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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...
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...
Quebec International Book Fair
Quebec International Book Fair Quebec City Convention Centre Quebec City Canada Le Salon international du livre de Quebec is open to the general public. Lots of writers and publisher await more than 6...
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...
London Book Fair
London Book Fair Olympia London London England The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital ...
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana The highly anticipated New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns to Tulane’s uptown campus...
Savannah Book Festival
Savannah Book Festival Telfair Square Savannah Georgia The Savannah Book Festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written word and its role of improving the huma...
The Mosaic Literary Conference
The Mosaic Literary Conference Bronx New York The Mosaic Literary Conference fosters a collaborative space for individuals interested in literature, education, and the arts. MLC plays a crucial role ...
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...
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...
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...
Southern New Mexico Book Festival
Southern New Mexico Book Festival Doña Ana Community College, East Mesa Campus Las Cruces New Mexico The goal of the Southern New Mexico Book Festival is to connect authors, writers, readers, publishe...
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...
Provincetown Book Festival
Provincetown Book Festival Provincetown Public Library Provincetown Massachusetts Meet acclaimed authors and guest speakers visiting our famed arts colony for three days of free events, including read...
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...
KPBS San Diego Book Festival
KPBS San Diego Book Festival University of San Diego San Diego California The KPBS San Diego Book Festival is a free, public event for book lovers of all ages. It is brought to you by KPBS and present...
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...
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...
The Bronx Book Fair
The Bronx Book Fair PS 078 Anne Hutchinson School Bronx New York The Bronx Book Fair will partner with the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program. Backpacks with supplies will be given to students. Join with...
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...
Nantucket Book Festival
Nantucket Book Festival Cultural District Nantucket Massachusetts Nantucket Book Festival celebrates its 9th year in 2020. They feature a line-up of award-winning authors and local and regional tale...
Greater Austin Book Festival
Greater Austin Book Festival Austin Public Library Austn Texas GAB Fest is the only tri-county book festival in Austin that focuses specifically on local small-press and self-published authors. There ...
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...
Montclair Literary Festival
Montclair Literary Festival Various Montclair New Jersey Festival Day will be a full day of in-person events, from literary fiction and non-fiction discussion panels to talks and activities for childr...
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Various Venues New York New York 4 Days. 40+ Events. 140+ Authors from 40+ Countries Also Co-Host of the Indie Lit Fair, which will take place Sa...
Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival Blalock Park Venice Florida The Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival is a small, unique program hosting writers teaching writers on Friday night, and authors sel...
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...
The Library Learning Experience
The Library Learning Experience Baltimore Maryland At LibLearnX, library professionals at all levels can take part in a conference experience that will provide ultimate learning benefits. Attendees w...
SOKY Book Fest
SOKY Book Fest Bowling Green Kentucky Southern Kentucky Book Fest is one of the state’s largest literary events! Our mission is to encourage literacy and the love of books in our community and ...
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua New York The 2024 Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference was previously known as the ...
Lehigh Valley Book Festival
Lehigh Valley Book Festival Bethlehem Area Public Library Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Celebrating books and the strong connection they forge-bringing publishers, authors, illuatrators and readers toget...
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...
Mosaic Literary Conference
Mosaic Literary Conference The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx New York The Mosaic Literary Conference provides a platform for literature-based creative thinking and knowledge sharing. Each year we inv...
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...
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...
Louisville Book Festival
Louisville Book Festival The Galt House, 140 North 4th St. Louisville Kentucky 2020 marks the first year for this festival
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 ...
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...
Wisconsin Book Festival
Wisconsin Book Festival Madison Public Library Madison Wisconsin The Wisconsin Book Festival is Wisconsin's premier literary event. Every October we draw a local and regional audience of 12,000-15,000...
Fall for the Book
Fall for the Book George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus Fairfax Virginia What began as a two-day literary event in 1999, organized by George Mason University and the City of Fairfax, has expa...
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...
Virginia Children’s Book Festival
Virginia Children’s Book Festival Longwood University, Farmville Farmville Virginia The Virginia Children’s Book Festival will bring together prominent children’s authors and illustrators ...
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...
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...
Romance Slam Jam Convention
Romance Slam Jam Convention Virtual Held in a different city each year, the Romance Slam Jam convention is an annual book lovers’ event for black authors of romantic fiction and the book lover...
Festival of Women Writers
Festival of Women Writers Hobart New York The Festival of Women Writers has become a highly anticipated event, unique among cultural happenings in the Catskill Region, especially in Delaware County. ...
Calabash International Literary Festival
Calabash International Literary Festival Treasure Beach Treasure Beach Jamaica, W.I. The Calabash International Literary Festival, held on a biennial basis on even years, was founded in 2001 by three ...
Books in Bloom Literary Festival
Books in Bloom Literary Festival Color Burst Park Columbia Maryland Books In Bloom is an innovative, progressive, and memorable festival, poised to be one of the premier book festivals in the region. ...
The Bocas Lit Fest
The Bocas Lit Fest Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago Boca is the Spanish word for mouth — the organ of speech and song and storytelling. And the Bocas del Dragón — the Dragon’s...
Sant Jordi Festival
Sant Jordi Festival NYU KJCC New York New York This year Saint Jordi usa is hybrid, with in person events in Chicago and New York and online programming.
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...
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 ...
Vegas Valley Book Festival
Vegas Valley Book Festival Las Vegas Nevada The Vegas Valley Book Festival, now in its fifteenth year, is a celebration of the written, spoken, and illustrated word. The festival has networked togeth...
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Brattleboro Literary Festival Brattleboro Vermont The Festival is a four-day celebration of those who read books, those who write books, and of the books themselves. Located in downtown Brattleboro, ...
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...
Alabama Book Festival
Alabama Book Festival Old Alabama Town, in Downtown Montgomery Montgomery Alabama With over lots of authors, vendors and exhibitors, this free public event is the state’s premier literary event....
University Spring Literary Festival
University Spring Literary Festival Ohio University Athens Ohio Since 1986, The Spring Literary Festival has featured some of the world's finest, most distinguished writers of poetry, fiction and non-...
Dayton Book Expo
Dayton Book Expo David H. Ponitz Conference Center Sinclair, Community College Great Hall Dayton Ohio Hundreds of book lovers will convene at the Dayton Book Expo. The all-day event includes panel d...
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...
Kingston Book Festival
Kingston Book Festival Kingston Jamaica, W.I. The Kingston Book Festival is one of the largest book festivals in the English speaking Caribbean. It comprises 30 events over 8 days with a combined aud...
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...
Queens Book Festival
Queens Book Festival LIC Landing by Coffeed Queens New York “The Queens Book Festival, debuted on August 7, 2016, is the largest and most inclusive literary gathering in Queens. It fills the bor...
Blk Grrrl Book Fair
Blk Grrrl Book Fair Brooklyn New York In the past two years over 2,000 members of a diverse public have come to experience the unique, eclectic, feminist and funky experience of the BGBF in Los Angel...
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
The Bim Literary Festival & Book Fair
The Bim Literary Festival & Book Fair Independence Square by the Careenage Bridgetown Barbados Launched in 2012, The aim of any literary festival is to engage people with reading, writing and literatu...
Blue Ridge Book Fest
Blue Ridge Book Fest Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock North Carolina We seek to encourage interest in the literary arts by providing the public with personal access to significant regional autho...
Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
Buffalo Small Press Book Fair Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Porter Hall Buffalo New York The BSPBF is a 2-day event that features lots of great ancillary events & readings. The schedule for ...
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...