Presenting at FoCo Book Fest is a chance to take the stage in front of curious readers and fellow creators to share what you’ve been building—your work, your process, and the stories behind the stories. 

We’ll pair you with a supportive moderator, help shape the session so it flows, and create space for real conversation through Q&A and audience connection. 

If you’re bringing books, it’s also a great opportunity to meet new fans, sign, and leave with relationships that last beyond the festival. 

Tabling at FoCo Book Fest is free for presenters. If you are not presenting, the table reservation fee is only $35.

• 95% to 5% Rule: 95% amazing content, 5% self-promotion (if any). Seriously: do not use this as a self-promotion vehicle. If you do, you will not be asked to speak again.
• Author Talk Attendance goes WAY up when there’s a sneak peak for a new work, a hidden story about a favored character, or something else that readers + fans wouldn’t get anywhere else.
• Panel Attendance goes WAY up when there is a VERY CLEAR take-away from the session: “by the end of this session, you will know how to _______”.
• Speakers engage their audience ahead of time via email and social media, promoting their own talk, and sharing out the FoCo BookFest social media promotions for their talk.
• Authors have brought (or partnered with us to bring) copies of their book in for folks to purchase.

Multitudes is an invitation to explore the layered selves we carry—identities we reveal, protect, perform, or keep private depending on where we are and who we’re with. We’re looking for talks, panels, and workshops that show how stories can hold complexity: contradictions, change over time, belonging, secrecy, and the many ways community shapes what we share.