FOR AUTHORS & NARRATORS

• Author and narrator table fees are due upon registration. 
• If you opted to pay the deposit only, final payment will be invoiced to you and is due by 12/30/2021. 
• If full payment is not made by then, you will forfeit your table placement. Thank you for understanding.

• ALLURE sells full tables only. 
• If you want to split a full table with another author, it is your responsibility to arrange payment with the sharing author. 
• Please notate whether or not you will be sharing a table on the registration form. See the FAQ section below for more information about table sharing.
• Narrator Cocktail Tables cannot be split.

AUTHORS TABLES

• Each table is 6 ft. long. 
• 2 chairs only, maximum of 4 people.
• We cannot guarantee access to an electrical outlet. 
• Black Tablecloths 

NARRATOR TABLES

• Cocktail table shared with 3 narrators/individuals
• Standing only, no chairs
• If you are bringing a paid assistant, they will be included in the 3 individuals at your table. Spouses who are not there as a paid assistant will not be permitted to "linger" near the table due to lines and crowd control.
• Due to the small table size, selling products is not permitted at the narrator cocktail tables. If you have products to sell, we recommend you join the VENDOR FAIR.

NOTE: Production Company Exceptions

• Production companies who are PREMIER SPONSORS only will be given a full 6 ft. table at the signing.

Assistant registration may be added at any time up until August 1, 2022. To add an Assistant to your existing registration, please fill out this form. If you haven't registered yet, there is a section for assistants on the main registration form. The cost for an assistant is $50.

What does my assistants registration include?

Assistant registration includes the following: 

• Welcome Bag 
• Early entry into the ALLURE book signing for set up.
• Assistant Registration does NOT include special event tickets, such as the Fire & Ice Ball and Prohibition Night.

PLEASE NOTE: 

• Maximum 2 assistants per author. Each one will require a separate $50 payment.
• If you are table sharing, only 1 assistant per author.
• Author & narrator assistants are considered to be anyone (friend/spouse/etc) whose primary responsibility is to help an author/narrator and is actively working with the author/narrator. 
• Assistants are considered guests of the signing author/narrator and will be under the responsibility of their sponsoring author and/or narrator. 
• General Admission tickets will NOT allow access to the signing room before or after the signing. They must have an assistants pass.

Cover model registration may be added at any time up until August 1, 2022. To add a cover model to your existing registration, please fill out this form. If you haven't registered yet, there is a section for cover models on the main registration form. The cost for a cover model is $50.

What does my Cover Model registration include?

Assistant registration includes the following: 

• Welcome Bag 
• Early entry into the ALLURE book signing.
• Cover Model Registration does NOT include special event tickets, such as the Fire & Ice Ball and Prohibition Night.

PLEASE NOTE: 

• Cover models are expected to remain fully clothed at all times. 
• Cover models are considered guests of the signing author/narrator and will be under the responsibility of their sponsoring author and/or narrator. 
• General Admission tickets will NOT allow access to the signing room before or after the signing. They must have an assistants pass.

Due to the small table size, this table is strictly for signing. No products can be sold at cocktail tables. If you would like to sell products, we recommend you join the VENDOR FAIR. Please contact allureaudiobookcon@gmail.com with any questions.

Event tickets are managed by Event Brite. The best and easiest way for you to find out if you bought special event tickets is to check that site.

The answer is that we honestly don't know how many people will be there. We won't have a close to accurate number until a week or so before the signing. Here's why:

1. The total number of tickets sold as of today will be different tomorrow, so anything we tell you will be inaccurate by the day of the signing. Because of this, we decided to stop releasing ticket sale information. It will never be an accurate number. 
2. Every author will bring a different amount of books regardless of the number of tickets sold. Why? Because each have a different following and fan base. Author Jane Doe might sell 10x more books than Author Sally Smith simply because Author Jane has a more significant fan base. Only you know what you sell.
3. We are unable to estimate attendance. This is our inaugural event so we do not have any historical data on attendance or ticket sales. We can only say that we continue to sell tickets every day, and we anticipate a bump in daily sales once our Facebook ads targeting Chicago romance readers begin running. How many tickets we will ultimately sell is anyone's guess.

We have a few suggestions when considering the number of books to have on hand and what titles to have more of:

1. Get to know the attendees by being active in the ALLURE Audiobook Con Attendee Group. Tell them about your books and push your pre-order form. We cannot stress this enough. 
2. If it's a series, always bring more of book 1.
3. Your bestseller on Amazon will probably be your bestseller at the signing too. Be sure to have enough of that book on hand.
4. Is your narrator attending? Bring more of those books.
5. If your narrator is going to be there, their fan base should also be considered. If they have a large following, you will probably sell more of that book.
6. Posting frequently about your book events helps bring out your super fans. They won't come if they don't know you're there :)

ALLURE sells full tables only. If you want to split a full table with another author, it is your responsibility to arrange payment with the sharing author. ALLURE is not responsible for your payment arrangements.

To sign up:

• Author 1 (the paying author) must complete the registration form and submit payment. When completing the registration, they must enter the name of the author they are sharing a table with in the TABLE SHARING section.
• Author 2 (non-paying author) must complete the registration form, but bypass the table selection. They must also enter the name of the person they will be sharing a table with in the TABLE SHARING section. After completing the form, skip the PayPal section ONLY if you did not choose to attend the workshops or bring an assistant. Click submit.

The workshops are for authors and narrators only. 

Please email allureaudiobookcon@gmail.com to add a workshop pass to any EXISTING registration. We will send you an invoice via PayPal. Once it's paid, we will adjust your registration and add you to the workshop attendee list.

If you do not plan on being a signing author or narrator but would like to attend the workshops ONLY, please complete the registration form and choose accordingly from the drop down.

9/17/22 UPDATE: PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. THERE MAY BE SEAT AVAILABILITY THE DAY OF DEPENDING ON NO-SHOWS. PLEASE SEE AN ALLURE VOLUNTEER ON FRIDAY 9/23 ABOUT DOOR SALES.

Refund of table fees are as follows:

• Full Refund Request Deadline: March 1, 2022
• 50% Refund Request Deadline: April 1, 2022

Email refund requests to allureeadiobookcon@gmail.com. 

Please title your email REFUND REQUEST.

Refund request must have a time stamp by or before the deadline listed above.

If you miss the deadline, we suggest using our author/narrator only Facebook group to see if an author knows someone who might be interested in buying your table space.

As a thank you to our sponsors, ALLURE will promote sponsoring authors and narrators from the time the sponsorship is made up until the date of the signing. Due to the many upfront costs associated with spotlighting our sponsors (such as sponsorship signage, promotion, swag, event programs, etc), all sponsorships are non-refundable. Thank you for understanding. 

This group is for signing authors and narrators ONLY (no readers and fans). We will use this group for a wide variety of things, including important updates and changes pertaining to ALLURE. Authors & narrators can also coordinate travel plans with each other, make group dinner arrangements, and more. Please click HERE to join.

The ALLURE Audiobook Con Attendee Group is a place for you to interact with fans, showcase your work, and get them excited to see you in Chicago! Click HERE to join.

Click HERE to get a custom graphic to show off that you'll be an attending author or narrator at ALLURE 2022!

Please be sure to LIKE our Facebook Page and FOLLOW us on Instagram and Twitter. Post shares and retweets are greatly appreciated and will help contribute the success of ALLURE.

Table fees do not include tickets to special events, such as Prohibition Night and the Fire & Ice Ball. Please click HERE to purchase special event tickets.

A group hotel booking code will be available one year prior to the signing. If the hotel block sells out, we can try to reserve additional space as needed but there is no guarantee. Please book early to ensure the lowest rate. Click HERE for more information about our venue.

A list of book pre-order links will be posted in the ALLURE Audiobook Con Attendee Group. Click HERE to add your link to the list.

*NOTE: If a narrator for one of your books is going to be attending ALLURE, we highly suggest you notate that next to the appropriate book on your order form.