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Our sponsors help our festival happen! Sponsor us and help support the Williamsburg literary community. Let’s Foster Literacy Together Sponsorship is the heartbeat of the Festival. Your partnership helps us keep the festival free and accessible to the community while creating meaningful opportunities for authors to connect with readers. Together, we celebrate literature, encourage lifelong learning, and strengthen our community through the shared love of books. Signature Sponsorships Volunteer T-shirt Sponsor Your logo appears on the official WBF Volunteer t-shirt worn by the 35+ volunteers at the event. $1,000 Yard Sign Sponsor Your logo will be on our festival yard signs, displayed around Williamsburg the week before the event. $1,000 Adults Micro-Fiction Contest Sponsor Funds cash prizes and winner certificates. You'll be publicly recognized as a sponsor, and welcome to help present awards or emcee the reading. $350 Writing Workshop Sponsor Funds one workshop preparing low-income students for the Youth Writing Contest, removing cost as a barrier to a first-time entry. $100 Participant Bag Sponsor Place a flyer, coupon, or item in every participant's festival bag. ~600 people $350 Sponsor a Session of the Day $100 / session Put your name on a featured session. Sponsor one or several: PANEL DISCUSSION Start a Book Club That Lasts LIVE BOOTH Write Your Family's Next Story Right Now PERFORMANCE & JUDGING Live Judging: The Great Micro Fiction Challenge KEYNOTE TALK AI & The Future of Reading, Writing & Creativity MIXER Swap Books, Find a Book Club, Talk Books PANEL DISCUSSION Inside Publishing Today In-Kind Donations Welcome What we need most: Printing services (programs, signage, handouts) Door prizes for attendees Coffee & tea for exhibiting authors Courtesy water, or plastic cups/bottles Wagons for load-in/load-out Promotion & Visibility All sponsors are featured in our festival promotional materials, our website & ads placed in local publications.The festival poster and handout will promote sponsors to event attendees. Posters will be displayed at local businesses in addition to the festival location. Reserve your sponsorship today. Sponsorships are limited and assigned on a first-confirmed basis. Fill out the form below or email us at I nfo@williamsburgbookfestival.org Contact Us