Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2024 and 2025)
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Check out the events that have already taken place on our list of events from the beginning of the year. To add an event to our this list, share the event’s information on the Press Release area of our discussion forum, or complete our form to add a Book Festival or Fair to our Calendar.
53 Events Coming Up
C2E2
McCormick Place
2301 S Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois 60616
Hosted by: C2E2
Dates: Friday, April 26, 2024 to Sunday, April 28, 2024
Website: C2E2
Phone: 800-354-4003
Email: C2E2INFO@Reedpop.com
Description:
Comic, cosplay, gaming, wrestling, anime pop culture convention
Learn more about C2E2 on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Newburyport Literary Festival
Dates: Friday, April 26, 2024 to Sunday, April 28, 2024
Website: Newburyport Literary Festival
Email: events@newburyportliteraryfestival.org
Description:
Newburyport is located at the mouth of the Merrimack River, in the far northeast corner of Massachusetts. It is 35 miles north of Boston and 18 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Learn more about Newburyport Literary Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center
500 Las Colinas Blvd W, Irving, Texas 75039
Hosted by: Irving Public Library
Dates: Friday, April 26, 2024 to Saturday, April 27, 2024
Website: North Texas Teen Book Festival
Email: info@nttbf.org
Description:
The North Texas Teen Book Festival is the largest library-run book festival for young people in the country.
Learn more about North Texas Teen Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
African American Children’s Book Fair
Reginald F. Lewis Museum
830 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21202, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Hosted by: BGE, An Exelon Company
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Website: African American Children’s Book Fair
Phone: 443-263-1800
Email: emailus@lewismuseum.org
Description:
Children and families can enjoy a fun-filled day exploring kids’ literature about African Americans while meeting some of your favorite children’s authors and illustrators in our Book Village.
Learn more about African American Children’s Book Fair on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Annapolis Book Festival
The Key School
534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403, Annapolis, Maryland
Hosted by: The Key School
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Website: Annapolis Book Festival
Phone: 410-263-9231
Description:
The Annapolis Book Festival is one of the premier community events in the region. Every year more than 3,000 people attend this free community Festival that celebrates the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written word. The Annapolis Book Festival brings nationally renowned authors to The Key School in Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss their books and the craft of writing. The Festival also features children's activities, live music, refreshments, and new and used book sales.
Learn more about Annapolis Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Montclair Literary Festival
Various
Hosted by: Succeed2gether
Dates: Saturday, April 27, 2024 to Thursday, May 4, 2023
Website: Montclair Literary Festival
Phone: 973-746-0553
Description:
Festival Day will be a full day of in-person events, from literary fiction and non-fiction discussion panels to talks and activities for children and teens.
Learn more about Montclair Literary Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Black Writers On Tour
Carson Community Center
801 E. Carson Street, Carson, California 90746 , Los Angeles, California
Hosted by: Dr. Rosie
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Website: Black Writers On Tour
Email: drrosie@aol.com
Description:
Purpose: To promote literacy awareness, to give exposure to African-American authors, writers, and to motivate, and develop aspiring new writers and authors. To showcase Black Businesses, provide exposure and to increase their sales.
Learn more about Black Writers On Tour on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Various Locations
Dates: Sunday, April 28, 2024 to Thursday, May 4, 2023
Website: The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Email: info@thefoldcanada.org
Description:
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) celebrates diversity in literature by promoting diverse authors and stories in Brampton, Ontario—one of Canada&rsquos most culturally diverse cities.
Learn more about The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Greater St. Louis Book Fair
Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Queeny Park
Dates: Thursday, May 2, 2024 to Sunday, May 5, 2024
Website: Greater St. Louis Book Fair
Email: info@stlouisbookfair.org
Description:
Greater St. Louis Book Fair is one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most popular charity book sales. For over 60 years, book lovers and collectors have enjoyed bargain prices on a diverse and quality selection of new, gently-used and rare books. Fair proceeds benefit local non-profit education and literacy programs.
Learn more about Greater St. Louis Book Fair on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Bay Area Book Festival
In Downtown Berkeley
1972-1998 Center street, Berkeley, California 94704
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time:
Website: Bay Area Book Festival
Email: info@baybookfest.org
Description:
The Bay Area Book Festival is the primary project of the Foundation for the Future of Literature and Literacy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in California. FFLL’s Tax ID number is 47-3955286. Its business address is 1569 Solano Ave. #635, Berkeley, CA 94707.
FFLL is governed by a Board of Directors. Members include Cherilyn Parsons (Berkeley, CA), Peter Richardson (San Francisco, CA), Mal Warwick (Berkeley, CA), Brooke Warner (Berkeley, CA), and Igor Zagatsky (Berkeley, CA).
Learn more about Bay Area Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Greater Austin Book Festival
Central Library
710 W. César Chávez St., Austn, Texas 78701
Hosted by: Austin Public Library
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Website: Greater Austin Book Festival
Description:
A Celebration of Local Authors
Meet the 80+ participating authors, get your books signed, shop with local booksellers, explore the Central Library, and enjoy a full day of panels, workshops, and programs.
Learn more about Greater Austin Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Paris Book Fair
Porte de Versailles, Pavilion 1
Hosted by: Syndicat National de l’Édition
Dates: Friday, May 17, 2024 to Sunday, May 19, 2024
Website: Paris Book Fair
Email: jai1question@livreparis.com
Description:
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Gaithersburg Book Festival
Bohrer Park
506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
Hosted by: City of Gaithersburg
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Website: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Phone: 301-258-6350
Email: gbf@gaithersburgmd.gov
Description:
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual celebration of great books and great writing that will feature more than 100 award-winning and best-selling authors in fiction, non-fiction, mystery, science fiction, poetry, children’s and young adult literature. Held in Gaithersburg, Md., the Festival also includes interactive writing workshops, a Children&rsquos Village, book sales, author signings and more. Admission and shuttles from Shady Grove Metro and Montgomery County Fairgrounds are FREE.
Learn more about Gaithersburg Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Queen City Book Fair
Venue 8470
8470 Bellhaven Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
Hosted by: Literary Queens of Charlotte
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: Queen City Book Fair
Phone: 704-390-1419
Email: qcbookfair1@gmail.com
Description:
Queen City Book Fair (est. 2016 co-founders Quisha Dynae and Shmel Carter), warmly invite you to their fair! All local avid readers and anyone interested in stimulating literary appetites are called to join in our latest contribution to literacy!
Learn more about Queen City Book Fair on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Sydney Writers’ Festival
Carriageworks
Dates: Monday, May 20, 2024 to Sunday, May 26, 2024
Website: Sydney Writers’ Festival
Email: contact@zeitgeistmediagroup.com
Description:
Each year, Sydney Writers&rsquol Festival presents more than 400 events, attracting audiences of 100,000 plus for a week-long conversation of books and ideas.
Learn more about Sydney Writers’ Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Hay Festival Wales
Hay-on-Wye
Hosted by: Hay Festival
Dates: Thursday, May 23, 2024 to Sunday, June 2, 2024
Website: Hay Festival Wales
Email: customerhelp@gov.wales
Description:
Festival that brings readers and writers together to share new ideas.
Learn more about Hay Festival Wales on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
ThrillerFest
Sheraton Times Square
Dates: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 to Saturday, June 1, 2024
Website: ThrillerFest
Email: KimberelyHowe@thrillerwriters.org
Description:
The ThrillerFest is an annual conference of the international Thrilller Writers. This organization was created by several 2005 bestselling authors in order to bring thousands of writers, readers, publishers, producers, editors and agents together to promote and support thriller everywhere.
Learn more about ThrillerFest on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
The Bronx Book Festival
Fordham Plaza and Fordham University
1 Fordham Plz, Bronx, New York 10458
Hosted by: The Bronx is Reading
Dates: Thursday, June 6, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024
Website: The Bronx Book Festival
Email: events@thebronxisreading.com
Description:
The Bronx is Reading promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among children, teens, and adults through its multidimensional initiatives including the annual Bronx Book Festival.
Learn more about The Bronx Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
265 Peachtree Center Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, Charleston, South Carolina
Hosted by: Go On Girl! Book Club
Dates: Friday, June 7, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024
Website: Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
Email: events@goongirl.org
Description:
The first Author Awards were presented in 1992 as a small event held in Brooklyn, New York to recognize those authors and publishers that made significant contributions in the writing and publication of quality books for and about people of African descent. That year we honored Gloria Naylor for Bailey’s Café and New Authors of the Year Barbara Neely for Blanche on the Lam and Barbara Summers for Nouvelle Soul. We gave a publishing award to Beacon Press for their work in publishing authors of color. We were delighted when they all showed up to accept their awards. That was the beginning of a GOG tradition. The annual Author Awards event has traveled the United States from east to west as well as outside the U.S. to Jamaica, West Indies and Toronto, Canada.
Beginning in 1993, the one-night event became a three-day weekend where chapters meet and take care of business issues and celebrate the winning authors. It's also an opportunity for members to meet and reconnect with their literary sisters from all over the country.
Each year winning authors are selected from our reading list based upon votes from each Go On Girl! Book Club chapter for Author of the Year and New Author of the Year. They are then invited to receive their awards in person at the annual Awards Ceremony. GOG members and guests have had the honor of awarding in person to Pearl Cleage, Bebe Moore Campbell, Walter Mosely, Jill Nelson, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Diane McKinney Whetstone, Lawrence Hill, Daniel Black, Isabel Wilkerson to name a few.
This flagship event is one of the ways of expressing our deep authentic respect for Black literature and authors, reinvigorating our literary sisterhood, and providing a platform for new literary talent to emerge.
Learn more about Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
IABX Children's Book Festival
Warinanco Sports Center
Hosted by: Independent Authors Book Expo
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Time: 12:00pm to 3:30pm
Website: IABX Children's Book Festival
Email: iabex@hotmail.com
Description:
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Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention
1440 East Franklin Street, Detriot, Michigan 48207
Hosted by: Hood Book Headquarters
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. until 12 a.m.
Website: Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention
Phone: 313-731-7994
Email: hoodbookhq@hotmail.com
Description:
If you’ve never attended one of our events you’re in store for something special. Whether it be book signings, movie theater buyouts, trap music karaoke, old school game night or just stopping by to hangout with our owners; authors Ms. Michel Moore and T. C. Littles, or Marlon PS White, we show out. The “Hood Book Hospitality” is legendary!
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Nantucket Book Festival
Cultural District
Main Street, Nantucket, MA 02554, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Hosted by: Maddie Hjulstrom, Executive Director, Nantucket Book Foundation
Dates: Thursday, June 13, 2024 to Sunday, June 16, 2024
Website: Nantucket Book Festival
Phone: 508-563-2144
Email: director@nantucketbookfestival.org
Description:
Nantucket Book Festival celebrates its 9th year in 2020. They feature a line-up of award-winning authors and local and regional talent. They take center stage, representing genres fiction, poetry, history, journalism, politics, and memoir. Attendees enjoy author presentations Thursday-Sunday, also featured in the garden are storytimes for children. Most events are free to the public.
Learn more about Nantucket Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Brighton Book Festival
Various Venues in Brighton, England
Hosted by: Afrori Books & The Feminist Bookshop
Dates: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 to Sunday, June 23, 2024
Website: Brighton Book Festival
Description:
A community book festival aimed at making the marginalized mainstream.
Learn more about Brighton Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua Institution
1 Ames Ave., Chautauqua, New York 14722
Hosted by: Manager of Literary Arts
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Time:
Website: Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution
Phone: 716-357-6255
Email: chqliteraryarts@gmail.com
Description:
The 2024 Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference was previously known as the Chautauqua Writers’ Festival
In addition to opportunities to take two Master Classes with well-renown faculty writers in a selected genre track, attendees can also experience an opening and closing keynote address, featured speaker events, mix and mingle events with publishers and agents, and panel conversations. All these features are included in the cost of Standard Registration.
Our Genre Tracks [2024]:
- Memoir
- Poetry
- Children’s Literature
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Beijing International Book Fair
Hosted by: China National Publications Import & Export Corp.
Dates: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 to Sunday, June 23, 2024
Website: Beijing International Book Fair
Email: bibfmo@bibf.net
Description:
The BIBF - Beijing International Book Fair – is divided into several specific areas: The area of children’s books and comics, the field of industry, and the field of book and newspaper publishers. Another focus is the area of protection of copyright and copyright trade. Here, interested visitors can learn about the latest trends and phenomena all around the theme of books at the numerous international and national exhibition booths. 2018 is the 25th anniversary of the fair.
Learn more about Beijing International Book Fair on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
The Self-Publishing Conference
College Court
Kighton Rd., London, United Kingdom
Hosted by: Self-Publishing Conference
Dates: Thursday, June 20, 2024 to Friday, June 21, 2024
Website: The Self-Publishing Conference
Phone: 1162792299
Email: book@troubador.co.uk
Description:
The Publishing Conference is the UK's longest established dedicated self-publishing event offering authors a chance to find out about a wide range of publishing options and to hear from and question those who work within the thriving self-publishing world.
Learn more about The Self-Publishing Conference on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Great Midwest Book Fest
Xchange Event and Creative Space
3334 N. Holton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hosted by: UrbanReviewsOnline.com
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: Great Midwest Book Fest
Description:
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ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Hosted by: American Library Association
Dates: Thursday, June 27, 2024 to Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Website: ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Email: ala@ala.org
Description:
Educational programming and relevant information about the impact of libraries
Learn more about ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Austin African American Book Festival
George Washington Carver Library and George Washington Carver Museum, Culture & Genealogy Center
1161 & 1165 Angelina St, Austin, Texas 78702
Hosted by: Roz Oliphant
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 4.p.m.
Website: Austin African American Book Festival
Email: info@aaabookfest.org
Description:
In its eighteenth year [2024], the Austin African American Book Festival is a community-focused event that invites some of the greatest literary talent of our generation to engage directly with readers to foster creativity, activism, and positive change.
Learn more about Austin African American Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair
West Branch Library
300 Abbey Street, Dayton, Ohio 45417
Hosted by: Pen of the Writer, LLC
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Website: When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair
Phone: 888-802-1802
Email: info@penofthewriter.com
Description:
When I See Me™ BIPOC Children’s Book Fair was created to pique children’s curiosity, boost their confidence, and enhance their ability to connect with the world around them by featuring books with characters that look like them.
Learn more about When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
National Book Club Conference
Atlanta Westin Buckhead
3391 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Hosted by: National Book Club Conference Foundation
Dates: Friday, August 2, 2024 to Sunday, August 4, 2024
Website: National Book Club Conference
Description:
National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that, since 2003, executes one of the premier annual literary events —referred to as “Literary Bliss” featuring African American authors and readers from around the country. Hundreds of book lovers receive unprecedented, intimate access to the talent that creates the work they enjoy and appreciate … and discover new authors with compelling books.
Learn more about National Book Club Conference on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Black Authors Festival
Sag Harbor
51 Bay St, New York, New York 11963
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time:
Website: Black Authors Festival
Email: blackauthorsfestival@gmail.com
Description:
The Black Authors Festival was founded by two professional Black women who wholeheartedly know the power of literacy, education, family, community, and Black Power! It is in that vein in which the nationally recognized Festival celebrates and supports Black authors and prospective Black authors.
Learn more about Black Authors Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
AAMBC Literary Awards
Riverside Epic Center
135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, Georgia 30168
Hosted by: African Americans on the Move Book Club
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
Time: 3 p.m.to 6 p.m.
Website: AAMBC Literary Awards
Email: blackauthorsfestival@gmail.com
Description:
The AAMBC Literary Awards is an entertainment award show honoring and celebrating literary creatives in front of a live audience. Powered by AAMBC Inc., the organization focuses on new and emerging voices in film, television, and publishing.
Learn more about AAMBC Literary Awards on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Indie Authors Book Fair
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151
Hosted by: Literacy Nation Inc.
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 646-721-1358
Description:
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Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Hosted by: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA)
Dates: Saturday, August 17, 2024 to Sunday, August 18, 2024
Website: Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
Email: bookfair2016@rmaba.org
Description:
The Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair will have guest speakers who will discuss the Mystery genre. Once again we will have the Book Arts displays and demonstrations including the Preservation Station. Whether you are a serious collector; print enthusiast, or casual shopper, the RMBPF has a lot to offer from rare books and maps to cultural oddities and whimsical finds.
Over 80 exhibitors from across the nation have selected their best inventory to present at the fair. If you’re looking for something specific, ask our exhibitors, you never know what they have in store that you have been hoping to acquire or might never have imagined exists!
Learn more about Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Library of Congress National Book Festival
Washington Convention Center
Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
Time:
Website: Library of Congress National Book Festival
Email: bookfest@loc.gov
Description:
Mark your calendars for the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival, Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center. Follow the excitement via our hashtag, #NatBookFest.
Learn more about Library of Congress National Book Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
Dates: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 to Friday, September 1, 2023
Website: Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
Description:
The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization which holds an annual convention in honor of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author.
Bouchercon (2019 is the 50th Year Celebration) is an annual world mystery convention where every year readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers and other lovers of crime fiction gather for a 4-day weekend of education, entertainment, and fun!
It is the world’s premier event bringing together all parts of the mystery and crime fiction community, and is pronounced [bough’•chur•con]. The first Bouchercon took place in 1970 in Santa Monica, California. Recent Bouchercons have been held in many cities across the United States.
Learn more about Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Dates: Thursday, September 5, 2024 to Saturday, September 7, 2024
Website: Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Email: cmlitfest@gmail.com
Description:
The festival idea was born when a small group of local citizens and businesspersons spontaneously came together ten years ago around the goal of giving greater exposure to the art of writing and the joys of reading in an area already famed for its colony of artists in other media. Originally, that group consisted of literacy advocate Myrna Stephens; Wendy Reid, owner of The Design Gallery; poet Britt Kaufmann; children’s book author Karen Miller; artist Anne Sabri, and health care consultant and aspiring writer Ruth Perschbacher Price and her husband, historical novelist Charles F. Price. Now it also includes Dr. Dan Barron, former director of the Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Libraries, downtown booster Lucy Gregory Doll, poet and community volunteer Kathy Weisfeld, librarian, runner, super-mom and new director of the Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Libraries Amber Westall Briggs, artist and arts advocate Jane Brown Willig, and many others.
Learn more about Carolina Mountains Literary Festival on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
Hosted by: Roger Dunaway, Assistant Director of Public Relations
Dates: Saturday, September 14, 2024 to Monday, September 16, 2024
Website: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Phone: 504-862-8240
Email: Bookfest@tulane.edu
Description:
The highly anticipated New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns to Tulane’s uptown campus, annually, with a three-day, in-person literary celebration featuring more than 100 national, regional and local authors, including some of the nation’s favorite bestsellers. The book festival also hosts its Family Day [Saturday, March 11] on the Berger Family Lawn. The festival is free and open to the public.
Learn more about The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada, Toronto, Canada
Hosted by: IFOA
Dates: Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Sunday, September 29, 2024
Website: Toronto International Festival of Authors
Phone: 416-973-4760
Email: info@ifoa.org
Description:
Since its inception in 1974, Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has welcomed more than 9,000 authors from over 100 countries, including 22 Nobel Laureates and countless other award winners.
IFOA presents the finest international novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and biographers, and provides Canadian writers with an internationally recognized forum in which to present their work.
Incorporated in 1986 as a non-profit organization with a mandate to cultivate and advance the cause of literature, IFOA is home to a weekly event series (September to June), the annual International Festival of Authors (October) and ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers with Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees™ (May), presented with the Ontario Library Association. IFOA also runs Toronto Lit Up, a three-year programme supported by the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) that helps launch and promote the work of local authors.
In 2006, IFOA introduced its touring programme, IFOA Ontario, which now visits communities in numerous cities and towns across the province.
Learn more about Toronto International Festival of Authors on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
South Dakota Festival of Books
Hosted by: South Dakota Humanities Council
Dates: Friday, September 20, 2024 to Sunday, September 22, 2024
Website: South Dakota Festival of Books
Phone: 605-688-6113
Description:
The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.
Learn more about South Dakota Festival of Books on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Jersey Festival of Words
Howard Davis Park
6 St Clement's Rd, Jersey, Channel Islands JE2 4QA
Dates: Friday, September 20, 2024 to Friday, September 29, 2023
Website: Jersey Festival of Words
Description:
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SOKY Book Fest
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. i
Website: SOKY Book Fest
Email: sokybookfest@wku.edu
Description:
Southern Kentucky Book Fest is one of the state’s largest literary events! Our mission is to encourage literacy and the love of books in our community and beyond. Book Fest is presented by Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Warren County Public Library, and WKU Libraries. SOKY Book Fest draws thousands of readers of all ages from across the U.S. who come to meet their favorite authors, purchase signed copies of their books, and learn from them in exciting panels, presentations, and workshops.
Learn more about SOKY Book Fest on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Books Books Books
2300 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Hosted by: Mary Walsh and 6 Feet Under Books
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Website: Books Books Books
Email: booksbooksbooksevent@gmail.com
Price: $5
Description:
Books Books Books [2024 is the forth year] is a must-attend event for all book lovers! Whether you're a fan of romance, mystery, fantasy, or non-fiction, this event has something for everyone. Immerse yourself in a world of words as you browse through a wide selection of books from various genres. Meet and mingle with fellow bookworms, authors, and self-publishers, and discover new titles to add to your collection. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading.
Learn more about Books Books Books on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
African American Literary Awards Show
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd. (135th & Lenox), New York, New York
Hosted by: Yvette Hayward
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Website: African American Literary Awards Show
Email: yvette@literaryawardshow.com
Price: $55
Description:
The African American Literary Award show is the brainchild of Yvette Hayward. She came up with the idea in 1996 and was finally able to bring it to fruition in September 2004.
Learn more about African American Literary Awards Show on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: Friday, October 18, 2024 to Saturday, October 19, 2024
Website: Morristown Festival of Books
Email: info@morristownbooks.org
Description:
The Morristown Festival of Books celebrates the power of the written word to challenge, transport and transform us, while bringing together our community in conversation.
Modeled after successful book festivals in other communities throughout the world, the Morristown Festival of Books brings together acclaimed authors with readers and book lovers.
Learn more about Morristown Festival of Books on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Des Moines Book Festival
Franklin Junior High Event Center
4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Hosted by: Beaverdale Books
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Email: beaverdalebooksevents@gmail.com
Description:
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Texas Book Festival
State Capitol and surrounding grounds
Dates: Friday, November 15, 2024 to Saturday, November 16, 2024
Website: Texas Book Festival
Email: bookfest@texasbookfestival.org
Description:
The Texas Book Festival (#TXBOOKFEST) celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination.
The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Along with Mary Margaret Farabee, founding co-chair, Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan a book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state’s public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996.
The signature event has evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country and takes place in and around the State Capitol in Austin, hosting about 250 authors each year. More than 40,000 book lovers of all ages attend the Festival annually, enjoying author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, YA authors, children’s activities, and exhibiting vendors from across the state. While remaining an important showcase for the work of Texas authors, the Texas Book Festival hosts important writers from all over the world and has earned a national reputation for the quality of its programming and its appeal to readers, authors, and publishers alike.
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JAX Urban Book Festival
James Weldon Johnson Park
135 W Monroe St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Hosted by: DREAMWEEK INC.
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: JAX Urban Book Festival
Phone: 904-351-8027
Email: info@jaxurbanbookfest.com
Description:
Author Showcase authors of various genres and book signings.
Networking with other book enthusiasts and authors.
Sponsored exhibitors book industry professionals and local community resources.
Masterclass Sessions for aspiring authors.
Activities for children a free book giveaway for each child in attendance.
Silent Auction proceeds benefit DREAMWEEK INC.
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African American Children’s Book Fair
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Hosted by: The Literary Media & Publishing Consultants
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Website: African American Children’s Book Fair
Phone: 215-878-2665
Email: vlloydsgam@aol.com
Description:
Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival
The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for children’s books in the country. It features nationally known bestselling authors and illustrators, many of whom have won some of the most prestigious literary awards including the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. These authors and illustrators have produced some of the best books of our generation.
Parents, caregivers and educators are very supportive of the African American Children's Book Fair because they understand that children who read outside of their normal school course work tend to make more responsible decisions about their lifestyles.
The fun-filled afternoon is packed with activities that promote the POWER and JOY OF READING. Authors and illustrators will make presentations and sign their books. The Literary Row will distribute book-related promotional materials free of charge. Our Educator's Book Giveaway will also distribute brand new books to teachers and librarians for use in their schools. In addition there will be a wide selection of affordable literature available to purchase.
The African American Children's Book Fair is a part of the African American Children's Book Project's initiative to promote and preserve multicultural children's literature.
The organization is leading a campaign entitled PRESERVE A LEGACY, BUY A BOOK. Its goal is to put books back into children's homes. You can't tell a child to read at home if there are no books. Read an interview the event’s organizer, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati
The event is free and opened to the public.
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Dallas Literary Festival
Hosted by: Southern Methodist University
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Website: Dallas Literary Festival
Email: info@dallasliteraryfestival.org
Description:
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Leipzig Book Fair
Hosted by: Leipezig Liest Reading Festival
Dates: Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025
Website: Leipzig Book Fair
Phone: 493416786950
Email: aussteller@leipziger-buchmesse.de
Description:
Authors, publishers and media companies from Germany, experience a diversity of literature, doscover innovations and gain new perspectives.
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Orcas Island Lit Fest
Orcas Center
917 Mount Baker Road, Eastsound, Washington 98245
Dates: Monday, June 2, 2025 to Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Website: Orcas Island Lit Fest
Email: info@oilf.org
Description:
The Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) is an annual celebration of literature and community held in an inspiringly beautiful place. With the San Juan Islands as our backdrop, we bring together renowned authors and avid readers, visitors and locals, for a weekend of panels, readings, and events that highlight the vibrant literary culture of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From Pulitzer Prize winners to gifted new voices, our featured artists from across the country represent the finest in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and more. The Orcas Island Lit Fest is your opportunity to engage with world-class writers and their work in an intimate, inclusive setting that welcomes everyone who loves books.
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Check out our coverage of past events.