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AUTHOR INTEREST PROCESS
We are collecting Author Interest Forms regarding our
2026 FanGrrrl Romance Recs Premier Book Signing Event,
taking place at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs in beautiful Orlando, Florida on September 11 & 12, 2026!
We only have a max of 116 tables for our fabulous event! Therefore, Rebecca (our Founder) put together a selection team to evaluate every submission of the Author Interest Form based on the following criteria:
– Primary subgenre written under Romance genre
– Primary tropes under subgenre
– Romantic relationship of characters (M/F, Why Choose/Poly, & LGBTQ)
– Current best seller ranking on Amazon
– Rankings in overall Kindle Store
– Ratings on Amazon & Goodreads
– # of TT / Insta/ FB / X / FB page Followers
– # of FB Group Members & activity in author’s FB group
– Participation & support on FanGrrrl socials
– Emoji reviews written by Rebecca
– Popularity of books on social media, such as BookTok and FB Reader Groups
– Up-and-coming new authors with tons of potential
– Committed author referrals/recommendations
As you can see, there is a lot to factor in when extending invitations and we take it very seriously.
In addition to the above, we have a reading team that is reading a sample of the preferred book submitted by the author on their interest form. Based on the reading teams overall impression, invites are extended or the authors are placed at the top of the priority waitlist. The reading team will also post a recommendation for the book in the group (if they genuinely loved it,) regardless if the author has an invitation extended.
Timeline: we are so excited that we have had such an overwhelming positive response! Currently the selection team is working through submissions and extending invites on a first-come-first serve basis to applicants the team selects based on one or more of the criteria mentioned above. We do have current STATISTICS that are updated as our line-up progresses, and we are also posting Inside Scoop announcements (authors who have committed to sign with us) on Fridays at 5PM EST in our FB Group Featured Section:
FanGrrrl 💜 Romance Recs (Book Signing Events!)
We hope to have the line-up finalized by the end of this year, as tickets will go on sale in 2025. If you have not been invited by the end of this year, then you have been put on our waitlist. If we are unable to extend an invitation for this particular event, we would love for you to re-apply for subsequent events with us! We really appreciate your interest!
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It is NOT too late to submit interest, as we are again, extending invitations based on multiple criteria and a later submission might just fit the bill! The form will be kept open and it will serve as a waitlist. If you have any questions about the form, you can msg the FanGrrrl Romance Recs handle or email the address listed on the form.
https://fangrrrlromancerecs.com/author-interest-form/
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A note from Rebecca:
This is JUST the beginning! We plan to host a FanGrrrl Romance Recs Premier Book Signing Event in Orlando, Florida… annually! So if an author isn’t extended an invitation this time, there is a possibility for a future signing with the way we plan to grow!
Please know though, one of the reasons I put the selection team together is to help create an amazing line-up for this particular event. My voice counts, yes, but so does the voice of the entire team 💜. I am rooting for each and every one of the authors who have submitted interest!
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