THE IMPORTANT DETAILS

Registration fee:

$49 for first book. $29 for each additional book.

Sign Up Deadline: Friday, June 21, 2024

After you complete your order:

• Send us (2) signed copies of your book for the display at the booth.

• Send us up to five (5) signed copies of your book to be sold at a 50% discount. Please apply a sticker over retail price of each book with discounted price. Authors will receive 100% of their book sales from this event.

• Please Note:
  Books that are not sold will be donated to Little Green Libraries for Title 1 schools.

• All materials must be received by Story Monsters on or before Friday, July 6, 2024.

Mail to:
Story Monsters LLC
Attn: Payson Book Festival
4696 W. Tyson St.
Chandler, AZ 85226

• Email a hi-res JPEG of the book cover to abteam@storymonsters.com.

How the co-op works:

• We will display your author signed book(s) at our booth at the festival and in our event flyer.

• You may send up to five (5) author signed copies of your book to be sold at the Payson Festival. (less 15% to support management of the Story Monsters Booth)

• Attendees will have the opportunity to request a digital review copy of your book.

• Any requests to review your book will be sent to you via email. You will need to follow up with each requestor and plan to send a copy of your book to review. We recommend that you connect with each requestor right away. If that’s not possible, then within 48 hours of receiving the request. We have found that the authors who respond quickly increase their chances of receiving a review of their book. Our reviewers are excited to review your book!

• We have found that sending a PDF file of your book is the easiest format to work from. If you wish, you can add a watermark that clearly says that the digital copy is for review only to your book file.

• When a request to review a book is made, we supply a link to our Book Review form on our website. However, it always is helpful to also include the link to the form when you send the PDF. We recommend that you provide information on how to buy the book and also ask for the recipient to acknowledge receipt of the book.

• If a reasonable amount has time has passed and you have not heard from a requestor, you may send a friendly follow-up email.

• Any reviews we receive (either positive or critical) will be sent to you! We will only post 5-star reviews on our website. CLICK HERE to view a sample of book reviews we’ve received.

Information we ask reviewers to consider including in their book review:

• Would you recommend this book? Why or why not?

• What makes this book special or stand out from its competition?

• What are your thoughts about the illustrations? Do they help enhance the story? Why or why not?

• Would you consider adding this to your classroom or library, or buying it as a gift for someone else?

Be prepared for an honest review of your book. Book reviews are always valuable—even when they are critical. They help authors and potential readers/buyers gauge what people like teachers, librarians, or members of media think of the book. Rather than writing a negative review, we encourage reviewers to consider offering suggestions to improve the book. Don’t worry, while we will share a critical review with you, we will never post one on our site. We only want to shine a light on the praise an author receives for their book!

What authors are saying about our co-ops …

“I have done co-op events with Story Monsters twice now, and have been quite happy with the results. The cost is affordable, the visibility of my title — both at the event and online — seems to be good, and the staff has been most helpful and supportive both times. Thank you for making participation in these events both easy and effective.”

— Dorothea Jensen, Award-winning author of A Buss from Lafayette

“... my coauthor and I signed up for Linda’s [Story Monsters LLC's] creative co-op marketing packages. Her organization of these events and her follow-up show her knowledge, skills, and nearly 30 years of publishing and marketing experience.

Linda knows what she’s doing, but she doesn’t perform her magic on her own. She has gathered a marvelous team of professionals to assist her. I wholeheartedly endorse Story Monsters, LLC, and look forward to a long relationship with Linda and her team as I continue to write my stories.”

— Libby J. Atwater, Award-winning author

“Thank you for all the co-ops you offer and the work you do... for literacy... for us authors... for reading and books in general!”

— Pam Saxelby, Award-winning author of Josie the Great and Max and Bear

“Many thanks for the leads! I am ON THIS! ... Always great to have a name to send a personalized note and a donated book or two for their library.”

— Conrad J. Storad, Award-winning children's science and nature author