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Exhibitor Application for YouthLit

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This is only the application form for our YouthLit events at the Berkeley Main Library on Saturday, May 30, 2026. If you are interested in exhibiting at our Bookworm Block Party on Sunday, May 31, please fill out this form

Exhibitors at the YouthLit events at the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, May 30, 2026, must be promoting, offering, and/or selling products, programs, and/or services that are book or literary related.

The YouthLit exhibitor row is a row of tables under tents or umbrellas that we will set up on Kittredge outside of the Berkeley Main Library. This is a row of 8′ (30″ × 96″) tables where exhibitors share their books or art and lots of passersby walk past, engage, and purchase works.

Exhibitors can buy an entire 8′ table and or share a table with another exhibitor and just utilize 4′ of the table. Sharing a table is a great option if you have another author or illustrator you would like to be paired with or if you just want to save some money and meet someone new.

You may identify as a/n:

  • Small press
  • Mid-to-large publisher
  • Community based nonprofit
  • Magazine/journal
  • Literary organization or club
  • Self-published author
  • Independent illustrator
  • Artisan with book-related arts and crafts
  • Other literary related person/organization

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YouthLit Exhibitor

Examples: storytime, read-alouds, crafts, signings, games, interactive displays, workshops, etc.

Required Documents

If your application is approved, we will require one (1) document from you in order for you to vend at our festival. Outdoor exhibitors are required to provide a California seller’s permit to ensure compliance with state and local tax laws. This is only required if you are selling items out of your table space. Information-only table spaces are not required to obtain this permit. Requiring a seller’s permit helps the City maintain fair business practices, supports accountability, and ensures that all exhibitors adhere to regulations that protect consumers and local businesses. Vendors can find information about how to obtain a seller’s permit through the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) here.

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Thank you very much for applying. We will begin making application decisions on March 1, 2026, and final decisions will be made by April 1, 2026.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to space limitations, simply applying does not guarantee participation in our festival—we unfortunately need to decline a number of wonderful vendors.

After submitting this application, our team will review your information and documents. If it is approved, you will receive an email containing a secure payment link to complete your table reservation. Please note that your space is not guaranteed until your payment is received.

Thank you again for your interest in participating in the Bay Area Book Festival.

Dan Alter

Dan Alter’s poems, reviews and translations have been published in journals including Field, Fourteen Hills, and Zyzzyva; his first collection My Little Book of Exiles won the 2022 Cowan Poetry Prize. A volume of translations Take a Breath, You’re Getting Excited, from the Hebrew of Yakir Ben-Moshe, was published by Ben Yehuda Press in September 2024, and Hills Full of Holes, a second collection of poems, by Fernwood Press in March 2025. He lives with his wife and daughter in Berkeley. He works at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley.

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