The Ultimate Author Events Planner

Plan, run and profit from signings, fairs, festivals and talks. The Author Events Planner has 4 sections: find, prepare, sell and review.

Choose your format below. Each format is an instant download, and every format comes with the Recommended Resources for Authors PDF.

• Goodnotes & PDF: 22-page digital planner with clickable tabs, contents and back links; two designs: Classic and the colourful Pop design; printable US Letter versions of both designs.
• Microsoft Word: Editable Word document (.docx) with clickable contents; worked examples showing how each page is used; prints on A4 or US Letter.
• Notion template: Notion template you duplicate into your own workspace; linked dashboard and pages, with built-in databases and tracker tables; works on the free Notion plan, on desktop, tablet and phone.
• E-ink edition: Hyperlinked PDF made for e-ink tablets; larger text and high-contrast pages.

What's inside

4 sections, 22 pages in the PDF: Find, Prepare, Sell and Review.

Pick events worth the trip

• Research each event's audience, cost and genre fit
• Track applications, deadlines and confirmations
• A month-by-month calendar of your events for the year
• See your whole event year before you commit to a table

Set up a table that sells

• Plan each event in one place, from venue to times
• Sketch your table: books, banner, card reader, sign-up sheet
• An opening question and a one-line pitch for every book
• An event kit checklist to pack the night before

Know what you sold

• Decide how many copies of each book to bring
• Log copies taken, copies sold, price and takings
• Count your stock before and after every event
• Note the readers, booksellers and librarians you met

Find your best events

• Review each event while it's still fresh
• Compare cost, takings, books sold and sign-ups
• See the profit from every event in one table
• Use your sales logs to plan stock for next time

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