Participation at the Home School Book Fair is BY INVITATION ONLY. There is usually a waiting list to get in. Invitations are mailed out to the previous year's exhibitors in November. After they have had a chance to respond, invitations are mailed in January to new exhibitors on the waiting list. New exhibitors are placed on the waiting list after their products or services have been evaluated.

The price of a 10' x 10' booth space starts at $375. This price includes an 8' back drape, two 3' side drapes, one 8' draped table, two chairs, and one ID sign. It also includes a FREE listing of the exhibitor organization in the official Book Fair Program and on this website with a link to the exhibitor's website. (See Exhibitors Page.) Payment must be made in full at the time the booth reservation is made.

Vendor (exhibitor) workshops are also available at an additional fee of $200 per exhibitor. There is room on the program for 16 exhibitors to give Vendor Workshops. The workshops are 60 minutes long and are given twice — once on Friday and again at the same time on Saturday. Maximum seating capacity in any Vendor Workshop room is 70 people.

We also distribute free literature bags to all families who attend. These bags contain the promotional literature of organizations who provide products or services to the home school community. It is not necessary to be an exhibitor at the Home School Book Fair to participate in this service.

Attendance at the 2010 Home School Book Fair was 4,200 adults, representing 3,300 families, and 2,000 children.

We normally DO NOT ISSUE invitations to the following types of exhibitors:

• discounters
• tutorial services
• local umbrella schools
• single-book author/publishers
• single-product companies
• home sales companies such as Amway, Avon, etc.
• vitamin and health food companies
• general retail bookstores or teacher supply stores
• start-up companies whose products have not been used by home schoolers yet

In addition, we don't need any new general distributors of educational materials.

What we look for in an exhibitor:

We are looking for exhibitors with unique products for home schoolers that fill a need currently not being met. Two examples of needs not being met are encyclopedias published from a Christian perspective or professional science CD's from a Christian perspective.

We tend to favor exhibitors who publish their own materials or market their own products in a professional manner.

To apply for an exhibitor invitation:

If you are interested in renting booth space for the Book Fair, we must receive the following information:

• a copy of your product catalog
• or a detailed price list
• samples of your most popular products
• a cover letter explaining
  • your mission statement
  • how long you have been in business
  • your goals for ministering to home school families

Product Review:

• For first round consideration, samples and information need to be received between SEPTEMBER 1st and NOVEMBER 10th, in order to give our staff ample time to review them.
• Materials received between November 11th and December 31st will be considered only if space allows. Please note that we rarely have space to consider materials received after November 11th. Please do not send any materials after December 31st unless specifically requested to do so.
• Please DO NOT SEND your materials during the months of JUNE, JULY or AUGUST as our staff takes those months off.
• Please DO NOT SEND them to our post office box.
• If you wish your materials to be returned, include a mailing container and prepaid postage.

All materials for review should be sent to:

Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman
1608 Park Ridge
Arlington TX 76012
817-299-0484
WellspringofWisdom@earthlink.net