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West Coast Christian Writers Conference
West Coast Christian Writers Conference is an online conference, with keynote sessions, workshops, coaching groups, and appointments for writers at all levels ...
Ends: 2025-10-25   [Read More]

Dorchester Literary Festival
The Dorchester Literary Festival is an annual event that takes place over the course of a week in Dorchester, Dorset. The festival aims to provide entertainment and enlightenment to readers by inviting leading writers and thinkers to share their insights ...
Ends: 2025-10-25   [Read More]

Vancouver Writers Fest
The Vancouver Writers Fest turns reading into a community experience, bringing people together to share thoughts, explore ideas, and witness brilliant conversations. All of the Festival venues are located on Granville Island. ...
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Ottawa International Writers Festival
Ottawa’s Festival of Ideas since 1997. We believe that a love of reading and learning should be nurtured throughout our lives and that literacy is a birthright. Whether offering writing workshops to the homeless, hosting a Nobel Laureate, organizing our...
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Tremont Writers Conference
Join renowned authors and professional park educators for a writers conference like no other set on a lush, secluded campus nestled within America’s most-visited national park. Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont partners with Great Smoky Mountai...
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Queenscliffe Literary Festival
The Queenscliffe Literary Festival Inc presents a lively and engaging program of events with leading Australia writers of fiction and non-fiction....
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Manchester Literature Festival
Manchester Literature Festival is one of the North’s most exciting Literature Festivals. Over the last 16 years, it has distinguished itself as a Festival that provides unique and imaginative opportunities for audiences to experience high quality live l...
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Word: Blue Hill Literary Arts Festival
Word was started in 2017 by a group of community members to celebrate the rich literary culture of the Blue Hill Peninsula. Not only is Blue Hill home to many fine writers in all genres, it is a community of passionate readers who support the creative wor...
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Wimbledon Bookfest
Wimbledon BookFest is a not-for-profit charity that promotes arts, culture, and education in London. It was founded in 2006 by Fiona Razvi and Tony Kane with the aim of developing arts and culture across the community. The festival is held annually in ear...
Ends: 2025-10-26   [Read More]

Yeovil Literary Festival
The Yeovil Literary Festival presents an exciting programme of literature, comedy and arts events from well-known literary figures, comedians, celebrities and exciting new writers. The festival is a not-for-profit partnership between Somerset Council’s ...
Ends: 2025-10-27   [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

Yeovil Literary Festival
The Yeovil Literary Festival presents an exciting programme of literature, comedy and arts events from well-known literary figures, comedians, ce...
Starts: 2025-10-23   [Read More]

West Coast Christian Writers Conference
West Coast Christian Writers Conference is an online conference, with keynote sessions, workshops, coaching groups, and appointments for writers ...
Starts: 2025-10-23   [Read More]

Word: Blue Hill Literary Arts Festival
Word was started in 2017 by a group of community members to celebrate the rich literary culture of the Blue Hill Peninsula. Not only is Blue Hill...
Starts: 2025-10-23   [Read More]

Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
A Nonfiction literary conference for aspiring and professional writers to learn how to tell stories that matter. Mayborn LitCon diverse features...
Starts: 2025-10-24   [Read More]

Bram Stoker Festival
Whether you’re a resident vampire or visiting from further afield, Bram Stoker Festival has something for everyone in its gothically inspired p...
Starts: 2025-10-24   [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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