BALTICON 44 ADVERTISING INFORMATION & 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: Howard Tayler; Music/Filk Guest of Honor: TBA; Science Guest of Honor:  Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.; 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.