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🌸📚 STORIES IN BLOOM: A SPRING LITERARY FEST 📚🌸Presented by The Social Market Co. Events
Spring is in the air—and so are new stories! 🌷✨
Join us for Stories in Bloom, a spring literary festival bringing together 100+ authors, bookstores, bookish businesses & literary finds for an afternoon celebrating readers, writers, and the magic of books!
📅 Sunday, April 11th, 2027
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 The Ten Hotel Gurnee
6161 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee, IL
Whether you’re an avid reader, searching for your next favorite author, building your TBR, or simply looking for a fun spring afternoon, there will be something for every book lover!
🌷 WHAT TO EXPECT
📚 100+ authors, bookstores & bookish vendors
✍️ Meet local & independent authors
📖 Author signings & book shopping
🎤 Featured author presentations & readings
🌸 Bookish gifts, accessories & literary finds
🧒 Children’s authors & activities for young readers
📸 Spring-inspired photo opportunities
🎁 Giveaways & more surprises to be announced!
Come discover new stories, meet the people behind the pages, support independent authors and small businesses, and celebrate a community brought together by a love of reading. 🌿
🌸 INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING?
Vendor applications officially open October 1, 2026!
We’ll be accepting applications from authors, independent bookstores, publishers, literary organizations, bookish makers, and other book-related businesses interested in joining us for Stories in Bloom.
📅 Applications Open: October 1, 2026
📚 Event Date: April 18, 2027
📍 The Ten Hotel Gurnee
Applications will be available at:
www.thesocialmarketco.com
Questions? Contact Caelin at 224-419-1975
🌷📖 Stories are meant to be shared. This spring, watch them bloom.
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The Ten Hotel Gurnee, 6161 W Grand Ave.,Gurnee, Illinois, United States
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