Texas Library Association Conference (March 31 - April 3rd 2009)
Attention all published SCBWI authors and illustrators! Would you like a way to get your name and book information in front of all the librarians in Texas? Here is an easy way to achieve this. The annual conference of the Texas Library Association Conference will be held in Houston this year from March 31 to April 3. Again, all five Texas SCBWI chapters have joined together to produce a Speakers Guide to be given out to the librarians at TLA.
TLA is often cited (and rarely disputed as) the best state show in all of the US. It lives up the adage “everything is big in Texas”.
Attendance is consistently over 7,000 librarians and exhibitors. This show attracts all types of librarians but with the primary mix being from school and public libraries. TLA offers unparalleled exposure and opportunities to market your books and services to the library community.
Where else can you get your information in front of thousands of librarians for only $40? If your goal is to book school visits and speaking engagements you can’t afford not to be in this year’s Speakers Guide.
The guide will be on slick paper, full color, 8 1/2″ by 11″. Each author/illustrator will have a half page with their info, a photo and one of their book covers featured. This format was used several years ago by a group of Houston authors and illustrators to distribute at TLA.
It received good response and resulted not only in school visits, but also in a booking for one of the listed authors to speak at a TLA workshop.
The first sixty people to send their checks will be guaranteed a spot in the guide. After that amount is filled, we will see about adding more pages if there are enough additional people to cover the cost of the extra pages. Read this document for more details.