BALTICON 44 ADVERTISING RATES
Balticon
44, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, is scheduled
for Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-31, 2010 at Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn in
Baltimore, MD. Author Guest of Honor: Tanya Huff; Artist Guest of Honor:TBA; Music/Filk Guest of Honor: TBA; 2009 Compton Crook Award
Winner: Paul Melko; 2010 Compton Crook Award Winner: TBA at the con; Fan Ghost of Honor: Hal Haag. Info: www.balticon.org.
ADVERTISING IN BSFAN:
Space is
available for purchasing or trading an ad in this year's BSFAN, the Balticon 44 convention souvenir book. Deadline for receipt of copy is March 31, 2010. Fan organizations may
purchase ads at a 50% discount, or may trade ad space. We can accept electronic
files or camera-ready hard copy for scanning.
The BSFAN is an award-winning annual
publication of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc., and it features
original art, original science fiction and fantasy writing, and highlights the
accomplishments of program participants at the annual science fiction
convention known as Balticon.
Circulation: Estimated readership/distribution is 1800-2000,
based on previous conventions.
Advertising
Rates (B&W):**
Full page
ad: $230
Half-page ad: $125
Quarter-page ad: $80
Business Card Size: $35
Bona-fide non-profit fan organizations are subject to a 50% discount
off these rates. Fan publications wishing to trade ads must request to do
so in writing by March 15, 2010.
Please email your reservation request along with your advertising
deadlines and specifications to: bsfan@bsfs.org.
**COLOR ADS:
A limited number of interior color pages are available; sorry, no
covers. A full color page (full bleed to edge if desired) is $300.
Please make sure electronic files for color printing are saved
using the CMYK (not RGB) colorspace. Please query
concerning other ad sizes.
Publication
Format for Ads: Two
column format, 8.5" x 11". Ads may run either vertically
or horizontally. Please allow 1/2" border on all sides. Bleed to edge
may be charged extra.
Acceptable Printing Materials: Please send black and white camera-ready
mechanicals only.** Camera-ready copy may also be emailed
as an attachment (pdf, psd,
tiff, or jpeg formats preferred--please query concerning other electronic
formats) to bsfan@bsfs.org or mailed on
disk or CDROM (readable on a Windows-based PC). Files over 3 megabytes in
size should be emailed to elwynsattic@gmail.com
or mailed on disk or CDROM.
Closing
Date: Final
camera-ready copy must be received no later than March 31, 2010. Please
query concerning other arrangements.
Mailing
Instructions: Send
all reservations and advertising copy to:
Balticon 44
PO Box 686
Baltimore, MD 21203-0686
Email: bsfan@bsfs.org
For further information, contact the Balticon 44
committee at (410) JOE-BSFS (410-563-2737 for the alphabetically challenged) or
bsfan@bsfs.org. Please make all monies
payable in U.S. currency to: Balticon 44. Please
specify if you require an invoice.
ADVERTISING OUTSIDE BSFAN:
For only 7 cents per item, your brochure, catalog, flyer or novelty item will
be placed in each registration packet by our enthusiastic volunteers. Of course
our freebie table is still free for your use, but if you want
to make a firm impression and have your items placed in the registration packet,
contact us at sponsorships@balticon.org.
Special rates for sponsorship of events such as con-suite or program room
"banner hanging sponsorships" are available upon request by
contacting sponsorships@balticon.org.
Best
Regards,
Patti Kinlock
BSFAN
Editor, Balticon 44
Contact
email: bsfan@bsfs.org
Alternate email (for receipt of large files or if above doesn't work): elwynsattic@gmail.com
Balticon 44 website: www.balticon.org
Please
feel free to distribute this information to anyone you think might be
interested. My apologies in advance for any accidental
duplication of emails.