Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2025 and 2026)
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14 Events Found in California
AfroSurreal Writers Workshop
African American Museum and Library of Oakland
659 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612, Oakland, California
Hosted by: Shannon Holbrook, Veda Silva, Michele Simms-Burton, Rochelle Spencer, and Wandra Williams
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022
Time: 1 to 7 p.m.
Website: AfroSurreal Writers Workshop
Phone: 510-637-0200
Email: aamlowriter@gmail.com
Description:
The AfroSurreal Writers Workshop supports writers of color creating weird, surreal, or absurdist art. We welcome participation and contributions from anyone interested in such works.
In the months ahead, we'll be hosting hosting a number of readings, a conference, and workshops about AfroSurrealism. We'll also be donating comic books and works of speculative fiction to the Prisoners Literature Project, based in Berkeley, California.
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SCIBA Trade Show
Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center
601 W Mckinley Ave, Pomona, California
Hosted by: The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association
Dates: Friday, September 9, 2022 to Sunday, September 11, 2022
Website: SCIBA Trade Show
Phone: 909-938-5809
Email: andrea@scibabooks.org
Description:
The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) is a non-profit trade association of independent booksellers, book wholesalers, publishers and other industry professionals located primarily in Southern California and Southern Nevada.
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Sacramento Black Book Fair
The Historic Center of Oak Park
35th St and Broadway, Sacramento, California
Hosted by: Blue Nile Press
Dates: Sunday, September 11, 2022 to Monday, September 12, 2022
Website: Sacramento Black Book Fair
Phone: 916.484.3749
Email: faye@bluenilepress.com
Description:
This historic two-day book fair and celebration will include a panel discussion among our featured authors, book signings, talks by each of the featured writers, cultural & food vendors, book discussions with each writer listed in the program, children’s activities, poetry readings, art displays, and much more
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Yallwest Santa Monica Book Festival
Santa Monica High School
601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405, Santa Monica, California
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Time:
Website: Yallwest Santa Monica Book Festival
Email: shane@yallwest.com
Description:
Over 113 authors including New York Times Bestsellers along with local and acclaimed young adult and middle grade writers, plus notable Hollywood directors and creators.
2 days of panels, book signings, food trucks, bad jokes, rock 'n' roll, killer photo ops & general geeky debauchery
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The Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Mar Monte Hotel
Hosted by: Santa Barabra Writers
Dates: Sunday, June 18, 2023 to Saturday, June 24, 2023
Website: The Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Phone: 8055681516
Email: info@sbwriters.com
Description:
Six days and nights of 30+ writing workshops, panels, speakers, agnets and fellow word-crafters.
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Comic-Con International
San Diego Convention Center
111 W Harbor Dr., San Diego, California 92101.0
Hosted by: Comic Con International
Dates: Thursday, July 20, 2023 to Monday, July 24, 2023
Website: Comic-Con International
Email: submit form
Description:
Comic arts conference, anime, and fim screening .
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San Francisco Writers Conference
Hyatt Regency
1901 Cleveland Ave., San Francisco, California
Hosted by: Laurie McLean
Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Sunday, February 9, 2025
Website: San Francisco Writers Conference
Phone: 4156896301
Email: registrations@SFwriters.org
Description:
Over the course of 4 days over 500 attendees, reowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish everywhere.
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Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
71-100 Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage, California
Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Friday, February 7, 2025
Website: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Email: info@rmwritersfest.org
Description:
The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a world class gathering of writers, thinkers, and people contributing to the intellectual vitality of our time — “Coachella for the brain.”
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AWP Conference & Bookfair
Los Angeles Convention Center
Hosted by: Community of Literary Magazine and Presses
Dates: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025
Website: AWP Conference & Bookfair
Phone: 301-226-9716
Email: events@awpwriter.org
Description:
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature. The 2016 conference featured over 2,000 presenters and 550 readings, panels, and craft lectures. The book fair hosted over 800 presses, journals, and literary organizations from around the world. AWP is now the largest literary conference in North America.
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Latino Book & Family festival
MiraCosta College
1 Barnard Dr, Oceanside, California 92056
Hosted by: Empowering Latino Futures
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Website: Latino Book & Family festival
Email: latinoliteracy@gmail.com
Description:
In most recent years MiraCosta College has been the host of the Festival in the North County San Diego. This year [2025] we celebrate 71st event with the participation of local authors and organizations.
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Black Writers On Tour
Carson Community Center
801 E. Carson Street, Carson, California 90746 , Los Angeles, California
Hosted by: Dr. Rosie
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
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.
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California
University Park Campus Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, California
Dates: Saturday, April 26, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025
Website: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Phone: 424-652-1948
Email: eventinfo@latimes.com
Description:
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has evolved to include live bands, poetry readings, chef demos, cultural entertainment and artists creating their work on-site. There’s also a photography exhibit, film screenings followed by Q&A’s and discussion panels on some of today’s hottest topics.
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Bay Area Book Festival
In Downtown Berkeley
1972-1998 Center street, Berkeley, California 94704
Dates: Saturday, May 31, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025
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).
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Comic-Con
Anaheim Convention center
Hosted by: Comic con International
Dates: Thursday, July 24, 2025 to Sunday, July 27, 2025
Website: Comic-Con
Description:
Exhibit hall with comics, original art, toys and merchandice for many popular artist, pubushers and retailers.
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