Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2024 and 2025)
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4 Events Found in New York
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.
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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.
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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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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.
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