Sponsor the 2019 Willamette Writers Conference

Over 700 attendees every August

On August 2-4, 2019, over 700 attendees will gather for the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, Oregon. The Willamette Writers Conference offers excellent opportunities to share your brand and connect with these serious members of our writing community.

For details, comments or questions on the opportunities below, please contact our Writer’s Fair Coordinator, Brooke Parrott, at conf.tradeshow@willamettewriters.org.

Willamette Writers Conference Program Advertising

Prices for Print Program

We put your art in the print program for our conference, in front of the eyes of up to 700 writers and readers. The print program is horizontal, letter-sized (8.5” x 11”), and allows for full color. The General Program is read by hundreds of writers every day of the Conference. The Premier Program Ads appear opposite schedule pages and are the most valuable advertising in our Conference Program. Ads for the 2019 Conference due by May 30th, 2019. Formats Accepted: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, High resolution (at least 300 dpi). No linked files, all fonts converted to outlines, and transparencies flattened.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Writer’s Fair Sponsor — $500

Includes:

  • A table in the Writer’s Fair for all three days of the conference
  • Up to two representatives at your table
  • Opportunity to purchase all meals for $120/ person
  • Listing on our website

Silver Sponsor — $750

Includes:

  • A table in the Writer’s Fair for all three days of the conference
  • Up to two representatives at your table
  • Opportunity to purchase all meals for $120/ person
  • Listing on our website along with your logo
  • Premium Writer’s Fair table location
  • Listing in our conference program
  • Thank you in our social media channels

Gold Sponsor — $1,000

Includes:

  • A table in the Writer’s Fair for all three days of the conference
  • Up to two representatives at your table
  • Opportunity to purchase all meals for $120/ person
  • Listing on our website along with your logo
  • Premium Writer’s Fair table location
  • Listing in our conference program along with your logo
  • Thank you in our social media channels
  • One complimentary conference registration for your company representative or guest
  • Interview on our website
  • A promotional announcement in our email newsletter going to 5,000+ subscribers

Platinum Sponsor — $2,000

Includes:

  • A table in the Writer’s Fair for all three days of the conference
  • Up to two representatives at your table
  • Opportunity to purchase all meals for $120/ person
  • Listing on our website along with your logo
  • Premium Writer’s Fair table location
  • Listing in our conference program along with your logo
  • Thank you in our social media channels
  • One complimentary conference registration for your company representative or guest
  • Interview on our website
  • A promotional announcement in our email newsletter going to 5,000+ subscribers
  • Additional complimentary conference registrations for your company representative or guest (total of two)
  • Signage at the conference highlighting your organization

Program Sponsor — $4,000 — Only Two Available

The Willamette Writers Conference offers focused programming over the course of three days on writing and the publishing industry. As a program sponsor, we will work with you to design programming that creates the most value for our conference attendees in your area of interest. For example, if your business is in the self-publishing sector, we could build a track around self-publishing, sponsored by your company. This sponsorship level puts your name and message front and center for all attendees to see.

Includes:

  • A table in the Writer’s Fair for all three days of the conference
  • Up to two representatives at your table
  • Opportunity to purchase all meals for $120/ person
  • Listing on our website along with your logo
  • Premium Writer’s Fair table location
  • Listing in our conference program along with your logo
  • Thank you in our social media channels
  • One complimentary conference registration for your company representative or guest
  • Interview on our website
  • A promotional announcement in our email newsletter going to 5,000+ subscribers
  • Additional complimentary conference registrations for your company representative or guest (total of two)
  • Signage at the conference highlighting your organization
  • Your name and logo prominently associated with one of our programming tracks
  • Your business promoted at the beginning of all classes within that track
  • Half-page ad in our conference program

Youth Scholarship Program

In the interest of involving more young writers in the industry of our craft, we invite you to sponsor a college student as they attend our conference.

For $500 you can send one student to the conference for all three days. You will be mentioned in our program, on our blog, and in our social media. And you get to contribute to the education of an up-and-coming writer! We think that is the best reward imaginable.

Get in Touch

For details, comments or questions on any of the opportunities above, please contact Brooke Parrott, our Conference Writer’s Fair Coordinator at conf.tradeshow@willamettewriters.org. You can download a PDF of our Sponsorship Package here.

Donations

If you’d rather contribute to Willamette Writers in another way, consider donating goods and services to our popular Silent Auction!

Previous donations have included artwork, photography sessions, spa days, meals, gift baskets, and a variety of consulting services. Please contact our amazing Silent Auction Coordinator, Mikko Azul, at conf.auction@willamettewriters.org for more information about Silent Auction possibilities and questions.

Thank you!