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The National Black Writers Conference (NBWC)
The National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) Medgar Evers College Brooklyn New York More than 50 Black writers, publishing executives, and literary activists will gather to discuss the triumphs and ch...
Kinfolk Lit Fest
Kinfolk Lit Fest Indianapolis Indiana Kinfolk Lit Fest is A Literary Family Reunion, bringing together nearly 200 Black authors and readers from across the country for three full days celebrating the...
Black Romance Book Fest
Black Romance Book Fest JW Marriott Buckhead Atlanta Georgia The Black Romance Book Fest aims to amplify and honor the diverse narratives of Black love in romance literature. This event is a vibrant p...
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend Charlotte North Carolina The first Author Awards were presented in 1992 as a small event held in Brooklyn, New York to recognize those authors and publishe...
Black Writers On Tour
Black Writers On Tour Carson Community Center Los Angeles California Purpose: To promote literacy awareness, to give exposure to African-American authors, writers, and to motivate, and develop aspirin...
NBWC Biennial Symposium
NBWC Biennial Symposium Medgar Evers College Brooklyn New York In 2025, honoring Tony Medina and Rita Williams-Garcia for their contributions to Black Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature. The Bienn...
San Antonio African American Book Festival
San Antonio African American Book Festival Second Baptist Community Center San Antonio Texas
African American Children’s Book Fair
African American Children’s Book Fair Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of t...
Miami Book Fair
Miami Book Fair Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus Miami Florida The Dates Shown are for the Street Fair. The entire fair typically runs 8 days The first Miami Book Fair, founded by Miami Dade Coll...
National Book Awards
National Book Awards Cipriani Wall Street New York New York Attendance by invitation only. All of the authors of African descent who have won a National Book Award. Watch vidoes the 67th annual Nati...
Texas Book Festival
Texas Book Festival State Capitol and surrounding grounds Austin Texas The Texas Book Festival (#TXBOOKFEST) celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imaginati...
Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference
Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference Durham North Carolina Launched in 2024 and recognized as the largest Black-focused writers conference in the South, Griot & Grey Owl creates a vital...
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival Woodson African American Museum of Florida St. Petersburg Florida The St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival is dedicated to entertaining, engaging, and educating children...
Salon du livre afro-canadien
Salon du livre afro-canadien Ottawa Canada The African Canadian Book Fair is hosted byIntercultural Mosaic! whose mission is to promote the culture of Francophone Afro-descendant communities in Ontar...
Black Book Festival
Black Book Festival Goldsmiths, University of London London England Black Book Festival is a showcase for African-Caribbean writers, publishers and booksellers.
National Black Book Festival
National Black Book Festival Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium Houston Texas The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-America...
Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention Calgary Canada The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization which holds an annual convention in honor of Anthony Boucher, the disti...
Southern Festival of Books
Southern Festival of Books Nashville Tennessee The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written WordSM is a three-day Festival celebrated each year during the second full weekend of Octob...
African American Literary Awards Show
African American Literary Awards Show New York New York Started in 2004, The African American Literary Award show is the brainchild of Yvette Hayward. The show celebrates and uplifts Black literature...
Tampa Bay Black Authors Expo
Tampa Bay Black Authors Expo The Portico Tampa Florida The TBBAE grew from a desire to showcase the diverse literary talent that is alive and well in the greater Tampa Bay area. By creating the only e...
Black Authors Festival @ATL
Black Authors Festival @ATL Norwood Vineyard & Gardens Jonesboro Georgia The Black Authors Festival @ATL Harbor Sneaker Ball on the Vineyard is a premier fusion of culture, luxury, and purpose, where ...
Petersburg Book Fest
Petersburg Book Fest Petersburg Virginia The Petersburg Book Fest traces its roots back to the inspiring launch of Resist Booksellers, an independent Black-owned bookstore that opened its doors in th...
Read My World
Read My World Tolhuistuin Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands Since 2012, Read My World is the international literature festival of Amsterdam. Going beyond the commonplace, Read My World explores the boun...
Open Book Festival
Open Book Festival The Fugard Theatre Cape Town South Africa An annual literary festival, the first of which took place in 2011.
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem Book Fair Harlem State Office Building Plaza New York New York The Harlem Book Fair is the United State’s largest African-American book fair and the nation’s flagship Black literary...
Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival
Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival Island Inn Conference Center Oak Bluffs Massachusetts A celebration of Black literary excellence with author showcases, panel discussions, appetizers & refreshmen...
Black Authors Festival @SagHarbor
Black Authors Festival @SagHarbor Breakwater Yacht Club Sag Harbor New York The Black Authors Festival @Sag Harbor is a nationally celebrated in-person event, recognized by USA Today as one of the Top...
Black Books Matter Fest
Black Books Matter Fest MahoganyBooks - National Harbor Oxon Hill Maryland Though black books have always mattered, some have yet to discover the lost wisdom, rich history, and incredible creativity f...
Black Writers Weekend
Black Writers Weekend Auburn Avenue Research Library Atlanta Georgia Black Writers Weekend expands nationwide this year, bringing its celebrated literary festival to six U.S. cities. Alongside the fla...
National Book Club Conference
National Book Club Conference Atlanta Westin Buckhead Atlanta Georgia National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that, since 2003, execute...
Black Lit Weekend
Black Lit Weekend The Barnett - JDV by Hyatt New Orleans Louisiana This multi-day conference brings together Black-owned bookstore owners from across the country for a weekend that honors the legacy o...
African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival
African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival Capital Clubhouse Arena Waldorf Maryland The African American Cultural Expo and Book Festival is a celebration of cultural arts, community, ...
Black Pack Party
Black Pack Party StudioBE New Orleans Louisiana The Black Pack Party brings together publishing professionals and writers twice a year: during Black Lit Weekend, typically held in July, and the Americ...
Austin African American Book Festival
Austin African American Book Festival George Washington Carver Library and George Washington Carver Museum, Culture & Genealogy Center Austin Texas In its eighteenth year [2024], the Austin African Am...
Schomburg Centennial Festival
Schomburg Centennial Festival Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture New York New York The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and int...
Texas Remainder Expo
Texas Remainder Expo Carrollton Texas Texas Remainder Expo (T☆REX) is a wholesale show open only to trade customers and not open to the public. It is held twice a year in the fall and spring. W...
Rescuing History Authors Tour
Rescuing History Authors Tour Multiple Cities & States Tampa Florida Multiple City & State Event! The Rescuing History Authors Tour — A Rolling Symposium features the following stops: ...
Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair Oasis at Grace Cincinnati Ohio Come ready to purchase books, enjoy our panel discussion for aspiring authors, speak with publishers.
Black British Book Festival
Black British Book Festival Barbican Centre London England UK & Europe’s Biggest Black Literature Festival & Community-led Publisher. Elevating Black Voices Across the Globe
Black Book Bash
Black Book Bash Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Jacksonville Florida Black Book Bash isn’t just a book festival — it’s where Black storytelling, culture, and community link up ...
Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
Great Lakes African American Writers Conference MLK Branch of the Cleveland Public Library Cleveland Ohio Historically, Great Lakes African American Writers Conference (GLAAWC pronounced “glossy...
Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest
Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest Underground Books and The Guild Theater Sacramento California The Sac BlkLit Book Fest is a one-day celebration of Black literature, culture, and community in Sacramento. T...
Sacramento Black Book Fair
Sacramento Black Book Fair The Historic Center of Oak Park Sacramento California This historic two-day book fair and celebration will include a panel discussion among our featured authors, book signin...
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention Temple University Student and Faculty Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Blk Powerhouse Summit
Blk Powerhouse Summit Zoom Virtual Use Code “aalbc&Rdquo; for 10% off Your TicketThe Blk Powerhouse Summit is a virtual gathering of Black professionals across the Black book ecosystem designed...
African American Children’s Book Fair
African American Children’s Book Fair Reginald F. Lewis Museum Baltimore Maryland Children and families can enjoy a fun-filled day exploring kids’ literature about African Americans while meetin...
Tallahassee Bicentennial Antiquarian Book Fair
Tallahassee Bicentennial Antiquarian Book Fair Elks Club Bldg Tallahassee Florida “Immerse Yourself in Tallahassee & Florida History” Celebrating Tallahassee’s 200th Year! More than...
Digital Book World
Digital Book World Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel New York New York As part of the 2018 Digital Book World (DBW) — two industry veterans will be the first to be inducted into the new Publi...
Magical Mirrors Book Fair
Magical Mirrors Book Fair Sankofa Video Books & Cafe Washington District of Columbia Magical Mirrors Children’s Book Fair features books full of images and imaginations of children of the Africa...
Books by the Banks
Books by the Banks Duke Energy Convention Center Cincinnati Ohio More than 5,000 people and more than 150 authors made the 2015 Books by the Banks book festival our biggest year yet. Our planning team...
BLK Author Expo
BLK Author Expo Keller Williams Event Center Largo Maryland Be a part of this community gathering and vendor marketplace celebrating African American authors and their works. The five-hour live book e...
Louisville Book Festival
Louisville Book Festival The Galt House, 140 North 4th St. Louisville Kentucky 2020 marks the first year for this festival
Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards
Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards Lincoln Theatre Washington District of Columbia Named for literary geniuses, Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, the Hurston/Wright Foundation was founded in 1990. Hurs...
The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat
The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat Doubletree Resorts Charlotte North Carolina The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat is all about Faith, Fun, Fellowship… and a whole lot of books. The first ...
Wimbledon BookFest
Wimbledon BookFest Wimbledon Common London England It was founded in 2006 by Fiona Razvi and Tony Kane whose ambition was to develop the arts and cultural offering in the area. The public festival tak...
Black Authors & Readers Rock
Black Authors & Readers Rock Harborside Hotel Oxon Hill Maryland BARR is a two day literary conference that offers readers the opportunity to meet and mingle with new, emerging and nationally recogniz...
Elm City LIT Fest
Elm City LIT Fest Dixwell QHouse & Stetson Branch Library New Haven Connecticut To cultivate awareness around the Arts within the African Diaspora, with a focus in literary arts. With faith, unity, cr...
James Baldwin Festival of Words
James Baldwin Festival of Words Chattanooga Theatre Centre Chattanooga Tennessee A celebration of Black literary excellence taking place in Chattanooga, TN. This new festival features a Black author m...
The Soulful Chicago Book Fair
The Soulful Chicago Book Fair 61st Street from Cottage Grove to King Drive Chicago Illinois The Soulful Chicago Book Fair is a FREE, outdoor, celebration of literacy and literary arts found throughou...
Romance Slam Jam Convention
Romance Slam Jam Convention Virtual Now Romance Slam Jam is a VIRTUAL ROMANCE BOOK CONVENTION Originally held in a different city each year, the Romance Slam Jam convention is an annual book love...
South Florida Book Festival
South Florida Book Festival African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Fort Lauderdale Florida
Color of Children’s Literature Conference
Color of Children’s Literature Conference New York New York Kweli’s Color of Children’s Literature Conference is the nation’s first and largest conference for BIPOC creators of chil...
Black Book Expo: A Conscious Literary Festival
Black Book Expo: A Conscious Literary Festival Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center Richmond Virginia The Black Book Expo, A Conscious Literary Festival is a vast display of literature is f...
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Albuquerque New Mexico The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color is a conference for everyone! The conference is sponsored by five associations of ethnic...
Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival
Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street Charleston South Carolina Celebrating its 4th year in 2019, the Charleston African-American Book Festiv...
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Curtis Hixon Park Tampa Florida The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival is an annual, cultural arts & music festival that takes place over the course of 10 days in Tamp...
Ake Arts and Book Festival
Ake Arts and Book Festival Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja Ikeja Nigeria Aké Arts & Book Festival is four days of cultural immersion and aims to showcase the very best of contemporary African literat...
Hit the Mic: Black Book Fair & Open Mic
Hit the Mic: Black Book Fair & Open Mic Oasis at Grace Cincinnati Ohio Admission is FREE and open to the public courtesy of Season Funder, ArtsWave. However, you must register (visit site) If you are ...
Black Paperback Book Fair
Black Paperback Book Fair Iroquois Park Louisville Kentucky Black Paperback Book Fair highlights and supports black writers in Louisville Ky. The event is hosted in Iroquois Park and provides a nurtur...
North Jersey Literary Festival
North Jersey Literary Festival Paul Robeson Campus Center, Rutgers University-Newark, University Heights Newark New Jersey The FIRST annual North Jersey Literary Festival, where entrepreneurship meets...
AfroSurreal Writers Workshop
AfroSurreal Writers Workshop African American Museum and Library of Oakland Oakland California The AfroSurreal Writers Workshop supports writers of color creating weird, surreal, or absurdist art. We ...
National Conference of African American Librarians
National Conference of African American Librarians Tulsa Oklahoma The Black Caucus of the American Library Association serves as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library...
International Royal Music & Art Festival
International Royal Music & Art Festival The Beltway Regulators Barn Fresno Texas The 2021 International Royal Music & Art Festival is set to be an acclaimed cross-genre experience inspired by the his...
Belize Writers’ Conference
Belize Writers’ Conference Ak’bol Yoga Retreat Ambergris Caye Belize First-ever Belize Writers’ Conference Launching April 2018. Six-day conference offers workshops by New York literary ag...
Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sport
Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sport Banjul The Gambia An African Diaspora, One World, Pan African experience Mboka means ‘One Family’ in Wolof and will offer festival attendees a...
The National Writers Union’s New York Conference
The National Writers Union’s New York Conference NWU Headquarters New York New York From 2016 Event Lure new readers using proven techniques from nationally recognized literary trailblazer Troy Joh...
Memphis Literary Arts Festival
Memphis Literary Arts Festival Edge District of downtown Memphis Memphis Tennessee 2018 marks the 1st annual festival with appearances by more than twenty authors and artists including Kiese Laymon, E...
Phillis Wheatley Book Awards
Phillis Wheatley Book Awards TBD Harlem New York This annual award, named for the first published African-American female writer, is given for literary work and literary advocacy that transcends cultu...
50th Anniversary of the Black Arts Movement and the 20th Anniversary of Cave Canem
50th Anniversary of the Black Arts Movement and the 20th Anniversary of Cave Canem Folger Shakespeare Theater Washington District of Columbia To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Black Arts Moveme...
B-FEST: Teen Book Festival
B-FEST: Teen Book Festival Barnes & Noble Stores Nationwide Nationwide
Provocateurs: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Photographers & Writers opening
Provocateurs: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Photographers & Writers opening Medgar Evers College, CUNY Brooklyn New York Opening Reception: March 28, 2016 @ The Charles Evans Innis Memorial Lib...
Women’s History Month Literary Festival
Women’s History Month Literary Festival MD State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Baltimore Maryland Three women writers discuss the intersection of place, time, and culture in literatur...
An Afternoon of Poetry/Prose to Honor the Works Of Sonia Sanchez
An Afternoon of Poetry/Prose to Honor the Works Of Sonia Sanchez Carnegie Library, Homewood Branch Pittsburgh Pennsylvania The Women Gather a Celebration of Women Voices: An afternoon of poetry/prose ...
Atlanta African American Book Festival
Atlanta African American Book Festival Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia The Atlanta African American Book Festival is a yearly festival held in Atlanta, Georgia. The event is a great opportuni...
The African American Author’s Expo and Multi-Cultural Book Fair
The African American Author’s Expo and Multi-Cultural Book Fair Morgan State University - University Student Center Building Timonium Maryland 2016 marks seven years of event excellence in Maryland fo...
New York Black Book Conference & Expo
New York Black Book Conference & Expo National Black Theater New York New York A 2-day literary event is expected by all who attend the 1st Annual Black Book Expo and Conference hosted by Black Expo A...
Fall Into Fiction
Fall Into Fiction Waterfront Hotel Emeryville California UCAAB was created as a way for African-American book clubs in California to network, support, and promote our reading groups, black-owned indep...
Annual Literary & Arts Conference
Annual Literary & Arts Conference African American Museum in Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania Art Sanctuary uses the power of black art to transform individuals, create and build community and f...
Minnesota Black Author’s Expo
Minnesota Black Author’s Expo DeLaSalle High School Minneapolis Minnesota This expo is intended to support the work of Black authors; to engage the community; and to provide a space in north Minneapol...
Tampa Bay Black Authors Expo
Tampa Bay Black Authors Expo Tampa Florida The TBBAE grew from a desire to showcase the diverse literary talent that is alive and well in the greater Tampa Bay area. By creating the only expo dedicat...
Abantu Book Festival
Abantu Book Festival Eyethu Lifestyle Centre & Soweto Theatre Soweto South Africa Abantu Book Festival is an annual literary event held in Soweto, South African’s artistic heartland, featuring a...
The Writivism Festival
The Writivism Festival Kampala Uganda It is part of Writivism, the organization’s flagship initiative that identifies, mentors and promotes emerging African writers. The festival is Uganda&rsqu...
Seattle Urban Book Expo
Seattle Urban Book Expo Northwest African American Museum Seattle Washington Seattle Urban Book Expo (S.U.B.E) provides a platform for authors to showcase their Literary work and connect them with rea...
Onyxcon
Onyxcon Southwest Arts Center Atlanta Georgia 2018 marked the 10 year anniversary of ONYXCON ! A DECADE. ONXCON is a convention, festival, and celebration. We promote, showcase, educate, and ente...
Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Leimert Park Village Book Fair Outdoor Promenade of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP) Los Angeles California See Press Release The Leimert Park Village Book Fair was founded in 2006 by Cynthia ...
Gaborone Book Festival
Gaborone Book Festival Gaborone Botswana The first Gaborone Book Festival was held in 2018
Third Annual Festival Albertine
Third Annual Festival Albertine Albertine store on Fifth Avenue at 79th Street New York New York American participants will include the poet Claudia Rankine, the curator Thelma Golden, the novelist Da...