Closing Reception
Friday, October 5, ​4:00-6:00 pm, Great Hall
Placement Fee: $250
Drayage: $1.00 per book
Quantity: 200 comp books or galleys
The closing reception unites authors and booksellers to celebrate the end of a successful show. This party-like event is great for relationship-building. We will serve hors d'oeuvres and host a cash bar. Between 25-30 well-known and exciting new authors will be seated a table signing books for attendees. 

The event features a raffle for attendees to win prizes if they visit every author's table. Each author will stamp the attendees' event card, which they will enter into a raffle at the end of the event. We will be asking publishers to donate prizes for the raffle.

If publisher staff would like to help with the signing, this is very welcome, but it's not necessary. Our book room staff will assist each author's signing.

TIPS FOR AUTHORS
  • Arrive no later than 3:30 pm and check in at the registration desk to receive your badges
  • Staff will direct and/or escort you to our book room (AJ Earling) where staff will lead authors to their assigned tables
  • Bring business cards or promotional postcards with your personal contact information, social media, etc.
  • Be creative. You have a table to promote yourself and icebreakers are nice. For example, one novelist with a vintage theme decorated his table with linens, flowers, and candy
  • Know your market. These are indie booksellers and you will endear yourself to them by supporting the indie market. If you don't already, it's necessary to include indie buy buttons on your website, and put indies first whenever you can. Here's how. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLISHERS
Shipping Books
Quantity: We request 200 comp books/galleys for this event.

Ship books/galleys to the address below and label the outside of every box with the info requested. DO NOT SHIP EVENT BOOKS WITH YOUR BOOTH MATERIAL.

LABEL AS FOLLOWS:

Closing reception / AUTHOR NAME
BOOK TITLE / PUBLISHER
Heartland Fall Forum 2018
Tristan Publishing
2355 Louisiana Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55427

First date freight received: 8/27/2018
Freight deadline: 9/27/2018​
  • Please remember all shipping and drayage is the responsibility of the publisher. 
  • Save your tracking number in case we need it

Hand-Delivering Books
If you are a local publisher, you can deliver books directly to the show.
  1. Let Carrie know you are delivering books directly to The Depot
  2. Park in the main parking lot and transport them to the book room (called AJ Earling), or come in and let staff know you'd like to borrow a set of wheels
View more event photos on Facebook.