The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
2010 Exhibitor FAQs

2010 Annual Conference & Bookfair
April 7-10, 2010
Denver, Colorado
Hyatt Regency Denver & Colorado Convention Center

Q: Is the Bookfair open to the public?
A: Yes. Every year the Bookfair is open to the general public on Saturday only. On this day exhibitors and attendees do not need badges to enter the exhibit hall. During Thursday and Friday only registered attendees or exhibitors may enter the hall with their badges, and security guards will be posted at entrances.


Q: How many badges do I get with my Bookfair registration and may more than one person use the same badge?
A: Bookfair Table registration includes one (1) complimentary conference name badge and Bookfair Booth registration includes two (2) complimentary conference name badges. All additional exhibitor attendees must be registered separately. These badges are not transferable and are not general access passes; each badge can be used only by the person whose name is printed on the badge. If you have several different people working a table, even if they are working different days or different times, each person must register and have his or her own badge.

During Bookfair set-up hours, only exhibitors with special, colored Exhibitor Access Badges will be allowed into the Bookfair. Only one (1) of these badges will be assigned per exhibit space. Others will be allowed into the Bookfair during set-up hours provided they have a normal registration badge AND are accompanied by an exhibitor with the special access badge. This measure was taken in recent years to increase security during set-up and significantly decrease the possibility of items being stolen from tables and booths. Visit the Exhibitor Access Badge page for more information about this. During all other times when the bookfair is open (non-set-up hours) on Thursday and Friday, anyone with a conference or bookfair badge of any kind can access the Bookfair.


Q: How do I pick up my conference registration?
A: Each exhibitor can pick up his or her badge at pre-registration at the conference. Please see the Conference Schedule or the Exhibitor Hours page for the hours registration will be open. You will need a badge to access the Bookfair.


Q: What do I do when I get to the conference?
A: We recommend that Bookfair exhibitors arrive on or before Wednesday in order to take advantage of Bookfair set-up noon to 5:30PM on Wednesday. When you get to the Bookfair:

  1. Pick up your badge and registration materials at pre-registration.
  2. Enter the Bookfair and locate your table or booth. During set-up hours, only exhibitors with the Exhibitor Access Badge and those registered individuals they escort in will be allowed to enter. Registered individuals will not be able to enter the Bookfair exhibit hall during set-up alone.
  3. Set up your table or booth as desired. Brede should have carts if you need to move boxes of books or materials. If you shipped materials to the fair through Brede, your materials should be at your table or booth already. (If they are not, do not panic. Every so often, books get placed at the wrong exhibitor space. Simply check with Brede .)
  4. You will have five and a half hours on Wednesday and another hour on Thursday morning to set up before the Bookfair is open to the general conference participants.


Q: Do I have to pay any taxes on the items I sell?
A: We will post information about Denver sales tax here as soon as we have it.


Q: Do I need to rent furniture for my exhibit space?
A: Your exhibit space includes the following:

  • One 30"x6' table with skirting (Booths also include 10'x10' pole-and-drape)
  • Two chairs
  • One ID sign
  • Wastebasket
Your exhibit space does not include:
  • Phone line or cable internet connection
  • Extra signs for shared tables
  • Electrical equipment, such as extension cords (your space will not necessarily be near/next to an electrical outlet)
If you require any items that are not included in the purchase of your table please contact Brede they would be happy to make arrangements for you to rent any additional items.


Q: Where do I ship my books?
A: Your exhibit items should not be shipped to the hotel. You can contact Brede and they will provide you with the appropriate shipping address for warehousing. We will post the exibitors' kit and an address as soon as we have them.


Q: When do I need to leave the Bookfair exhibit hall?
A: Each day of the conference, all attendees and exhibitors must leave the exhibit hall at closing time. You will not be allowed to re-enter after close, so please take all items you may need with you at that time. You must be packed and ready to leave by 5:30PM on Saturday.


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2010 Sponsors

Major Sponsors

The University of Colorado, Denver / Copper Nickel

University of Denver

National Endowment for the Arts

The Poetry Foundation

 


Literary Partners

Academy of American Poets

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses / Small Press Distribution

Blue Flower Arts

Cave Canem

Lighthouse Writers Workshop

The Loft Literary Center

Poetry Society of America

Poets & Writers

Writers in the Schools

 


Benefactors

Steven Barclay Agency

Bath Spa University, UK, Creative Writing Centre

Colorado State University

The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Naropa University

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Wilkes University Low Residency MA/MFA Program in Creative Writing

 


Patrons

Adelphi University MFA in Creative Writing

Antioch University, Los Angeles

University of Colorado Boulder

Columbia College Chicago, Fiction Writing Department and Story Week

Emerson College, Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing

Goddard College Low Residency MFA/BFA in Creative Writing

The International Center for Creative Writing Research

University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program

Minnesota State University Mankato / Blue Earth Review

University of Missouri

University of Montana

NEOMFA-the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts

New England College, MFA Program in Poetry

University of North Carolina Wilmington MFA Program

University of North Texas

Southern New Hampshire University

Tupelo Press

West Chester University Poetry Conference, and WCU Poetry Center

The Writer's Center

University of Wyoming

 


Sponsors

The University of Alabama Creative Writing Program

Austin Community College

Chatham University

Columbia College Chicago, English Department, Poetry Program

The CUNY Creative Writing Programs

George Mason University MFA in Creative Writing

Georgia College & State University / Arts & Letters

Hollins University

Institute of American Indian Arts

Longwood University

ModCloth.com

University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program

NYU Creative Writing Program

Ohio University MA and PhD in Creative Writing / New Ohio Review

Sewanee Writers' Conference

Spalding University's Brief Residency MFA in Writing Program

Texas Tech University

Tin House Books

University of Utah

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Commonwealth University MFA in Creative Writing

The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University

The Water~Stone Review and the MFA Programs at Hamline University

 


Contributors

University of Tampa

Front Range Community College

Master of Arts in Writing Program, Johns Hopkins University

University of New Orleans

Queens University of Charlotte

Roosevelt University MFA Creative Writing Program

University of San Francisco MFA in Writing Program

The MFA in Creative Writing at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Creative Writing

 


Become a sponsor for our 2010 Conference.
There are five levels
of sponsorship with a
variety of benefits.

Questions about Sponsorship? Contact:
Matt Burriesci,
Associate Director,
at (703) 993-4540

Sponsorship Information (PDF-3.62MB)

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