Book Festivals and Events 2025

2025 Scheduled book festivals, writers conferences, and other literary events

January 2026

Cleveland Jewish Book Festival

This annual festival celebrates Jewish authors, books and ideas. Featuring books written by nationally and internationally acclaimed authors, participants will hear the stories behind a broad range of topics including Jewish life, historical fiction, Israeli literature, cooking, memoirs and more.

When: January 01 - April 30, 2025

    Where: Beachwood, OH US

Books That Changed My Life Festival

This annual celebration of programs spans two months and highlights the transformative power of books in our lives. Enjoy a captivating read from our pop-up library located in The Laurie M. Tisch Gallery in the lobby. Join us for thought-provoking conversations and events featuring notable figures a...

When: January 01 - February 27, 2025

    Where: New York, NY US

MCM-Meridian Sttorytelling Festival

The Storytelling Festival highlights MCM-Meridian’s literacy initiative by hosting performing artists and special guests at the museum. This event features a day of interactive reading, creative storytelling, and musical performances that bring the art of storytelling to life....

When: January 15, 2025

    Where: Meridian, MS US

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference

The only writers conference focused entirely on book-length & chapbook-length poetry manuscripts. Founded by poet Joan Houlihan, the conference is held 9-10 times a year in locations around the United States and consists of book-length and chapbook-length poetry manuscript reviews by editors and pub...

When: January 17 - January 20, 2025

    Where: Acton, MA US

Albuquerque Comicon

Albuquerque Comic Con is New Mexico’s premiere pop culture event. If its January, Its Albuquerque Comic Con. We combine the brightest Comic and Media talent for one amazing weekend!~...

When: January 17 - January 19, 2025

    Where: Albuquerque, NM US

North Island Writers Conference

The North Island Writers Conference is an annual event held in Courtenay, British Columbia, co-hosted by the Comox Valley Writers Society and North Island College. The conference features a variety of workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities for writers of all levels....

When: January 17 - January 19, 2025

    Where: Courtenay, BC CA

Writers in Paradise

For over a decade, Writers in Paradise has helped talented writers better their craft. The intimate size and secluded location of Eckerd College allow you the time and opportunity to share your manuscripts, critique one another’s work with our award-winning faculty, and discuss the craft of wri...

When: January 18 - January 25, 2025

    Where: St. Petersburg, FL US

Biographers International Organization (BIO) Biography Lab

The conference features panels on current issues in biography and the craft of biography, including discussions on building suspense, getting into print, Black women’s biography, and more. ...

When: January 18, 2025

    Where: New York, NY US

Fredericksburg Book Festival

The event, sponsored by Friends of the Written Word and hosted by Pioneer Memorial Library, is free and open to the public, and features events for both adults and children....

When: January 18, 2025

    Where: Fredericksburg, TX US

Black Ink

Black Ink Book Festival’s goal is to promote public awareness of the importance of African American contributions to American literature and public conversation. Authors will present fiction, poetry, nonfiction, memoirs, self-help, and spiritual offerings. ...

When: January 18 - January 20, 2025

    Where: Charleston, NC US

Florida Storytelling Festival

The Florida Storytelling Festival is a premier storytelling event, known nationally for its unique combination of workshops, concerts, youthful voices, and sense of community. People come from across the state of Florida and beyond to explore and savor the art of storytelling. We celebrate stories i...

When: January 23 - January 26, 2025

    Where: Mount Dora, FL US

Kerala Literature Festival

The Kerala Literature Festival stands as Asia`s largest literature festival with over half a million footfall. Nestled along the shores of the Arabian Sea in Calicut, KLF caters to all ages and interests, fostering connections between readers and writers for inspiration, entertainment, and discussio...

When: January 23 - January 26, 2025

    Where: Calicut-Kozhikode, Kerala IN

Rare Book Fair Stuttgart

More than 60 antiquarian bookshops and galleries from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as from Belgium, Hungary, France, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the USA, are presenting valuable and bibliophilic books, manuscripts, graphics, autographs and illustrated works....

When: January 24 - January 26, 2025

    Where: Stuttgart, DE

JAX Urban Book Festival

The JAX Urban Book Festival is an annual celebration of literature and culture held in Jacksonville, Florida. The festival aims to foster social progress and community engagement inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision. ...

When: January 25, 2025

    Where: Jacksonville, FL US

International Kolkata Book Fair

The International Kolkata Book Fair is a winter fair in Kolkata. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair—the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than whole-sale distributors. ...

When: January 28 - February 09, 2025

    Where: Kolkata, IN

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is an international literature festival held annually in the United Arab Emirates. The festival is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the auspices of the Emirates Literature Foundation. It is the largest literary festi...

When: January 29 - February 02, 2025

    Where: Dubai, AE

Lions in Winter Literary Festival

Lions in Winter is an annual literary festival that has included author readings, craft talks by featured writers in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, editors panels, book fairs, and more. ...

When: January 29 - January 30, 2025

    Where: Charleston, IL US

Angoulême International Comics Festival

The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in January....

When: January 29 - February 02, 2025

    Where: Angoulême, FR

Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Wolverhampton Literature Festival is an annual event held on the first weekend of February, hosted by the City of Wolverhampton Council with funding support from Arts Council England. The festival aims to amplify and celebrate the voices of authors, poets, writers, storytellers, and publishers from...

When: January 31 - February 02, 2025

    Where: Wolverhampton, England UK

Catholic Writers’ Conference Online

A professional, faith-focused writers conference attended in the convenience of your own home!
This affordably priced, online conference eliminates the need for costly travel, without sacrificing professionalism. Not only will you receive excellent instruction from some of the top Catholic na...

When: January 31 - February 02, 2025

    Where: Online, IN US

Sunshine State Book Festival

Florida has an amazing literary history dating back to William Bartram nearly 250 years ago. Today, Gainesville is a leading center of literary culture and home to hundreds of writers, novelists, playwrights, and poets, many of whom you can meet at the Sunshine State Book Festival....

When: January 31 - February 01, 2025

    Where: Gainesville, FL US