Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2025 and 2026)

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3 Events Found in Tennessee

ECPA Leadership Summit
Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel

Hosted by: ECPA Leadership Summit
Dates: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 to Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Website: ECPA Leadership Summit
Email: events@ecpa.org

Description:

Conference on current issues and trend that are important to the industry.

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James Baldwin Festival of Words
Chattanooga Theatre Centre

400 River Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405

Hosted by: Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas
Dates: Friday, August 25, 2023 to Sunday, August 27, 2023

Website: James Baldwin Festival of Words
Phone: 423-521-5057
Email: rncpoetry@gmail.com

Description:

A celebration of Black literary excellence taking place in Chattanooga, TN. This new festival features a Black author marketplace, panel discussion, workshops, a spoken word and hip hop showcase, and more.

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Southern Festival of Books

Hosted by: Humanities Tennessee
Dates: Saturday, October 21, 2023 to Sunday, October 22, 2023

Website: Southern Festival of Books

Description:

The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word^SM is a three-day Festival celebrated each year during the second full weekend of October. It is free and open to the public. No advance registration or tickets are required. All seating is on a first-come basis.

The Festival annually welcomes more than 200 authors from throughout the nation and in every genre for readings, panel discussions and book signings. Book lovers have the opportunity to hear from and meet some of America's foremost writers in fiction, history, mystery, food, biography, travel, poetry and children's literature among others.

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