A festival directory for authors and publishing professionals.
The 2026 Decatur Book Festival will take place on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3. It is our mission to encourage a love of reading, inquiry, and conversation in people of all ages, and to build an enthusiastic and inclusive community of readers and writers, sparking social, creative, and intellectual engagement.
Each year, the Mississippi Book Festival unites readers and authors in an exhilarating celebration of books. The Capitol’s stately rooms and nearby Galloway Church turn into venues for distinguished panelists, the streets in-between transform into a bustling marketplace for booksellers, and the grounds and Capitol Rotunda become a hub of lively exchange. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, the festival brings the written word to fun,…
A virtual celebration of Latinx KidLit authors, illustrators, and books for readers & educators. The yearly festival is now available in early September to allow for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month planning and features select LIVE events with award-winning authors and illustrators.
Celebrating Dark Books by Black Authors New Orleans, September 24 & 25, 2027 The Hilton New Orleans Riverside What genres are included in Dark Pages? Genres like dark romance, dark fantasy, erotic fiction, horror, suspense, thriller, urban fiction, and many other mind-bending genres are celebrated at Dark Pages Book Festival. We welcome authors, readers, vendors, publishers, narrators, and more to come out and celebrate Black authors…
**Indie author submissions accepted. Non-indie authors are invitation only. Please see website for details and follow guidelines. Read Freely Fest is South Carolina’s newest book festival, celebrating stories and ideas with bestselling author talks, panels featuring fresh voices, performances and interactive activities. Each spring at Richland Library Main in downtown Columbia, you can meet favorite authors, discover new reads and connect with readers and writers…
A Magical Day For Literacy Our annual children’s book festival is always a spectacular day in Westchester. There is real magic in meeting the people behind the stories your family loves and learns from. Meet authors and illustrators, enjoy live storytimes with authors, learn from author talks, and have a ton of fun at the Family Fun Zone!
Author Signing Event in Lancaster, PA.
Celebrating a community of book lovers 💫 Returning July 10-11, 2027 Applications for 2027 authors and exhibitors opens this fall. Stay in touch for the latest festival news.
The History Book Festival is the only book festival dedicated to history through story, showcasing new historical fiction and narrative nonfiction from multiple subjects, eras, and voices. Over 94% of HBF’s author presentations are free and open to all, drawing readers from 30 states and abroad to this singular event at the Delaware beaches in historic Lewes, dubbed “the first town in the first state.”
Welcome to the Literary Family Reunion Kinfolk Lit Fest is three full days of Black books, conversations and community in Indianapolis. Across eight tracks, readers can spend the weekend in conversation with the storytellers behind the books they love, learn from the people shaping the business of books and experience a literary festival built to feel like family.