ILAB Congress
ILAB booksellers from all over the world will gather in Berlin from 14 to 17 September 2026 for the 46th Congress of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Germany’s vibrant capital welcomes you with its important libraries, collections, a...
Ends: 2026-09-17 [Read More]
On the Same Page
A celebration of reading and writing in the northwest corner of North Carolina. The festival includes readings and panels with popular authors, and author-led writing workshops, a book sale and more....
Ends: 2026-09-18 [Read More]
Emerging Writers’ Festival
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) is one of Australia’s most established and well-respected literary festivals. We exist to develop, nurture and promote Australia’s new writing talent, creating platforms for connecting writing communities and the...
Ends: 2026-09-18 [Read More]
Noirwich Crime Writing Festival
Noirwich is about the reading and the writing of crime fiction. We explore how the genre works and where it is going, thanks to our unique connection with the University of East Anglia’s creative writing department. Our crime writing workshops provide a...
Ends: 2026-09-18 [Read More]
Windham-Campbell Festival
The eight recipients of the Windham-Campbell Prizes, among the world’s most generous and prestigious literary prizes, will visit Yale for a four-day festival celebrating the written word.
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Ends: 2026-09-19 [Read More]
International Agatha Christie Festival
Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage. The Festival is a fantastic opportunity to delve deeper into the world of Agatha Christie both from a persona...
Ends: 2026-09-20 [Read More]
Rye Arts Festival
Rye’s principal annual arts event, taking place over the weekends and last two weeks in September. It has developed over the past 50 years into one of the most successful and respected small festivals of its kind, dedicated to high quality performances ...
Ends: 2026-09-28 [Read More]
Cleveland Book Festival
The festival is slated to draw in thousands of book lovers, writers, and residents through author talks, poetry readings, publishing panels, and more. Official partners include the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Public L...
Ends: 2026-09-30 [Read More]
Washington Island Literary Festival
The Washington Island Literary Festival is a moveable feast of writing, reading, discussion, and thought about the written word. Writers’ works...
Starts: 2026-09-17 [Read More]
Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair
The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair will bring over 40 rare book, print and ephemera exhibitors from across the country to historic City Co...
Starts: 2026-09-17 [Read More]
Jersey Festival of Words
Jersey Festival of Words is a nine-day literary event aiming to promote a love of the written and spoken word across the community and in a varie...
Starts: 2026-09-18 [Read More]
Whanganui Literary Festival
A vibrant writers and readers’ festival held every second year attracting and hosting national and international guests. Bus tours, writers tal...
Starts: 2026-09-18 [Read More]
WriteNow! Conference
Renowned experts will take the mystery out of getting published and becoming a best-selling author, in any genre. This extraordinary event is ope...
Starts: 2026-09-18 [Read More]
Donner Prize
The Donner Prize encourages and celebrates excellence in public policy writing by Canadians, on topics of great importance to Canadians. The winner wi...
Deadline: 2026-11-30
Jean Little First-Novel Award
Established in 2021, the Jean Little First-Novel Award is intended to recognize the achievements of a first-time Canadian children’s middle-grade no...
Deadline: 2026-12-31
Exeter Novel Prize
This prestigious prize welcomes entries in English from all over the world, and is open to all authors who are without representation by a literary a...
Deadline: 2027-01-01
Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
The international Margery Allingham Short Mystery Prize is a competition open to all – both published and unpublished authors from all over the worl...
Deadline: 2027-01-08
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
You have a great book, you’re looking for some recognition, and you want a wider audience to fall in love with it. That’s where Foreword’s annua...
Deadline: 2027-01-15
