We couldn’t put RAGT on without the generosity of our amazing sponsors — and there are so many ways to be a sponsor! Opportunities include:
- Sponsoring a boardroom, where you can create your own breakout schedule that compliments, but does not conflict with, the main activities (meals, booksignings, etc…) of the event.
- Sponsor a Meal/Party! Authors or publishers sponsoring a party or meal will get additional promotion on the RAGT website, the RAGT Facebook page, at the event – as well as the gratitude of all attendees.
- Sponsorship does not need to be huge! Other sponsorship ideas include: Cash sponsorship, badges & lanyards, etc…
We are always accepting sponsorship proposals for parties, and for some meals. If it happens that we are full up for the current event (i.e., there are only so many meals to account for!), we’d still be happy to note that you are interested in case changes occur. Plus there are often other, comparable ways to sponsor that Lori can suggest to you!
Have an idea for a sponsorship? Send it in!
Individual Sponsors and Contributors
Discretionary Cash Sponsors:
Sponsors of Specific Items:
- Badges & lanyards - Trinity Blacio
- Goodybags - Barbara Devlin and Summer Hanford
- Graphic Design - Robin Ludwig Design Inc. PLEASE NOTE: All authors & publishers are free to donate books and promo to go in the goody bags, and/or raffle prizes to be included in our amazing raffles. Goody bag items and raffle baskets are not considered sponsored items.
Boardroom Sponsors
Each Boardroom will have its own hour-by-hour schedule for the whole event. Below each Boardroom, see links for individual schedules.
Detailed Boardroom schedules will also be available at the event itself.
Find out more about RAGT Boardrooms →
Thursday
Many of you are already at the hotel, awaiting our regularly scheduled activities, but until announcements are made in the ballroom on Thursday at 6:00pm, drop into one of the listed rooms to visit with authors, grab some swag, take photos, meet up with other attendees – and just have fun with a fast and loose schedule that depends on YOU and what you want.
- RIVERVIEW (Author Boardroom):
9:00am – 12:00pm
Hope Ford12:15pm – 3:15pm
Nancy Herkness
- TALL STACKS (Author Boardroom):
TJ Logan, Val Clarizio and Gracie Guy
Boardroom details coming soon!
- BLUEGRASS (Author Boardroom):
Cari Lynn Webb, Tracy Solheim, and Melinda Curtis
Boardroom details coming soon!
- BRIDGES (Author Boardroom):
Amanda Uhl, Ava Cuvay, Cindy Tanner, and Melanie Jayne
Boardroom details coming soon!
- DEARBORN (Author Boardroom):
Boardroom details coming soon!
Friday & Saturday
- RIVERVIEW (Author Boardroom):
Tara Taylor Quinn and Jane Porter
Boardroom details coming soon!
- TALL STACKS (Author Boardroom):
Jayne Rylon, Amy J. Hawthorn and Zoe York.
Boardroom details coming soon!
- THOROUGHBRED (Author Boardroom):
Regina Kyle, Naima Simone, Priscilla Oliveras, and Sonali Dev
Boardroom details coming soon!
You and some friends want to sponsor together? Great! Four authors max for group sponsorship of boardrooms. Thanks.
Meal & Party Sponsors
Everyone comes together at the meals and parties. It’s a great sponsorship opportunity and fills up quickly every year!
Wednesday Party
Sponsored by Gracie Guy and Wendi Zwaduk
SINGO EARLY BIRD PARTY
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Party details coming soon!
Thursday Evening Party
Sponsored by Jenn McKinlay and Lori Wilde.
RAGT25 WELCOME PARTY
- Party details coming soon!
Friday Breakfast
Sponsored by Sam Cheever
*Subject to change based on availability.
Friday Lunch
Sponsored by Rochelle Bradley and Tina DeSalvo
*Subject to change based on availability.
Friday Dinner
Sponsored by Irene Lawless
*Subject to change based on availability.
Friday Party
Sponsored by Jessica Lemmon and Annie Rains
Saturday Breakfast
Sponsored by Abbie Roads, Jennie Marts, and Diana Munoz Stewart
*Subject to change based on availability.
Saturday Lunch
Sponsored by TJ Logan, Val Clarizio, and Gracie Guy
*Subject to change based on availability.
Saturday Dinner
Sponsored by Lori Foster and Allen Foster
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*Subject to change based on availability.
Saturday Evening Party
Sponsored by Jenn Stark & Toni Blake
8th Annual Booklovers' Bingo & Pajama Party
The party’s not over yet! Join us for the 7th Annual Booklovers’ Bingo Bash for fun, laughter, and a whole lot of bouncing balls! Players wearing PJs (Family Friendly Only!) are welcome with special prizes awarded, along with giveaways and prizes for Bingo winners. We hope to see you there!
Sponsored by Rochelle Bradley and Tina DeSalvo
Sponsored by Irene Lawless
Sponsored by Jessica Lemmon and Annie Rains
Sponsored by Abbie Roads, Jennie Marts, and Diana Munoz Stewart
Sponsored by TJ Logan, Val Clarizio, and Gracie Guy
Sponsored by Lori Foster and Allen Foster
Sponsored by Jenn Stark & Toni Blake
8th Annual Booklovers' Bingo & Pajama Party
Sponsor Squares
As soon as registration begins, you can start promoting your books on this site! Every year, readers ask which books will be available. Now authors can let them know in advance so readers can get their books personalized at the event. It’s a terrific way for authors to add name recognition and to get readers geared up!
Here’s how it works:
Around this site are small sections like the two examples directly below. Each section features four 144x144px images. Go ahead and refresh the page. Notice how the Sponsor Squares changed around, and how each set is different? That’s because the ad sections are randomly pulling four images from a pool of Sponsor Squares. When there aren’t many in the pool, the impressions will be more frequent. When there are more in the pool, the impressions will be fewer.
Visit the promotion & advertising page for more details.