Author Stage Application Information

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 AUTHOR STAGE ARE NOW OPEN. 

DATE: September 10-11, 2023

TITLE ELIGIBILITY: Published between September 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023

 

Thank you for your interest in sharing your work with our community!  

Local authors who published books, short fiction, essays, or poetry  between September 1 of the prior year, and December 31 of the current year are invited to register for the program and submit their work for consideration.  Please note, authors of eBooks only will not be accepted.  The application process is the same for traditionally published and self-published authors, but the logistics are a bit different.  Please see our FAQ page for more information about the structure of the event and how book orders will be handled.  

Authors selected to present at the Author Stage will be offered a 10-minute time slot to include an introduction, remarks, a brief reading (3-5 minutes) and audience questions.   Authors will be set in groups of 2-3, to be on stage for the full 30-minute time slot.  We will make every effort to group authors by genre or theme.  A $20 registration fee will be assessed for selected authors.

Selected authors will receive: 

  • A scheduled time slot - 10 minutes of a 30-minute panel, to include an introduction by a River Bend bookseller, remarks, and a brief reading.

  • Book signing line, managed by River Bend

  • Book sales for the full 2-day Festival via River Bend Bookshop (please note, for self-published authors we require a flat rate of $1.00/book sold to cover processing fees)

  • Inclusion in the event digital flyer, distributed to our newsletter subscribers

 

Interested authors may apply here. Please note: Authors are not permitted to make their own sales at the Festival.  River Bend is providing this platform as a service to the writing community, and all sales must be conducted through the Bookshop.  For more details, please visit our FAQ page.