Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2023 and 2024)
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11 Events Found in Texas
San Antonio African American Book Festival
Next Door to Carver Library
3310 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas 78220
Hosted by: The Friends of Carver Library
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: San Antonio African American Book Festival
Phone: 210-685-8400
Email: saaabookfest@gmail.com
Description:
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North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center
Hosted by: NTTBF
Dates: Friday, March 3, 2023 to Saturday, March 4, 2023
Website: North Texas Teen Book Festival
Email: info@nttbf.org
Description:
The North Texas Teen Book Festival strives to connect our reading community, adding dimension to the reading experience through diverse author panels and dynamic discussions in a safe and fun environment.
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North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center
500 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. Irving Texas, 75039, Irving, Texas
Dates: Friday, March 3, 2023 to Saturday, March 4, 2023
Website: North Texas Teen Book Festival
Email: info@nttbf.org
Description:
The North Texas Teen Book Festival strives to connect our reading community, adding dimension to the reading experience through diverse author panels and dynamic discussions in a safe and fun environment.
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San Antonio Book Festival
Central Library and the Majestic Theatre
600 Soledad Street, San Antonio, Texas
Hosted by: The San Antonio Library Foundation
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Website: San Antonio Book Festival
Phone: 210.225.4728
Email: information@saplf.org
Description:
The Festival is a day-long event that unites readers and writers alike. Author presentations are held indoors while outdoors the Festival grounds are active with book sales, signings, children’s story time and learning projects, family activities, and a technology area. Food trucks offer a variety of eats; special tents feature live music and recipe demonstrations by cookbook authors. The large Festival Marketplace offers a lively setting for booksellers, publishers, literary-minded nonprofits, and local artists and craftmakers.
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Book Lovers Con
Royal Sonesta Huston Galleria
2222 West Loop So, Houston, Texas 77027
Hosted by: Book lovers Con
Dates: Thursday, June 1, 2023 to Sunday, June 4, 2023
Website: Book Lovers Con
Phone: 281-923-9371
Email: info@bookloverscon.com
Description:
Meet-n-greet with authors and celebrate books.
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Austin African American Book Festival
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702, Austin, Texas
Hosted by: Roz Oliphant
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Time: 10 a.m. to 2.p.m.
Website: Austin African American Book Festival
Email: info@aaabookfest.org
Description:
Now [2021] in its fifteenth year, 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.
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Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair
3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75210
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023
Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair
Phone: 214-565-9026 ext 311
Description:
Tulisoma, Swahili for “we read,” is a community-based literary festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area. Founded in 2003, by District 7 - Dallas City Councilman Leo V. Chaney, Jr., the goal of Tulisoma is to create a dynamic event tailored to engage local families, avid readers, aspiring writers and visitors to the city.
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National Black Book Festival
Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium
12512 Walters Rd, Houston, Texas
Hosted by: Cushcity.com
Dates: Thursday, October 26, 2023 to Saturday, October 28, 2023
Website: National Black Book Festival
Phone: 1-800-340-5454
Email: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
Description:
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American retailer online. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.
The festival was cofounded by author and entrepreneur Gwen Richardson and her husband Willie Richardson.
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Texas Book Festival
State Capitol and surrounding grounds
Dates: Saturday, November 11, 2023 to Sunday, November 12, 2023
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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South by Southwest
Hosted by: South by SouthWest
Dates: Friday, March 8, 2024 to Sunday, March 17, 2024
Website: South by Southwest
Phone: 5124677979
Email: submitform
Description:
South by Southwest is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture.
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Texas Library Association Conference
Austin Convention Center
3420 Executive Center Drive, Suite 301, Austin, Texas 78731.0
Hosted by: Texas Library Association
Dates: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to Saturday, April 20, 2024
Website: Texas Library Association Conference
Phone: 5123281518
Email: tla@txla.org
Description:
Our extensive conference porgram is like a giant menu where you can explore 300+ educational sessions on a multitude of topics that will halp you grow in your career.
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