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SCIBA Seeks Stellar Authors for Bookseller Events

Summer Social & Reps Picks
Sunday, June 24 @ 4PM
Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach

• 50+ Booksellers
• 6 Sales Reps
      - Fee to Participate is $50.00
      - 10 minutes to present fall, holiday & winter titles
• 6 Authors Needed!
      - 10 minutes to speak about / read from their book
      - Fee to participate is $50.00
      - 50 copies of their finished book or galley to sign
• Deadline for Nominations - May 15
• Email Jennifer Bigelow at jbigelow@scibabooks.org or call 626-793-7403 to participate

SCIBA's Summer Kids Tea Party
Sunday, July 22, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Book Shop, La Verne

• 50+ Booksellers, Teachers & Librarians
• 6 Sales Reps
       - Fee to Participate is $50.00
      - 10 minutes to present fall, holiday & winter titles
• 6 Authors Needed!
      - 10 minutes to speak about / read from their book
      - Fee to participate is $50.00
      - 50 copies of their finished book or galley to sign
• Deadline for Nominations - May 15
• Email Jennifer Bigelow at jbigelow@scibabooks.org or call 626-793-7403 to participate

Children's Books & Literacy Brunch
Sunday, September 16
10:30 AM
San Diego (Venue to be determined)

• 125+ Booksellers, Teachers & Librarians
• 3 Authors - speakers
      - 15 minutes to speak
      - Fee is $50.00
      - 100 copies of their finished book or galley
• 1 Author Emcee
      - Briefly speak about their work, introduce each author speaking
      - No Fee
      - 100 copies of their finished book or galley
• 10 Additional Authors for Book Signing
      - Join booksellers, teachers & librarians at the tables
      - Fee is $50.00
      - 75 copies of their finished book or galley
• Deadline for Nominations - June 15
• Email Jennifer Bigelow at jbigelow@scibabooks.org or call 626-793-7403 to participate

Authors Feast & Trade Show
Saturday, October 20
The Queen Mary, Long Beach

• 250+ Booksellers
• 1 Author for Keynote at Authors Feast Dinner
• 35 Authors for Moveable Feast & Book Signing
• 4 Authors for Authors Lunch
• Deadline for Nominations - June 15
• Email Jennifer Bigelow at jbigelow@scibabooks.org or call 626-793-7403 to for details and to nominate your authors.

SCIBA 2012 Membership Now Due!

The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) membership year runs through December 31 of each year. Dues must be paid by February 1 to be included in the SCIBA Guide to Independent Bookstores.  Membership is open to retail bookstores, as well as to book publishers, distributors, sales reps, vendors, prospective booksellers, and others in the bookselling community.Read More

2012 SCIBA Membership Form for Booksellers, Reps, Distributors, Publishers

Publishers, Publicists, Authors: Use SoCal Reads to Give Booksellers Advanced Access

Zero in on SCIBA booksellers with your free ARCs, galleys and review copies. It's a great way to drum up advance orders and get booksellers talking about your titles. Details/deadlines here.