Grassroots Strategies for a Killer Book Tour with Tucker Leighty-Phillips—March 11

For many authors, a successful book tour might feel like a pipe dream. You are in constant competition with other, more popular, better-selling authors for a limited number of event slots at popular indie bookstores, universities, and arts organizations. If those places don't respond to your emails, what other options do you have?

In this seminar, author and former music industry booking agent Tucker Leighty-Phillips will discuss alternatives to the traditional book tour, using do-it-yourself practices and grassroots community engagement. The workshop will provide practical advice for routing and booking tour dates, engaging local communities, and building a network of grassroots artists that support and uplift one another long after your book tour ends.

What you will learn how to

• How to route a DIY Book tour

• How to find potential event hosts / promoters

• How to drive attendance through community engagement

• How to be cost-effective while organizing your tour

Workshop takeaways

Each participant will come away with the skillset to begin organizing their own do-it-yourself book tour.

Additional info

This workshop will be recorded for the convenience of those unable to attend live. The recorded session will be emailed to participants the following day.

About the Instructor

Tucker Leighty-Phillips is the author of Maybe This Is What I Deserve, a short story collection published by Split/Lip Press in 2023. His work has been published in BOOTH, The Offing, The Adroit Journal, and elsewhere. He lives in Central Pennsylvania and works as the Publicity Manager for Appalshop, an Appalachian Arts & Media organization. Prior to writing, Tucker worked as a Booking Agent and Tour Manager in the music industry. Learn more about his work at TuckerLP.net