Host an Author Event at Indy Reads

Thank you for considering Indy Reads’ community bookstore to host your author event and/or to participate in our next Author Expo! To ensure a successful event for both authors and Indy Reads, and because events require considerable labor, we ask that you submit the form proposal as outlined below.

Indy Reads will only host author events for artists whose work is authentically produced. We will not platform AI-assisted or AI-generated art.

Author Events: Indy Reads has a $150 event charge for a standard 2-hour event that can be covered by a publisher or the author. To reduce the burden of this cost from the author/publishers, the sale of all Pay-What-You-Can tickets and the profit of all author’s books sold during the event will be deducted from the author’s final event charge. After the event has concluded, the author will receive an invoice with the difference they owe.

We encourage you to promote your event across your network to maximize the value of having your event with us. This can include purchasing online tickets and the author’s book(s) during the event.

Author Expos: Our seasonal Author Expos are free events for authors and attendees where multiple authors meet the community and offer signings for a 2-hour period. Each author is provided a table, which will be their space to converse, market, and sign their works during the expo. Those interested in participating in an Author Expo must be willing to have their books sold on consignment through Indy Reads during the event. If you are interested in participating in an Author Expo, please fill out the form below, indicating your interest in an Author Expo.

Author Event Submission

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Name(Required)
What kind of Author Event do you want?(Required)
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You may write a date range or several specific dates. Please indicate whether or not you have flexibility on your preferred dates.
Please share with us what media you have already reached out to / secured. Include the number of email subscribers and social media followers (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, etc.) that you have. How many of your friends and family are you certain will attend your event?  (If you predict less than twenty, the author expo will be a better fit for you rather than a single author event.)

 $150 fee for Author Events will cover the following from Indy Reads (check with your publisher; most will cover co-op fees):

  • Use of one of our event spaces.
  • Setup and breakdown of chairs, tables, etc. 
  • An experienced Indy Reads’ staff member on hand to provide an introduction and monitor your event.
  • AV equipment (if required)
  • Preferred placement of books at the front of the store on the day of your event.
  • Promotional event post on our social media that reaches 15,000+ people.
  • Inclusion in our print calendar, our email newsletter, and on our website.
  • Book sales reported to The New York Times, & the American Booksellers Association.

We will review your proposal and contact you within 30 days. Please note that we reserve the right to edit all event and author descriptions for our print, advertising, email, website, and calendar materials.