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CATEGORIES:Mesa Book Festival
CREATED:20230610T191948
SUMMARY:Mesa Book Festival Presented by Ting
DESCRIPTION:The Mesa Book Festival is a one day fun, free and engaging literary celebra
 tion that happens on the campus of Benedictine University at Mesa. Featurin
 g book readings for kids around a Holiday Tree, over 20 sessions of panels 
 and presentations for readers, writers and anyone that loves the literary a
 rts.\nStart with the Books!We bring a wide selection of Independent authors
 , small presses, book sellers and others together in one place for you to e
 xplore. Over 50 authors for you to meet and engage with. These are new book
 s, written by our local authors, looking to connect with you.\nFind your ne
 xt favorite read among the community of talented writers right here in the 
 Valley.\n \n\nBring the Kids for the Readings!The Society of Children's Boo
 k Writer's and Illustrators helps us curate a fantastic lineup of readers e
 ach year to read to the kids. Everyone from the Mayor to some of the hottes
 t names in Arizona's childrens writer's community, let your kids be taken t
 o new places of imagination and celebration. \n\nEngage with the ContentThe
  Festival offers tracks of panels for those looking to engage their inner w
 riter, people that just love talking about books and people that love the l
 iterary 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 complete schedule
  here (index.php/mbf-schedule).\n\n - Of course, there are the aforemention
 ed readings at the Christmas tree for Children.\n - Find out who wins the B
 lack & White Book Awards (index.php/black-and-white-awards). Our annual
  winners for speculative fiction and poetry books.\n - Live entertainment. 
 Musicians and others through the day to keep the mood festive.\nSpend the D
 ay (We'll Feed You)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. T
 he Attending Info Page (index.php/attending) will have all the details on w
 here the best eats are.\n \nConvenient AccessVisit the Attending Page (inde
 x.php/attending) for the Book festival to learn more about the location, pa
 rking and other amenities.\nJoin the Email Listby joining the Anthology Ema
 il List, you'll get all the updates as we move to the festival.\n										
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 e a Supporter or SponsorBecome a Friend of the Book Festival (index.php/be-
 an-mbf-donor)\nConsider a Sponsorship (index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor)\nJoin a
 s a Vending Author or Press We are always looking to expand the number of a
 uthors and publishers that attendees have to choose from. Use this form (in
 dex.php/vendor-registration) to register for your vending space today.\nBe 
 a VolunteerCheck the Volunteer Opportunities (https://www.volunteermatch.or
 g/search/org58855.jsp) and be a part of this great event\nThank You to our 
 2023 SponsorsConsider a Sponsorship (index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor)\n  (https
 ://brickcave.media)  (index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor)  (https://ben.edu/about/
 campus-locations/mesa-campus/) (https://www.scbwi.org/regions/arizona)  (ht
 tps://bookcoachingbysharon.com) (https://www.jarrodscoffeeteaandgallery.com
 ) 
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
 al to learn more about the location, parking and other amenities.</p><h4>Jo
 in the Email List</h4><p>by joining the Anthology Email List, you'll get al
 l the updates as we move to the festival.</p><p><div id="cf_9" class="conve
 rtforms cf cf-img-above cf-form-bottom   cf-hasLabels   cf-labelpos-top" da
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 Sponsor</h4><p>Become a <a href="https://www.anthology.org/index.php/be-an-
 mbf-donor">Friend of the Book Festival</a></p><p><a href="https://www.antho
 logy.org/index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor">Consider a Sponsorship</a></p><h4>Joi
 n as a Vending Author or Press</h4><p>&nbsp;We are always looking to expand
  the number of authors and publishers that attendees have to choose from. <
 a href="https://www.anthology.org/index.php/vendor-registration">Use this f
 orm</a> to register for your vending space today.</p><h4>Be a Volunteer</h4
 ><p>Check the <a href="https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org58855.jsp" 
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volunteer Opportunities</a> and be a part of
  this great event</p><h4>Thank You to our 2023 Sponsors</h4><p><a href="htt
 ps://www.anthology.org/index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor">Consider a Sponsorship<
 /a></p><table style="background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="text
 -align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://brickcave.media" target="_blank" re
 l="noopener"><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/sponsor_business_lo
 gos/Brick%20Cave%20Media.jpg" alt="Brick Cave Media" width="300" height="89
 " style="margin: 4px;" /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a 
 href="https://www.anthology.org/index.php/be-an-mbf-sponsor" target="_self"
 ><img src="https://www.anthology.org/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="https://www.anthology.org/images/sponsor_business_
 logos/Benedictine-University-Mesa.png" alt="Benedictine University Mesa" wi
 dth="300" height="158" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="
 text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.scbwi.org/regions/arizona" target
 ="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/sponsor
 _business_logos/SCBWIAZ_Logo.png" alt="SCBWIAZ Logo" width="300" height="29
 4" style="margin: 4px;" /></a>&nbsp;</td><td style="text-align: center;"><a
  href="https://bookcoachingbysharon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><im
 g src="https://www.anthology.org/images/sponsor_business_logos/Book%20Coach
 ing%20by%20Sharon.jpg" alt="Book Coaching by Sharon" width="300" height="10
 4" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href=
 "https://www.jarrodscoffeeteaandgallery.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
 ><img src="https://www.anthology.org/images/sponsor_business_logos/Jarrods_
 Coffee_Tea_and_Gallery.jpeg" alt="Jarrods Coffee Tea and Gallery" width="30
 0" height="250" style="margin: 4px;" /></a>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>
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