Book-ish Market

Saturday, May 23rd
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen Street West, Toronto

Application deadline: 1pm, Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

Vendor notification: All applicants, including those on the wait list, will be notified no later than April 2nd, 2026 – please do not contact us prior to that date regarding the status of your application.

Make sure everything on your application is spelled correctly and that your user names are accurate! If you are accepted, information such as your business name and socials will be used to create promotional posts that link back to your accounts. We will not go searching to find you if your details are incorrect – applications with emails that bounce, or links or user names that are incorrect, will automatically be discarded.

This is a book- and literature-themed market. Priority will be given to authors, small press, zines, chapbooks, and alternative-themed periodicals, as well as  creators of writing-related items such as journals, stationery, pens, and writing accessories. Any remaining spots will be filled with vendors selling other items.

Artisans who make book- or literature-related items as well as other things – 75% of the items you bring must be book, writing, or literature-related.

Do NOT – under any circumstances – email image files of your work. Instead, include links where indicated – either to socials or an active website or online shop.

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Business Name *

This is what we will use on all correspondence, contracts, listings and promotion. Please make sure it's accurate and current.

Business Owner's Name *

First

Last

Your real, full name, please, as it appears on a valid form of ID - this is a legal document on which we will base a contract.

Preferred Pronouns / Preferred Nickname if Applicable

Email *

Website / URL

Your main business or shop site where we can see your merchandise.

Instagram User Name

Business site only, no personal accounts. Please use @XXX

Tell us what you'll be selling: *

• Author selling their own work
• Periodical Publisher
• Self-published Chapbooks, Comics, or Zines
• Small Press Publisher selling work by various authors
• Other Printed matter (explain below)
• Vintage/used book reseller
• Blank Journals
• Bookmarks and reading accessories
• Book-themed items (explain below)
• Paper, cards, and stationery
• Pens and writing instruments
• Other writing/literature-related Items (explain below)
• Other non-book-related items (explain below)

Check as many boxes as necessary - you may not sell any type of item not declared on your application.

Describe the items you would be bringing for sale. *

Please list all the TYPES of items you would be bringing with you, with a reasonable description. (For example, "silver jewelry in the shape of bats and spiders" is better than "jewelry".) No "artist statements," please. You may only sell items listed on your application and may not add additional types of items once your application has been submitted.

We do our best to give each vendor their first choice of space, but due to the architectural features of our venue, we have a limited number of each size of spot. Please make a first and second choice.

Choose your booth/table size (first choice) *

• 2ft table, standard height (30 inches) - $40 (includes table and one seat along a banquette)
• 2ft table, bar height (42 inches) - $40 (includes table and one seat along a banquette)
• 2.5ft diameter, round table, bar height (42 inches) - $45 (includes table and bar stool seating)
• 3.5ft diameter round table, standard height (30 inches) - $95 (includes table and seating)
• Front DJ booth (4ft x 1.5ft, bar height) - $50 (includes includes bar stool seating)
• 4ft table (may be half of a shared 8ft table OR 2x 2ft tables together OR 2x 2ft bar height tables together) - $80 (includes table and seating)
• BYO 6ft table - $120 (venue supplies seating)
• Half the bar (10ft x 2ft stretch of bar, bar height) - $175 (includes bar stool seating)
• Front of the stage (14ft x 2.5 ft, suitable for a table and a rack) - $200 (BYO furniture, venue supplies seating)
• Half the stage (up two steps), approx 100 sq feet, BYO furniture - $200 (venue supplies seating)

Choose your booth/table size (second choice) *

• 2ft table, standard height (30 inches) - $40 (includes table and one seat along a banquette)
• 2ft table, bar height (42 inches) - $40 (includes table and one seat along a banquette)
• 2.5ft diameter, round table, bar height (42 inches) - $45 (includes table and bar stool seating)
• 3.5ft diameter round table, standard height (30 inches) - $95 (includes table and seating)
• Front DJ booth (4ft x 1.5ft, bar height) - $50 (includes includes bar stool seating)
• 4ft table (may be half of a shared 8ft table OR 2x 2ft tables together OR 2x 2ft bar height tables together) - $80 (includes table and seating)
• BYO 6ft table - $120 (venue supplies seating)
• Half the bar (10ft x 2ft stretch of bar, bar height) - $175 (includes bar stool seating)
• Front of the stage (14ft x 2.5 ft, suitable for a table and a rack) - $200 (BYO furniture, venue supplies seating)
• Half the stage (up two steps), approx 100 sq feet, BYO furniture - $200 (venue supplies seating)

What Makes Your Products an Appropriate Fit for This Market? *

Questions, or Anything Else We Should Know?

Original Art Agreement *Select oneSmall Press/Periodical Publisher - does not applyI Agree

I agree that, if selected, I will only bring items that are my original creations, that fan art is not permitted, and that I will not sell, display, or give away any items for which I do not hold the legal trademark or copyright.

Last bits

• I have read the FAQ and completed the application and I agree to everything contained therein.

I understand that the submission of this application does not guarantee acceptance, and that Toronto Dark Arts Market has the right to deny or accept my application based on the suitability of my wares, and availability of space. Should I be accepted, I agree to sign and abide by a legally binding contract and make the necessary payment in the required time frame.

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