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Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival
Inspiring and entertaining, the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival delivers a variety of opportunities for the community to learn and experience Jewish literary, culture and performing arts. The Festival is one of the city’s leading...
Ends: 2025-11-15   [Read More]

Iceland Noir
Over the course of our festival weekend, it will be our absolute pleasure to play host to some of the biggest names in the international crime fiction community....
Ends: 2025-11-15   [Read More]

St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of authors, books, and ideas during early November, with additional author events year-round. The range of author topics is vast: business, cooking, economics, family, fiction, history, music, re...
Ends: 2025-11-16   [Read More]

Singapore Writers Festival
The Singapore Writers Festival, one of Asia’s premier literary events, started in 1986 as a biennial festival. Now organised by Arts House Limited, SWF is a much anticipated event on the cultural calendar, presenting the world’s major literary...
Ends: 2025-11-16   [Read More]

Charleston Literary Festival
Since its founding in 2017, the Charleston Literary Festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina. In just a few short years, the festival has gained a reputation for including a divers...
Ends: 2025-11-16   [Read More]

Ledbury Poetry Festival
Ledbury Poetry Festival is an inclusive, international and inspirational celebration of poetry and spoken word over ten fabulously busy days, live in Ledbury and online to the world....
Ends: 2027-07-06   [Read More]

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Indiana Humanities’ Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest set to inspire Indianapolis
Experience the vibrant literary scene at ’Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest’ in Indianapolis, featuring engaging author readings, interactive workshops, ...
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Vancouver Writers Fest: Visions of Chinatown With Dona Seto and Carol Lee
A great session for educators, students, and curious readers. Hosted by the Vancouver Writers Fest at Granville Island. POPULAR ...
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North Island Writers Conference
The organizers of the North Island Writers Conference are pleased to announce the 9th annual three-day event, beginning Friday, January 16th, ...
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SB Literary Journal Welcomes New Editor-in-Chief Maryanne Knight
Founded in 2017 at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, SBLJ was first produced in 2018 by Angela Borda, spotlighting writers, poets, artists ...
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’Electric yet intimate’
... Book of the Month Club, to bring the Aspen Literary Festival to life. "Through countless conversations with authors, publishers, and our community ...
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Upcoming Events

Derby Book Festival
A Festival which brings Derby’s residents together in a love of books and inspires new readers to appreciate the pleasure and power of reading....
Starts: 2025-11-14   [Read More]

Louder than Words Festival
A literary festival celebrating the best in music publishing and published words in music. As well as hearing stories from these incredible perso...
Starts: 2025-11-14   [Read More]

Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair
Whether you are an experienced or novice book collector, a librarian or an archivist, a scholar or an academic, or are simply interested in books...
Starts: 2025-11-14   [Read More]

Bluffton Book Festival
Raising literacy levels in the Southeast Region. Bringing awareness to literary talent while raising money for the Book Industry Charitable Found...
Starts: 2025-11-15   [Read More]

Miami Bookfair International
The Miami Book Fair International Presented by The Center for Literature and Theater at Miami Dade College is the nation’s largest literary eve...
Starts: 2025-11-16   [Read More]

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Book Awards News

Dr. Juan P. Chisholm ends 2024 as a ’Finalist’ for the eminent American Legacy Book ...
Award-Winning Author, Dr. Juan P. Chisholm is an American Legacy Book Award "Finalist." Mission Possible: How to Graduate from College Debt-Free by Dr ...
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Voting open for the 2025 Nene Award
Every spring, fourth through sixth graders across the state get to choose the best chapter book and graphic novel from a list of 30 nominees, ...
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North Carolina Book Awards Announced
The annual awards recognize significant works by North Carolina writers. The 2024 North Carolina Book Award winners are: ×. This page requires ...
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Story Monsters®? LLC Announces Winners of the 2024 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Story Monsters®? proudly announces the 2024 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards winners, celebrating excellence in adult and children’s literature ...
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’Best Thrillers Book Awards’ Names ’All Mortal Greatness’
New Ipswich, New Hampshire, November 06, 2010 -- NABE announced, just recently, the winners of the Fall 2010 Pinnacle Book Award. Friends of Choice ...
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Upcoming Award Deadlines

Albert B. Corey Prize in Canadian-American Relations
The Albert B. Corey Prize, awarded for the first time in 1967, is sponsored jointly by the American Historical Association and the Canadian Historical...
Deadline: 2026-05-15

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