Open Mic Poetry/Story Slam
April 23, 2020; 6:30pm - 9pm

Help us celebrate National Poetry Month with our First Annual Open Mic Night!  Bring a poem, short story, or song to share with everyone!  Light refreshments will be served.  Pre-registration is preferred, so we can have enough snacks on hand... but we welcome walk-in talent, too!

    Open Mic Poetry/Story Slam Pre-Registration

Author Festival & Signing
Saturday, August 8, 2020
​11:00am - 5:00pm

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Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we have canceled this event.  Please watch this page for a reschedule date in 2021.

Meet your new favorite authors, and discover some great books at R&B Used Books' First Annual Author Festival & Signing!  Lots of local Indie Authors will be on hand to sign their books.  10% of proceeds benefit the R&B Literacy Outreach Program, a 501(c)(3).​

Indie Authors!  Join Us In Showcasing Your Books!
​Complete this form to reserve your space!
    Author reservations are half-table, only.  Space is limited to just twenty-four authors, so be sure to reserve your space by April 1, 2020!
    Please send us the cover images for your first three books, to promote on our website and via social media.  You may share more than three books, but we can only promote a maximum of three.
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB
    Logistics:
    Set Up: Saturday, August 8, 2020; from 10:00am - 11am.
    Please arrive early enough to be fully set up by 10:45am. 
    Tables and chairs are provided.  Table sizes are approximately 3' x 2.5' (half a 6' table or a full card table).  Tables are assigned first-come, first served.  Some will be indoors, some will be outside on our wide, covered portico, directly in front of the shop, (relatively) safe from the elements.
    The event starts promptly at 11:00am!

    A lunch from our neighbors at Cottage Inn, of Pizza and Salad, will be provided for all participating authors at 1:00pm!
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    We are family owned, and promote family reading.  Please be sure that your table displays are family-friendly.  We are a small shop, and don't have room for floor banner displays; so please leave them at home.  Your display of books and etc, should fit entirely on your half-table space.
    The parking lot is very tight... so, after unloading your books, please park at the 5/3 Bank parking lot,  two buildings down from R&B Used Books, to the south, on Saginaw Street.   This will allow more readers to visit us throughout the day.
    Break Down: Please do not begin packing up until after 5:00pm, no matter how slow you think things look.  Many of our customers are neighbors, and they may visit later in the day.
    Finances:
    R&B Books will ring up all sales through the store register.  We take care of the credit card fees, and everything else to do with the transactions.  There is no fee to exhibit or attend.  A 40% shop fee applies to all items sold (including any non-book items you may wish to sell at your table). 
    ​We will mail you a check for 60% of your total sales within seven days of the end of the event.  10% of all proceeds collected during the day will benefit the R&B Literacy Outreach Program, a 501(c)(3).
    Your space confirmation will be emailed to you by April 1, 2020, or before.  Do you have questions not answered here?  Send an email to our event coordinator, Pages Promotions, LLC at Diana@PagesPromtions.com and put "R&B Author Festival" in the subject line.
    Max file size: 20MB