Frequently asked questions

If you need to cancel your registration after payment has been received, we will refund you 100% through May 1st of the same year as the festival, and 50% through June 1st of the same year as the festival. No cancellations or refunds are allowed after June 1st. In the event of Literacy Lubbock cancelling the Lubbock Book Festival, a 100% refund will be issued to all who have already submitted payment. All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing or by email.

Yes, you can! But please keep all items rated around PG-13. There will be children in attendance, so Literacy Lubbock staff do reserve the right to have you put away items if we feel they don't fit within the PG-13 window. If we ask you multiple times to put away such items and you do not, we may ask you to leave the festival without a refund.

We kindly ask that you do not share or sublet your space at this time. Attending authors and vendors are put through a vetting process, and by subletting, we aren't able to give them the same consideration.

Yes! We do have a Code of Conduct that protects all the people involved in the festival, from staff, authors, vendors, volunteers, and attendees. Our Code of Conduct is as follows: The Lubbock Book Festival is committed to providing a safe and friendly environment for all attendees, including but not limited to authors, industry professionals, moderators, vendors, staff, media, venue staff, members of the general public, volunteers, and panelists. The Lubbock Book Festival will not permit harassment, discrimination, or threatening and disrespectful behavior against any individual attending this event and reserves the right to remove any individual engaging in such behavior. This includes, but is not limited to, unwanted advances, stalking, harmful language, verbal threats, theft, inappropriate statements or gestures, sustained disruption of speakers, persistent badgering, and disrespectful comments that go beyond the boundaries of civil discourse. The Lubbock Book Festival reserves the right to remove anyone from the event that they deem harmful to the people present, the brand of Literacy Lubbock or the Lubbock Book Festival, or anyone violating our Code of Conduct.

Setup will always occur the morning of the event, prior to the doors opening to early access ticket holders. We are unable to provide setup the day before. A member of the Lubbock Book Festival committee will share the exact timelines with attending authors and vendors closer to the event. We will usually try to take a group photo during setup time, so please keep that in mind as well!

You're free to set up your table however you like, but the venue does have some restrictions: - Nothing may be affixed to the walls or other structures. - No glitter, confetti, or anything of the sort is allowed. - Aisles must be kept clear at all times (per Fire Marshall safety policies). - Smoking and vaping are not permitted. And please keep in mind that nothing beyond a PG-13 rating is permitted, as children will be present at the event. The Lubbock Book Festival reserves the right to ask any authors or vendors who violate the venue's restrictions to leave without a refund.

The venue does not allow any outside food or beverages. But, we'll have water stations set up throughout the event too, so please feel free to bring your water bottle!

You can access the Overton Hotel's parking lot from 4th St. and Ave. X, on the north side of the hotel—that's the parking lot closest to the conference center portion of the hotel where we'll be located. Or you can park on the east side of the hotel, which you can access from Mac Davis Ln. Parking is free.

You, as the author or vendor, will be responsible for all your transactions. Wi-fi should be available, with event organizers sharing that information once they've received it.

You'll be responsible for selling your own books. If you are a traditionally published author, and you do need a bookseller for your books, please let us know.

The cost of your ticket currently only covers 1 PA. If you intend to bring more than 1, they'll need to purchase a ticket.

We certainly aren't going to tackle you if you try to leave early, but our attendees expect you to be there during the event, so we want you to be there for them. Event staff will make a note of your early departure and will consider that when selecting authors or vendors for subsequent years.

Nope! It's a completely optional event, but it'll be a great chance to mingle with select attendees, other authors, and event staff. Plus it's always a great time too, so we highly encourage it! (But we get it, introverts need recharge time, so please don't feel pressured!)

All author and vendor tables are either 6ft. or 8ft long, depending on your location within the ballroom. You must keep all displays and activities associated with your table within your space. Please do not encroach into the walkways or another's space.

The Main Signing Floor will be located in on the 1st floor in the Sunset Ballrooms. Any writing workshops or panels will be held upstairs in the Horizon Rooms and Boardrooms. A member of the planning committee should reach out to you prior to the event with more information.

Yes! Restroom will be located on the 1st floor, near the elevator bank.

The Overton usually provides some rooms at a discount. As soon as we have that link, we'll email it out to you!

Yes! You are responsible for creating the form and securing payment (we highly recommend Beventi for this). Once you have your preorder form made, share it with us and we'll get it shared with festival attendees. If you're new to preorders, it's a form authors share with readers to pre-purchase/reserve certain copies of their books. Then the readers pick them up at the event. They're generally paid for in advance. This way, if there's a certain book an attendee is hoping to get, they've reserved it. And for you authors, you know which books to bring.