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JACKET COPY: YALLWEST is the West Coast non-profit behind the April 24 – 25, 2020 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 5th annual event in 2019, 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 has facilitated author visits, Margaret Stohl (Captain Marvel & Beautiful Creatures). Additional authors on our board and provided books, lunch and transportation for over 6,000 include (Beautiful Creatures), Pseudonymous Bosch (Secret Series), Marie students so far. Our “Purple Lu (Legend), Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s), Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me), Richelle Mead Ink Award” honors outstanding teachers and funds classroom (Vampire Academy), Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows), Brendan Reichs (Virals), Ally Condie libraries. For informatio, see (Matched), Holly Goldberg Sloan (Counting By 7’s) and Veronica Roth (Divergent), as well as yallwest.com/schools-program. 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. APRIL 24 – 25, 2020 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: Company co-branded with YALLWEST in all media Presenting Sponsor: $25,000 • Front page booklet of schedule of events logo Presenting sponsors get their name attached to the event in • Naming rights to Santa Monica High School Events all media, print, web and video materials. Along with naming • 10 Tickets to All Festival Parties rights to a stage or area and all the benefits of subsequent • 2 pallets or up to 200 boxes received to booth sponships, including exhibitor space, shipping, ARC distribution, • Exclusive Co-Branded logo on event tote bags and special event presentation. • All subsequent sponsor promotions

Premiere Level Premiere Sponsor: $20,000 • Logo on website, poster, step and repeat, banners Premiere sponsors can attach their name to a major festival • Premium exhibitor space event such as a keynote, party, or YALLWEST exclusive. • Premium Event Sponsorship • 2 Panel Presentation Sponsorship/ARC Giveaways • Saturday Author VIP Bonanza • Middle Grade Storyball • 6 tickets to VIP/Author Party • 2 pallets or up to 200 boxes received to booth • Friday Festival Preview Events • SMACKDOWN! • Unlimited in-booth ARC give-aways up to 50 units • Opening Keynote Address • Saturday Author Kickback • All subsequent sponsor promotions

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 • 2 Panel Presentation Sponsorship/ARC Giveaways giveaways, literary yoga, and author baristas: • Special Event Sponsorship • 4 tickets to VIP/Author Party • Fridy or Saturday Photobooth • Sprinkles Cupcake Break • 1 pallet or up to 100 loose boxes received to booth • Wake up SAMO! Coffee Hour • Pudding Party • 6 in-booth ARC give-aways up to 50 units • Promotional material in giveaway bags Literary Lion Sponsor $8,000 Literary Lion Level A wonderful way to support the fest and get your company • Logo on website name out to thousands of readers. This level comes with • 1 Panel Presentation Sponsorship/ARC Giveaway • Exhibitor Space exhibitor space and a panel sponsorship. • 1 pallet or up to 50 loose boxes received to booth • 2 tickets to VIP/Author Party • 4 in-booth ARC give-aways up to 50 units • Discounted Program Ads THE FINE PRINT Custom sponsorships 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])