Book Festivals of Note
FEBRUARY
NATCHEZ LITERARY AND CINEMA CELEBRATION
Natchez, Miss., Feb. 24-27
www.colin.edu/nlcc
(866) 296-6522
SOUTH CAROLINA BOOK FESTIVAL AND ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
Columbia, S.C., Feb. 27-March 1
www.scbookfestival.org
(803) 771-2477
e-mail: bookfest@schumanities.org
MARCH
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL
Warrensburg, Mo., March 15-17
http://library.ucmo.edu/childlit/clf
(660) 543-4306
e-mail: williamson@libserv.ucmo.edu
VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK
Charlottesville, Va., March 18-22
www.vabook.org
(434) 924-6890
e-mail: vabook@virginia.edu
BROWARD COUNTY LITERARY FEAST
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20-21
www.literaryfeastonline.org
(954) 357-7384
email: amartinez@bplfoundation.org
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA READING FESTIVAL
Ft. Myers, Fla., March 21
www.lee-county.com/library/ReadingFestivalHome.htm
(239) 461-2900
e-mail: dwest@leegov.com
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS / NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL
New Orleans, La., March 25-29
www.tennesseewilliams.net
(504) 581-1144
e-mail: info@tennesseewilliams.net
ALABAMA BOUND FESTIVAL
Birmingham, Ala., March 28
www.alabamabound.org
(205) 226-3610
e-mail: lwilson@bham.lib.al.us
APRIL
THE LATINO BOOK & FAMILY FESTIVALS
Chicago, Ill.,
(760) 434-4484 Link
http://www.lbff.us/chicago-lbff---march-31-april-1-2012.html
FAY B. KAIGLER INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
Hattiesburg, Miss., April 1-3
www.usm.edu/bookfest/
(601) 266-4228
e-mail: karen.rowell@usm.edu
GREATER ROCHESTER TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL
Rochester, N.Y., April 4
www.teenbookfestival.org
e-mail: stephanies@tbflive.org
FOX CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL
Appleton, Wisc., April 14-19
www.focol.org/bookfest
(920) 954-9112
e-mail: jennifer@appletondowntown.org
BORDER BOOK FESTIVAL
Mesilla and Las Cruces, N. Mex., April 15-19
www.borderbookfestival.org
(575) 523-3988
e-mail: bbf@zianet.com
ARKANSAS LITERARY FESTIVAL
Little Rock, Ark., April 16-19
www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/main.html
(501) 918-3098
e-mail: bmooy@cals.org
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY BOOK FEST
Bowling Green, Ky., April 18
www.sokybookfest.org
(270) 745-5016
e-mail: tracy.harkins@wku.edu
GREEN BOOK FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, Calif., April 22
www.greenbookfestival.com
(323) 665-8080
email:
greenbookfestival@sbcglobal.net
NORTHERN ARIZONA BOOK FESTIVAL
Flagstaff, Ariz., April 24-26
www.nazbookfest.com
e-mail: nazbookfest@gmail.com
LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
Los Angeles, Calif., April 25-26
www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/
(800) LATIMES, ext. 7BOOK
MAY
BOOKS IN BLOOM
Eureka Springs, Ark., May 3
www.booksinbloom.org
(870) 423-5300
e-mail: elderwind@carrollmadisonpubliclibraries.org
BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL
Atlantic City, N.J., May 8-9
www.beachbookfestival.com
(323) 665-8080
Email: beachbookfestival@sbcglobal.net
SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL
San Francisco, Calif., May 8-9
www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com
(323) 665-8080
email: sanfranciscobookfestival@sbcglobal.net
ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 14-17
www.aabookfestival.org
(734) 369-3366
e-mail: aabf@aabookfestival.org
NATIONAL BLACK BOOK FESTIVAL
Houston, Tex., May 16-17
www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
(800) 340-5454
e-mail: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
JUNE
NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL
New York, N.Y., June 5-6
www.newyorkbookfestival.com
(323) 665-8080
email: newyorkbookfest@aol.com
CHICAGO TRIBUNE PRINTERS ROW BOOK FAIR
Chicago, Ill., June 6-7
www.chicagotribune.com/about/custom/events/printersrow
(312) 527-8280
e-mail: bookfair@tribune.com
AUTHOR! AUTHOR! SHREVEPORT'S CELEBRATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD
Shreveport, La., June 13
www.authorauthorshreveport.com
e-mail: llaird@authorauthorshreveport.com
JULY
HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, Calif., July 10-11
www.hollywoodbookfestival.com
(323) 665-8080
e-mail: hollywoodbkfest@aol.com
HARLEM BOOK FAIR
New York, N.Y., July 18
www.qbr.com
(212) 348-1681
email: hbf@qbr.com
Fall Book Festivals
FALL 2010
AUGUST
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL
Atlanta, Ga., August
Link http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/2008/index.php
DELAWARE BOOK FESTIVAL
Dover, Del.,
(302) 739-4748, ext. 113
Link http://www.debookfestival.lib.de.us/festival/index.html
SEPTEMBER
MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL
Washington, D.C.,
(800) 444-1324, ext. 8849
Link http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/bookfestival/
CHARLOTTE LITERARY FESTIVAL
Charlotte, N.C.,
(704) 377-8989 Link http://www.charlotteliteraryfestival.com/
BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL
Brooklyn, N.Y.,
(718) 802-3846
email: ekoch@brooklynbp.nyc.gov Link http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/
THE LATINO BOOK & FAMILY FESTIVALS
Houston, Tex., (760) 434-4484
Link http://lbff.us/
FALL FOR THE BOOK LITERARY FESTIVAL
Fairfax, Va., (703) 993-3986
email: fftb@gmu.edu Link http://www.fallforthebook.org/
WEST TEXAS BOOK & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Abilene, Tex., (325) 665-2424
email: judithkph@suddenlink.net
Link http://www.abilenetx.com/APL/book_music_fest.html
BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL
Baltimore, Md.,
Link http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/
SOUTH DAKOTA FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.,
(605) 688-6113
Link http://www.freewebs.com/sdfestivalofbooks/specialevents.htm
AUTUMN BOOK FESTIVAL
Fostoria, Ohio, (419) 377-3814
email: nlc_tcog7@yahoo.com
Link http://www.autumnbookfestival.bravehost.com/index.html
NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
Washington, D.C.,
(888) 714-4696
email: bookfest@loc.gov Link http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/
SANTA BARBARA BOOK & AUTHOR FESTIVAL
Santa Barbara, Calif., (805) 965-3023
email: marcia@sbchamber.org Link http://www.sbbookfestival.org/
WEST HOLLYWOOD BOOK FAIR
Los Angeles, Calif.,
(323) 848-6400 Link http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/
OCTOBER
WORDSTOCK
Portland, Ore.,
(503) 546-1012
email: gail@wordstockfestival.com Link http://www.wordstockfestival.com/
AuthorFest of the Rockies
October 2-3, 2009
Manitou Springs, CO link www.authorfestoftherockies.org
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
Austin, Tex.,
(512) 477-4055 Link http://www.texasbookfestival.org/
NOVELLO FESTIVAL OF READING
Charlotte, N.C.,
(704) 336-2725 Link http://www.plcmc.org/novello/
AMELIA ISLAND BOOK FESTIVAL
Amelia Island, Fla.,
(904) 491-8176 Link http://www.bookisland.org/
NEW YORKER FESTIVAL
New York, N.Y.,
Link http://festival.newyorker.com/
LITQUAKE
San Francisco, Calif.
(415) 750-1497 List http://www.litquake.org/
COLLINGSWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL
Collingswood, N.J.,
email: jean@collingswoodbookfestival.com
Link http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/
LOUISIANA BOOK FESTIVAL
Baton Rouge, La.,
(225) 219-9503
email: rwilson@state.lib.la.us
Link http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/
ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL
Costa Mesa, Calif.,
email: michelle@kidsbookfestival.com Link http://www.kidsbookfestival.com/attendee.html
SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
Nashville, Tenn.,
(615) 770-0006
email: paul@humanitiestennessee.org Link http://tn-humanities.org/festival/index.php
TWIN CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL
Minneapolis, Minn.,
email: info@raintaxi.com Link http://www.raintaxi.com/bookfest/
WEST VIRGINIA BOOK FESTIVAL
Charleston, W. Va.,
(304) 343-4646, ext. 246
email: pam.may@kanawha.lib.wv.us
Link http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm
WISCONSIN BOOK FESTIVAL
Madison, Wis., (608) 262-0706
email: alison@wisconsinbookfestival.org
Link http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/
NEBRASKA
BOOK FESTIVAL
Lincoln, Ne.,
(800) 307-2665
email:
maryjo.ryan@nebraska.gov
Link
http://bookfestival.nebraska.gov/default.htm
Missoula, Mont.,
(406) 243-6022
email: kim.anderson@umontana.edu
Link http://visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=12423&SiteID=1
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES FESTIVAL OF READING
St. Petersburg, Fla.,
(727) 893-8523
email: lkg426@verizon.net Link http://www.festivalofreading.com/
GEORGIA LITERARY FESTIVAL
Bainbridge, Ga.,
(229) 248-2590
email: bainbooknook@yahoo.com Link http://www.georgialiteraryfestival.org/
UTAH HUMANITIES BOOK FESTIVAL
Salt Lake City, Utah,
(801) 359-9670
email: batt@utahhumanities.org
Link http://www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htm
THE AUSTIN JEWISH COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR
Austin, Tex., (512) 735-8076
NOVEMBER
BUCKEYE BOOK FAIR
Wooster, Ohio,
(330) 262-3244
email: bbfmgr@woosterbook.com Link http://www.buckeyebookfair.com/
VEGAS VALLEY BOOK FESTIVAL
Las Vegas, Nev.,
email: info@vegasvalleybookfest.org Link http://www.vegasvalleybookfest.com/
ROCHESTER CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL
Rochester, N.Y.,
(585) 671-0441
email: cjohmann@rochester.rr.com
Link http://www.rochesterchildrensbookfestival.org/
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR
Storrs, Conn.,
(860) 486-1307
email: staubach@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Link http://bookfair.uconn.edu/
MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL
Miami, Fla., November
(305) 237-3258
email: wbookfair@mdc.edu Link http://www.miamibookfair.com/
KENTUCKY BOOK FAIR
Frankfort, Ky.,
(502) 564-8300, ext. 297 Link http://www.kybookfair.org/
NEW ORLEANS BOOKFAIR
New Orleans, La.,
(504) 813-6163
email: nolabookfair@gmail.com Link http://www.nolabookfair.com/