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5312 W Vliet St,
Milwaukee, WI 53208

(414) 488-9545

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Thursday & Friday
10pm-6pm

Saturday & Sunday
10am-4pm

 

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 Self-Published Authors

Have you written a children’s or young adult title and think it’d be perfect on our shelfs? We want to hear from you! Sharing stories and amplifying BIPOC voices and characters is what we strive to do. In order to ensure that our process of selection is streamlined, we review self-published titles biannually in January (third week of January) and August (third week of August). We then select up to 10 authors (up to two (2) titles per author) to carry on consignment for at least 60 days. At that time we review the performance of the title to determine if we will continue to carry it in-store. If you fill out a request outside of these times, you may not be reviewed for consideration. Please be prepared to share a full PDF version of the title. We feature board book and hardcopy versions of titles for baby & picture books. For YA titles we carry both paperback and hardcopy versions. Expect a response requesting a virtual meeting within 15 days of filling out your request form. Although we love to meet authors, in person during business hours, we have the pleasure of meeting lots of people and don’t want to forget you or your body of work. We are unable to take a copy of your work for consideration in-store. We will also still request that you visit this page to formally request to have your title featured in-store. We look forward to sharing your story with the Rooted MKE family!

Open for submissions!

CONSIGNMENT PROGRAM

Rooted MKE is proud to support local authors through our consignment program, which allows us to carry and feature a much wider variety of self-published and print-on-demand titles than we could through traditional purchasing. We are new to providing shelf space to local and independent authors but are eager to share space and support BIPOC creatives. If you are interested in our consignment program, please review the information on our Consignment Request Form (pdf).

Sorry, we cannot accommodate walk-in or telephone inquiries about our Consignment Program.

Please contact us at hello@rootedmke.com if you have any questions or are unable to download our form.

Consignment Program Form

Book signing proposal

  • Thank you for considering Rooted MKE Bookstore to host your event. Because events require considerable labor, and because we want to ensure a successful event both for authors and for Rooted MKE, a formal proposal is required. We receive far more event requests than we're able to host, so a proposal helps us determine if we're a good fit.

  • To be considered for an event, your book must be available via Ingram, via your publisher, or via our consignment program. All books must be fully returnable, with a regular (REG) 40%+ discount. There is an industry-standard cooperative advertising fee (co-op), which supports staffing, venue costs, and inclusion in some of our marketing materials.

  • A physical copy of your book.

    The Title, ISBN of the book and a one-page book summary.

    Short bio about you that relates to your book.

    Why is Rooted MKE the ideal location for your event?

    What is the planned publicity and outreach for your event, apart from Rooted MKE's marketing?

    Please share with us what media you have already reached out to / secured.

    Include the number of email subscribers and social media followers (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter) that you have.

    How many of your friends and family do you know will attend your event?

    If we feel it’s a good fit and your event is confirmed, we’ll need a professional headshot and image of the book cover.

  • At this time, our events are hosted after-hours at 7pm, Saturdays 3pm or later and Sundays after 12:00pm, and the audience for local, non-traditionally published authors will largely be made up of the author's friends and family. To keep our stores open after hours, we need to know that an audience of 30+ people from your own outreach will attend. Also, please make sure that in addition to major national retailers, your website links to Rooted MKE Bookstore’s website for book purchase.

  • email your complete proposal to admin@rootedmke.com. We will review your proposal and contact you within 30 days. Please note that we reserve the right to edit event and author descriptions for our print, advertising, email, website, and calendar materials.