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JACKET COPY: YALLWEST is the West Coast non-profit behind the May 3 – 4 2018 book festival, benefitting Singalongs and Shenanigans with the Authors at the Young Los Angeles and Santa Monica school libraries. YALLWEST and our sister festival YALLFEST Adult Reading Festival Yallwest (Charleston, SC), are now the largest teen and middle grade book festivals in the US. Over Organizers of YA book festival 20,000 readers attended our 4th annual event in 2018, which featured over 90 authors, plan YALLWEST for L.A. artists, and luminaries from TV, comics, games, and film. High School Insider

SOCIAL MEDIA: Our festival and authors have a collective social media reach of over 5m showing exponential growth each year as our guest count moves well past 20k readers of all ages. SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES We also offer a subsidized YALLWEST is the brainchild of a group of BESTSELLING YA AUTHORS and YALLFEST school visit program for under- resourced school populations, organizers/alumni, including our directors (Disney’s Descendants) and which brought has facilitated Margaret Stohl (Captain Marvel & Beautiful Creatures). Additional authors on our board author visits, and provided books and transportation for include (Beautiful Creatures), Pseudonymous Bosch (Secret Series), Marie over 4,000 students so far, and Lu (Legend), Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s), Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me), Richelle Mead sponsor the “Purple Ink Award” honoring outstanding teachers. (Vampire Academy), Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows), Brendan Reichs (Virals), Ally Condie For information on either, see (Matched), Holly Goldberg Sloan (Counting By 7’s) and Veronica Roth (Divergent), as well as yallwest.com/educators. Gabriel Sandoval, Jonathan Sanchez, and Patrick Dolan.

TEEN AMBASSADORS: Our teen board includes over 75 students aged 10-18 from more than 15 area schools who meet twice monthly on Sundays at the Santa Monica Main Library to design social media & merch, write book reviews & interviews, make videos & vlogs, swap books, and generally plan the festival.

The author board invite you to join us for another festival of laid-back Santa Monica fun. Following a Friday Kickoff Presentation at the Santa Monica Public Library, our Saturday events— held at our Santa Monica High School—will include 100+ signings and panels, but also: an opening keynote; our Middle Grade Storyball, where kids and authors will write a book together and; our infamous YA Smackdown, a variety show of author foolery. MAY 3 – 4, 2018 SANTA MONICA, CA We would be honored to count you or your company among our sponsors. Please turn the YALLWEST.COM page for more information on how to participate. We would be honored to count you or your company among our sponsors. Donations to YALLWEST are fully tax- deductible. Checks should be made out to YALLWEST (501c3), and questions about the attached sponsor packet can be directed to Melissa de la Cruz at [email protected] or Shane Pangburn at [email protected].

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Presenting Level • Designation as presenting sponsor “YALLWEST 2018, brought to you by ______Presenting Sponsor: $25,000 • Company co-branded with YALLWEST in all media Presenting sponsors get their name attached to the event in all • Front page booklet of schedule of events logo media, print, web and video materials. Along with naming rights • Naming rights to Santa Monica High School Events to a stage or area and all the benefits of subsequent sponships, • Invitation to speak & at VIP / Author Party • 10 Tickets to All Festival Parties including exhibitor space and special event presentation. • Exclusive Co-Branded logo on event tote bags • All subsequent sponsor benefits

Premiere Sponsor: $20,000 Premiere Level Premiere sponsors can attach their name to a major festival • Logo on website, poster, step and repeat, banners event such as a keynote, party, or YALLWEST exclusive. • Premium exhibitor space • Premium Event Sponsorship • Saturday Author VIP Bonanza • Middle Grade Storyball • 4 tickets to VIP/Author Party • Friday Festival Preview Events • SMACKDOWN! • Promotional material in giveaway bags • Opening Keynote Address • Saturday Author Kickback • Discounted Program Ads

Laureate Level Laureate Sponsor $15,000 • Logo on website, poster, step and repeat, banners Laureate sponsors can host a special event during the fest. • Premium exhibitor space These can be creative but have included pudding or cupcake • Special Event Sponsorship giveaways, literary yoga, and author baristas: • 4 tickets to VIP/Author Party • Fridy or Saturday Photobooth • Sprinkles Cupcake Break • Promotional material in giveaway bags • Discounted Program Ads • Wake up SAMO! Coffee Hour • Pudding Party

Literary Lion Level Literary Lion Sponsor $7,500 • Logo on website A wonderful way to support the fest and get your company • Panel Presentation Sponsorship name out to thousands of readers. This level comes with • Exhibitor Space • 2 tickets to VIP/Author Party exhibitor space and a panel sponsorship. • Discounted Program Ads

THE FINE PRINT Custom sponsorships also available. Print Deadlines: Postcard, Feb 1st • Festival Banner & Poster, March 1st Requirements: High-res (250 dpi) or vector logo We reserve the right to limit give-aways and shipping Checks should be made to: YALLWEST (A 501c3 non-prtofit) All contributions will be fully tax-deductible. For more information please contact: Melissa de la Cruz ([email protected]) or Shane Pangburn ([email protected])