Book Fairs

This is not a comprehensive list, but it does account for many fairs across the country. Book fairs are geared more toward visibility and making connections and not really a sales opportunity. Most authors would have give-aways at their booth. A good idea is to make yours a bag with the book name on it - this way the people attending the fair put everyone else's give-away into your bag and you get more visibility. Find one in your area and see if you can make some connections for your book!


Writing Rendezvous
Book Fair
Anchorage
AK
http://www.alaskacenterforthebook.org/
April

Bouchercon; the World Mystery Convention
Book Fair
Anchorage
AK
http://www.bouchercon2007.com/
September

Extreme Trail Tales: An Iditarod Event
Book Fair
Anchorage
AK
http://www.storytellersguildofanchorage.org/
March

Alabama Bound
Book Fair
Birmingham
AL
http://www.alabamabound.org/
April

Arkansas Literary Festival
Book Fair
Little Rock
AR
http://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/
April

Cowboy Gathering; Storytelling Weekend
Book Fair
Mountain View
AR
http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com
August

Arizona Book Festival
Book Fair
Phoenix
AZ
http://www.azbookfestival.org/
April

Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering
Book Fair
Sierra Vista
AZ
http://www.cowboypoets.com
February

Northern Arizona Book Festival
Book Fair
Flagstaff
AZ
http://www.nazbookfestival.org
April

Festival of the Written Arts
Book Fair
Sechelt
BC
http://www.writersfestival.ca
August

Vancouver International Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Vancouver
BC
http://www.vancouverstorytelling.org/
February

Bay Area Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
El Sobrante
CA
http://www.bayareastorytelling.org/
May

California International Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
San Francisco
CA
http://www.sfbookfair.com/
February

California Indian Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Fremont
CA
http://www.cistory.org/events.htm
March

Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival
Book Fair
Carlsbad
CA
http://www.latinobookfestival.com
October

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Book Fair
Los Angeles
CA
http://www.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
April

Mariposa Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Mariposa
CA
http://arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html
March

Orange County Children's Book Festival
Book Fair
Costa Mesta
CA
http://www.kidsbookfestival.com
September

Steinbeck Festival
Book Fair
Salinas
CA
http://www.steinbeck.org/
August

Gold Rush Book Fair
Book Fair
Nevada City
CA
http://www.goldrushbookfair.com/
May

San Diego Open Air Book Fair
Book Fair
San Diego
CA
http://www.sdbookfair.com/
June

West Hollywood Book Fair
Book Fair
West Hollywood
CA
http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/
September

Sonoma County Book Festival
Book Fair
Santa Rosa
CA
http://www.socobookfest.org/
September

Festival of Words at Beaver Creek
Book Fair
Beaver Creek
CO
http://www.festivalofwords.org
April

Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair
Book Fair
Denver
CO
http://www.rmaba.org/
August

Connecticut Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
New London
CT
http://www.connstorycenter.org/festival.html
April

Connecticut Children's Book Fair
Book Fair
Storrs
CT
http://bookfair.uconn.edu/
November

National Press Club's Book Fair and Authors' Night
Book Fair
Washington
D.C.
http://npc.press.org/programs/bookfair.cfm
November

Multicultural Children's Book Festival
Book Fair
Washington
DC
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/bookfestival/
November

National Book Festival
Book Fair
Washington
DC
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest
September

Delaware Book Festival
Book Fair
Dover
DE
http://debookfestival.lib.de.us/
November

Amelia Book Island Festival
Book Fair
Amelia Island
FL
http://www.bookisland.org/
October

Festival of Reading
Book Fair
St. Petersburg
FL
http://www.festivalofreading.com/
October

Cracker Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Homeland
FL
http://crackerstorytellingfestival.freeservers.com/
October

Key West Literary Seminar
Book Fair
Key West
FL
http://keywestliteraryseminar.org
January

Lee County Reading Festival
Book Fair
Fort Myers
FL
http://www.lee-county.com/library/ReadingFestivalHome.htm
March

Miami Book Fair International
Book Fair
Miami
FL
http://www.miamibookfair.com/
November

Much Ado About Books
Book Fair
Jacksonville
FL
http://www.muchadoaboutbooks.com
May

Sarasota Reading Festival
Book Fair
Sarasota
FL
http://www.sarasotareadingfestival.com
November

Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Tampa
FL
http://www.tampastory.org/tsf_fest.htm
April

ZORA! Festival
Book Fair
Eatonville
FL
http://www.zoranealehurstonfestival.com/
January

Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
St. Petersburg
FL
http://floridabooksellers.com/bookfair.html
March

Georgia Literary Festival
Book Fair
Decatur
GA
http://www.georgialiteraryfestival.org
September

Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Roswell
GA
http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/storytelling.html
June

AAUW Book Fair
Book Fair
Atlanta
GA
http://www.bookfairaauw.org/index.html
October

AJC Decatur Book Festival
Book Fair
Decatur,
GA
http://www.decaturbookfestival.com
September

Talk Story Festival
Book Fair
Honolulu
HI
http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs/talkstory/index.htm
October

Christian Book Fair International
Book Fair
Coralville
IA
http://www.christian-book-fair.com
August

Illinois Authors Book Fair
Book Fair
Springfield
IL
http://www.illinoiscenterforthebook.org/
November

Newberry Library Book Festival
Book Fair
Chicago
IL
http://www.newberry.org/
July

Printers Row Book Fair
Book Fair
Chicago
IL
http://www.printersrowbookfair.org/
June

Storytelling at the Prairie Center
Book Fair
Schaumberg
IL
http://www.prairiecenter.org/
February

Kansas Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Downs
KS
http://www.downsks.net/storytelling.htm
April

Cave Run Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Morehead
KY
http://caverunstoryfest.org/
September

Corn Island Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Louisville
KY
http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
September

Kentucky Book Fair
Book Fair
Frankfort
KY
http://www.kybookfair.org/
November

Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Book Fair
Bowling Green
KY
http://www.sokybookfest.org/
April

Louisiana Book Festival
Book Fair
Baton Rouge
LA
http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/
October

Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
Book Fair
New Orleans
LA
http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/
March

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Boston
MA
http://www.bostonbookfair.com/
November

Boston Globe Book Festival
Book Fair
Boston
MA
http://www.bostonglobe.com/community/events
October

Three Apples Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Bedford
MA
http://www.threeapples.org/
September

Baltimore Book Festival
Book Fair
Baltimore
MD
http://www.bop.org/events/bopaevents.aspx
September

Capital BookFest
Book Fair
Largo
MD
http://www.capitalbookfest.com/
October

The Portland Book, Print & Paper Show
Book Fair
88 Spring Street Portland
ME
http://www.bookfairs.com/portland.html
June

Michigan Storytellers Festival
Book Fair
Flint
MI
http://www.flint.lib.mi.us
July

Ann Arbor Book Festival
Book Fair
Ann Arbor
MI
http://aabookfestival.org
May

Children's Literature Festival
Book Fair
Warrensburg
MO
http://library.cmsu.edu/childlit/clf/
March

Greater St. Louis Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
St. Louis
MO
http://www.umsl.edu/~conted/storyfes/
May

Mid Missouri Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Jefferson City
MO
http://www.mrrl.org
April

Children's Book Festival
Book Fair
Hattiesburg
MS
http://www-dept.usm.edu/~slis/bookfest.htm
March

Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration
Book Fair
Natchez
MS
http://www.colin.edu/nlcc/default.htm
February

Oxford Conference for the Book
Book Fair
University
MS
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/ocb
March

Montana Festival of the Book
Book Fair
Missoula
MT
http://www.bookfest-mt.org/
September

North Carolina Storytelling Guild's Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Greensboro
NC
http://www.ncstoryguild.org/events.htm
November

NOVELLO Festival of Reading
Book Fair
Charlotte
NC
http://www.novellofestival.net/
October

Sandburg Celebration of Books and Authors
Book Fair
Hendersonville
NC
http://www.sandburgbookfair.org
November

University of North Dakota Writer's Conference
Book Fair
Grand Forks
ND
http://www.undwritersconference.org/
March

Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
McCook
NE
http://www.buffalocommons.org
May

Kearney Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Omaha
NE
http://www.nebraskastoryarts.org
March

Children's Literature Festival
Book Fair
Keene
NH
http://www.keene.edu/clf/
October

New Hampshire Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Concord
NH
http://www.nhaba.org/bookshow.htm
September

Dodge Poetry Festival
Book Fair
Morristown
NJ
http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/main.htm
September

New Jersey Storytellering Festival
Book Fair
Hamilton,
NJ
http://www.njstorynet.org/events.htm
June

New Jersey Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Hanover
NJ
http://www.austinsbooks.com/NJABF.html
January

Border Book Festival
Book Fair
Mesilla
NM
http://www.borderbookfestival.org/
April

Taos Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Taos
NM
http://somostaos.org/
October

Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Book Fair
Elko
NV
http://www.westernfolklife.org/
January

Vegas Valley Book Festival
Book Fair
Las Vegas
NV
http://www.vegasvalleybookfest.org
November

BookExpo: America
Book Fair
New York City
NY
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com
June

New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
New York
NY
http://abaa.org/
April

Rockland County Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Rockland County
NY
http://www.timesunion.com/communities/hvstoryall/
October

Rochester Children's Book Festival
Book Fair
Rochester
NY
http://www.rochesterchildrensbookfestival.org/index.html
November

Small Press Book Fair
Book Fair
New York
NY
http://www.smallpress.org/events/bkfair.htm
December

NY Art Book Fair
Book Fair
New York City
NY
http://www.nyartbookfair.com/
November

Akron Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Cuyahoga Falls
OH
http://www.nobsweb.org/
April

Buckeye Book Fair
Book Fair
Wooster
OH
http://www.buckeyebookfair.com/
November

Oklahoma Book Awards
Book Fair
Oklahoma City
OK
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb/obaward.htm
March

Toronto Festival of Storytelling
Book Fair
Toronto
ON
http://www.storytellingtoronto.org/Pages/Festival.html
March

BookExpo: Canada
Book Fair
Toronto
ON
http://reedexpo.ca/bookexpo/index.asp
June

Stories by the Sea Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Newport
OR
http://www.olaweb.org/csd/stories.html
September

Tapestry of Tales: A Family Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Portland
OR
http://www.multcolib.org/events/tales/
November

Wordstock
Book Fair
Portland
OR
http://www.wordstockfestival.com/
November

Three Rivers Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Pittsburgh
PA
http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/
August

Augusta Baker's Dozen
Book Fair
Columbia
SC
http://www.richland.lib.sc.us/baker.htm
April

Patchwork Tales Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Rock Hill
SC
http://www.patchworktales.org/
March

SC Book Festival & Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Columbia
SC
http://www.schumanities.org/bookfestival.htm
February

Festival of Books
Book Fair
Brookings
SD
http://sdhc.sdstate.org/festival/
September

National Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Jonesborough
TN
http://www.storytellingcenter.com/festival/festival.htm
October

Ocoee Story Fest
Book Fair
Cleveland
TN
http://www.tntellers.org/osf/
March

Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Pigeon Forge
TN
http://www.mypigeonforge.com/winterfest-storytelling.asp
February

Southern Festival of Books
Book Fair
Nashville
TN
http://tn-humanities.org/festival/current.php
October

George West Storyfest
Book Fair
George West
TX
http://www.georgeweststoryfest.org/
November

Houston Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Houston
TX
http://www.houstonstorytellers.org/
November

Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Book Fair
Alpine
TX
http://www.cowboy-poetry.org/index2.html
February

Texas Book Festival
Book Fair
Austin
TX
http://www.texasbookfestival.org/
November

Texas Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Denton
TX
http://www.tejasstorytelling.com/
March

West Texas Book and Author Festival
Book Fair
Abilene
TX
http://www.abilenetx.com/apl/
September

Great Salt Lake Book Festival
Book Fair
Salt Lake City
UT
http://www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htm
October

Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Orem
UT
http://www.timpfest.org/
August

Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Ogden
UT
http://www.weber.edu/storytelling
March

Fall for the Book Festival
Book Fair
Fairfax
VA
http://www.fallforthebook.org/
September

Hollins University Annual Literary Festival
Book Fair
Roanoke
VA
http://www.hollins.edu/news-events/litfest/litfest.htm
March

Malice Domestic
Book Fair
Arlington
VA
http://www.malicedomestic.org/
May

Virginia Storytelling Alliance Gathering
Book Fair
Richmond
VA
http://www.vastorytelling.org/
March

Virginia Festival of the Book
Book Fair
Charlottesville
VA
http://www.vabook.org
March

AWP Book Fair
Book Fair
Fairfax
VA
http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/2007bookfair.php
February

Bellingham Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Bellingham
WA
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~rvohs/
November

Forest Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Port Angeles
WA
http://www.dancingleaves.com/storypeople/index.html
October

Get Lit!,
Book Fair
Spokane
WA
http://www.ewu.edu/getlit/
April

Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Seattle
WA
http://www.seattlebookfair.com/
October

Riverbend Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
West Bend
WI
http://www.riverbendstorytelling.org
October

Ohio River Festival of Books
Book Fair
Huntington
WV
http://www.ohioriverbooks.org/
April

West Virginia Book Festival
Book Fair
Charleston
WV
http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm
October

Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Whitehorse
YK
http://www.storytelling.yk.net
August

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