Sponsor Literary Boston

Literary Boston is a community-supported guide to Boston’s literary life, helping readers discover events, books, writers, literary history, classes, tours, and cultural programming across the city. Through the weekly newsletter, events calendar, website resources, social media, and original coverage, Literary Boston reaches an engaged audience of readers, writers, authors, booksellers, librarians, educators, students, visitors, and culture-minded locals.

Sponsorship helps keep Literary Boston’s free resources accessible while giving aligned organizations, businesses, and projects a way to connect with Boston’s literary community.

Sponsors may be a good fit if they want to reach readers, writers, lifelong learners, book buyers, students, educators, tourists, cultural organizations, and people who care about Boston’s literary and intellectual life.

Sponsorship Options

Newsletter Sponsorship

The Literary Boston weekly newsletter reaches 1,000+ readers who want to know what’s happening in Boston’s literary scene, including upcoming events, local literary news, classes, tours, author updates, and featured resources.

Newsletter sponsorship may include:

  • Sponsor name/logo

  • Short sponsor message

  • Link to sponsor website, event, program, or offer

  • Placement in one or more newsletter issues

  • $150 per issue

Best for: bookstores, publishers, writing programs, literary organizations, cultural institutions, events, classes, local businesses, author services, and mission-aligned projects.

Website Sponsorship

Literary Boston’s website (~4,000 unique visitors a month) includes the free events calendar, local literary news, local author new releases, literary history resources, and other resources for readers, writers, visitors, educators, and the local literary community.

Website sponsorship may include:

  • Sponsor name/logo

  • Short sponsor description

  • Link to sponsor website

  • Placement on Literary Boston’s homepage

  • $400 per month

Best for: organizations or businesses that want ongoing visibility and association with Literary Boston’s public resources.

Social Media Sponsorship

Literary Boston shares literary events, local author new releases, local literary news, local literary history, and community coverage across Instagram (6,700 followers), Threads (5,000 followers), and TikTok (2,900 followers).

Social media sponsorship may include:

  • Sponsored Instagram or Threads post

  • Sponsored story mention

  • Sponsor tag/link where available

  • Short caption or message written in Literary Boston’s voice

  • Optional inclusion in a themed post or campaign

  • $250 per post

Best for: event promotion, book launches, literary programs, cultural happenings, classes, exhibitions, tours, and time-sensitive campaigns.

Custom Sponsorship Packages

Sponsors may choose one placement or combine newsletter, website, and social media visibility into a custom package.

Example packages may include:

  • Newsletter + social media promotion for an upcoming event

  • Website placement + one newsletter mention for a month-long campaign

  • Newsletter, website, and social media sponsorship for a literary initiative, class, festival, or public humanities project

Custom sponsorships can be tailored based on timing, goals, audience, and fit.

Editorial Independence

Sponsorship supports Literary Boston’s free resources and coverage, but it does not determine editorial decisions, calendar listings, recommendations, or coverage. Sponsored placements will be clearly labeled.

Literary Boston is especially interested in working with sponsors whose work aligns with readers, writers, books, education, history, culture, public humanities, local businesses, tourism, and Boston’s literary life.

Interested in Sponsoring?

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, availability, and rates, fill out the form below.