2026 Printers Row Lit Fest Program Application

Please complete the form below. Submissions are due by June 5, 2026. Proposals will be reviewed for consideration through July. You will only be contacted if your proposal has been accepted.

Printers Row Lit Fest receives hundreds of high-quality proposals each year. To strengthen your proposal, please be as specific as can be. Proposed programs should be relevant, engaging, and well-suited to a book festival audience. It is our aim to feature presenters who are diverse in backgrounds, pursuits, affiliations, and ages. Programs are generally 45 minutes long. Please keep all of this in mind when submitting this application.

Note: Chicago's 41st annual Printers Row Lit Fest is an in-person event, which will take place on stages in the historic Printers Row neighborhood on September 12 and 13, 2026. We are not accepting proposals for virtual programming at this time.

Select your role*

Your name*

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Your email*

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If you are a publicist, agent, or assistant, who is the author you're submitting on behalf of?

What is the title of your/their new release? Please include publication date, genre and publisher.

What genre is the book?

Please list most significant recent appearance(s) of proposed author, including event names, dates, locations and attendance:

Please select the most appropriate program format you're proposing.*

If proposing a program, please share details below - e.g. proposed title, short description, significance, names of panelists (2-3 panelists + moderator) or readers (3-4 readers + emcee):

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