Exhibitor Sales and Attendee Registrations are now open for the 2026 New Voices New Rooms (NVNR) conference in Baltimore, Maryland from August 2-5. The conference will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel in the Harbor East neighborhood, and accessible to Fells Point and the inner harbor area.
The NVNR conference brings together hundreds of booksellers from the South and Mid-Atlantic regions, from Louisiana to New York, Arkansas to Washington, DC. Produced in partnership between the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA), NVNR has a reputation for innovative programming, title discovery, and bookseller/publisher networking opportunities.
Bookseller Registration: NAIBA | SIBA
Exhibitor Staff Registration: via NAIBA
Exhibit Reservations: Exhibit Sales
Book Industry Press: Request a Press Pass
Visit the NVNR Conference Hub for more information about the program. Booksellers must be members of either NAIBA or SIBA, and exhibitors must be current members of both NAIBA and SIBA to participate.
What to look forward to at NVNR 2026:
NVNR’s 2026 Conference focuses on building connections between booksellers and vendors.
Booksellers can look forward to:
- Opportunities to meet one on one with exhibitors.
- More dedicated time for title discovery and genre books.
- Bus tours to independent bookstores in the greater Baltimore area.
- Conference app with an up to the minute schedule and the ability to connect with other conference attendees.
Exhibitors can look forward to:
- Flexible exhibitor passes valid for as long as the holder is on site.
- Single-Day pass options for exhibitors.
- The ability to schedule one on one appointments with booksellers in advance.
- Early reservation requests for Rep Pick spots.
- Direct control over the distribution of advance review copies.
Hotel: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
(Conference Rate $185/night through July 10, 2026)
Reservations
Website
Conference Information
New Voices New Rooms is created and hosted jointly by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA).
For more information, visit newvoicesnewrooms.org