How to Reach the Hudson Children’s Book Festival

Contact:

Email: hudsonchildrensbookfestival@gmail.com

Community Organizations

Information needed by exhibitors, such as community organizations, can be reached at Hcbfcommunityroom@gmail.com

2024 author applications are now closed, and we are no longer accepting any more applications.

If you’d like to be a participating author at the 2024 Hudson Children’s Book Festival, our 2024 author application will be available in January on our website. Please check back at that time to apply.

Authors & Illustrators — Would you like to participate in the 2024 Festival?

If you’d like to be a participating author at the 2024 Hudson Children’s Book Festival, please complete our online application.  Participating authors and illustrators are chosen at our discretion and each applicant will be notified of their status whether accepted or not. If you are not chosen as a participating author, you will be placed on a wait list. The deadline for applying is February 16, 2024.

Volunteering

If you would like to lend a hand and become a volunteer for festival day, please send an email to hudsonchildrensbookfestival@gmail.com.

Festival hours run from 10 am – 3pm, so please indicate whether you can work a half day or a full day. Half day morning hours run from 10 am – 1pm, and half day afternoon hours run from 1 pm – 3 pm.

We could also use your help the Friday before with setup! Set up begins at 3 pm, so please indicate if you are available to help on Friday as well. We would appreciate any and all help!

Ellen Hopkins

Bryan Collier

Brendan Wenzel

Brendan Wenzel

Ty Allan Jackson