Fort Collins Book Fest 2027

Read Me First!

 

This form is for authors who want a dedicated table in the FoCo Book Fest book fair area to sell and sign books.

 

• Tabling authors are responsible for their own inventory, point of sale, and book sales.
• You may opt in to having The Crowded Bookshelf handle your book sales: coordinate that directly with them prior to the event.
• The table reservation fee is $150 (covers all sales dates).
• If you also want to present (talk, panel, reading, etc.), submit a separate Session Submission. These are two independent tracks.
• Submitting this application does not guarantee a table, a specific location, or a specific table configuration.

Want to participate at FoCo Book Fest?

 

If you’re interested in participating in FoCo Book Fest as a vending author (selling/signing books), please use this application.

 

Important: Submitting an application does not guarantee program acceptance or table space.

 

Key dates

• Application opens: October 2026
• First-round approvals begin: on or after 2/20/2027
• Waitlist entries accepted until: 4/8/2027

You can edit or withdraw your application any time before it is approved or rejected. Applicants not approved during the first round will be placed on the waitlist. We’ll do our best to provide as much notice as possible and will reach out before approving your application.

 

Questions or accessibility accommodations: Hello@FoCoBookFest.org

 

Participating author social media template: https://bit.ly/FCBF2027Template

Fund access, not swag. Sponsors are why FoCo Book Fest tickets start at $0. Your support pays for the rooms, the author programming, and a seat for every reader and writer who could not otherwise come.

FoCo Book Fest 2027 runs April 9 to 11 at Visit Fort Collins and the Fort Collins Senior Center, for 600 readers, writers, students, and creatives, with 50 authors and creators and 30 panels and workshops.

Priority deadline: February 15, 2027.

Every sponsorship is confirmed with a sponsor agreement. Sponsorships are paid to Howdy Neighbor Events, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and may appear under that name on your statement. Questions? Email Nick@FoCoBookFest.org.

Volunteers get into FoCo Book Fest (the whole event) for free, and can attend sessions before, during, and after their volunteer shift. Invite your friends to volunteer with you! Signing up for the same shift together is a great option, especially if you're new to volunteering and feeling a bit unsure about what to expect. If you have any questions before volunteering, please send us an email or hit the "Contact Organizer" button on this application and we'll get back to you ASAP!

Read Me First!

 

This form is for authors applying to present at FoCo Book Fest (book talks, panels, readings, workshops, etc.).

 

• Presenting authors should also plan on a table in the book fair area to sell and sign books: submit a separate Table Application to reserve one. These are two independent tracks.
• You may opt in to having The Crowded Bookshelf handle your book sales: coordinate that directly with them prior to the event.
• Submitting this application does not guarantee acceptance or a specific format, time slot, or session type.

Wanted: Youth Creator Workshops

We're especially looking for workshops built for young creators: hands-on making, live demos, and activities where kids and teens leave with something they made themselves. Think zine-making, comics and character design, storytelling games, bookbinding, illustration demos, and more. If that's you, choose Workshop as your presentation type and tell us about capacity, materials, and any help you'd need.

2027 Theme: Handed Down

Handed Down is an invitation to explore what passes from one generation to the next: family stories, recipes, languages, land, grudges, and the books that shaped us. We're looking for talks, panels, and workshops that show how stories carry inheritance: what we keep, what we change, what we refuse, and what we hope to leave behind. Every genre has a lineage, from the worlds fantasy writers inherit to the monsters horror keeps reinventing.

Want to participate at FoCo Book Fest?

 

If you’re interested in participating in FoCo Book Fest as a presenting author (book talk, panel, reading, etc.), please use this application.

 

Key dates

• Application opens: October 2026
• First-round approvals begin: on or after 2/21/2027
• Waitlist entries accepted until: 4/8/2027

You can edit or withdraw your application any time before it is approved or rejected. Applicants not approved during the first round will be placed on the waitlist. We’ll do our best to provide as much notice as possible and will reach out before approving your application.

 

Questions or accessibility accommodations: Hello@FoCoBookFest.org

 

Participating author social media template: https://bit.ly/FCBF2027Template

FoCo Book Fest is for everyone, and admission is pay what you can. The suggested amount is $35 per person, but any amount helps keep the festival open to all. Chip in what fits your budget here, then grab your free Pay What You Can ticket so we know you're coming. Donations benefit the operations of Howdy Neighbor Events, the 501c3 non-profit behind FoCo Book Fest.