June 30, 2026
On October 15 from 5:30–7pm we will be hosting the annual conference Arts & Crafts Marketplace, one of the most popular events at our in-person conference. Enjoy a drink from the cash bar while browsing a wide array of handmade artwork, jewelry, crafts, and more—perfect for picking up a thoughtful gift for a loved one or a unique souvenir for yourself. Plus, stop by the Author Tables to meet our most recently published AATA members!
If you’re an AATA member with handmade work to sell, or if you’ve published a book in the past three years (2024–2026), we invite you to take part. Both the Marketplace and Author Meet and Greet offer a fun, casual environment to connect with attendees and share your work.
AATA Arts & Crafts Marketplace
Each year at the in-person conference, we host an Arts & Crafts Marketplace where conference attendees may display their handmade crafts, art, jewelry, and more for purchase.
Table reservations are available for $40 for members and $55 for non-members. To reserve a table, simply add the table when registering for the conference. If you are already registered, login to MyAATA and navigate to the purchases tab of your profile, and click the blue “View” button next to your AATA2026 purchase to add the session to your registration.
Participants are responsible for bringing their own offerings.
AATA Author Meet and Greet
This year, AATA Member authors may showcase their books for purchase at the In-Person conference as well as on our AATA virtual bookstore.
Alongside the AATA Arts & Crafts Marketplace, this evening event allows conference attendees to meet AATA Member authors. We will also provide authors with tabletop sign holder with an image of their book and a QR code where attendees would be able to purchase their book via AATA’s virtual bookstore on bookshop.org (or any link of your choice).
Authors may also bring display copies of their books if they’d like. We will have AATA2026-branded bookmarks that authors may personalize and sign as a gift to attendees. (But authors may feel free to create their own bookmarks if they choose!)
Why Bookshop.org?
We are using bookshop.org to power our AATA virtual bookstore because it is a certified B-organization created in 2020 for socially-conscious online shoppers. When people purchase any book through our virtual bookstore, 10% of the sale is donated to AATA. Bookshop.org has access to more than 13 million books. However, if your book is not listed in bookshop.org, we will find another way that attendees may purchase your book virtually. In past years, we worked with a vendor to ship copies of books for sale during the in-person conference. However, increased postal costs have made this option prohibitive for us.
We will also be promoting the AATA virtual bookstore—and our amazing AATA Member authors year-round!