Emerald City Romance Author and Reader Event

Welcome to the Emerald City Romance Author and Reader Event! Join us for a day filled with romance novels, author meet-and-greets, and book signings at South Seattle College inside the Brockey Student Building (JMB)!

This one day event includes lunch, parking, wifi (vendors), community and a private space to take a break if needed.

​The college is ADA compliant and we are on the bottom floor/single story building. The north entrance of the JMB building is flat and straight in, the other entrance (south) has stairs and a ramp to descend to the room entrance height. Building is located in the middle of campus. Campus map can be downloaded here. There are several bathrooms located throughout the building. During official Author/Vendor registration, a place will be provided to request accommodations.

​Registration options: Full Table and Half Table

Registration includes: parking, lunch, and a non-alcoholic beverage.

Authors and Vendors will have access to onsite Wifi.

Lunches will be delivered to the individual authors/vendors before or around 11 am.

Full table: Authors will need to supply a table cloth, or choose the add-on tablecloth option during registration.

• Full Tables are 8ftx18in
• LUNCH included - use the free lunch dropdown menu
• Optional PA add-on during registration
• Optional tablecloth add-on option during registration

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Half table: A black table cloth will be provided. Note: Half tables are shared tables with another author or vendor attending the event.

• Half Table are 4ftx18in
• LUNCH included - use the free lunch dropdown menu
• Tablecloth included

Only full tables will be able to add a PA to their table due to size constraints. The PA addition will need to be selected as an 'add on' and will require the lunch selection be made at that time.

Lunch options need to be chosen as an the FREE 'add-on' option during registration.

All box lunches come with chips, fruit, pickles, a cookie, and a drink. The only paid lunch is the PA add-on.

Assorted Beverage options: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, La Croix (assorted)

Lunch options include:

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Sandwich Marinated grilled chicken, caper, red onion, roasted bell pepper, kalamata olives, herbs, lemon-garlic aioli.

or

Vegan Sandwich Grilled vegetables, chickpea fritter, lettuce, olive spread

Gluten free bread is an option for both lunches however the vegan sandwich bread is only the Gluten Free Bread Option.

Gluten free bread: No dairy, eggs, soy, nut or potato ingredients. Made in a Dedicated Wheat-Free & Gluten-Free Facility

Ingredients: Purified water, white rice flour, tapioca starch (non GMO), canola oil, granulated sugar, sweet rice flour, yeast, sea salt, xanthan gum, B vitamins (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, tricalcium phosphate)

Note: Location does not have a dedicated Gluten Free space in their kitchen.

Author’s and vendor’s are required to comply with all state, county, and city taxes and laws. We'll do the best to accommodate desired table type, but selected table size may not be available at time of registration. We are currently working with the venue on power availability and locations.

Reader Admission Details:

VIP admission: $20-$30 (limited number sold (~100))

General admission: $10 (will likely cap at 250)

Wrist bands will be provided to those who register, and we’ll have monitors at the doors confirming paid entrance. Price includes the cost of parking.

A signiture full color reader booklet (either 5” x 7.5” Manga size or 5.5” x 8.5”) will be provided for readers during this event including a list of the names of all the attending authors. There will be spaces inside the front cover, internal pages, inside the back cover, and on the back cover to advertise on. We will also include blank signature pages.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

South Seattle College, 6000 16th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, United States