Thank you for your interest in being a presenter or reader at New Renaissance Bookshop (NRB). We work very hard to make sure our programs are of the highest quality and best fit for our store. To be considered please use the following guidelines:

1. All proposals must be submitted in writing to me in one of the following ways: e-mail, gmnite@yahoo.com; fax to 503-224-5438; or by mail to c/o Connie/NRB, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210

2. In your short proposal (2-4 pages or a small attachment by email) include a description of what you would like to present (be specific about what you want to teach and what students will learn), your qualifications to do this work, any references, your name, phone #, fax #, e-mail address and home address (or a press kit and copy of your book or CD). Very specific and practical events works best for our customers. For emailed proposal attachments please name your document your name or the name of your business, NOT New Renaissance, NRB or New Ren.

3. If you are chosen by the event committee I will get in touch with you and let you know. It may take 3-6 months to be considered for a spot in our schedule. And if you are chosen you will need to have a good smiling photo, a 100 word write-up for your event and a 40 word bio for yourself.

4. Please don’t expect to be contacted right after you submit your proposal. Due to the number of people I work with this is not possible. If you want to be contacted please leave an email address.

5. Readers need to be prepared to give a sample reading so that we can see how your work would fit with what we do at the bookshop. And again, I need your proposal in writing and I will contact you if you are considered.

6. Evening events are from 7-8:30 pm and workshops do not begin before 10:30 am. If you are promoting a book or other materials you will go back to the store immediately after your event to sign books.

7. All presenters must be agree to the following points:

• We only work with presenters who are willing to have a 4 minimum for their event. Most times get more than this, but there are no guarantees.
• We collect all moneys from those who attend and split what we take in 50-50 with the presenter.

8. Our cancellation policy: if you are chosen to be a presenter and must cancel for any reason after the newsletter goes to print you will be charged a $200 cancellation fee to cover our cost for the newsletter space.

Once again, thank you for your interest in our programs,

Connie Hill
Event/Newsletter Manager
503-542-4330 ext 1287