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2025 Sponsorship Opportunities

Festival Presenting Partner – $20,000 (1)

  • Exclusivity: Exclusive right to official Festival partner designation.  San Diego Writers Festival brought to you by…(your name here). Attendance for two at Keynote dinner.
  • Premier Brand Exposure: Company name/logo on:
    • all festival signage: event map, festival banners, all venue rooms, sponsored area at entrance
    • festival marketing materials: logo included on promotional posters, event schedule, tote bags, volunteer T-shirts, bookmarks, and postcards; 
    • festival website = exclusive home page advert (half page); featured at the top of our exhibitor page and festival schedule page; 
    • social media: logo included on social media headers and Festival event promotions Threads, Instagram, and Facebook.
    • print advertisements; 
    • right to blanket festival spaces with banners and logos (subject to prior approval) 
    • Festival Sponsor booth 10×10 at event entrance 
  • Recognition: Promotional mention/introduction of your company preceding and following every event; opportunity to introduce one speaker of your choice.
  • Media: An up-close-and-personal interview/article that features you to be posted on our website and pushed out across our social media channels.

Keynote Presenting Partner – $10,000 (ZIBBY MEDIA)

  • Exclusivity: Exclusive right to official keynote partner designation (2 events). Attendance for one at Keynote dinner.
  • Brand Exposure: Company name/logo on:
    • festival signage: event map, keynote event venues (2), 
    • sponsorship booth (10×10) in prime location 
    • festival marketing materials: promotional posters, event schedule, tote bags, and volunteer T-shirts, lanyard branding
    • festival website  (quarter page ad on exhibitor page and schedule page); 
    • social media- your logo included on Keynote speaker event graphics (Threads, Instagram, and Facebook feeds). 

  • Recognition: Promotional mention/introduction of your company preceding and following two keynote events; opportunity to introduce one keynote event. 
  • Media: An up-close-and-personal interview/article that features you to be posted on our website and pushed out across our social media channels.

Venue Sponsors – $3,500 (7)

  • Brand Exposure

Company name/logo on:

  • Official sponsor of one venue
  • festival marketing materials (promotional posters and schedule) 
  • festival website (quarter page ad on exhibitor page and schedule page); 
  • social media coverage (Threads, Instagram, and Facebook feeds).
  • Festival booth (10×10) 
  • Recognition: Promotional mention/introduction of your company preceding each event in the sponsored room;
  • Media: Opportunity to be featured on website blog with graphic pushed out across our social media channels.

Tent Crawl Sponsors – $1,200 (10)

  • Brand Exposure
    • Logo or book cover on tent crawl cards
    • festival website (quarter page ad); 
    • social media coverage (Threads, Instagram, and Facebook feeds).
    • Festival booth (10×10)
  • Recognition

Promotional mention/introduction of your company preceding one event and opportunity to introduce speaker(s)  

  • Media: Opportunity to be featured on post-festival Tent Crawl giveaway live stream (recorded and available on festival Facebook page)

Author Event Sponsors – $300 (20)

  • Brand Exposure: Company name/logo 
    • festival website (exhibitor page mention and schedule page).
    • Official sponsor of one author event (logo displayed at the entrance)
    • Interview in newsletter and social media
    • social media (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook feeds).
  • Recognition
    • Promotional mention/introduction of your company preceding and following your event 
    • opportunity to introduce the speaker. 

 

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