Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference
Held in Homer, Alaska, this nationally recognized writing conference features workshops, readings and panel presentations in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and the business of writing.
Since 2002, the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference has been at the he...
Ends: 2026-05-19 [Read More]
Spring Writes Literary Festival
The Spring Writes Literary Festival is a free, open to the public, literary event featuring over 100 local and regional writers n over 40 literary-themed events, both live and Zoom: panels, readings, workshops, performances and happenings....
Ends: 2026-05-21 [Read More]
International Literature Festival Dublin
The International Literature Festival Dublin, founded in 1998, is Ireland’s premier literary event and gathers the finest writers in the world to debate, provoke, delight and enthral. Described by the press as boasting a stunning array of top internati...
Ends: 2026-05-24 [Read More]
Sydney Writers Festival
The Sydney Writers’ Festival brings together thousands of diverse writers and thinkers worldwide each year to discuss pressing issues. Over 400 writers take part in 300 events to an audience of 80,000, of which a third are free, while regional libraries...
Ends: 2026-05-24 [Read More]
Charleston Festival
Charleston Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious interdisciplinary festivals in the world with around 100 speakers and 40 events staged over 10 days. It celebrates the creativity, intellectual curiosity, radicalism and openness of the artists...
Ends: 2026-05-25 [Read More]
WOWFest
Throughout the entire month of May, our annual literature festival, WoWFEST, offers a programme of local, national and international writers, performers, commentators and artists. ...
Ends: 2026-05-31 [Read More]
Chester Literature Festival
The Chester Literature Festival is a vibrant annual event held in Chester, UK, celebrating the written and spoken word. Organized by Storyhouse, the festival features a diverse lineup of best-selling authors, poets, performers, and broadcasters alongside ...
Ends: 2026-06-14 [Read More]
Alliance Française Dublin Comic Book Festival
Alliance Française Dublin and Illustrators Ireland celebrate seven years of Fête de l’Illustration & de la Bande Dessinée, bringing together...
Starts: 2026-05-21 [Read More]
Mountain Words Festival
Mountain Words is Crested Butte’s most beloved celebration of literature, stories and ideas. The festival has something for everyone, including...
Starts: 2026-05-21 [Read More]
Hay Festival
The Hay Festival, founded in 1988, offers a fortnight of live and online conversations, debates and performances, and an inspiring, free Programm...
Starts: 2026-05-21 [Read More]
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: 2026-05-22 [Read More]
Flemington Summer Book Fest
Flemington Summer Book Fest is the largest Memorial Day Book Festival on the East Coast.
The annual festival is presented by the ...
Starts: 2026-05-22 [Read More]
Black River Chapbook Competition
Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36...
Deadline: 2026-05-31
LGBTQA Caucus Book Award
The LGBTQA Caucus awards a Book Prize for the best book published in the preceding two years. The prize recognizes books advancing research on the the...
Deadline: 2026-06-01
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
