BETWEEN THE LINES 2026 SURVEY

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Help Us Make Between the Lines Better
Thank you for being part of Between the Lines 2026.
Whether you attended as a guest, author, vendor, or volunteer, your feedback will help us decide what to keep, what to improve, and what to add at future events.
This survey is anonymous. Please be candid — constructive feedback is welcome.
The survey should take approximately 4–6 minutes.

WHAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR ROLE AT BETWEEN THE LINES 2026? *GENERAL ADMINSSIONAUTHORVENDOR / EXHIBITORVOLUNTEEROTHER

WAS THIS YOUR FIRST BETWEEN THE LINES EVENT? *YESNO

OVERALL, HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR EXPERIENCE AT BETWEEN THE LINES 2026? *1 STAR = POOR 5 STARS = EXCELLENT

HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO ATTEND BETWEEN THE LINES AGAIN? *DEFINITELY WOULDPROBABLY WOULDNOT SUREPROBABLY WOULD NOTDEFINITELY WOULD NOT

HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO RECOMMEND BETWEEN THE LINES TO A FRIEND, READER, AUTHOR, OR BOOK LOVER? *

0 = NOT AT ALL LIKELY 10 = EXTREMELY LIKELY

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT BETWEEN THE LINES 2026? *FACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKATTENDING AUTHORATTENDING VENDORTHE BOOK NOOKPEORIA CIVIC CENTERFRIEND OR FAMILYEMAILGOOGLE / WEB SEARCHFLYER, POSTER, OR PRINTED MATERIALLOCAL NEWS / MEDIAI ATTENDED A PREVIOUS BETWEEN THE LINESSELECT ALL THAT APPLY

HOW FAR IN ADVANCE DID YOU FIRST HEAR ABOUT THE EVENT?MORE THAN 2 MONTHS1-2 MONTHS BEFORE2-4 WEEKS BEFOREABOUT 1 WEEK BEFOREA FEW DAYS BEFOREDAY OF THE EVENTI DONT REMEMBER

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE PEORIA CIVIC CENTER AS THE VENUE? *1 STAR = POOR 5 STARS = EXCELLENT

HOW EASY WAS IT TO FIND THE EVENT ONCE YOU ARRIVED AT THE PEORIA CIVIC CENTER *1 = VERY DIFFICULT 5 = VERY EASY

HOW WOULD YOU RATE CHECK-IN / ENTERY INTO THE EVENT?1 STAR = POOR 5 STARS = EXCELLENT

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE SELECTION AND VARIETY OF THE AUTHORS AND VENDORS?1 STAR = POOR 5 STARS = EXCELLENT

WHICH PARTS OF BETWEEN THE LINES DID YOU PARTICIPATE IN OR VISIT?AUTHORS TABLES / BOOK SHOPPINGVENDORS TABLESAUTHOR PANELSAUTHOR INTERVIEWS / LIVE PODCASTSILENT AUCTIONMERCHANDISE

GENERAL ADMISSION FEEDBACKA FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AS AN ATTENDEE.

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE VALUE OF THE $10 ADMISSION PRICE?EXCELLENT VALUEGOOD VALUEFAIR VALUEPOOR VALUEVERY POOR VALUE

APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG DID YOU SPEND AT BETWEEN THE LINES?LESS THAN 1 HOUR1-2 HOURS2-3 HOURS3-4 HOURSMORE THAN 4 HOURS

WHAT WERE YOU MAIN REASONS FOR ATTENDING?MEET A SPECIFIC AUTHORDISCOVER NEW AUTHORS OR BOOKSSHOP FOR BOOKSVISIT VENDORSATTEND AUTHOR PANELSWATCH AUTHOR INTERVIEWS / PODCASTSUPPORT THE BOOK NOOKSPEND TIME WITH FRIEND OR FAMILYGENERAL INTERESTOTHERSELECT ALL THAT APPLY

DID YOU PURCHASE ANY BOOKS, MERCHANDIS, OR OTHER ITEMS DURING THE EVENT?YESNO

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE LIKELY TO ATTEND BETWEEN THE LINES AGAIN NEXT YEAR?

AUTHOR / VENDOR FEEDBACKA FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATING IN BETWEEN THE LINES.

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE PRE-EVENT COMMUNICATION FROM THE BETWEEN THE LINES TEAM? *1 STAR = POOR 5 STARS = EXCELLENT

HOW CLEAR WERE THE ARRIVAL, PARKING, UNLOADING, AND SETUP INSTRUCTIONS? *1 STAR = VERY UNCLEAR 5 STARS = EXTREMELY CLEAR

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE CHECK-IN AND SETUP PROCESS ON EVENT MORNING? *1 = POOR 5 = EXCELLENT

HOW SATISFIED WERE YOU WITH YOUR TABLE LOCATION AND SETUP AREA? *1 = VERY DISSATISFIED 5= VERY SATISFIED

HOW WOULD YOU RATE ATTENDEE TRAFFIC DURING THE EVENT? *1 = VERY POOR 5 = EXCELLENT

HOW DID YOUR SALES COMPARE WITH WHAT YOU EXPECTED BEFORE THE EVENT? *MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTEDSOMEWHAT BETTER THAN EXPECTEDABOUT WHAT I EXPECTEDSOMEWHAT WORSE THAN EXPECTEDMUCH WORSE THAN EXPECTEDSALES WERE NOT A PRIMARY GOAL FOR MEPREFER NOT TO ANSWER

BASED ON THIS YEAR'S EXPERIENCE, WOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN BETWEEN THE LINES AGAIN? *DEFINITELYPROBABLYNOT SUREPROBABLY NOTDEFINITELY NOT

HOW DID YOU PERSONALLY PROMOTE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN BETWEEN THE LINES 2026? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY *FACEBOOK POSTSHARED THE FACEBOOK EVENTINSTAGRAM POSTINSTAGRAM STORYTIKTOKEMAIL / NEWSLETTERMY WEBSITEIN-STORE OR PRINTED MATERIALTOLD CUSTOMERS / READERS DIRECTLYOTHERI DID NOT PROMOTE MY PARTICIPATION

IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN AN AUTHOR PANEL OR LIVE INTERVIEW, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THAT EXPERIENCE?LEAVE BLANK IF YOU DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL OR LIVE INTERVIEW.

WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO MAKE THE EVENT MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR YOU?

IS THERE ANYTHING WE SHOULD CHANGE ABOUT AUTHOR / VENDOR ARRIVAL, SETUP, COMMUNICATION, TABLES, OR EVENT-DAY LOGISTICS?

VOLUNTEER FEEDBACKA FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE.

HOW CLEAR WERE YOUR VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE THE EVENT? *

HOW WELL DID YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES ON EVENT DAY? *

DID YOU FEEL THERE WERE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS TO HANDLE THE WORK? *YESMOSTLYNOT SURENO

WERE THERE ANY TIMES OR AREAS WHERE ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER HELP WAS NEEDED?

WHAT SHOULD WE CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE NEXT YEAR?

FINAL FEEDBACKHELP US DECIDE WHAT TO KEEP, CHANGE, OR ADD FOR THE NEXT BETWEEN THE LINES EVENT

WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF BETWEEN THE LINES 2026?

IF WE COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT BETWEEN THE LINES NEXT YEAR, WHAT SHOULD IT BE? *

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE OF AT A FUTURE BETWEEN THE LINES EVENT?MORE AUTHORSMORE VENDORSMORE AUTHOR PANELSMORE AUTHOR INTERVIEWSMORE LIVE PODCAST / LIVE CONTENTMORE CHILDREN'S / FAMILY ACTIVITIESMORE FOOD OR BEVERAGE OPTIONSMORE GIVEAWAYSMORE INTERACTIVER ACTIVITIESMORE SEATING / LOUNGE AREASLONGER EVENT HOURSSHORTER EVENT HOURSOTHERSELECT ALL THAT APPLY

ARE THERE SPECIFIC AUTHORS, GENRES, VENDORS, ACTIVITIES, OR FEATURES YOU'D LIKE TO SEE AT A FUTURE EVENT?

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE THE BETWEEN THE LINES TEAM TO KNOW?

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