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Canalside Children’s Book Festival
Games, crafts, activities and more at this fun day for children on the Buffalo Waterfront. ...
Ends: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Essex Book Festival
Each year the festival hosts 100+events in a range of venues across Essex. The Festival was established by Essex County Council in 1999 to celebrate the book in all its forms with the widest possible audiences. It has grown exponentially since then. Now r...
Ends: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Agents & Editors Conference
The conference features presentations, panels, authors in conversation, a keynote address (including a complimentary book), and one-on-one consultations with editors and agents for fiction and creative nonfiction writers. Next conference is in 2026. ...
Ends: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Barnes Children’s Literature Festival
The UK’s largest dedicated children’s literature festival. Held annually in Barnes, London, the festival features a packed program of more than 100 author events, performances and free activities for children and families....
Ends: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Felixstowe Book Festival
A community literary event celebrating Suffolk and bringing together renowned authors and readers. ...
Ends: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

LiterASIAN
LiterASIAN is a spotlight on Asian Canadian literature, history, and culture. Readings, workshops, panel discussions, and bookfair. ...
Ends: 2026-06-29   [Read More]

Listowel Writers Week
Listowel Writers’ Week is an international acclaimed literary festival devoted to bringing together writers and audiences at unique and innovative events in the historic and intimate surroundings of Listowel, County Kerry. At the heart of this annual ce...
Ends: 2026-06-30   [Read More]

Burlington Literary Festival
During this month-long celebration of literature, we welcome authors, celebrate books, and (virtually) visit with local and national literary treasures....
Ends: 2026-06-30   [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: 2026-07-05   [Read More]

NWA Book Fest Kids
This festival brings together Arkansas authors across different genres for author readings and panel discussions. Children’s book authors host story times, and local publishers and authors fill a book market to round out the event. ...
Ends: 2026-07-07   [Read More]

Festival News

Louisiana Book Festival sets a date for 2026. See when, where.
The Louisiana Center for the Book is gearing up for the 22nd annual Louisiana Book Festival, slated for October 31, 2026, in Baton Rouge.
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Inaugural Laguna Beach Literary Festival Announced
Third Street Writers has announced the inaugural Laguna Beach Literary Festival will be held Jan. 9-10, 2026.
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Headliners announced for the 19th Savannah Book Festival
The 19th annual Savannah Book Festival is gearing up for a literary celebration from February 5-8, 2026, featuring a diverse lineup of authors and ...
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The 2026 Santa Fe International Literary Festival announces its 2026 author lineup
Megan Mulry is the festival’s executive director. She took on that role in 2024 and said it’s her dream job in the literary world. "We create an event ...
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Hay Festival launches The Pleasure List for National Year of Reading with Stephen Fry
Recommendations from supporting writers, influencers and public figures across the year’s Hay Festival programmes will be shared weekly online. In ...
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Upcoming Events

Canalside Children’s Book Festival
Games, crafts, activities and more at this fun day for children on the Buffalo Waterfront. ...
Starts: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Disquiet International Literary Program
The DISQUIET International Literary Program is a two-week program that brings writers from North America and from around the world together with ...
Starts: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop
Established in 1968, the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop is the oldest workshop of its kind and is widely recognized as a...
Starts: 2026-06-28   [Read More]

Marblehead Festival of Arts Literary Festival
The Marblehead Festival of Arts Literary Festival, originally known as “Writers World,” is a vibrant celebration of literature and creativity...
Starts: 2026-07-03   [Read More]

Bradford Literature Festival
Bradford Literature Festival is regarded as one of the most inspiring festivals in the United Kingdom Every year, world-renowned authors, poet...
Starts: 2026-07-03   [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

GIRS Book Award
Annually, the ALIAS and ISA hold an award competition to recognize excellence in scholarship of teaching and learning as related to international affa...
Deadline: 2026-06-30

Cheshire Novel Prize
The Cheshire Novel Prize is open to un-agented authors and a deadline for long-list announcements set for July 1, 2025.
The prize is open to un...
Deadline: 2026-07-01

Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize
The Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize is awarded to the best work submitted to the magazine’s annual contest for a genre that embraces, but ...
Deadline: 2026-08-01

PEN Translation Prize
The $3,000 PEN Translation Prize invites submissions of book-length translations from any language into English published during the current calendar ...
Deadline: 2026-08-01

Aspen Words Literary Prize
The Aspen Words Literary Prize is a $35,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrat...
Deadline: 2026-08-03

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