Get Involved

The Festival depends on you to be successful!

Volunteering

We ♥️ volunteers!

There’s plenty of opportunity to work a small shift as part of the literary festival. To indicate your interest, please fill out a Google Form and our volunteer coordinator will follow up soon.

Programs

We’re planning a series of short programs during the festival. Stay tuned for opportunities to sign up to host/present during one of these sessions.

Author Tables

The application window for 2026 has passed but if you would like to be added to the waitlist / notified to sign up for 2027, please fill out the form below. This form will also subscribe you to our Substack so you can stay up to date on all things HLF.

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Name *

Please use your legal name.

Author Name *

Please share the name you’d like to go by (e.g., a pen name or other name not associated with your legal name).

Genres

Please list the genres you’re associated with. If there’s more than one, list them in order of priority or title volume.

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

— Select state —AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingState

Zip Code

Please share your primary mailing address. This address is needed for our invoicing system.

Website Author Address

Phone *

Your best-contact phone number.

Email *

Website / URL

Please provide the URL to your author website. Your website is not a social-media page. If you do not have a site, leave this item blank.

Social Media Links

Please share any links (in full URL format) you’d like associated with your account.

Volunteer Support

• I may need the support of a volunteer for lunch.

Food trucks are available for purchasing lunch. Volunteers will be on hand to assist with running food if you do not wish to leave your table. You may also opt to bring your own lunch. Checking this box (or leaving it blank) does not commit you to using or not-using a volunteer; rather, it merely helps us to plan ahead.

Author Mingle *

• I am likely to attend.
• I am unlikely to attend.
• I’ll decide whether to attend when the mingle begins.

A casual author mingle event will be held at the Bluestocking Bookshop (at the Holland Town Center) after the Festival concludes. Food and beverages are provided. Please let us know your inclination — this is not a fixed RSVP but rather a way for us to estimate an order-of-magnitude headcount for event planning.

Interactive Programming *— Select Choice —I prefer not to participate.I would participate in a panel discussion with other authors in my genre.I would be willing to do a short public reading.I would be willing to read and to participate on a panel.

During the Festival, we will offer interactive programming. Time and space are limited but we will accommodate as many authors as we can. Please indicate your interest with this drop-down field. In the “comments” box below, list the single genre you’d be willing to join as a panelist.

Comments

Please share any additional information you think is relevant to your application. This box is not appropriate for questions — we ask that you send an email to AUTHORS@HOLLANDLITFEST.ORG to present questions.

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