How to Propose an Event
Thank you for your interest in Kepler's Literary Foundation and for thinking of us for your literary event. We highly recommend that you take a look at our past events to see if your book would be a good fit for our programming. Please note that the vast majority of authors we host we typically book events 4 to 6 months in advance. We are sometimes able to accommodate an event with less notice, but this is rare. In addition, we send in written pitches to the publishers for the majority of authors we host; it is rare for us to host an author who has sent in an unsolicited proposal. This article, “The Indie Authors Guide to Organizing Events,” is a helpful resource for debut authors. Our goal is to produce successful events for both the speaker and our community. If you think proposed event is a great match with us please send your proposal to Heather Birchall heather@keplers.org.
Our events team will review your proposal and we will get in touch with you. If we agree to do an event together we will assign an event manager to you and work closely with you to produce and promote the event. Our marketing efforts typically include listing the event on our website, promoting it through an email newsletter to our 25,000-person mailing list, social media promotions through Kepler’s Facebook and Twitter pages, event flyers, notification of the event to about 50 local media outlets including radio, local print, and web outlets, and partnerships with local community organizations and schools as appropriate. For book-related events, Kepler’s Books will feature the book prominently in the store.
About Kepler's Literary Foundation
Kepler’s Literary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enriching and inspiring the community through literary and cultural programs.
Kepler's Literary Foundation is modeled after successful arts and culture organizations like City Arts & Lectures, Commonwealth Club, and New York’s 92nd Street Y.
Our primary venues are the newly renovated Kepler’s Bookstore (up to 300 people), Menlo-Atherton Center for Performing Arts (300-500 people), the historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City (500-1,400 people), and the San Mateo Performing Arts Center (1,500 people). We only use venues with great ambience and state-of-the-art A/V systems.