The Muse 2012 | Sponsor the Muse

“The Muse and the Marketplace,” the nation’s premier writing conference for authors, literary agents and publishers, returns to Boston for its eleventh annual year on Saturday and Sunday, May 5th and 6th at the historic Boston Park Plaza. Hosted by Grub Street, The Muse brings together more than 600 participants from around the nation for an inspiring weekend of writing and intellectual exchange. Want to joing our growing list of sponsors? Click here to read more.

2012 Sponsors

	Book Architecture Tel: 774.991.0808 www.bookarchitecture.com
	Blue Pencil Consulting 69 Collins Street Danvers, MA 01923 Tel: 978 777 8840 www.bluepencilconsulting.com/
	Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 05753 802-443-5286 www.middlebury.edu/academics/blwc/
	The Drum Literary Magazine A Literary Magazine For Your Ears Literature Out Loud: Submit short fiction and essays to www.drumlitmag.com/
	Mass Cultural Council www.massculturalcouncil.org
	National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov
	Newtonville Books 296 Walnut St. Newton, MA 617.244.6619 www.newtonvillebooks.com
	Porter Square Books 25 White St. (Porter Square Shopping Center) Cambridge, MA 617.491.2220 www.portersquarebooks.com
	Thoughtforms Corporation 543 Massachusetts Ave. West Acton, MA 01720 978-263-6019 www.thoughtforms-corp.com/
	UMass - Boston University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125-3393 www.umb.edu
	Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary and Entertainment Agency 535 Boylston Street, 11th Floor Boston, MA 617.262.2400 www.zshliterary.com/

sponsorship opportunities

The Muse conference annually presents businesses, non-profits and foundations with an unique opportunity to appeal to a sophisticated audience of cultural patrons and consumers – including Grub Street’s community of more than 10,000 – while directly enriching Boston’s artistic and literary landscape. All contributions are tax-deductible. We invite you to join us by participating in one of the following sponsorship opportunities and are pleased to offer the following rewards at each level. We are also happy to tailor sponsorship packages to suit your business' needs. Please contact Whitney Scharer, Development Director, at 617.695.0075 for details or to become a sponsor.

 

benefits of sponsorship

Sponsors will be rewarded in ways that make the most sense to them based on their level of sponsorship. Here are some of the benefits that can be customized to fit any package.

• Online links and logos
  Reach an educated audience of readers, writers and publishers.
  
  
• Printed materials
  Sponsors will be recognized in keepsake programs given to attendees and used for marketing purposes. Ad space is also available.
  
  
• Exhibition space
  Enjoy access to attendees with a table and/or signage in the registration area
  
  
• Flyers and Company info in Attendee Packets
  Get maximum attention with brochures or flyers in participants' folders.
  
  
• Sponsor a Session
  Introduce a guest speaker and have the opportunity to speak about your business before the session.
  
  
• Sponsor an Emerging Writer
  Name a sponsorship after your business or organization, and help a struggling writer fulfill their career aspirations. For $500, an emerging writer will be able to attend one day of the conference; for $1000, they can attend the entire conference and participate in the Manuscript Mart. We’ll highlight your sponsorship of a scholarship in all conference materials.
  
  
• Sponsor a “Shop Talk” Lunch Table
  Get your promotional materials in front of the people who matter most: the movers and shakers in the publishing world. For $1000, you can sponsor a “Shop Talk” table related to your business interests. We’ll highlight your sponsorship at the table and in all conference materials.
  
  
• Attend the Conference
  Major sponsors can attend The Muse free of charge. Sponsorship level determines the number of guest entries.
  
  
• Special Recognition at the Event
  Sponsors will be thanked from the podium during the keynote lunch.
  
  
• Networking Opportunities
  Come to the swanky invitation-only VIP parties on Friday, May 4th and hobnob with industry professionals, guest authors and Boston's literati.
  

sample sponsorship packages

Keynote Lunch Sponsor ~ $20,000
• Public acknowledgement at conference by Grub Street leadership
• Opportunity to place promotional materials and signs at all lunch tables
• Four full-access passes to The Muse workshops and panels ($1200 value)
• Six tickets to The Muse VIP cocktail party for authors and agents on Friday, May 4th
• Full page advertisement on inside front cover of The Muse program
• All Visiting Artists Sponsor-level benefits

Visiting Artists Sponsor ~ $15,000
• Four full-access passes to The Muse workshops and panels ($1500 value)
• Full-page advertisement on outside back cover of The Muse program
• All Patron-level benefits

Wordsmith Sponsor ~ $5,000
• Two full-access passes to The Muse workshops and panels ($700 value)
• Public acknowledgement at opening day of conference by Grub Street leadership
• A year of advertising on the Grub Street Daily (over 20,000 unique visitors)
• Full page advertisement on inside or outside back cover of The Muse program (two available)
• Four tickets to The Muse VIP cocktail party for authors and agents on Friday, May 4th
• All Session-level benefits

Session Sponsor ~ $2,500
• Opportunity to host one-hour seminar at the conference to promote your business or organization
• Promotional materials included in all attendees’ packets and in registration area
• Full page advertisement in The Muse program
• All Supporting-level benefits

Supporting Sponsor ~ $1,000
• All Contributing Sponsor benefits, plus
• 1/2 page advertisement in The Muse program
• Opportunity to display books or promotional material in registration area
• Three months of advertising on the Grub Street Daily, Grub's blog
• Inclusion in the conference press release and all PR outreach
• One basic access pass to The Muse workshops and panels ($365 value)
• One annual Grub Street membership ($60 value)
• Two tickets to The Muse VIP cocktail party for authors and agents on Friday, May 4th

Contributing Sponsor ~ $500
• 1/4 page advertisement in The Muse program
• Name recognition in conference program and on pre-event promotional materials
• Name and/or logo acknowledgement with link on the Grub Street website
• Opportunity to promote your events in our weekly email newsletter