Good for you! Publicity: don't ignore the local newspaper, even if it is just a "tiny local weekly" (and for goodness sake don't call if that when you talk to them! ;) -- there should be an events calendar listing. (Which is free -- an ad is paid.)
Type up your submission with pertinent information: event, date, short description and send to them via their submission guidelines (probably printed in small print at the bottom of the events calendar), both in the body copy of the email and as a Word attachment (less typing for them, more likely publicity for you). Do the same for any print media in surrounding towns. Send in ASAP as most local weeklies come out on Wednesdays or Thursdays, which means their deadline for stuff printed next week (in other words, before your event) is pretty much immediately.
Also check to see if the newspaper has a website where you can input event info. Most small newspapers are (unfortunately) now part of larger conglomerates, so they have this technology -- and the deadline isn't quite as close.
Also, don't forget the other suggestions about places to post flyers. I'm going to assume the library will post info on their own bulletin board, but it wouldn't hurt to check. Also: grocery stores, coffee shops, how about the dairy place where you work? (That could also get you some guaranteed attendance -- from your coworkers.)
Check to see if there are local meetups/event listings on Craigslist/online bulletin boards (maybe the library has a forum/website?) where you could post information. Also, local bookstores, community center.
Feel free to email me if you want more thoughts/help with writing a press release -- this got kind of long.
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Date: 2010-03-10 11:28 pm (UTC)Type up your submission with pertinent information: event, date, short description and send to them via their submission guidelines (probably printed in small print at the bottom of the events calendar), both in the body copy of the email and as a Word attachment (less typing for them, more likely publicity for you). Do the same for any print media in surrounding towns. Send in ASAP as most local weeklies come out on Wednesdays or Thursdays, which means their deadline for stuff printed next week (in other words, before your event) is pretty much immediately.
Also check to see if the newspaper has a website where you can input event info. Most small newspapers are (unfortunately) now part of larger conglomerates, so they have this technology -- and the deadline isn't quite as close.
Also, don't forget the other suggestions about places to post flyers. I'm going to assume the library will post info on their own bulletin board, but it wouldn't hurt to check. Also: grocery stores, coffee shops, how about the dairy place where you work? (That could also get you some guaranteed attendance -- from your coworkers.)
Check to see if there are local meetups/event listings on Craigslist/online bulletin boards (maybe the library has a forum/website?) where you could post information. Also, local bookstores, community center.
Feel free to email me if you want more thoughts/help with writing a press release -- this got kind of long.
Good luck!