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:
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Printing services (programs, signage, handouts)
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Door prizes for attendees
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Coffee & tea for exhibiting authors
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Courtesy water, or plastic cups/bottles
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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 Info@williamsburgbookfestival.org