The Jersey City Book Fair: Produced by Marc Polite & Millicent Ansah
About this Event
📚 Jersey City Book Fair
✨ A Free Community Celebration of Books, Literacy & Storytelling
Join us for the inaugural Jersey City Book Fair, a first-of-its-kind community event created to celebrate literature, storytelling, and literacy while bringing together readers, authors, educators, creatives, and book lovers from across Jersey City and beyond.
Produced by author and poet Marc Polite and curator and poet Millicent Ansah, the Jersey City Book Fair was created to strengthen our local literary community while making books, storytelling, and literacy accessible to all.
📖 Our Mission
To provide a FREE, accessible event that promotes literacy, fosters a love of reading, and creates meaningful connections between authors, readers, educators, and community organizations. Through engaging programming, book-centered experiences, and intentional partnerships, we aim to uplift diverse voices, encourage lifelong learning, and strengthen our local literary ecosystem.
🎤 What to Expect
- 📚 Author book tables & book signings
- 💬 Engaging panel discussions
- 🎙️ Poetry performances
- 🧒 Children's & family literacy activities
- 🤝 Community resources
- ✍🏾 Opportunities to connect with local writers, educators, publishers, artists, and literary organizations
📣 Calling All Authors, Publishers & Literacy Organizations!
We're currently accepting vendor applications from:
- 📖 Authors
- 🏛️ Publishers
- 🛍️ Independent bookstores
- 📚 Literacy organizations
- 🍎 Educational programs
- 🧒 Children's & youth literacy initiatives
- 👨🏽🏫 Adult literacy organizations
- 💼 Businesses and community organizations whose work aligns with literacy, books, education, and publishing
Whether you're promoting a new release, sharing literacy resources, or connecting with the community through your business or organization, we'd love to have you join us!
💲 Vendor Fees
- 🟫 Full Table: $60
- 🟨 Half Table: 30
- ❤️ Can't table but still want to support the Jersey City Book Fair? Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated! Your generosity helps offset event logistics, programming, featured artists, and operational costs, allowing us to keep admission FREE and ensure this community-centered celebration of books and literacy remains accessible to everyone.
Every contribution—whether through a vendor table or a donation, helps us invest in local authors, literary programming, and a vibrant literary community for Jersey City and beyond.
❤️ Vendor fees directly support event logistics, programming, and featured artists, allowing the Jersey City Book Fair to remain FREE and open to the community.
🎟️ Event Admission is FREE!
Everyone is welcome to attend the inaugural Jersey City Book Fair at no cost.
📲 Please reserve your FREE attendee ticket so we can plan accordingly, anticipate attendance, and keep you informed about event updates and announcements.
📚✨ Discover new books.
🤝 Meet local authors.
🎤 Experience live poetry.
🌱 Connect with your community.
❤️ Celebrate the power of literacy.
📧 Questions or interested in tabling?
For vendor inquiries, partnership opportunities, or general event questions, please email [email protected].
We can't wait to welcome you to the inaugural Jersey City Book Fair! 🎉📖
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 70.23
