With the three-year anniversary of the outbreak’s official start date just around the corner, the global book industry – outside of Asia at least – is generally back to business as usual, with in-person support events. In the USA, ALA launched a new winter conference (LibLearnX) and PW‘s own US Book Show ponders its first in-person events. Abroad, the audience numbers and influence of non-European shows such as Guadalajara and Sharjah are increasing. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the first half of the year and be sure to save money for air travel; It doesn’t come any cheaper.
DICTIONARIES
ABA Winter InstituteSeattle, February 20–23
Bologna Children’s Book Fair and BolognaBookPlusBologna, Italy, 6–9 March
London Book FairLondon, 18–20 April
US Book ShowNew York, 23–25 May
ALA Annual ConferenceChicago, June 22–27
Comic-Con InternationalSan Diego, California, July 20–23
Beijing International Book FairBeijing, 23–26 August
Frankfurt Book FairFrankfurt, Germany, 18–22 October
Sharjah International Book FairSharjah, UAE, 1–12 November
Guadalajara International Book Fair, Guadalajara, Mexico, 25 November–December. 3
January
Angoulême International Comics FestivalAngoulême, France, 26–29 January
Albuquerque Comic ConAlbuquerque, N.Mex., January 13–15
Atlanta Comics CongressAtlanta, January 24-25
Cairo Book Fair, Cairo, 24 January–February. 6
Çukurova Book FairTrabzon, Turkey, 14–22 January
Digital Book World Conference + FairNew York City,
16–18 January
International Kolkata Book FairKolkata, India,
31 January–February 12
Jaipur Literary FestivalJaipur, India, 19–23 January
LibLearnXNew Orleans, 27–31 January
Taipei International Book ExhibitionTaipei Taiwan,
January 31–February 5
Wizarding World PortlandPortland, Ore., January 24-26
February
ABA Winter Institute, Seattle, February 20-23
Amelia Island Book Festival Writers Exhibition and Readers ShowAmelia Island, Florida, February 18
AniMangaPopPlymouth, UK, 11-12 February
Casablanca Book FairCasablanca, Morocco, 17–19 February
New Delhi World Book Fair, New Delhi, 25 February–March. 5
San Miguel Writers ConferenceSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 13-17 February
San Francisco Writers ConferenceSan Francisco, February 16–19
Savannah Book FestivalSavannah, Ga., February 16–19
Emirates Airline Literature FestivalDubai, 1-6 February
Feria Internacional del Libro La HabanaHavana, 9–19 February
PubWestSeattle, February 1-3
Vilnius Book FairVilnius, Lithuania, February 23-26
March
AWP Conference and Book FairSeattle, March 8–11
Bangkok International Book Fair, Bangkok, March 30–Apr. 9
Bologna Children’s Book Fair and BolognaBookPlusBologna, Italy, 6–9 March
C2E2, Chicago, March 31–Apr. 2
Fan Fair ClevelandCleveland, March 24–26
Foire du Livre de Bruxelles, Brussels, 30 March–April. 2
Lahore International Book FairLahore, Pakistan, March 1–5
Latvia Book FairRiga, Latvia, 1–5 March
Left Bank CrimeTucson, Arizona, March 16–19
Lehigh Valley Book FestivalLehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, March 24–26
Monroeville Literary FestivalMonroeville, Ala., March 3–4
North Texas Teen Book FestivalIrving, Texas, March 3–4
Palm Beach Book FestivalPalm Beach, Florida, March 14
SleuthFestBoca Raton, Florida, July 6–9
Shoff Promotions Comic ConFrederick, Md., March 19
South by SouthwestAustin, Texas, March 10–19
New Orleans Book FestivalNew Orleans, March 9–11
Southern Kentucky Book FestivalBowling Green, Ky., 24-25 March
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary FestivalNew Orleans, March 22–26
Tucson Book FestivalTucson, Arizona, March 4-5
Virginia Book FestivalCharlottesville, Va., March 23–26
WonderConAnaheim, California, March 24–26
Write Stuff Writers ConferenceBethlehem, Pa., 23–25 March
April
Bogotá International Book FairBogota, Colombia, April 18–May 2
Buenos Aires Book FairBuenos Aires, Argentina, 27 April–15 May
Calgary FairCalgary, Canada, April 27–30
Eurasia International Book FairAstana, Kazakhstan, 19–23 April
LA Times Book FestivalLos Angeles, April 22–23
Leipzig Book FairLeipzig, Germany, 27–30 April
London Book FairLondon, 18–20 April
Evil NativeBethesda, Md., April 28–30
Newburyport Literary FestivalNewburyport, Mass., April 28-30
NorwaySeaTac, Washington, April 6–9
Quebec International Book FairQuebec City, Canada, April 12–16
San Antonio Book FestivalSan Antonio, Texas, April 15
Salon du Livre de ParisParis, 21–23 April
Sant Jordi FestivalBarcelona, Spain, April 23
Texas Library Association ConferenceAustin, Texas, April 19–22
Tulsa LitfestTulsa, Okla., April 20–23
Paperback FestivalColumbia, Mo., April 20–23
YALLWest Book FestivalSanta Monica, California, April 29
May
Anime CenterRosemont, Illinois, May 19–21
Bay Area Book FestivalBerkeley, California, May 6–7
Biographers International Organization Annual ConferenceNew York, 19–21 May
Book World PraguePrague, 14-17 May
ECPA Leadership SummitNashville, May 9–10
Florida Writing Workshopvirtual, 12–13 May
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg, Md., May 20
Hay Festival WalesHay-on-Wye, Wales, United Kingdom, 25 May–4 June
IBPA University of PublishingCoronado, California, May 4–6
Idaho Writers Guild ConferenceBoise, Idaho, May 18–20
Literary Hill Book FestivalWashington, DC, May 1
Madrid Book FairMadrid, 27 May–12 June
Melbourne Writers FestivalMelbourne, Australia, May 4–7
Nonfiction Writers Conferencevirtual, 10–12 May
Sharjah Children’s Reading FestivalSharjah, UAE, 11–21 May
Strokestown International Poetry FestivalStrokestown, Ireland, May 6–7
Tbilisi International Book FairTbilisi, Georgia,
26–29 May
Thessaloniki Book FairThessaloniki, Greece, 4–7 May
Thriller FestivalNew York, May 30–June 3
Turin International Book FairTurin, Italy, 18–22 May
US Book ShowNew York, 23–25 May
June
ABA Children’s InstituteMilwaukee, Wis., June 5–7
ALA Annual ConferenceChicago, June 22–27
Jewish Libraries Association Annual Conferencevirtual, 19–22 June
Book Lovers ConHouston, June 1–4
Bronx Book FestivalNew York, June 10
Brooklyn Comic ConNew York, 10–11 June
Hero DeceptionOrlando, Florida, June 17
Istanbul International Literature FestivalIstanbul, 5–9 June
Nantucket Book FestivalNantucket, Mass., June 15–18
PePcon: Print + ePublishing ConferencePhoenix, Arizona, June 5–9
Santa Barbara Writers ConferenceSanta Barbara, California, June 18–23
Sarah Lawrence College Writers’ Week, virtual, July 10–14; Bronxville, NY, August 7–11
Self Publishing ConferenceLondon, 20–21 June
Dates and locations are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, go to Publishersweekly.com/fairs-2023.
A version of this article was published on 01/02/2023. Publishers Weekly under the title: Featured Book Conferences, Fairs and Festivals January–June 2023
