Current cross-promotions
for sapphic fiction authors
Sapphic Book Bingo 2023
Type of cross-promotion:
Reading challenge
Description:
The Sapphic Book Bingo is a year-long reading challenge with two different bingo cards readers can choose, the regular card and the Book Unicorn card.
There are weekly posts with recommendations for each square of the bingo cards, but readers can also read any sapphic book that fits one of the category descriptions to fill their bingo card.
Thousands of readers are participating, plus many readers use the weekly book recommendation posts to find books for their to-be-read lists, even if they aren’t into reading challenges.
Date:
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Deadline:
The Sapphic Book Bingo is a huge organizational endeavor, which requires me to put together the book lists for each post months before the event starts, so the deadline has already passed.
However, there are other ways to use the Sapphic Book Bingo to market your books—click the “find out more” button below.
Genre:
Any genre, as long as it’s sapphic fiction
Requirements:
Sharing with your readers via social media and your newsletter (provided you have one)
Sapphic Book Bingo 2024
Type of cross-promotion:
Reading challenge
Description:
The Sapphic Book Bingo 2024 is a year-long reading challenge with two different bingo cards readers can choose, the regular card and the “hidden gems” card.
There are weekly posts with recommendations for each square of the bingo cards, but readers can also read any sapphic book that fits one of the category descriptions to fill their bingo card.
Thousands of readers are participating, plus many readers use the weekly book recommendation posts to find books for their to-be-read lists, even if they aren’t into reading challenges.
Date:
January 1 – December 31, 2024
Deadline:
You can submit your sapphic books for inclusion in the Sapphic Book Bingo 2024 now. The deadline is November 1, 2023.
Genre:
Any genre, as long as it’s sapphic fiction and fits one of the categories.
Requirements:
Sharing with your readers via social media and your newsletter (provided you have one)
Giveaway of the Week
Type of cross-promotion:
Featured giveaway of a single book in my Facebook group
Description:
This year, I’m introducing the 4,100+ readers in my Facebook group to new-to-them authors by running a weekly giveaway. You can give away an ebook, a paperback, or an audiobook.
Here’s an example of a featured giveaway.
Date:
Next available spot: June/July 2024.
Deadline:
None
Genre:
Any genre of sapphic fiction
Requirements:
- Sharing with your readers via social media, especially Facebook.
- Giving away 1 copy of your book (ebook, paperback, or audiobook)
- I’ll create the giveaway graphic and text and post it, so other than sharing the post and sending the book to the winner, you won’t have to do a thing.
Ultimate Sapphic Holiday Romance list
Type of cross-promotion:
Blog post
Description:
Last year, I put together a big list of sapphic holiday romances. I will keep adding books and promote the list as the holiday season approaches every year.
If you have written a sapphic romance that revolves around the winter holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.), let me know and I’ll add your book.
Before you submit your book, please check out the list on my blog to make sure I haven’t already added it.
Date:
Year-long, but I’ll promote it most heavily in December
Deadline:
None
Genre:
Sapphic holiday romance
Requirements:
Share a link to the post with your readers via social media and your newsletter (provided you have one) once your book is added.
New author post of the Sapphic Book Bingo
Type of cross-promotion:
Blog post
Description:
One of the squares of the Sapphic Book Bingo encourages readers to read a book by a new or new-to-them author. In July, I’ll feature new authors in one of the book bingo posts on my blog.
“New author” is defined as having published no more than two full-length novels. I’ll promote the post to my blog subscribers, on social media, in my Facebook group, and in my Goodreads group.
Date:
July 6, 2023
Deadline:
July 1, 2023
Genre:
Any genre of sapphic fiction
Requirements:
- Share a link to the post with your readers via social media and your newsletter (provided you have one)
- IMPORTANT: This promo is only for new authors who have published no more than 2 novels. If you publish under multiple pen names and have published more than 2 novels across ALL pen names, you are not a new author. This spot is meant to highlight and help authors just starting out, not authors who are trying to establish a new pen name. I offer other opportunities to more experienced authors.
New Author of the Month
Type of cross-promotion:
Featured post in my Facebook group
Description:
This year, I’m introducing the 3,700+ readers in my Facebook group to new authors by having a New Author of the Month post. “New author” is defined as having published no more than two full-length novels.
Here’s an example of a previous post.
Date:
Next available spot: June 2024.
Deadline:
None
Genre:
Any genre of sapphic fiction
Requirements:
- You could join my Facebook group and say “hi” to readers once your introduction is posted, but it’s not a requirement.
- IMPORTANT: This promo is only for new authors who have published no more than 2 novels. If you publish under multiple pen names and have published more than 2 novels across ALL pen names, you are not a new author. This spot is meant to highlight and help authors just starting out, not authors who are trying to establish a new pen name. I offer other opportunities to more experienced authors.
Sapphic Book Advent Calendar
Type of cross-promotion:
Month-long event with a daily giveaway, free book, or discounted book
Description:
Last year’s Sapphic Book Advent Calendar was so popular with readers that I decided to make it an annual event. Behind each calendar door will be a bookish goodie such as a giveaway, a free ebook, or a book on sale.
Participating authors can choose whether they want to give away one copy of their book to one reader, offer all readers a free book, or offer a book on sale.
If you choose the “free book” option, it needs to be either free on retailers such as Amazon or, if you offer it via BookFunnel, it can’t be tied to a newsletter signup—that means you need to set it up as a “download-only” landing page.
If you choose the giveaway option, you can give away an ebook, an audiobook, or a paperback copy. You could limit shipping of paperbacks to the country you live in.
Date:
December 1-25, 2023
Deadline:
November 1, 2023
Genre:
Any genre of sapphic fiction
Requirements:
- This event is by invitation only. I’ll reach out to authors who have proven to share cross-promotions reliably in the past because I believe that being a team player should pay off.
- Authors are required to share the event on December 1 with their newsletter subscribers and on social media.