A CALL FOR BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS!
MIAMI, FL Oct. 26, 2007 – Volunteer at the 24th annual Miami Book Fair International, a premier program of Miami Dade College’s Florida Center for the Literary Arts, and become a part of a celebration of culture.
The Book Fair runs Nov. 4 through Nov. 11 and will host thousands of book lovers from across the globe who will come to enjoy the Festival of Authors, the Street Fair, the International Pavilions Village, the new Translation Market, and much more!
Volunteers can choose from many areas such as:
• Author Escorts
• Children’s Alley
• Student Literary Encounters
• Food Vendors
• Information/Survey/Merchandising
• Media Relations
• Parade
• Write Out Loud Café
• Transportation Program
• Ushering – Ibero-American Authors Program
• Book Fair Office
• Corporate Sponsors
• Exhibitors
• Hospitality Suite- Hotel
• International Pavilions
• Opening Day
• Room Hosts
• Street Fair Performance Stage
• Ushering- English Language Authors
The largest and finest book fairs in the nation, the Book Fair will feature hundreds of authors over eight exciting days. There will be literary voices from around the world that will offer volunteers and Book Fair-goers a truly unique multi-cultural literary experience. New to the fair this year will be a Translation Market that will provide a venue to spread literature across nations and languages.
Learn more about volunteering for the book fair and sign up at http://www.miamibookfair.com.
If you would like more information on volunteering or need assistance in completing the online application, please call 305-237-3258 or email Rolando García at rolando.garcia@mdc.edu. You can also email the Miami Book Fair International at wbookfair@mdc.edu.
Media-only contacts: Beverly C. Rodrigues, MDC media relations director, 305-237-3949, brodrigu@mdc.edu;Juan Mendieta, MDC communications director, 305-237-7611, jmendiet@mdc.edu or Lisa Palley, 305-642-3132, lpalley@bellsouth.net.