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SUMMARY:Mesa Book Festival Presented by Ting
DESCRIPTION:<p><img src="images/2023/mesa_book_festival/sponsorship_logos/Ting_internet
 _transparent.png" alt="Mesa Book Festival presented by Ting" width="175" he
 ight="175" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" />The Mesa Book Festival is a 
 one day fun, free and engaging literary celebration that happens on the cam
 pus of Benedictine University at Mesa. Featuring book readings for kids aro
 und a Holiday Tree, over 20 sessions of panels and presentations for reader
 s, writers and anyone that loves the literary arts.</p><h4><img src="images
 /2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/The_Books.jpg" alt="Find great new book
 s at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival" width="1200" height="300" title="Find gre
 at new books at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival" /></h4><h4>Start with the Book
 s!</h4><p><img src="images/2023/mesa_book_festival/sponsorship_logos/First_
 Things_First_transparent.png" alt="First Things First transparent" width="1
 75" height="175" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" />We bring a wide select
 ion of Independent authors, small presses, book sellers and others together
  in one place for you to explore. Over 50 authors for you to meet and engag
 e with. These are new books, written by our local authors, looking to conne
 ct with you.</p><p>Find your next favorite read among the community of tale
 nted writers right here in the Valley.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="images/
 2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/Tree_readings.jpg" alt="Bring your kids 
 to listen to book readings at the Mesa Book Festival." width="1200" height=
 "300" title="Bring your kids to listen to book readings at the Mesa Book Fe
 stival." /></p><h4>Bring the Kids for the Readings!</h4><p><img src="images
 /2023/mesa_book_festival/sponsorship_logos/Kids_Need_to_read.png" alt="Kids
  Need to read" width="175" height="175" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" /
 >The Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators helps us curate a
  fantastic lineup of readers each year to read to the kids. Everyone from t
 he Mayor to some of the hottest names in Arizona's childrens writer's commu
 nity, let your kids be taken to new places of imagination and celebration.&
 nbsp;</p><p><img src="images/2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/Panels.jpg"
  alt="Celebrate the literary arts at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival." width="1
 200" height="300" title="Celebrate the literary arts at the 2023 Mesa Book 
 Festival." /></p><h4>Engage with the Content</h4><p><img src="images/2023/m
 esa_book_festival/sponsorship_logos/SCBWI.png" alt="SCBWI" width="175" heig
 ht="175" style="float: left;" />The Festival offers tracks of panels for th
 ose looking to engage their inner writer, people that just love talking abo
 ut books and people that love the literary lifestyle. We are excited to bri
 ng over 30 hours of programming to you over the course of the day. We'll be
  sure to post the <a href="index.php/mbf-schedule">complete schedule here</
 a>.</p><ul><li>Of course, there are the aforementioned readings at the Chri
 stmas tree for Children.</li><li>Find out who wins the <a href="index.php/b
 lack-and-white-awards">Black &amp; White Book Awards</a>. Our annual winner
 s for speculative fiction and poetry books.</li><li>Live entertainment. Mus
 icians and others through the day to keep the mood festive.</li></ul><p><im
 g src="images/2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/Food.jpg" alt="The 2023 Me
 sa Book Festival offers great food options." width="1200" height="300" titl
 e="The 2023 Mesa Book Festival offers great food options." /></p><h4>Spend 
 the Day (We'll Feed You)</h4><p>Whether it's the food trucks on site, or on
 e of downtown Mesa's great restaurants, you can catch a culinary break duri
 ng the day. <a href="index.php/attending">The Attending Info Page</a> will 
 have all the details on where the best eats are.</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="imag
 es/2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/MORE.jpg" alt="Learn more about all t
 he engagement at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival." width="1200" height="300" ti
 tle="Learn more about all the engagement at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival." /
 ></p><h4>Convenient Access</h4><p>Visit the <a href="index.php/attending">A
 ttending Page</a> for the Book festival to learn more about the location, p
 arking and other amenities.</p><h4>Join the Email List</h4><p>by joining th
 e Anthology Email List, you'll get all the updates as we move to the festiv
 al.</p><p><div id="cf_9" class="convertforms cf cf-img-above cf-form-bottom
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 be-an-mbf-donor">Friend of the Book Festival</a></p><p><a href="index.php/b
 e-an-mbf-sponsor">Consider a Sponsorship</a></p><h4>Join as a Vending Autho
 r or Press</h4><p>&nbsp;We are always looking to expand the number of autho
 rs and publishers that attendees have to choose from. <a href="index.php/ve
 ndor-registration">Use this form</a> to register for your vending space tod
 ay.</p><h4>Be a Volunteer</h4><p>Check the <a href="https://www.volunteerma
 tch.org/search/org58855.jsp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volunteer Oppor
 tunities</a> and be a part of this great event</p><h4>Thank You to our 2023
  Sponsors</h4><p><a href="index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor">Consider a Sponsorsh
 ip</a></p><table style="background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="t
 ext-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://brickcave.media" target="_blank"
  rel="noopener"><img src="images/sponsor_business_logos/Brick%20Cave%20Medi
 a.jpg" alt="Brick Cave Media" width="300" height="89" style="margin: 4px;" 
 /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="index.php/be-an-m
 bf-sponsor" target="_self"><img src="images/2022/mesa_book_festival/Be_a_Sp
 onsor_Click_Here.jpg" alt="Be a Sponsor Click Here" width="300" height="200
 " style="margin: 4px;" /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a 
 href="https://ben.edu/about/campus-locations/mesa-campus/" target="_blank" 
 rel="noopener"><img src="images/sponsor_business_logos/Benedictine-Universi
 ty-Mesa.png" alt="Benedictine University Mesa" width="300" height="158" sty
 le="margin: 4px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a hr
 ef="https://www.scbwi.org/regions/arizona" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><
 img src="images/sponsor_business_logos/SCBWIAZ_Logo.png" alt="SCBWIAZ Logo"
  width="300" height="294" style="margin: 4px;" /></a>&nbsp;</td><td style="
 text-align: center;"><a href="https://bookcoachingbysharon.com" target="_bl
 ank" rel="noopener"><img src="images/sponsor_business_logos/Book%20Coaching
 %20by%20Sharon.jpg" alt="Book Coaching by Sharon" width="300" height="104" 
 style="margin: 4px;" /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="ht
 tps://www.jarrodscoffeeteaandgallery.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i
 mg src="images/sponsor_business_logos/Jarrods_Coffee_Tea_and_Gallery.jpeg" 
 alt="Jarrods Coffee Tea and Gallery" width="300" height="250" style="margin
 : 4px;" /></a>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/spons
 orship_logos/Ting_internet_transparent.png" alt="Mesa Book Festival present
 ed by Ting" width="175" height="175" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" />Th
 e Mesa Book Festival is a one day fun, free and engaging literary celebrati
 on that happens on the campus of Benedictine University at Mesa. Featuring 
 book readings for kids around a Holiday Tree, over 20 sessions of panels an
 d presentations for readers, writers and anyone that loves the literary art
 s.</p><h4><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festiva
 l/event_page/The_Books.jpg" alt="Find great new books at the 2023 Mesa Book
  Festival" width="1200" height="300" title="Find great new books at the 202
 3 Mesa Book Festival" /></h4><h4>Start with the Books!</h4><p><img src="htt
 ps://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/sponsorship_logos/Fir
 st_Things_First_transparent.png" alt="First Things First transparent" width
 ="175" height="175" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" />We bring a wide sel
 ection of Independent authors, small presses, book sellers and others toget
 her in one place for you to explore. Over 50 authors for you to meet and en
 gage with. These are new books, written by our local authors, looking to co
 nnect with you.</p><p>Find your next favorite read among the community of t
 alented writers right here in the Valley.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http
 s://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/Tree_readin
 gs.jpg" alt="Bring your kids to listen to book readings at the Mesa Book Fe
 stival." width="1200" height="300" title="Bring your kids to listen to book
  readings at the Mesa Book Festival." /></p><h4>Bring the Kids for the Read
 ings!</h4><p><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_fest
 ival/sponsorship_logos/Kids_Need_to_read.png" alt="Kids Need to read" width
 ="175" height="175" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" />The Society of Chil
 dren's Book Writer's and Illustrators helps us curate a fantastic lineup of
  readers each year to read to the kids. Everyone from the Mayor to some of 
 the hottest names in Arizona's childrens writer's community, let your kids 
 be taken to new places of imagination and celebration.&nbsp;</p><p><img src
 ="https://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/Panel
 s.jpg" alt="Celebrate the literary arts at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival." wi
 dth="1200" height="300" title="Celebrate the literary arts at the 2023 Mesa
  Book Festival." /></p><h4>Engage with the Content</h4><p><img src="https:/
 /www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/sponsorship_logos/SCBWI.p
 ng" alt="SCBWI" width="175" height="175" style="float: left;" />The Festiva
 l offers tracks of panels for those looking to engage their inner writer, p
 eople that just love talking about books and people that love the literary 
 lifestyle. We are excited to bring over 30 hours of programming to you over
  the course of the day. We'll be sure to post the <a href="https://www.anth
 ology.org/index.php/mbf-schedule">complete schedule here</a>.</p><ul><li>Of
  course, there are the aforementioned readings at the Christmas tree for Ch
 ildren.</li><li>Find out who wins the <a href="https://www.anthology.org/in
 dex.php/black-and-white-awards">Black &amp; White Book Awards</a>. Our annu
 al winners for speculative fiction and poetry books.</li><li>Live entertain
 ment. Musicians and others through the day to keep the mood festive.</li></
 ul><p><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/ev
 ent_page/Food.jpg" alt="The 2023 Mesa Book Festival offers great food optio
 ns." width="1200" height="300" title="The 2023 Mesa Book Festival offers gr
 eat food options." /></p><h4>Spend the Day (We'll Feed You)</h4><p>Whether 
 it's the food trucks on site, or one of downtown Mesa's great restaurants, 
 you can catch a culinary break during the day. <a href="https://www.antholo
 gy.org/index.php/attending">The Attending Info Page</a> will have all the d
 etails on where the best eats are.</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="https://www.anthol
 ogy.org/images/2023/mesa_book_festival/event_page/MORE.jpg" alt="Learn more
  about all the engagement at the 2023 Mesa Book Festival." width="1200" hei
 ght="300" title="Learn more about all the engagement at the 2023 Mesa Book 
 Festival." /></p><h4>Convenient Access</h4><p>Visit the <a href="https://ww
 w.anthology.org/index.php/attending">Attending Page</a> for the Book festiv
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