Book and Literary Magazine Fairs


Browse this list to learn more about annual book fairs and festivals. When available, we have included registration and submission deadlines, fees, and other information, but please confirm these on the fair or festival’s website as details are subject to change. 

 

JANUARY

Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
Tampa, FL
2023: January 14-15
Focus: “a unique blend of African and African American art, culture and history”
Exhibitor Fee: $200–$1,000
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: Rolling
Website: tampablackheritage.org/vendors

Sunshine State Book Festival
Gainesville, FL
2023: January 27-28
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: sunshinestatebookfestival.com/index.html

Jersey Art Book Fair
Jersey City, NJ
2023: January 28-29
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: jerseyartbookfair.org/home

 

FEBRUARY

Amelia Island Book Festival
Fernandina Beach, FL
2023: February 18
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: ameliaislandbookfestival.org

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
2024: February 7-10
Registration Fee: $60-160
Website: awpwriter.org

 

MARCH

Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
2023: March 28—30
Website: newburyportliteraryfestival.org

Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
2023: March 4-5
Website: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
Registration: September-December
To receive exhibitor information, visit tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/index.php?action=form&form=waitlist&type=exhibitor

 

APRIL

Literary Magazine & Small Press Book Fair at Mission Creek Festival
Iowa City, IA
2023: April 6-8
Website: missioncreekfestival.com

San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio, TX
2023: April 15
Website: sabookfestival.org

Tulsa LitFest
Tulsa, OK
2023: April 20-23
Website: tulsa.okstate.edu/cpw/litfest

Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book 
Los Angeles, CA
2023: April 22-23
Registration Fee: $1,250–$7,800
Registration Form: s4.goeshow.com/cstreet/book_festival/2020/exhibitor_sales.cfm
Website: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks

Rainbow Book Fair
New York, NY
Focus: LGBTQ+
2023: April 22
Website: rainbowbookfair.com/

 

MAY

Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Salem, MA
2023: May 5-7
Registration Fee: $100
Website: festival.masspoetry.org

Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley, CA
2023: May 6-7
Registration Fee: $450–$1,000
Website: baybookfest.org

Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg, MD
2023: May 20
Exhibitor Fee: $125–$200
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: March 23
Website: gaithersburgbookfestival.org

Lone Star Book Festival
Seguin, TX
2023: May 27-28
Focus: Texas Authors
Registration Fee: $40–$80
Website: lonestar.bookfestival.network/index.php

Santa Fe Literary Festival
Santa Fe, NM
2023: May 19-21
Website: sfliteraryfestival.org

U.S. Book Show
Hybrid: New York, NY
2023: May 22-25
Website: usbookshow.com

 

JUNE

African American Book Festival
Austin, TX
2022: June 25
Website: aaabookfest.org

Schomburg Center Literary Festival
New York, NY
Focus: Authors of African Descent
2023: June 17
Website: nypl.org/spotlight/schomburg/literary-festival

 

JULY

Wordplay Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2023: July 8
Website: loft.org/festival/about-wordplay

Litlit
Los Angeles, CA
2022: July 30-31
Website: litlitfair.com

Payson Book Festival
Payson, AZ
Focus: Arizona Authors
2023: July 15
Website: paysonbookfestival.org

 

AUGUST

Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, MS
2023: August 19
For vendor inquiries and information, contact [email protected]
Website: msbookfestival.com

Missouri Book Festival
Washington, MO
Focus: Missouri Authors
2022: August 26-27
Website: missouribookfestival.com

Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Los Angeles, CA
2023: August 10-13
Website: printedmatter.org

 

SEPTEMBER

Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY
Focus: African American Authors
2023: September 22-23
Website: harlembookfair.com

Bookmarks Festival of Books
Winston-Salem, NC
2023: September 23
For registration and fee information, email [email protected]
Website: bookmarksnc.org/festival

Bucks County Book Festival
Doylestown, PA
2022: September 23-24
Website: bucksbookfest.org

Decatur Book Festival September
Decatur/Atlanta, GA
2022: September 30-October 1
Website: decaturbookfestival.com

Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, IL
2023: September 9-10
Website: printersrowlitfest.org

South Dakota Festival of Books
2023: September 22-23
Brookings & Sioux Falls, SD
Website: sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books

 

OCTOBER

Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2023: October 1
Website: brooklynbookfestival.org

Iowa City Book Festival
Iowa City, IA
2023: October 9-15
Website: iowacitybookfestival.org

Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA
2023: October 14
Website: bostonbookfest.org

Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ
2023: October 7
Website: collingswoodbookfestival.com

Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu, HI
2023: October
Website: hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com

Litquake and Lit Crawl SF
San Francisco, CA
2023: October 21
Website: litquake.org/

Louisiana Book Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
2023: October 28
Website: louisianabookfestival.org/index.html

National Black Book Festival
Houston, TX
2023: October 26-28
Website: nationalblackbookfestival.com/exhibitors.htm

Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN
2022: October 14-16
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: September 1
Website: sofestofbooks.org

Twin Cities Book Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2023: October 14
Website: twincitiesbookfestival.com

West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston, WV
2023: October 21
Exhibitor Fee: Starting at $150
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: July 1
Website: wvbookfestival.org

 

NOVEMBER

Books by the Banks Cincinnati Book Fest
Cincinnati, OH
2022: November 19
For exhibitor information, email [email protected]
Website: booksbythebanks.org

Buckeye Book Festival
Wooster, OH
2023: November 4
Focus: “works by Ohio Authors, Illustrators, or books that are on Ohio topics”
Exhibitor Fee: Free to Submit
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: August 15
Website: buckeyebookfair.org

Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock)
Portland, OR
2023: November 4
Deadline to Submit Books: June 16
Website: literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival

Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
2023: November 11-12
Deadline to Submit Books: April 30, 2023
Website: texasbookfestival.org

The Miami International Book Fair International
Miami, FL
2023: November 12-19
Deadline to Submit Books: May 30
Website: miamibookfair.com

Brew & Forge Book Fair
Online-only
2022: November 28-December 9
Website: brewandforge.com/about-the-fair