Updated Map, Discount Code for Your Readers, Ticket Sales Update, Deadline for Sunday Sign-Ups

What you'll find in this post:
Updated Map I need you to check.
Code for a discount for your readers that expires at the end of this month.
Deadline for the sign-ups for virtual panels, podcast appearances, etc.

Hello Friends!
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First I wanted to let you know that the books have begun arriving at the Bowie Barnes & Noble and they hope to have the display up and filling it as the books come in over Memorial Day Weekend and on. Cardyn and I will run by some time in the near future to take photos to see what all has arrived. Don't forget you can go sign your book! Let them know at information you're there to sign it, then they will put a sticker on it.

Don't forget to pick up your book fest tees if you want one, before it's too late! Customized Girl takes a few weeks to ship. 

BOOK ERAS GRANDE FINALE TEE - BLACK INK
BOOK ERAS GRAND FINALE TEE - WHITE INK
LINK TO THE STORE TO SEE ALL OTHER TEES

TICKETS & MARKETING

We have sold some tickets since last week. We have almost broken 50 sales. In an effort to help out a bit I created a $5 off discount code you can share with all of your readers that expires 5/31. The code is: booklove2025
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Here is the ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-women-book-fest-2025-tickets-1243638037849?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Please share the code and link. I have made a graphic below to share to let your readers know about it, one has space to pop your headshot onto it, the other is just ready as-is. Or you can make your own graphic if you know how!

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Here is an updated map - I made the text bigger so I had to shuffle things a bit to fit the words. I have put half-tables together in some places that sort of cross over genre areas, but it can't be helped when I have a half table in publishing open but the only other half table is non-fic and so on. Mostly everybody is in the vicinity and close by where they belong, regardless. It's best viewed on a mobile device so you can zoom in. I hope it's all good because my eyes are crossed at this point! LOL!

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DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR A VIRTUAL PANEL OR PODCAST APPEARANCE IS 5/24
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Sunday 7/20 is a hybrid event and runs from 2-4pm with a few panels and a workshop.
Please go to the link and fill out your either attendance and/or your participation by this coming Saturday night (5/24) so I can work on getting the marketing and schedule together and finalized on Sunday.

This is free to the public at the South Bowie library branch. The featured panel is going to be awesome and the workshop is by the talented  and knowledgeable Erin Wright who is an expert in publishing wide. I mean EXPERT. She knows all the tips and tricks. There are 80 slots for that workshop, so if you want to attend it  please go over to the Sunday sheet and sign up right now before I start pushing it to the public: 
​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XT33yc6StQg9j7xmdUjiT_6h7L3DUsKehjfPutYxEkE/edit?usp=sharing

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We are getting to the last bits of finalizing and everything will be marketing and administrative work from my end. Cardyn and I still have a lot of work to do with swag, bags, notes, flyers, and more, but it's getting there!

Thank you all, Cardyn and I are really looking forward to an amazing Grande Finale, and we're glad you'll be part of that!

SOON I will be posting the check-in and author/vendor info for the schedule, parking, check-in time and all of that in a separate post.

Best!

Heather - and Cardyn too!