: 101 and 301. We will be sending you a floor plan and table assignment document before the Fair, and all tables will be clearly identified by number and occupant. The Center is fully accessible, with ramps and elevators.
Take down: Please have your tables cleared by 7 PM at the latest, so the Center staff can clean the room.
After Party: There will be an after party for Fair vendors and participants, with wine and snacks. All exhibitors, panelists, and readers are invited!
Where to send books:
Please address box labels this way:
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Attn: Richard Morales (Rainbow Book Fair)
208 W 13th St
New York, NY 10011
(You can also abbreviate to: The LGBT Community Center)
Please send boxes so that they will arrive the week of Monday, April 15, 2024. The staff at the Center is expecting them that week. Send your boxes by UPS or FedEx, so they can be traced. Do not send them USPS book or media rate.
The RBF and the Center cannot arrange to return books to you. You must leave with your books, etc. If you need to ship them out that day, there are FedEx and UPS offices open on Saturday nearby.
If you have any further questions, please address them to:
Perry Brass, belhuepress@earthlink.net
Sarah Chinn, sarahchinn67@gmail.com
Become an Exhibitor
WHO should exhibit?
Artists! Authors! Self-Publishers! Publishers! Bookstores! Dealers! Collectors!
Children's books, graphic novels, printed art, award-winning literature, young adult fiction, art books, adult materials, photography books, and much, much more!
For any questions, just email us:
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Early Bird (ends 2/15/2024): $110 full table; $60 half table. [plus Eventbrite fees]
Regular: $135 for a full table, $75 half table, plus coop table for $25.[plus Eventbrite fees]
SHARES!
Tables can be shared with another author or small press. You can arrange to share with another Exhibitor you know, or we will pair you with another author or press taking a half table.
All tables are 6 feet x 2. 5 feet We will provide signage for your table. Setup time for the Fair is 11:00am-12:00pm the day of the Fair; breakdown time is 6:00pm-6:30pm the day of the Fair. Free morning refreshments (coffee etc.) will be served to all exhibitors.
Co-Op Table: $30.00
Note: This category is for authors or small press who want to have a presence at Rainbow Book Fair but cannot be here in person, or who do not wish to staff a table.
Your books, promotional and sales materials will be exhibited at the Fair at our staffed Co-Op table.
Sales information ONLY will be taken by volunteers for your prospective customers.
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It’s easy to register for the FAIR!
1. You can go to our google form link HERE.
Please fill out the form as completely as possible and remember to send your PR materials, (short bio, a high-resolution business logo, website address and social links) via the form.
Upgrade to SPONSOR
Does your imprint require more square footage? Do you have more than one book & author to announce to the world? Do you just have a LOT more LOVE for the RAINBOW BOOK FAIR and want to show it?
Sponsors help RBF where it counts!
SILVER LEVEL
-be included in all our promotional materials
-guaranteed 5-minute slots for 3 readers in our reading sessions
-one table
GOLD
-all of the above
-AND an assigned and dedicated reading session of 25 minutes for you to use however you like.
-one table
Volunteers help us set up and run the event at Rainbow Book Fair. We also need smart, engaged, talented people to help plan the Fair, year-round—join us!
Write us at rainbowbookfair123@gmail.com
Please let us know if you want to help us plan the FAIR or help out day of the event.