Event Details
Friends of Smyrna Library will be hosting their 3rd Annual Local Author Fair of Rutherford County Authors at Smyrna Public Library on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Authors will have the opportunity to set up their displays when the library opens at 9 a.m.
This is a FREE event for authors and attendees. However, FOSL welcomes donations and/or encourages all to become members of Friends of Smyrna Library. Memberships, donations, used book sales, and writing grants are some of the ways FOSL raises extra monies so we can support and promote Smyrna Public Library. FOSL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and donations and membership fees are tax deductible.
Rules for the FOSL Local Author Fair of Rutherford County Authors are:
All participating authors must be current residents of Rutherford County at time of application:
1. If you work in but do not live in Rutherford County, you are not eligible to participate in the FOSL Rutherford County Local Author Fair.
2. If you once lived in Rutherford County, but do not now, you are not eligible to participate in the FOSL Rutherford County Local Author Fair.
Participating authors must donate one copy of their published book(s) that they will be promoting to the Smyrna Public Library.
1. If you participated in the 2022 FOSL Author Fair and already donated a copy of each book you are planning to promote this time, you do not have to donate another copy at this time.
2. If you have new literary works that you have published and plan to promote those at the 2024 author fair, then you will need to donate a copy of each new book you plan to promote.
Authors wishing to participate in the fair must fill out the attached application and submit it by August 31, 2024, to Friends of Smyrna Library. When filling out the application, please make sure you put the name on the application that you want us to use on our advertising.
Applications can be submitted by:
Email: [email protected]
Snail mail to: Friends of Smyrna Library 400 Enon Springs Rd. West Smyrna, TN 37167
Dropping in the FOSL Payment Box located on the wall left of the front desk at SPL
Friends of Smyrna library and Smyrna Public Library will not facilitate any book sales and each author is responsible for their own sales and payment processing.
FOSL and SPL will provide each author for their display at the fair:
1. A table – sizes may vary depending on how many authors end up signing up for the event. SPL has the standard 6 ft. and 8 ft. plastic white tables as well as the standard library tables that also might be used if necessary. It is also possible that 2 authors might share one 8 ft. table. The table situation will all depend on how many authors sign up for the event.
2. A chair
3. A bottle of water
4. A name plate -One of our FOSL members graciously has created and provided these for the last two years and plans to do it again this year for new exhibitors.
Again, please make sure you have the name on the application that you want used for this and FOSL’s advertising of the event. If you exhibited at our 2022 LAF, please make sure to bring the nameplate you received in 2022 for your table because you will not receive another one.
Please be advised that the Smyrna Public Library has a no food allowed in the library policy. Capped drinks however are allowed.
Friends of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Public Library will be advertising this event via their social media and the usual news release venues. But we do encourage all authors participating in the fair to invite their friends and family and to advertise the event on their own social media outlets.
Looking forward to receiving your Author Fair Application! Space is limited so remember applications must be submitted by August 31, 2024!!! Please email FOSL at: [email protected], if you have any questions about the application or event.
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