DESTINATION: COMICS AT THE 2018 STREET FAIR
November 16 - 18, 2018 Miami, Florida
Talk & Sell Comics at the 35th Miami Book Fair The authors are coming! And the readers will follow, as they do by the thousands each November for the Miami Book Fair, an eight-day literary party in the heart of Miami. The culmination of this event is the three-day, weekend Street Fair, which typically draws 125,000 attendees, including an estimated 8,000 school children on Friday. Destination: Comics is our dedicated exhibitor area celebrating the storytelling medium of comic books and graphic novels, and we invite you to be a part of it! The booths of Destination: Comics contain space for attending publishers and creators, as well as a large combined product showcase/retail area. Exhibitor booths may be shared.
EXHIBITOR: $700 • 12’ x 12’ space • Two 6’ tables • Two chairs • Two table covers
• Two credentials to give you free access to the event • One ID banner on booth • One exhibitor listing on the printed Fair Guide • One exhibitor listing on Miami Book Fair’s website • One parking pass
Are you a publisher? Or independent creator? Can’t attend? Promote your books as a partner!
Let us do the work for you! We offer three levels of participation through which your product will be showcased in one or more of our retail partner’s booths within Destination: Comics. You pick the titles, and they will stock, promote, and retail the product. Questions? Email lmendez@mdc.edu.
PARTICIPATION: BRONZE PACKAGE ($100; $150; $175) • Three titles will be displayed and retailed within the Destination Comics area
PARTICIPATION: SILVER PACKAGE ($250; $350; $425) • Up to ten titles will be displayed and retailed within the Destination area • A vertical banner (approximately 10 square feet) featuring your logo will be displayed
CREATORS! Comic-focused spotlight and social events have included slideshows, Drink & Draw, and an annual comics meetup. This year, stay tuned for details on an all-new Artists Alley!
PARTICIPATION: GOLD PACKAGE ($400; $550; $650) • Up to twenty titles will be displayed and retailed within the Destination area • A vertical banner (approximately 10 square feet) featuring your logo will be displayed • Logo included on Destination: Comics page in the fair program • Identified as a Destination: Comics sponsor in relevant social media and other advertising
Want to headline our program? Send a creator! Comics creator appearances have included Art Spiegelman, Rep. John Lewis, Lucy Knisley, Chip Kidd, Raina Telgemeier, Jaime Hernandez, Gene Luen Yang, Marjorie Liu, Charles Burns, Derf Backderf, Paul Pope and many more. This dedicated track of programming features a diverse mix of creators presenting their work in panels and spotlight events. Please contact us as soon as possible with your priority creators and projects for details on availability and cooperative ventures. Deadline to submit a pitch is July 22, 2018 (lmendez@mdc.edu).
To secure your involvement, or for additional information, please contact Miami Book Fair Programs Director Lissette Mendez at lmendez@mdc.edu by July 22
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