Event Pitch
Interested in holding an event at City Lit Books? Pitch it here! If it seems like a good fit, we will contact you for further details!  

City Lit Books is a cozy independent bookstore located in the Logan square neighborhood of Chicago. We specialize in contemporary fiction and non-fiction, with a richly curated collection of children's literature, speculative fiction, poetry, and more.  Based on our years of experience, we know which types of events have the best appeal to our customer base. These include:

Events with more than one author

Single author events, unless the author has a strong neighborhood/local connections, draw very little audience. Having a second author, either as a reader or as a guest host/conversation partner, makes for a more engaged and lively event.  We may not offer to host some single-author events.

Events that offer more than a reading
Authors who offer workshops, demonstrations, craft talks, or other activities  are much more likely to draw an audience. Remember that people don’t come out in their over-scheduled evenings just to hear a short reading and get a book signed. They will make time for an event that offers something to them.

Events about Logan Square and Chicago
Authors with books about our immediate neighborhood and Chicago do well at our store. Please tell us about the local connection when you describe your book. By "local" and "immediate" we mean with our customer base and neighborhood or city at large, not within the state or Midwest as a whole.
PLEASE NOTE: this form is intended for authors, not publicists or publishers. If you here because you represent an author, please email us directly at info@citylitbooks.com

RESPONSE TIME: We receive many inquiries each week, and book events 2-3 months in advance. Depending on when in our cycle a request arrives, a response may take a few weeks. We will only respond if we feel your event is a good fit for our store.


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Your Name: *
Pronouns: *
Title of Event: *
Brief Description of Event: *
When would you want this event to take place?  *
What would be an ideal time slot for this event?
Will we be selling your book(s) at this event? *
If a book release/ event: What is the book title and ISBN?
As a rough guess, how many people will attend this event? *
Publicity- What type of promotion are you able to do for this event? Please let us know what social media channels you will be promoting this on, if you are able to provide flyers or posters, and any other outreach you will be doing.

*City Lit Books is a venue, NOT an audience. The job of getting an audience to an event is 90% the responsibility of the author.*  
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Lastly, what makes City Lit an ideal space for your event? What connection do you have to our store? (this answer will not necessarily impact our choice to host an event with you, but mostly for clarity, getting to know you!)
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