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Support our activities

Whether you are supporting our bimonthly series, BlackLit Durham, helping us to bring the Canadian Black Literary Festival to life, or providing financial sustainability for our other community-based initiatives, every contribution goes back to the activities at the core of what the Canadian Black Literature Institute is building.

Thank you for your support. The different ways you can help are listed below.

Support Our Activities

Support Our Activities

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CBLF Bronze Ballpoint – $1,000

Festival Sponsor

  • Name listing on festival landing page & website

  • Logo in group banner ad (greyscale) in event program

  • Thank-you acknowledgment by emcee (AM or PM)

  • Inclusion in online supporter roll-up

$1,000.00
CBLF Silver Storyteller – $3,000

Supporting Sponsor

  • Logo placement (greyscale): festival landing page, website, newsletter

  • Logo placement & ¼ page ad (greyscale) in event program

  • 2 tickets to the Evening Main Event

  • Group verbal recognition by emcee during the Evening Main Event

  • Optional recognition of in-kind support

$3,000.00
CBLF Gold Grammarian – $5,000

Major Supporting Sponsor

  • Logo placement (in colour or greyscale) on festival landing page,

  • website, newsletter, and on-site signage

  • Verbal recognition by emcee during Opening Ceremonies &

  • Evening Main Event

  • Two CelebrationTime Festival Passes for Opening Ceremonies &

  • Evening Main Event

  • Logo placement & ½ page ad (in colour) in event program

  • Social media recognition (tagged posts)

  • Recognition in post-event impact report

$5,000.00
CBLF Platinum Protagonist – $7,500

Exclusive Lead Presenting Sponsor Opportunity
(Two Available)

  • Lead recognition: “#CBLF2026 brought to you by [YOUR COMPANY]”

  • Prominent logo placement (in colour): festival landing page, website, newsletter, on-site signage, social media recognition, select digital materials

  • Verbal recognition from the emcee and 15-second video screened during Opening Ceremonies & introduction to Evening Main Event

  • Two All-Access VIP Festival Passes + 2 tickets to the Evening Main Event

  • Inclusion in media outreach package (colour logo on sponsored ad space)

  • Priority recognition in post-event impact report

  • Logo placement & full-page ad (in colour) in event program

  • Priority renewal opportunity for future multi-day festivals

$7,500.00

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