Sponsorships

A sponsorship with the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference is more than a pledge of financial support. It's a way of showing what you care about, prioritize, and value. It's an investment in the community.

Beyond acknowledgment and promotion on the Piper Center’s website and throughout the conference, sponsors receive complimentary registrations, brand promotions, invitations to VIP receptions, and more. Individualized packages are available, too. 

Sponsorships are available at varying levels of support and can be designated for a variety of different purposes, including scholarships, fellowships, and faculty naming opportunities for rooms and events, and more. Additionally, the conference also offers advertising opportunities in the program or app.

To learn more about sponsorships, keep reading or submit an inquiry about becoming a sponsor to Assistant Director Sheila Black by calling (480) 965-1243 or emailing Sheila.Black@asu.edu. We welcome custom sponsorships and are happy to work with you to develop the sponsorship package that meets your needs.

Sponsorship Pledge Form

Desert Nights, Rising Stars is a nationally-recognized literary conference gathering hundreds of individuals to ASU Tempe for three days of craft talks, panels, and community.

Your sponsorship extends education beyond the classroom; provides writers with the artistic, cultural, and social experiences they need to connect, flourish, and grow; creates memorable, life-long value for individual human beings.

In recognition of their support, sponsors receive the following benefits:

Platinum Star - $10,000 (Total value: $13,400)

• 45 free conference registrations 
• Logo and listing in the conference planner
• Table in Book Exhibit
• “Presented by”  Sponsor credit and logo on Keynote signage, in program, signage, tote, and on conference website
• 15 invites to conference VIP welcome reception

Gold Star - $5,750 (Total value: $8,125)

• 25 free conference registrations 
• Logo and listing in the conference planner
• Table in Book Exhibit
• Sustaining Sponsor credit and logo on Keynote, in program, signage, tote, and on conference website
• 8 invites to conference VIP welcome reception

Silver Star - $3,500 (Total value: $5,375)

• 15 free conference registrations 
• Logo and listing in the conference planner
• Table in Book Exhibit
• Sponsor credit on Keynote, in program, signage, tote, and on conference website
• 4 invites to conference VIP welcome reception

Bronze Star - $2,400 (Total value: $3,200)

• 10 free conference registrations
• Listing in the conference planner
• Table in Book Exhibit
• Sponsor credit in program and on conference website
• 2  invites to conference VIP welcome reception

Maroon Star - $1,000 (Total value: $1,775)

• 4 free conference registrations 
• Listing in the conference planner
• Table in Book Exhibit
• Sponsor credit in program and on conference website
• 1  invite to conference VIP welcome reception

Green Star - $520 (Total value: $1,050)

• 2 free conference registration 
• Listing in the conference planner
• Table in Book Exhibit
• Sponsor mention in program and on conference website

To secure your sponsorship, please go to our Sponsor Pledge Form, fill it out, and submit it today! If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Director Sheila Black at Sheila.Black@asu.edu.

Certain benefits (such as logos on tote bags) may be subject to limited availability based on timeframe and amount.

All sponsorships are tax-deductible upon request, with fair market values to be calculated based on the benefits received.

For custom packages, such as sponsoring scholarships or accessibility services or other sponsored opportunities, again please contact Sheila Black at (480) 965-1243 or Sheila.Black@asu.edu to discuss desired benefits and intent.