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Established 2006 |
American Book Fairs
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alabama Bound Festival
Birmingham, AL
phone: 205-226-3610
http://www.alabamabound.org/
Apr
Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival
Selma, AL
http://www.taletellin.selmaalabama.com/
Oct
Alaska Book Festival
Fairbanks, AK
http://www.alaska.edu/uaf/bookfestival/
Summer
Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair
Albuquerque, NM
phone: 505-291-9653
http://www.unm.edu/~alshal/aabf.htm
Apr
Amelia Island Book Festival
Fernandina Beach, FL
phone: 904-261-5845
http://www.bookisland.org/
Sept-Oct
Ann Arbor Book Festival
Ann Arbor, MI
phone: 734-662-7404
http://www.aabookfestival.org/
May
Antigua&Barbuda Intl Literary
Festival
Phone: 1-800-458-9671 or
1-268-723-7740.
Website: www.caribbeanliteraryfestival.com
November
Antiquarian Book Fairs and Other Book Print and Paper Shows - Links
Antiquarian Book Fairs; Book Print&Paper Shows in the US
Antiquarian Booksellers'
Association of America - See book fair listings on side bar
Arkansas Literary Festival
Little Rock, AR
phone: 501-663-4321
www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/
April
Autumn Book Festival
Fostoria, OH
email: nlc_tcog7@yahoo.com
http://www.autumnbookfestival.bravehost.com
Sept-Oct
Azalea Storytelling Festival
LaGrange, GA
Call La Grange College at 706-884-8671
http://www.lagrange.edu/azalea/index.html
Mar
Akron Antiquarian Book Fair
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
phone: 330-865-5831
http://www.nobsweb.org/bookfair.html
Mar or Apr
Alabama Book Festival
Montgomery, AL
phone: 334-844-4946
http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/events/book-festival.html
Apr
Baltimore Book Festival
Baltimore, MD
phone: 1-877-BALTIMORE
http://www.baltimorebookfestival.org/
Sept
Banff Mountain Book Festival
Banff, Alberta, Canada
http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/festivals/book/
Oct-Nov
Banned Books Week
phone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4223
www.ala.org/bbooks
Sept-Oct
Bay Area Storytelling Festival
El Sobrante, CA
phone: 510-869-4946
email:info@bayareastorytelling.org
http://www.bayareastorytelling.org
May
Bethesda Literary Festival
Bethesda, MD
phone: 301-215-6660
Click on Special Events at: http://www.bethesda.org/
Apr
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Bologna, Italy
www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it/
Apr
BookExpo America
Venue changes each year
phone: 1-800-840-5614
http://bookexpoamerica.com/
May-June
Books by the Banks
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.booksbythebanks.org/
Nov
Books in Bloom
Eureka Springs, AR
phone: 870-423-5300
http://www.booksinbloom.org/
May
Boston International Antiquarian
Book Fair
Boston, MA
phone: 617-266-6540
http://www.bostonbookfair.com/
Oct
Bouchercon, the World Mystery
Convention
Indianapolis, IN (2009)
October 15-18
www.charmedtodeath.com/
www.bouchercon2009.com/
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Brattleboro, VT
http://www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org/
October 3-5 (2009)
Buckeye Book Fair
Wooster, OH
phone: 330-262-3244
http://www.buckeyebookfair.com
November
Buffalo Commons Storytelling
Festival
McCook, Nebraska
phone: 1-800-657-2179 or 308-345-3200
http://www.buffalocommons.org
June 12-13, 2009
California Indian Storytelling
Festival
Venue varies
http://www.cistory.org/
Nov
California International Antiquarian
Book Fair
www.labookfair.com www.sfbokfair.com
Alternates between Los Angeles (www.labookfair.com) (even
years) and San Francisco (www.sfbookfair.com) (odd
years)
Feb
Capital BookFest
Lanham, MD
phone: 301-552-7300
http://www.capitalbookfest.org/
Oct
Cave Run Storytelling Festival
Morehead, KY
phone: 606-780-4342 or 1-800-654-1944
http://caverunstoryfest.org/
Sept
Central Coast Book and Author
Festival
San Luis Obispo, CA
phone: 805-546-1392
http://www.ccbookfestival.org/
Sept
Chicago Book Fair
Children's Literature Festival
Warrensburg, MO
http://library.ucmo.edu/childlit/clf/
Mar
Cochise Cowboy Poetry&Music
Gathering
Sierra Vista, AZ
phone: 520-459-3868
http://www.cowboypoets.com/
Feb
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ
http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/
Oct
Connecticut Children's Book Fair
Storrs, CT
Nov
Apr
http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
Sept
Jan - Feb
D
http://www.literaryfestival.org
http://www.debookfestival.lib.de.us/
Nov
January (Anchorage Folk Festival)
FFall for the Book FestivalFairfax, VAemail:writing@gmu.eduhttp://www.fallforthebook.org/Sept. 21-26, 2009
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha
Conference
July 19-23, 2009
Fay B. Kaigler International Children's Book Festival formerly Children's Book Festival
www.usm.edu/bookfest
Mar - Apr
Festival of Reading
http://www.festivalofreading.com/
Oct
Folk Humor, Storytelling and Cowboy Gathering
Aug
Forest Storytelling Festival
Oct 16-19, 2009
Four Corners Storytelling Festival
G
http://www.georgeweststoryfest.org/
Nov 7, 2009
October 17, 2009
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Get Caught Reading Month
e-mail: tjordan@publishers.org
May
Get Lit! (annual literary arts festival)
e-mail: getlit@ewu.edu
Apr
e-mail: more@citylightsnc.com
Nov
H
May
Oct
I
Springfield, IL
phone: 217-558-2065, email:Bonnie Matheis
Nov
Independent and Small Press Book Fair (formerly Small Press Book Fair)
April 2
Sept. 8
J
K
http://www.kansasbookfestival.ks.gov/
Sept - Oct
Jan
Nov
Jan
L
http://www.lbff.us/
Chicago (Nov), Dallas/Fort Worth (July), Houston (Sept), Los Angeles (Oct)
Lex Allen Annual Literary Festival(Hollins University)
http://www.hollins.edu/news-events/litfest/litfest.htm
Mar
Literary Feast
Apr
Oct
Oct
Apr
www.louisianabookfestival.org/
M
Spring
Nov
http://www.malicedomestic.org/
May
http://arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html
Mar
Aug
Nov/weekend before Thanksgiving
July
Apr
Apr
Sept
http://www.muchadoaboutbooks.com/
Apr
Nov
N
Feb
Feb (first Sun, Mon)
Nov
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest
Sept
http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.2149665/k.F0C5/National_Family_Literacy_November_1.htm
Nov. 1
National Freedom of Information Day (National FOI Day)
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/press/information/topic.aspx?topic=FOI_Day
2008 - April 13-19·
http://focusonliteracy.org/literacyday.html
April
National Small Press Month
Oct
National Young Reader's Day
Nov
NC Literary Festival
Apr / biennial/ even years (As of 2008, future of the festival is uncertain)
Oct
New Jersey Storytelling Festival
http://www.folkproject.org/fp_storytelling.html
Sept
New Orleans Book Fair
Nov
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Apr
Newberry Library Book Festival
July (last weekend, Th-Sun)
Newburyport Literary Festival
Apr
North Carolina Storytelling Festival
Nov
Northern Arizona Book Festival
http://www.nazbookfest.com/
Mar-Apr
Norwegian Literature Festival(Norsk Litteraturfestival)
http://www.litteraturfestival.no
May-June
NOVELLO Festival of Reading
http://www.novellofestival.net/
Oct
O
www.tntellers.org/osf/
March
Ohio River Festival of Books
http://www.ohioriverbooks.org
late March - Apr (every two years)
Oklahoma Book Awards
Mar
Orange County Children's Book Festival
http://www.kidsbookfestival.com
Sept
Oxford Conference for the Book
http://www.oxfordconferenceforthebook.com/
Apr
P
http://www.patchworktales.org/
Mar
Philadelphia Book Festival
May
Printers Row Book Fair
http://www.printersrowbookfair.org/
June
Q
Sept
R
Oct
Read Across America
http://www.nea.org/readacross/
March 2 (Birthday of Dr. Seuss)
Reading Rendezvous
Sept
Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors
Oct
Riverway Storytelling Festival
Apr
Rochester Children's Book Festival
Nov
Rockland County Storytelling Festival
http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/storytelling.html
June
S
http://www.sarasotareadingfestival.com
Nov
Savannah Book Festival
http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/
Feb
Oct
Feb
Sept
http://www.schumanities.org/bookfestival.htm
Feb
September
Oct (second full weekend)
Apr
http://www.lee-county.com/library/ReadingFestivalHome.htm
Mar
May
Feb - Mar
May
Aug
Sept
http://www.prairiecenter.org/ and click on Events.
Feb - Mar
http://www.writersfestival.ca
Aug
T
http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs/talkstory/index.htm
Oct
http://www.tampastory.org/tsf_fest.htm
April
http://somostaos.org/ (Click on special events)
Oct
http://www.multcolib.org/events/tales/
Nov
Oct (third full week, Sun-Sat)
Oct (second Fri, Sat)
http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/
Mar-Apr
Nov
Feb
Mar
http://www.threeapples.org/
Sept
Aug
http://www.timpfest.org/
Aug-Sept
U
http://www.undwritersconference.org/
Mar
Oct
V
Nov
http://www.verobeachbookfest.com/
Nov
May
http://www.vabook.org
Mar
W
http://www.weber.edu/storytelling
Feb-Mar
Sept
http://www.abilenetx.com/apl/book_music_fest.html
Sept
http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm
Oct
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/WinterTales/p/3410/Default.aspx
Feb
Oct
http://www.wordstockfestival.com/
Nov
April 23
http://www.alaskacenterforthebook.org/
Apr
Sept
X
http://www.zoranealehurstonfestival.com/
Jan/last weekend
phone: 1-800-U-READ-IT
http://bookfair.uconn.edu/Nov
Connecticut Storytelling Festival
New London, CT
phone: 860-439-2764 / fax: 860-439-2895
http://www.connstorycenter.org/festival.html Apr
Corn Island Storytelling Festival
Louisville,
KYphone: 502-245-0643
email:
cornislandstorytelling@msn.comhttp://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
Sept
Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Elko,
NVphone: 775-738-7508
http://www.westernfolklife.org/Jan - Feb
Dahlonega Literary Festival
Dahlonega, GA
phone: 706-864-0161, email:
baceks@alltel.net (Contact Sharon)http://www.literaryfestival.org
November 7th and 8th, 2009
Delaware Book Festival
Dover,
DEemail: Patty Langley (Delaware Division of Libraries, Delaware Center for the
Book) at
patty.langley@state.de.ushttp://www.debookfestival.lib.de.us/
Nov
Anchorage, AK
phone: 907-566-6252 (Storytellers' Guild of Anchorage)
http://www.storytellersguildofanchorage.org/January (Anchorage Folk Festival)
FFall for the Book FestivalFairfax, VAemail:writing@gmu.eduhttp://www.fallforthebook.org/Sept. 21-26, 2009
Oxford, MS
phone: 601-232-5993
http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/events/faulkner/July 19-23, 2009
Fay B. Kaigler International Children's Book Festival formerly Children's Book Festival
Hattiesburg, MS
phone: 601-266-4228 (Rosemary Chance)
email:
childrensbookfestival@gmail.comwww.usm.edu/bookfest
Mar - Apr
Festival of Reading
St. Petersburg, FL
phone: 727-892-2358
http://www.festivalofreading.com/
Oct
Folk Humor, Storytelling and Cowboy Gathering
Mountain View, AR
phone: 870-269-3851
http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com -
Click on Events calendarAug
Forest Storytelling Festival
Port Angeles, WA
phone: 360-417-5031
http://www.dancingleaves.com/storypeople/index.htmlOct 16-19, 2009
Four Corners Storytelling Festival
Farmington, NM
phone: 505-599-1270
Go to
http://www.infoway.org/ Oct
George West, TX
phone: 361-449-2481 or 888-600-3121 (toll free)
email:
info@georgeweststoryfest.orghttp://www.georgeweststoryfest.org/
Nov 7, 2009
Venue changes each festival; 2009 will be in Rome
Georgia Center for the Book, phone: 404-370-8450, ext. 2225 or email:
http://www.georgialiteraryfestival.orgOctober 17, 2009
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
New Jersey (venue changes each festival)
http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/main.htme mail: festival@grdodge.org
Sept(even years)Get Caught Reading Month
Association of American Publishers (AAP)
http://www.getcaughtreading.org/e-mail: tjordan@publishers.org
May
Get Lit! (annual literary arts festival)
Spokand and Cheney, WA
http://www.ewu.edu/getlit/e-mail: getlit@ewu.edu
Apr
Great Salt Lake Book
Festival SEE Utah Humanities Book FestivalGreat Smoky Mountain Book Fair
Sylva, NC
http://www.gsmbookfair.org/e-mail: more@citylightsnc.com
Nov
H
New York, NY (W. 135th St.)
For more information about this and other Harlem Book Fairs, visit
http://www.qbr.comJuly
Hawaii Book&Music FestivalHonolulu, HI
http://www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.org/May
Hoosier Storytelling Festival
Indianapolis, IN
phone: 317-576-9848
http://www.storytellingarts.org/festivaltemp.htmlOct
Illinois Authors Book Fair
Illinois Center for
the BookSpringfield, IL
phone: 217-558-2065, email:Bonnie Matheis
Nov
Independent and Small Press Book Fair (formerly Small Press Book Fair)
New York,
NYphone: 212-764-7021 / email:
info@nycip.orgFor more information, visit
http://www.nycip.org/Dec
International Children's Book Day
International Board on Books for Young People
http://ibby.org/index.php?id=269April 2
International Literacy Day
International Reading Association phone:202-624-8818
http://www.reading.org/association/meetings/literacy_day.htmlSept. 8
Iowa Storytelling Festival
Clear Lake,
IAphone: 641-357-6134(Jean Casey)
email:
clplib@netins.nclJuly
Kansas Book Festival
Wichita,
KSContact by email:
Cyndi Hugheshttp://www.kansasbookfestival.ks.gov/
Sept - Oct
Kearney Storytelling Festival
Kearney, NE
phone: 308-468-6476
http://www.nebraskastoryarts.org/kearney_festival.htmlJan
Kentucky Book Fair
Frankfort, KY
phone: 502-564-8300
http://www.kybookfair.org/Nov
Key West Literary Seminar
Key West, FL
phone: 1-888-293-9291
http://keywestliteraryseminar.orgJan
Kindy Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Contest
Hilo,
HIphone: 808-885-1244, email:
info@alohafestivals.comSept
Latino Book&Family Festivals
phone: 713-236-1073
email:
jims@latinofestivals.comhttp://www.lbff.us/
Chicago (Nov), Dallas/Fort Worth (July), Houston (Sept), Los Angeles (Oct)
Lex Allen Annual Literary Festival(Hollins University)
Roanoke, VA
phone: 540-362-6317 / email:
creative.writing@hollins.eduhttp://www.hollins.edu/news-events/litfest/litfest.htm
Mar
Literary Feast
Fort Lauderdale, FL
phone: 954-357-7381 / fax: 954-357-7856
email:
wakeling@bplfoundation.orgMar
Literary Orange
Garden
Grove, CAphone: 714-998-0862
http://www.ocpl.org/literaryorangeApr
LitQuake: San Francisco's Literary Festival
phone: 415-557-4295
http://litquake.org/Oct
Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival
Los Angeles,
CAphone: 323-255-9206
http://www.lbff.us/Oct
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Los Angeles,
CAphone: 1-800-LATIMES, ext. 7BOOK
http://www.latimes.com/festivalofbooksApr
Louisiana Book Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
phone: 225-219-9503
Oct.
www.louisianabookfestival.org/
Maine Festival of the Book
Portland,
MEphone: 207-871-9100 (Maine Reads)
http://www.mainereads.org/MaineFestivaloftheBook.htmSpring
Maine Literary Festival
Camden, ME
phone: 207-837-2827
http://maineliteraryfestival.com/Nov
Malice Domestic
Washington, DC area
phone: 301-261-5728 / email:
info@malicedomestic.orghttp://www.malicedomestic.org/
May
Mariposa Storytelling Festival
Mariposa, CA
phone: 209-966-3155 /
info@arts-mariposa.orghttp://arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html
Mar
Martha Vineyard's Book Festival
Chilmark, MA
http://mvbookfestival.com/Aug
Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
phone: 305-237-3258
http://www.miamibookfair.com/Nov/weekend before Thanksgiving
Michigan Storytellers Festival
Flint, MI
phone: 810-232-7111,ext.2173
http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/msf/index.shtmlJuly
Mid Missouri Storytelling Festival
Jefferson City,
MOphone: 573-634-6064, ext. 235
http://www.mrrl.orgApr
Midwest Writers Guild Spring Book Fair
Evansville,
ILGo to
http://midwestwg.com/ for further informationMarch
Minnesota Book Awards
Friends of St. Paul Public Library and others
St. Paul, MN
phone: 651-222-3242
http://www.thefriends.org/mnbookawards.htmlApr
Missouri River Storytelling Festival
St.
Charles, MOphone: 636-928-7984
Oct
Mohegan Colony Storytelling Festival
Crompound, NY
phone: 914-528-5830
Click on the festival at:
http://www.timesunion.com/communities/hvstoryall/Aug
Montana Festival of the Book
Missoula,
MTphone: 406-243-6022 / fax: 406-243-4836
http://www.bookfest-mt.org/Sept
Montana Storytelling Roundup
Cut Bank, MT
phone: 406-336-3253
Apr
Much Ado About Books
Jacksonville,
FLphone: 904-630-1995 / email:
maab@cog.nethttp://www.muchadoaboutbooks.com/
Apr
Multicultural Children's Book
Festival
Washington,
DCphone: 202-467-4600
www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/bookfestival/Nov
Natchez Literary and Cinema
Celebration
Natchez,
MSphone: 1-866-296-6522
http://www.colin.edu/nlcc/default.htmFeb
National African American Read In
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
http://www.ncte.org/prog/readinFeb (first Sun, Mon)
National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference
Venue changes each festival
http://www.NABSinc.org/Nov
National Book Festival,
Washington,
DCphone: 1-888-714-4696
email:
bookfest@loc.govhttp://www.loc.gov/bookfest
Sept
National Family Literacy Day
National
Center for Family
Literacyhttp://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.2149665/k.F0C5/National_Family_Literacy_November_1.htm
Nov. 1
National Freedom of Information Day (National FOI Day)
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/press/information/topic.aspx?topic=FOI_Day
March 16 (James Madison's birthday)
National Library WeekAmerican Library Association
http://www.ala.org/pio/campaign/nlw/nationallibraryweek.htm2008 - April 13-19·
http://focusonliteracy.org/literacyday.html
July 2
National Poetry MonthAcademy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/npmApril
National Small Press Month
New York Center for Independent Publishing (formerly Small Press Center)
Visit
http://www.nycip.org/ for
more information.March
National Storytelling FestivalJonesborough, TN
phone: 1-800-952-8392 or 423-753-2152
http://www.storytellingcenter.com/festival/festival.htmOct
National Young Reader's Day
Sponsor: Pizza Hut BOOK IT!
www.bookitprogram.com/teachers/nyrd.aspNov
NC Literary Festival
Venue changes each festival
http://www.ncbook.org/Apr / biennial/ even years (As of 2008, future of the festival is uncertain)
Sponsor: Nebraska Center for the Book
Venue changes each festival
http://www.unl.edu/NCB/festival.htmlOct
New Jersey Storytelling Festival
Hamilton, NJ
phone: 862-268-4989
email:
storytelling@folkproject.orghttp://www.folkproject.org/fp_storytelling.html
Sept
New Orleans Book Fair
New Orleans, LA
phone: 504-598-4685
http://www.nolabookfair.com/Nov
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
phone: 212-777-5218
http://www.sandfordsmith.com/antiquarian_info.htmlApr
Newberry Library Book Festival
Chicago, IL
phone: 312-255-3553
http://www.newberry.org/ and Click
on EventsJuly (last weekend, Th-Sun)
Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
phone: 978-465-1257
http://www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org/Apr
North Carolina Storytelling Festival
NC venue changes each festival
phone: 919-286-7995
http://www.ncstoryguild.org/events.htmNov
Northern Arizona Book Festival
Flagstaff, AZ
phone: 928-380-8682 / email:
info@nazbookfest.comhttp://www.nazbookfest.com/
Mar-Apr
Norwegian Literature Festival(Norsk Litteraturfestival)
Lillehammer, Norway
phone: 47-61-28-8991
email:
littfest@maihaugen.nohttp://www.litteraturfestival.no
May-June
NOVELLO Festival of Reading
Charlotte, NC
phone: 704-336-2945
email:
novello@plcmc.lib.nc.ushttp://www.novellofestival.net/
Oct
Ocala, FL
phone: 352-288-3979
email:
donleonard@hotmail.comApr
Ocoee Story FestCleveland, TN
Contact Sylvia Idom at 423-476-6305
email:
clevelandtellers@hotmail.comwww.tntellers.org/osf/
March
Ohio River Festival of Books
Huntington, WV
phone: 304-528-5700 (Cabell County Public Library)
email:
orfob@cabell.lib.wv.ushttp://www.ohioriverbooks.org
late March - Apr (every two years)
Oklahoma Book Awards
Oklahoma City, OK
phone: 405-521-2502
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb/obaward.htmMar
Orange County Children's Book Festival
Costa Mesta, CA
email:
barry@kidsbookfestival.comhttp://www.kidsbookfestival.com
Sept
Oxford Conference for the Book
Oxford, MS
phone: 662-915-5993 / email:
cssc@olemiss.eduhttp://www.oxfordconferenceforthebook.com/
Apr
Rock Hill, SC
phone: 803-324-7624
email:
dianew@lyon.york.lib.sc.ushttp://www.patchworktales.org/
Mar
Philadelphia Book Festival
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.philadelphiabookfestival.org/May
Printers Row Book Fair
Chicago, IL
Sponsor: Chicago Tribune in association with Chicago Public Library
phone: 312-527-8280 / email:
bookfair@tribune.comhttp://www.printersrowbookfair.org/
June
Jamaica, Queens, NY
phone: 718-591-4525
http://www.queensbookfair.com/Sept
Westport, CT
http://www.rabbithillfestival.com/Oct
Read Across America
Sponsor: National Education Association
phone 1-888-747-READ; email:
readacross@nea.orghttp://www.nea.org/readacross/
March 2 (Birthday of Dr. Seuss)
Reading Rendezvous
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Center for the Book
fax: 907-278-8839
email:
akctrbk@aonline.comJune
Reading Rumpus, Maine's Children's
Book FestivalGardiner, ME
http://www.readingrumpus.org/Sept
Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors
Providence, RI
phone: 401-331-9696 or email:
mienihan@lincolnschool.orgOct (second Saturday)
Rhode Island Storytelling FestivalNewport, RI
phone: 1-800-538-3034 (Cindy Killwvey)
email:
storyri@mcm.comNov
River City Reading FestivalLawrence, KS
http://www.rivercityreadingfestival.org/Oct
Riverway Storytelling Festival
Albany, NY
phone: 518-383-4620
http://www.riverwaystorytellingfestival.org/Apr
Rochester Children's Book Festival
Rochester, NY
http://www.rochesterchildrensbookfestival.org/index.htmlNov
Rockland County Storytelling Festival
Rockland County, NY
phone: 845-359-5018, ext. 14
See listing at:
http://www.timesunion.com/communities/hvstoryall/Sept-Oct
Roswell, GA
phone: 770-640-3253
email:
info@cvb.roswell.ga.ushttp://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/storytelling.html
June
Sarasota, FL
phone: 941-906-1773
email:
sarasotareadingfestival@comcast.nethttp://www.sarasotareadingfestival.com
Nov
Savannah Book Festival
Savannah, GA
phone: 912-897-9600 or email:
mattprickett@savannahbookfestival.orghttp://www.savannahbookfestival.org/
Feb
Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair
Seattle, WA
phone: 206-323-3999
http://www.seattlebookfair.com/Oct
Signifying'&Testifyin' Storytelling Festival
Minneapolis
and St. Paul, MNClick on festival at:
http://www.blackstorytellers.com/Sept
Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival
Pigeon Forge, TN
phone: 865-429-7350
http://www.mypigeonforge.com/winterfest-storytelling.aspFeb
Sonoma County Book Festival
Santa Rosa, CA
phone: 707-527-5412
http://www.socobookfest.org/Sept
South Carolina Book Festival and Antiquarian Book Fair
Columbia,
SCphone: 803-691-4100
email:
bookfest@schumanities.orghttp://www.schumanities.org/bookfestival.htm
Feb
South Dakota Festival of Books
Venue changes each festival
phone: 605-688-6113
http://sdhc.sdstate.org/festival/September
Southern Festival of Books; A
Celebration of the Written Word
Nashville,
TNphone: 615-320-7001
http://tn-humanities.org/festival/current.phpOct (second full weekend)
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Bowling Green,
KYphone: 270-745-5263
http://www.sokybookfest.org/Apr
Southwest Florida Reading Festival
(formerly:
Lee County Reading Festival)Fort Myers,
FLphone: 239-461-2914 / email:
ksloan@leegov.comhttp://www.lee-county.com/library/ReadingFestivalHome.htm
Mar
Spring Literary Festival
Athens,
OHphone: 740-593-4181
http://www.ohiou.edu/sp/slf/May
Squatty Pines Storytelling Festival
Tyler,
TXphone: 817-308-1938
http://www.easttexastellers.homestead.com/squatty.htmlFeb - Mar
St. Louis Storytelling Festival
St.
Louis, MOphone: 314-516-5960
http://www.umsl.edu/~conted/storyfes/May
Steinbeck Festival
Salinas, CA
phone: 831-796-3833
http://www.steinbeck.org/Aug
Stories by the Sea Storytelling
Festival
Newport,
ORphone: 503-466-1894
http://www.olaweb.org/csd/stories.htmlSept
Storytelling at the Prairie Center
Schaumberg,
ILphone: 847-923-3608 / fax: 847-923-2346 / email:
lflodin@ci.schaumberg.il.ushttp://www.prairiecenter.org/ and click on Events.
Feb - Mar
Sunshine Coast Festival of the
Written Arts
Sechelt,
BC, Canadaphone: 604-885-9631 or 1-800-565-9631
email:
written_arts@sunshine.nethttp://www.writersfestival.ca
Aug
Talk Story Festival
Honolulu, HI
phone: 808-692-5751 / email:
jgere@honolulu.govhttp://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs/talkstory/index.htm
Oct
Tampa-Hillsborough County
Storytelling Festival
Tampa, FL
phone: 813-931-2106
email:
info@tampastoryhttp://www.tampastory.org/tsf_fest.htm
April
Taos Storytelling Festival
Taos, NM
phone: 1-877-758-7343, ext.2
email:
somos@laplaza.orghttp://somostaos.org/ (Click on special events)
Oct
Tapestry of Tales: A Family Storytelling Festival
Portland, OR
Contact Alison Kastner at 503-988-5382 / email:
alisonk@multcolib.orghttp://www.multcolib.org/events/tales/
Nov
Teen Read Week
Young Adult Library Services, American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/teenread/Oct (third full week, Sun-Sat)
Tennessee Williams Festival
Clarksdale, MS
phone: 662-627-7337
http://www.coahomacc.edu/twilliams/about.htmlOct (second Fri, Sat)
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans
Literary Festival
New Orleans, LA
phone: 504-581-1144 / email:
tennesseewilliams.nethttp://www.tennesseewilliams.net/
Mar-Apr
Texas Book Festival
Austin,
TXphone: 512-477-4055
http://www.texasbookfestival.org/Nov
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Alpine, TX
phone: 432-364-2490 or 432-294-1576
http://www.cowboy-poetry.org/index2.htmlFeb
Texas Storytelling Festival
Denton, TX
phone: 940-387-8336
http://www.tejasstorytelling.com/Mar
Three Apples Storytelling Festival
Harvard,
MAphone: 617-499-9529
email:
threeapples_2000@yahoo.comhttp://www.threeapples.org/
Sept
Three Rivers Storytelling Festival
Pittsburgh,
PAphone: 412-366-8100
http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/Aug
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
Orem, UT
phone: 801-229-7436
email:
storyteller@timpfest.orghttp://www.timpfest.org/
Aug-Sept
University of North Dakota Writer's
Conference
Grand Forks,
NDphone: 701-777-2768 / e:mail:
jmckenzi@badlands.nodak.eduhttp://www.undwritersconference.org/
Mar
Utah Humanities Book Festival
Salt
Lake City, UTphone: 801-359-9670
http://www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htmOct
Vegas Valley Book Festival
Las Vegas
(Arts District), NVNevada Humanities Committee
phone: 702-229-5431
http://www.vegasvalleybookfest.org/Nov
Vero Beach Book Festival
Vero Beach, FL
phone: 772-569-6718 or email:
info@verobeachbookfest.comhttp://www.verobeachbookfest.com/
Nov
Village of Tales: Ojai Storytelling Festival
Ojai,
CAphone: 805-646-8907
http://www.villageoftales.org/May
Virginia Festival of the Book
Charlottesville, VA
phone: 434-924-6890 / email:
vabook@virginia.eduhttp://www.vabook.org
Mar
Virginia Storytelling Gathering
Richmond,
VAphone: 757-428-8501
Click on The Gathering at:
http://www.vastorytelling.org/Mar-Apr
Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Ogden,
UThttp://www.weber.edu/storytelling
Feb-Mar
West Hollywood Book Fair
West Hollywood, CA
phone: 323-848-6400
http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/Sept
West Texas Book and Music Festival
Abilene,
TXphone: 325-665-2424 / email:
judithkph@suddenlink.nethttp://www.abilenetx.com/apl/book_music_fest.html
Sept
West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston,
WVFor information, contact Pam May by phone: 304-343-4646 or
email:
pam.may@kanawha.lib.wv.ushttp://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm
Oct
Winter Storytelling Festival
Kennesaw,
GAphone: 404-329-9950 / email:
sosmailcmt@aol.comJan -Feb
WinterTales Storytelling Festival
Oklahoma City, OK
phone: 405-270-4848 / email:
info@artscouncilokc.comhttp://www.artscouncilokc.com/WinterTales/p/3410/Default.aspx
Feb
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison, WI
http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/Oct
Wordstock
Portland,
ORhttp://www.wordstockfestival.com/
Nov
World Book and Copyright Day
http://www.unesco.org/culture/bookday/April 23
Writers in the Sky
Telluride, CO
Wilkinson Public Library, phone: 970-728-4519, email:
mwright@telluride.lib.co.usClick on Programs&Events at:
http://www.telluride.lib.co.us/Oct
Writing Rendezvous
Anchorage,
AKfax: 907-278-8839 / email:
akctrbk@online.comhttp://www.alaskacenterforthebook.org/
Apr
Wyoming Book Festival
Cheyenne, WY
http://www.wyomingbookfestival.org/Sept
None that we know of
None that we know of
ZORA! Festival (Zora Neale Hurston
Festival of the Arts and Humanities)
Eatonville,
FLphone: 407-647-3307 / fax: 407-647-3959
email:
apec@cfl.rr.comhttp://www.zoranealehurstonfestival.com/
Jan/last weekend
