1. Fill out the form below by February 26th
   
   
2. Post about Indie Press Month on your social channels during March 
1. Tag us on Instagram @indiepubs 
2. Tag the indie presses your display features (optional but advisable!) 
3. The IPC and participating publishers will amplify your posts
4. Don’t have social? That’s ok! You can still enter by submitting (see below) 
   
   
3. Submit photos/videos of your display to Display Contest Submission Form by Sunday, March 16, by 11:59 pm. 
   
   
4. What do we mean by displays and what "counts?"
1. Window displays! Table displays! Instagram posts! BookToks! Landing page features! We want to see your creativity... on display! 
2. Make sure 40% of the titles are from our Indie Press Month Playlist.  
3. Check out the featured press titles here (Also available as an Edelweiss list). 
   
   
5. March 25th: Get ready to win!  Winners and Runners Up will be announced in Shelf Awareness. 
   
   

IMPORTANT DATES

January and February: Stores sign up, member publishers informed about participating stores

February 23-26: Winter Institute, last chance for bookstore sign-up 

March 5: Display contest launch and coordinated social media posting 

• Participating store list will be featured in media/social media by Shelf Awareness, Independent Publishers Caucus, the Independent Bookseller, and Bookshop.org, and will be included on March 5 press release to all media outlets. A great opportunity to be featured in a national media campaign!
  
  
• Indie Press Month Marketing Assets for social media and in-store displays (includes printable shelf talkers and flyers) 

March (rolling) : weekly IPC social posts featuring bookstore displays and IPM titles 

March 25: Winners announced in Shelf Awareness; press release to all media

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