At the History Book Festival, we see our contributors as our partners in forwarding HBF’s mission to expand historical literacy through literature. We invite you to please join us at whatever funding level suits your means and enthusiasm:

• Consider becoming a Friend of HBF with a gift up to $249. HBF Friends are acknowledged in the annual HBF program booklet and on our website.

• Consider donating at the Silver Funding Partner level with a gift of $250-499. All HBF Silver Funding Partners are acknowledged in the annual HBF program booklet and on our website.

• Consider donating at the Gold Funding Partner level with a gift of $500-999. All HBF Gold Funding Partners are acknowledged in the annual HBF program booklet and on our website.

• Consider donating at the Author Funding Partner level with a gift of $1,000-2,499.

  • Author Funding Partners at the $1,000-1,499 level are acknowledged in the annual HBF program booklet and on our website, as well as in our post-festival thank you ad.

  • Author Funding Partners at the $1,500-2,499 level also receive recognition on an author’s page and at their event.

• Consider donating at the Venue Funding Partner level with a gift of $2,500-3,499. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Consider donating at the Spirited Discussion Funding Partner level with a gift of $3,500-4,999. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Considering donating at the Festival Shuttle Funding Partner level with a gift of $3,500-4,999. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Consider being one of two Author Reception Funding Partners with a gift of $3,500-4,999. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Consider being one of two Keynote Funding Partners with a gift of $5,000-9,999. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Consider being one of two Closing Funding Partners with a gift of $5,000-9,999. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Consider donating at the Education & Outreach Funding Partner level with a gift of $10,000-19,999. Please see PDF for full benefits.

• Consider being one of two Presenting Funding Partners with a gift of $20,000 or more. Please see PDF for full benefits.

From our main festival in September to our in-school author visits to our individual author events, the History Book Festival does this year-round, highlighting a broad range of historical stories and storytellers to help attendees find their own place in history.

Every single gift makes this happen. Every single gift matters.

Please join us in supporting this effort: help make history!

• Your support helps bring more than 20 authors each September to the Delaware Beaches to share their new books about history with HBF audiences and students.

• Your support helps keep more than 90% of our programming free and open to all.

• Your support helps provide community outreach throughout the year, bringing authors into schools and libraries and purchasing books for them.