2026 SPRING FORUMS SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: DEADLINE EXTENDED

Help us make the Spring Forums a unique book industry celebration AND more affordable for booksellers! 

Become a Sponsor and receive credit towards future CALIBA digital promotions and a free welcome bag insert at the show.

Share your titles on our Galley Tables: send in your Golden Poppy submissions, California-focused titles, California-based authors, and more.

Get your books in front of the most reliable influencers:

California's Independent Booksellers.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Bookseller Sponsorships

Owners' Retreat Sponsorships

Event Sponsorships

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Welcome Bag Inserts 

Galley Placement

RAMP UP SUMMER SALES - 2026 SUMMER READING GUIDE AD RESERVATIONS CLOSE MARCH 15TH

Curated Print & Digital Catalogs

Have you submitted your titles? Get your books in the essential summer reading catalog of 2026 by March 15th. Limited availability—reserve ad space now!

Bonus: all print ads include a free digital catalog ads.

Questions? Contact Suzanne Shoger

Cover illustration from The Worried Book / Howard Pearlstein, James Munro (Illustrated by) / Red Comet Press

APRIL SOCIAL MEDIA - BOOK SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 20TH

Booksellers have voted - and they would like to promote Indie Bookstore Day (4/25). Submit your Bookstore-related titles for our social media assets by Mar. 20th. Limit to 1 title per publisher. Spaces limited. Price: $100

Publishers, Sales Reps & Book Industry Professionals (Non-voting)

Individual: $150

Small House & Commission Groups: $250 (up to 3 sales reps)

Large House: $550 (up to 6 sales reps)

Membership Perks:

• Discounted admission/exhibit space to our annual Fall Fest
• Free or discounted rates at education and member programs
• Subscription to our weekly e-newsletter & bestseller list
• Stay up-to-date with industry, association and bookstore news
• Access to our online Rep Directory
• Post your job openings in our classifieds

Click here for more details.

February: Black History Month

February 22-26: IGNITE and Winter Institute

February 28: 2026 Golden Poppy Award Submissions - Winter/Spring Titles Due

March: Women's History Month / National Reading Month / Indie Press Month / Ramadan (Feb 17-Mar 19)

March 15: 2026 Summer Reading Guide Ad Reservations Close - Book Now!

1 - Reparations Club, in Los Angeles, participated in the 11th Ave. Market at Crenshaw High to celebrate All-Star Weekend.

2 - Readers’ Books, in Sonoma, has a new message for passersby “A store full of books! How novel!”

3 - La Playa Books, in San Diego, showed off a very inviting book nook.

4 - PostalWorks Silverlake, has freshened up their journal section to create a more inviting and inspiration space.

5 - On Waverly, in San Francisco, has Lunar New Year goodies in their shop to share, decorate, and learn. 

6 - Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe, in Los Osos, will be ringing in Lunar New Year with the Cal Poly Fire Dancers on Saturday! 

7 - The Reading Bug, in San Carlos, is ready for spring and Easter with a new table display.

8 - Vroman’s Bookstore, in Pasadena, has a Golden Poppy display to show off some of the 2025 winners.

In the News

• Ingram Launching Covered, a Website for Digital Publishers Catalogues & DRCs
• Shelf Awareness Recognizes Excellence in Marketing
• WI2026: Indies Hone Collaborative ‘Superpowers’
• International Booker Prize Reveals 2026 Longlist
• More from #Wi2026: 'Booksellers Are Cool People, if I Do Say So Myself'
• Green Apple Books Featured in New 'Visa & Main' Ad

Don't forget to follow CALIBA (@caliba_20)!

• Get Lit Books & Things - GoFundMe
• Dandar's Games and Books - GoFundMe
• Northtown Books - Give a Hand
• 2025 LA Fires Resources Page

• *NEW* Books Across Borders 2026-27 Fellowship Application
• Black Bookstore Heritage Grant

Have a grant or scholarship listing for booksellers? Email Alecia to be listed on our site.

• *NEW* Sales Manager - UC Press, Oakland (Hybrid)
• Summer Camp Writing Instructor - Book Passage, Corte Madera
• Associate Editor - Chronicle Books, San Francisco
• Editorial Freelancers - Chronicle Books, San Francisco
• Bookstore for Sale - Camino Books, Del Mar

Have a classified listing for booksellers? Email Alecia to be listed on our site.

Alecia

Supporting Staff

I, Medusa

Ayana Gray

9780593733769

Hannah

Executive Director

Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang

9780593873373

Valentina

Operations Manager

Don’t Fear the Reaper

Stephen Graham Jones

9781982186609

Check out CALIBA’s 2026 Reading List!

• For Authors: How to Partner with Independent Bookstores
• From the ABA: Urge Congress to Reverse Tariffs
• Anti-Censorship Resources
• Panorama Picks - Books in Demand at US Libraries

Click here for a complete list.

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org