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Freebie Tables

  • contact:  promos@wiscon.net
  • Freebie tables will return at the next in-person WisCon.
  • We accept deliveries from late April until the week before the convention.

Do you have swag promoting your book, convention, podcast, or other project that you’d like promote to WisCon attendees?  You’ll want to consider our Freebie Tables!  While most conventions and conferences traditionally have swag bags, as part of our sustainability initiatives we’ve switched to Freebie Tables — these allow our members to pick and choose what catches their eyes, which eliminates a lot of paper waste.

What can I send?

Anyone can provide things to be placed on the freebie tables, but all items will be reviewed in light of our guiding principles and we do reserve the right to discard any items that we deem inappropriate.  If you’re not sure if your promotional items are right for WisCon, we encourage you to contact us at the email address at the top of the page to inquire.

How much should I send?

WisCon caps its membership at 1,000 — most years we have an average of 800-900 members.  You are welcome to send the number of items that feels right to you, but bear in mind that anything left on the Freebie Tables will either be donated (books) or discarded (everything else).

If you’d like some guidance on how much to send and where to send it, please contact us at the email address above.  Let us know what you’re interested in sending so that we can give you an estimate.  We especially encourage you to contact us in advance if you are interested in shipping multiple boxes of books.

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At-Con Promotions

So you’ve kickstarted your new publishing company devoted to feminist pickle analysis. You’re ready to start selling books, but you need to advertise! Where to go? Who to pay?

WisCon, obviously.

WisCon loves feminist pickle analysis! But did you know that WisCon takes advertising? You didn’t??

WisCon happily sells advertising space in our Souvenir Book, and we accept sponsors for our Programming Book. Rates for the Souvenir Book vary, from a mere $45 to $1200, and sponsorship of the Program Book is $3000. Check out our rates sheet (downloadable PDF) for more information.

Advertising deadline is April 12.

Some of our past advertisers include: the James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award, Small Beer Press, the University of Toronto Press, RainbowCon, Tor, Aqueduct Press, and the Helsinki Worldcon Bid.

Contact advertising@wiscon.net with any questions you might have. We look forward to working with you!