BOOKS, STORIES, COMMUNITY

October 1-9, 2026

“Responding to the Moment”

Sponsorship Packages:

To learn more about Lit Fest sponsorship opportunities or other sponsorship options please contact Associate Director Taryn Bowe, at taryn@mainewriters.org. If none of these packages are right, please be in touch to discuss other options.

Festival Founder $10,000

·      Thanked as founding sponsor by name at all festival events and on all print and digital materials

·      Naming rights to primetime event

·      Logo in prime position on Mainstage Banner & festival printed materials

·      Logo on Maine Lit Fest website, with hyperlink to company website

·      Digital logo on pre-event marketing emails and social media (10,000 people)

·      20 VIP Tickets to Signature Event and Reading

·      Invitation to Authors Reception

Festival Champion $5,000

·      Naming rights to primetime event

·      Logo in prime position on Mainstage Banner & festival printed materials

·      Logo on Maine Lit Fest website, with hyperlink to company website

·      Digital logo on pre-event marketing emails and social media (10,000 people)

·      10 VIP Tickets to Signature Event and Reading

·      Invitation to Authors Reception

Festival Patron $2,500

·      Logo on Mainstage Banner

·      Logo on Maine Lit Fest website, with hyperlink to company website

·      Digital logo on pre-event marketing emails and social media (10,000 people)

·      6 VIP Tickets to Signature Event and Reading

·      Invitation to Authors Reception

Festival Partner $1,000

·      Logo on Mainstage Banner

·      Logo on Maine Lit Fest website, with hyperlink to company website

·      Digital logo on pre-event marketing emails and social media to (10,000 people)

·      4 VIP Tickets to Signature Event and Reading

·      Invitation to Authors Reception

Festival Sponsor $500

·      Logo on Mainstage Banner

·      Logo on Maine Lit Fest website, with hyperlink to website

·      2 VIP Tickets to Signature Event and Reading

·     Invitation to Authors Reception

Sponsorship Visibility and Reach

Connect with:

  • MWPA’s network of over 1,750 members and 8,000 subscribers

  • MWPA’s 10,000 followers on social media

  • Up to 500 event attendees

  • Maine readers, writers, publishers, and booksellers