Free author talk template.
An evening event poster for an author in conversation, with a tall photo of a reading room, the date, ticket price and a live countdown. Change the author, book and date for each event.
Free to use. Opens in the screen designer so you can change anything.
- Free on every plan, including the Free plan
- No watermark
- No credit card needed
What's included
- Landscape, 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
- Professional photography included, ready to swap for your own
- Live countdown to your date and time
- Subtle entrance animations
- Every word, colour, photo and position can be edited
- Free to use on every POMP plan, with no watermark
Make it yours
- Replace the sample words, prices and times with your own.
- Swap the photos for your own, or generate new ones with POMP AI.
- Match your brand colours and add your logo.
- Add it to a playlist alongside your other screens and schedule when it shows.
What the screen says
The author talk template comes with sample wording for independent bookshops and book stores, so you only need to change the details. Out of the box it reads:
- AN EVENING WITH
- Mara Quinn
- The author of The Salt Road talks family, the sea and second drafts.
- WHEN
- Thursday 13 May 6:00pm
- TICKETS
- $10, off the book on the night
- STARTS IN
- Wine and nibbles from 5:30pm. 60 seats only.
Good for: author event, talk, tickets, countdown.
Show it on your TV
Put the author talk template on a TV with an Apple TV, an Android TV or Google TV box, an iPad or any web browser. Install the free POMP app, type the pairing code it shows into your dashboard, and add this design to the screen's playlist.
Author talk template questions
Is the author talk template free?
Yes. The author talk template is free on every POMP plan, including the Free plan, with no watermark and no credit card needed. Create an account and it opens in the screen designer ready to edit.
Can I show the author talk template on an Apple TV?
Yes. Install POMP from the App Store on an Apple TV, pair it with the code it shows, and add this design to the screen's playlist. It also plays on Android TV and Google TV boxes, iPads and any web browser using the POMP web player.
What size is the author talk template?
It's a landscape design at 1920 × 1080 pixels (Full HD), which suits any normal TV. It scales up cleanly on 4K screens, and text is sized to read from across the room.
Can I change the wording, prices and photos?
Yes. Every word, price, time, colour and photo in the author talk template can be changed in the POMP designer. Swap in your own photos or your logo, and the screen updates as soon as you save.
What else is there for independent bookshops and book stores?
There are 20 free templates for independent bookshops and book stores, and more than 1980 across every sector. You can also describe a screen to POMP AI and get a design in seconds.
Use this template for free.
Create a free POMP account and the author talk template opens in the designer, ready for your words and photos. No watermark, no credit card.