Attendee FAQ
What is the Festival of Books?
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 140,000 book lovers each year.
Where is it?
On the USC campus.
Who attends the Festival?
People of all ages from across Southern California and even other parts of the country. The festival is a free public event, and includes exciting author events, storytelling, cooking demonstrations and poetry readings. The Festival of Books also includes nearly 300 exhibitor booths representing booksellers, publishers, literacy and cultural organizations.
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Who exhibits?
Booksellers, publishers, literacy and cultural organizations sell and promote books and book-related merchandise and distribute related information. Many of the independent booksellers participating in the festival represent the diverse ethnic and cultural communities of Los Angeles and sell books of different languages and genres.
How can I exhibit?
If you are interested in exhibiting at the 2012 Festival of Books to be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, 2012, please contact IMG at 866-790-5813 or FOBexhibitorinfo@imgworld.com.
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How do authors participate?
The Festival Author Committee invites selected authors to participate in readings and panel discussions. Writers who wish to be considered for the Festival of Books are asked to email festivalprogramming@latimes.com with:
Name
Title of most recently published book
Brief synopsis of book
Publication Date
Publisher
Contact Information
Due to the large number of submissions received, the Author Committee is unable to reply to each email. Should you be selected to be a part of the Festival program, you will hear back no later than March 1, 2012.
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How can I volunteer for next year’s festival?
The success of the festival is largely due to the contributions of its volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for the 2012 Festival, please call (213) 237-6503 and leave your name and address, or apply online at http://www.troutco.com/fob/. If you have volunteered in the past, please note your prior assignment and indicate if you would like to work in that area again.
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Is the Festival of Books admission free?
Yes.
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Are discussions/panels free?
Like years past, panel tickets will be free but a service fee will be charged.
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Are limited-capacity events ticketed?
Yes. Ticketing for these events will be similar to past FOB, with tickets available in advance through an online ticketing service.
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How much is parking?
There will be a $10.00 parking charge at USC. This is the same as previous years.
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Is the campus A.D.A. compliant?
Yes.
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Is the USC campus a safe environment?
USC’s campus has been consistently rated in among the Top-10 safest college campuses in the United States and has a fully dedicated public safety department.
How can I get the program guide?
We will be posting a venue map that illustrates what we anticipate the Festival will look like and plan to have it available on our website soon. As always, a specific map, like the ones you get in our exhibitor guide and yearly program guide, will be available closer to the event, once all exhibitors are in place.
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Will the festival still be a celebration of the written word?
Yes. Now and always.
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