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GLIBA Spring Forum 2022 Publisher Information

Thank you for participating in GLIBA Spring Forum! We are so excited to be meeting in person again and safety and community are our priorities. Having the opportunity to meet authors, publishers and other booksellers is one of the most important things we can do as an organization and we are excited to have you. We are hosting a hybrid show this year. We are offering two days of events. The first is a virtual Rep Picks via Zoom on Tuesday April 26 and an in-person Spring Forum that includes author participation on Thursday, April 28. 

GLIBA 2022 SPRING FORUM SCHEDULE

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Zoom Rep Picks (Virtual)
12PM EST - 2:30PM EST
​
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Spring Forum (In-Person)

10:30AM EST - 3:30PM EDT 
this is a bookstore & BookBug
3019 Oakland Dr,
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

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(269) 343-3333

PUBLISHER OPPORTUNITIES
DEADLINE: MARCH 25 FOR REP PICKS APPLICATIONS & AUTHOR PITCHES
We have 3 options for publisher participation this year. ​We have a very limited number of Rep Picks spots and Author Spots available so please apply early. 
​
• Rep Picks via Zoom ($150 per rep spot) 12 spots available - Apply for Rep Picks
Each rep has 8 minutes to present

• Meet the Authors In-Person ($300 per author spot) 5 spots available - Pitch an Author
Each author has 10 minutes to present.
​
• Keynote Author in Conversation 
In-Person ($600) 1 author spot available - Pitch an Author
Keynote is one hour.

Meet the Authors participating authors are required to be available 
Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 1PM - 2PM ET

Keynote Author and in Conversation Partner are required to be available 
Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 2PM - 2:45PM EDT


Please have your authors available during those times whether Spring Forum is in-person or if Spring Forum requires being shifted to Zoom for safety reasons. If we find it necessary to cancel in-person Spring Forum we will host "Meet the Authors" and the "Keynote Author Presentation" via Zoom at the same time as the in-person Spring Forum. 

Authors are welcome to attend the entire Spring Forum and join us for lunch but official author programming runs from 1PM - 3:30PM EST. All attending authors must register for Spring Forum. 

SAFETY PROTOCOLS

For the safety of everyone we are limiting attendance for GLIBA Spring Forum. Booksellers and participating authors will be given priority in registration and a wait list will be available. We expect registration to fill up very quickly. ​

• Attendance is limited
• Proof of vaccination and booster are required to attend and must be uploaded during registration
• When indoors masks are required unless eating or presenting
• Lunches will be boxed

ARCs FOR SPRING FORUM

We understand the difficulty this year in securing paper and producing ARCs. As a result we are not requiring ARCs to be available at the event. If ARCs are unavailable, we will provide contact information from attendees for publishers to provide print ARCs or digital ARCs at their convenience. It is at the publisher's discretion to have ARCs available. If you plan to have ARCs available please consider the estimates below. 
​
• Recommended Title Quantity: 20 - 30
• It is easiest to have a local author or sales rep bring books directly to the event. If bringing books is not an option books can be shipped ahead of time. Books must arrive by Monday, April 25 to guarantee availability at Spring Forum.
• If there is anything else you would like to provide booksellers (promos, handouts, stickers, buttons, etc) please bring to the event or ship ahead of time.

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Attn: Spring Forum
3123 Andrea Ct,
Woodridge, IL 60517

Spring Forum Program Schedule

​Tuesday, April 26, 2022
​Location: Zoom
Register for Event
​
​Rep Picks Session 1 via Zoom
12PM - 1PM ET
6 Reps 8 minutes each

Rep Picks Session 2 via Zoom
1:30PM - 2:30PM ET
6 Reps 8 minutes each
Thursday, April 28, 2022
BookBug & this is a bookstore

3019 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Register to Attend


Welcome
10:30AM ET

Walking Bookstore Tour
11:00AM - 11:50AM ET

Working Lunch with Education
12:00PM - 12:50PM ET

Meet the Authors 
1PM - 2PM ET
6 Authors 8 minutes each

Keynote Author in Conversation
2PM - 2:45PM EDT
1 Author in Conversation

​Author Cocktail Reception
3:00PM - 3:30PM EDT

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3123 Andrea Ct,
Woodridge, IL 60517

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  • About
    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
      • Past Board Members
    • Our By-Laws
    • Publisher Members
    • GLIBA Board Nomination
  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog Resources
  • Events
    • Spring Forum 2025 >
      • Spring Forum 2025 Publisher Guidelines
    • Indie Bookstore Day >
      • Chicago Bookstore Crawl
      • MI Book Hop
    • Profitability Education
    • Past Events >
      • Indie Press Social with SIBA & GLIBA
      • Spring Forum 2024 >
        • Spring Forum 2024 Publisher Guidelines
      • Hanif Abdurraqib at Downbound Books
      • Jack White and Hanif Abdurraqib
      • Rep Night 2023
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2023
        • Spring Forum 2022
        • Spring Forum 2021
        • Spring Forum 2020
        • Spring Forum 2019
        • Spring Forum 2018
      • George Saunders
      • The Lit Show >
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 3
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 2
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 1
      • Heartland
      • Chicagoland IBD Bookstore Crawl
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
        • Rep Night 2018
  • Bestsellers
  • Heartland
    • Heartland Education
  • Awards
    • Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year
    • Heartland Booksellers Award >
      • Nominations
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners
  • Bookseller Resources
    • Tim Smith Educational Travel Scholarship
    • ABA Resources
    • Amazon Instructions Poster
    • Bookstore Map Artwork and Shirts
    • Publisher Promotions
    • Publisher Imprint Graphics
    • Rep List
    • Publisher Social Media
    • Reporting Your Sales
    • New York Trip
    • CHILOVEBOOKS
    • Tools of the Trade
    • The Independent Bookseller
    • Associations and Organizations
    • Advocacy
    • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Covid-19 Resources
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