The Complete List of International Book Fairs in 2023
Note: Make sure to check out our comprehensive list of 2024 book fairs.
Nothing quite equals the feeling a bibliophile gets from being surrounded by books. The variety of titles, the smell of ink on paper, and the gathering of all those book lovers in one place can be exhilarating. That’s why we have gathered a list of 2023 international book fairs where you can enjoy acquiring new books, meeting authors, and attending different book-related events.
A Charleston African American Book Festival is the first and only annual celebration of African American literature in the Charleston area. Black Ink serves as a platform to support local Black writers, creating a space for them to share their work, discuss their craft, and expose readers of all ages to the great variety of African-American authors in the area.
The York New Year Book Fair is an established and friendly event. With around 100 dealers from all over the country, situated on just one floor, the fair offers a rich and delicious variety of choice for anyone interested in books. Thousands of second-hand, antiquarian and rare items will be on offer from all areas of fiction and non-fiction, along with related ephemera. There are prices to suit all pockets.
The Çukurova Book Fair has brought together hundreds of publishers and authors with more than 3 million readers from various cities of the Mediterranean. In the last five years, over 33 thousand visitors have participated in the activities of Çukurova Book Fair, which has hosted various cultural events since the first year it was organized.
The International Comics Festival in France will feature workshops, master classes, meetings, and professional discussions. The festival’s events and the various exhibitions attract, each year, thousands of amateurs as well as comic-arts publishers and distributors, producers, authors, agents, and more industry professionals.
The Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary festival which takes place in the Indian city of Jaipur each January. In the five day event, authors and dignitaries from across the world, and especially the South East Asian countries, participate and engage with crowds on various issues and partake in readings, debates, and discussions with them and with each other. The Festival is essentially an event of coming together of some of the world’s greatest minds, historians, humanitarians, sports people, business leaders, and entertainers from all walks of life who share the stage and put forward their ideas and thoughts.
Join the largest gathering of publishing houses in Cairo International book fair, the 53nd session, which is one of the largest book fairs in the Middle East. It’s visited by about 2 million people annually. It began in 1969, when Cairo was celebrating its millennium anniversary, so the Minister of Culture at the time, Tharwat Okasha, decided to celebrate the holiday culturally, so he entrusted the writer and researcher Suhair Al-Qalamawi with supervising the establishment of the first book fair. That is why the 2008 edition celebrated Qalamawi as Person of the Year.
This book festival is a celebration of learning and literacy that is fun as well as educational, bringing together people of all ages who share a love of reading and who will leave the event inspired by their experiences, and maybe with a free autographed book, as there will be hourly drawings where lucky visitors can win a free copy of a book written by a festival author.
The book fair is back at its new venue this year, with around 20 dealers exhibiting. Local books will as always be well represented but a wide variety of subjects are covered by the dealers attending.
The Topsham Book Fair, formerly the Exeter Book Fair, is located in the pleasant historic seaport of Topsham and is now the only PBFA book fair in Devon. It is held three times a year – in January, August and November – and regularly attracts a good number of traders who fill the hall. A full range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, ephemera, maps and prints are on sale from the more modest to the highly collectable and expensive.
In this fair, you will surely find a little something for yourself or a loved one. A wide range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints, posters, manuscripts and ephemera will be available at prices to suit all.
The International Kolkata Book Fair is not only the world’s largest non-trade book fair for the general public and non-wholesale vendors, but it’s also an experience of itself, with picnickers, singer/songwriters, and candy floss vendors.
TIBE is a leading book fair that showcases the Asian market. It features over 364 publishing houses, 31 countries, and 61 professional rights meetings even in 2022 during the pandemic. This year, there will be a more spacious workplace and more considerate services in the sincere hope that all who use the Rights Center may have successful meetings. Additionally, there will be a professional networking event—for both international and domestic professionals—in order to encourage and stimulate interactions and social networking.
Every year the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature brings together people from the four corners of the world to Dubai to entertain, captivate and inspire us. These extraordinary writers bring new ideas and different perspectives, promoting dialogue, sharing their works, their thoughts, and their words, and building bridges across cultures. This is a festival full of ideas, conversations, and stories being written, filling us with hope for the future.
Havana’s 10-day International Book Fair is a fair that typically takes place at the old Spanish fortification San Carlos de La Cabana. It features book vendors, poetry readings, children’s activities, art exhibitions, and concerts in the evenings.
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The popular Lifeline Canberra Bookfair will be held at the EPIC between 10th – 12th February, 2023. This huge bookfair has every kind of book that you can think of, including children’s books, adult fiction, non-fiction, rare books, sheet music, text books, language books, magazines, pamphlets, comics, maps, atlases, CD’s, DVD’s, board games, and much more.
The Paisley Book Festival is a platform for the celebration of books, reading, and writing. It is a festival with creativity and innovation at the heart of its programming. It seeks to showcase some of the best and most diverse voices published today in Scotland and the broader UK context.
The Savannah Book Festival hosts national, regional, and local authors for author presentations and book signings at seven venues strewn across three historic squares in downtown Savannah.
Welcome to the fabulous February Book Fair extravaganza. Some old dealers, some new faces and a huge quantity of collectable and decorative printed material.
The F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival is an engaging weekend of entertainment in the forms of film, books, author presentations, focus groups, and good music. Writers visit F.R.E.S.H to network with fellow authors, meet with readers and fans, and sell books. There’s something for every reader’s indulgence.
The Fair is organized by National Book Trust, India, an autonomous organization of the Government of India under the Ministry of Education in collaboration with India Trade Promotion Organization. NDWBF offers the exhibitors a unique opportunity for business with this growing book industry. It is also an ideal venue for promoting titles, co-publication arrangements and trade. Besides the many literary and publishing conferences and programmes that are organized during the Fair, it also opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world of South Asia.
In Edgbaston Book Fair, you will find second-hand and antiquarian books, maps and prints on sale from various trusted PBFA bookdealers.
In this fair, you will surely find a little something for yourself or a loved one. A wide range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints, posters, manuscripts and ephemera will be available at prices to suit all.
Lahore International Book Fair is one of the largest international book fairs, annually held in Lahore, Pakistan. Around 165 local and foreign publishers and education-related organisations set up stalls in the book fair on a variety of topics, including Islam, history, education, computer and information technology, engineering, business management, medical sciences, agriculture, literature, law, and children literature. Foreign publishers represented in the book fair hail from regions such as Middle East, UK, United States and India.
From 3 to 5 March, the International Exhibition Centre Ķīpsala will turn into an inspiring book town, where writers, translators, publishers and readers will meet. For three days, Ķīpsala will host the most essential book event of the year – the International Book and Publishers Exhibition “Latvian Book Fair”, where a diverse range of books will be offered by Latvian and foreign publishing houses.
The Ennis Book Club Festival focuses mainly on readers and book lovers. It attracts a host of national and international writers and speakers. The festival includes author readings and discussions. It also offers a diversity of events each year, including debates on topical affairs, workshops, poetry readings, theatre, music, bookclub quizzes, and walking tours through Ennis’ historic streets.
The North Texas Teen Book Festival strives to connect our reading community, adding dimension to the reading experience through diverse author panels and dynamic discussions in a safe and fun environment.
The Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC), the first and largest popular culture festival in the region is returning for its 11th editio, promising an even bigger spectacle than its highly successful 2022 event at ADNEC that attracted over 45,000 fans over 3 Days.
The Southwest Reading Festival encourages adults, teens, and children to visit and meet popular authors in literature in multiple venues. They promote lifelong learning, public libraries, and school reading readiness by raising awareness of the library’s services and its role in the community’s quality of life.
The Dahlonega Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books that takes place in March. It’s an intimate festival with books and authors on a mission to promote interaction between them and the readers in a relaxed, informal environment. In addition to attending speaking events and book signings, attendees can have lunch with their favorite authors at a local restaurant. The featured speaker for the 2023 Dahlonega Literary Festival will be the award winning author, Rick Bragg.
Tucson Festival of Books will be held on the University of Arizona campus. So mark your calendars and save the date for the in-person return of this community-wide celebration of literature. As always, the festival is free-of-charge for all attendees.
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is an industry leading event that has succeeded in bringing together a unique and diverse global audience thanks to 60 years experience. The result is the world’s premium copyright exchange hub when it comes to publishing which also extends to current multimedia and licensing businesses for children’s stories, illustration, animation and related areas.
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. It includes thousands of attendees, hundreds of events and bookfair exhibitors, and four days of essential literary conversation and celebration. The AWP Conference & Bookfair has always been a place of connection, reunion, and joy.
The New Orleans Book Festival held annually will feature both fiction and non-fiction and convene readings, panel discussions, symposia, and keynote speeches. It will also provide an opportunity for outlets, authors, and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.
Year after year, the festival of literature and art is celebrated in Poznań. For three days, you will find a whole range of publishers in one place—both the largest and well-known, as well as niche publishing by authors from Poland and abroad. And when you find your favorite new book, you are invited to a series of meetings with writers. The Poznań Book Fair also includes illustration exhibitions, the Comics Zone, the Scrabble Zone, workshops for children and adults, a vinyl exchange, and the Book Marketing conference.
The Buchmesse im Ried is a supraregional event about books and literature. Readers can get in touch with authors, browse books, view the booths of many publishers and bookstores, and attend readings and lectures. There are more than 40 publishers and bookstores exhibiting their programs at the fair.
A Yorkshire bibliophiles and book collectors’ favorite, the Annual PBFA Book Fair in Harrogate has been running for over 40 years. Dealers are attending from all parts of the United Kingdom, traveling from as far afield as Scotland, East Anglia, London, the Midlands, and right across the Northern Counties. A powerful mix of subjects will be on display, fiction and non-fiction, offered by specialist dealers with knowledge and expertise!
The Wilton Book Fair offers a wide variety of books (second-hand, rare, and antiquarian), and often with maps prints and ephemera. A lovely day out in a lovely part of the world.
The Geneva Book Fair is the only publisher fair in Switzerland. It brings together nearly 350 exhibitors from all over the French-speaking world. For five days, readers, writers, publishers, and booksellers will get the opportunity to meet up in exchange for knowledge, contacts, and experiences in a friendly event.
Mark your calendars and make your plans now to attend five days of literary revelry, including writing workshops, theatre events, literary panels, scholars conference, literary walking tours, music events, culinary and cocktail events, and much more.
The Edinburgh Book Fair is a festival dedicated to rare, collectible, and important books and the history of books. Edinburgh’s finest bookish institutions have arranged talks, exhibitions, and workshops for collectors, bibliophiles, and booklovers. The majority of them are free to all. Some talks include introductions suitable for budding book lovers and those merely curious about the history of books, along with scholars delving into their latest research.
This is a unique event, featuring writing and publishing workshops, and a special day when local and national authors sell and sign books at a festival market in a beautiful downtown park.
The Southern Kentucky Book Fest is one of the state’s largest literary events! They encourage literacy and the love of books for readers of all ages in their community and beyond. Book Fest is presented by Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Warren County Public Library, and WKU Libraries. Thousands visit SOKY Book Fest from across the U.S. who come to meet their favorite authors, purchase signed copies of their books, and learn from them in exciting panels, presentations, and workshops.
In this fair, you will surely find a little something for yourself or a loved one. A wide range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints, posters, manuscripts and ephemera will be available at prices to suit all.
The Brussels Book Fair is a nonprofit event promoting books and reading to all audiences since 2016. Each year it presents 255 exhibitors, 500 publishing houses, and 1,200 authors in meetings and dedications. The event is visited by 72 thousand visitors every year.
The fair is held on a Saturday when the region’s largest traditional outdoor market takes over the streets, so there’s plenty to do and see if you have any time left after perusing the wide range of books, maps and ephemera on offer at the fair.
For more than 30 years, the PBFA has organised book fairs in Bury St. Edmunds. You may anticipate a broad selection of used, out-of-print, and antiquarian books being offered for sale by knowledgeable, seasoned booksellers at this twice-yearly event. Also frequently found are prints, maps, and ephemera. Collectible children’s books, architecture, natural history, topography, illustrated books, regional history, and art books are a few of the topics that you can also find there.
The Sherborne Book Fair has been a feature of life in this delightful Dorset town for over 40 years. The fair attracts booksellers from all over the west country, offering a great selection of second-hand and antiquarian books on all subjects.
The BuchPassion fair is the first independent book signing event in Germany. Authors and publishers present a selection of fantasy, detective stories, and romance genres and connect with their readers in person. The event ends with an exclusive dinner that is reserved for authors and networking activities.
The BuchPassion fair is the first independent book signing event in Germany. Authors and publishers present a selection of fantasy, detective stories, and romance genres and connect with their readers in person. The event ends with an exclusive dinner that is reserved for authors and networking activities.
The Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF) is an annual multi-day event celebrating contemporary art books and zines. Founded in 2013, it was the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, and has now established itself as one of the leading art book fairs in Asia. Each edition showcases the innovative approaches of exhibitors from Singapore and around the world, including artists, designers, distributors, small presses, institutions, galleries, zinemakers, and printmakers. Free and open to the public, the fair draws thousands of visitors each year, with more than 6,000 over one weekend in the recent 2022 edition.
The largest book fair in the Peak District of Derbyshire will be the Bakewll Book Fair. It will have around 30 dealers in attendance.
The Quebec International Book Fair offers publishers, illustrators, cartoonists, and authors opportunities for book signings, poetry readings, and round-tables. There will be a display of products like comics, chitrakatha, novels, graphics, merchandise, toys, games, films, animation, etc.
The London Book Fair features a wide range of activities like conferences, Insights Seminar Programme, awards, Charity of the Year, and more. The features are carefully curated to showcase informative and inspiring content across all its forms in the publishing industry. Awards are also presented to highlight the exemplary work of organizations from within the industry. Gathering people together and creating the perfect space to make connections is what it’s all about.
The Eurasian International Book Fair is the largest cultural and educational event in the Eurasian space aimed to unite professionals of publishing and related business from countries of Europe and Asia in one intelligent platform.
The Sidney LitFest presents authors who will engage book lovers with readings from their works, panel discussions, conversations, and writing workshops. There will also be music and drinks.
The annual Hexham Book Festival presents bestselling writers, thinkers, politicians, journalists, broadcasters, and up-and-coming writers and writers from the North-East region. The festival is supported by numerous local businesses and private sponsors with outreach projects benefiting from Trusts and Foundations’ support.sponsors.
Since 1996, The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has gathered writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, musicians and emerging storytellers. Now in its 27th year, it is the largest event of its kind in the United States.
With almost 100 dealers offering tens of thousands of rare, collectable and second-hand books, maps, manuscripts and ephemera, the Oxford Book Fair frequently attracts the attention of both local and national press.
Leipzig Book Fair is the most important get-together in the spring for the book and media industry, connecting readers with authors, publishers, and media companies from Germany and around the world. They all visit Leipzig to experience a diversity of literature, discover innovations, and gain new perspectives. It presents the spring’s new releases, current themes, and trends. Also, it exhibits novelties from Central and Eastern Europe in addition to new German-language literature.
The Sonoma Valley Authors Festival brings people together to hear authors from a variety of literary genres, and speakers who discuss advances being made in science, technology, and medicine. At a time when the art of listening seems to be disappearing, the need for civil discourse has never been greater. With so many voices vying for your attention, people are receptive to well-informed speakers and eager for thoughtful conversation and discussion of ideas.
The Tunis International Book Fair is an annual cultural event organized by the Tunisian Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation, which is held at Kram Exhibition center. A leading event among cultural events in Tunisia, and one of the most important book fairs in the continent, it is accompanied by a multitude of intellectual and artistic activities.
The Annapolis Book Festival is a free premier community event with more than 3,000 people attending annually. The festival celebrates the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written word. In its eighteenth year, they present nationally renowned authors to discuss their books and the craft of writing in the Key School in Annapolis, MD. It also features children’s activities, live music, refreshments, and new and used book sales.
The Yallwest Santa Monica Book Festival features panels, book signings, food trucks, over 60 authors and presenters including New York Times Bestsellers along with local and acclaimed young adult and middle grade writers, plus notable TV, film, video game, and comic creators.
The Norwich Book Fair is held in the Forum building of the Millennium Library in the centre of the beautiful medieval city. The PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
The book fair takes place in the historical Corn Exchange in the middle of town. The PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
In this fair, you will surely find a little something for yourself or a loved one. A wide range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints, posters, manuscripts and ephemera will be available at prices to suit all.
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) celebrates Canadian and international authors every year at its flagship festival in May. Festival events include panels, discussions, workshops, and interactive events that allow guests from across Canada and around the world to participate in the festival.
The Thessaloniki International Book Fair is widely regarded as Greece’s most significant annual event for book enthusiasts and publishing professionals. People from all over the world visit the TBF every year to keep up with the latest literary trends and attend its various events. The fair boasts an impressive lineup of activities, including themed events, literary meetings, a festival for young writers, a translation festival, workshops, speeches, roundtables, and a teenage and educational corner.
Greater St. Louis Book Fair sells many rare and collectible books, movies, music, comics, and ephemera. Their inventory includes first editions, limited editions, out-of-print editions, signed copies, and other treasures. You’ll also find hardback, paperback, records, CDs, DVDs, comics, and ephemera.
In this book fair, authors will come from all over the world: from the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Europe—not to mention dozens of authors from throughout the United States and from right there in the Bay Area. They bring the world—and its best contemporary literature—to Berkeley.
The Nigeria Book Fair brings together exhibitors, publishers, authors, illustrators, booksellers, readers, and other industry professionals to display and sell books in a chance to connect and meet up. This year’s theme is ‘Enhancing Reading Culture for A Better Societal Development; The Role Of ICT & Stakeholders’. It’s a well-packaged event where all literary materials are made accessible and affordable to information seekers and book lovers.
The Guernsey Literary Festival brings some of the world’s greatest writers, speakers, and thinkers to Guernsey. With events for all interests and ages, the festival is a unique opportunity to come together to celebrate the written word. It attracts speakers from a wide range of disciplines, from literature to politics, from history to sport, from the environment to food, and from biography to travel. There is also a full education and community programme, together with workshops for local writers with renowned visiting authors.
Book World Prague features numerous programs for visitors: professional seminars and conferences, meetings with writers, author readings, presentations by publishers, and awards ceremonies for outstanding publishing and creative achievements.
A small and friendly book fair offering secondhand and antiquarian books, maps, posters, prints and ephemera in the large market town in County Durham.
The Mainzer Minipressen is an event for nearly 260 exhibitors from more than 10 countries and 5000 visitors form the largest marketplace in Europe for books by small publishers and for private presses.
The Melbourne Art Book Fair (MABF) will return in 2023 from 18 – 28 May, shifting its dates in line with Melbourne Design Week. Since 2015, MABF has brought together publishers, artists and designers to showcase some of the world’s best publications across Melbourne and Victoria
The annual May Greensboro Bound Literary Festival is visited every year by book lovers, readers, writers, publishers, academics, scholars, adults, and children. They seek to create a space for readers and writers to come together and share stories and experiences, and they hope that by providing a platform for dialogue and discussion, they can better understand and empathize with the human condition. The authors and topics presented at Greensboro Bound span a broad swath of interests and subject matter, including speculative fiction, immigrant narratives, social justice, memoir, and romance… just to name a few. Their author panels and discussions are complimented by puppet shows, a children’s opera, character parades, artists, and musical presentations.
The Franschhoek Literary Festival aims to bring together a broad cross-section of mostly South African English-speaking writers and a few distinguished authors from overseas. It focuses on presenting quality events that inspire and inform, and raise funds for local communities and school libraries. There are also literary and publishers’ dinners, book launches, writing workshops, a school spelling bee, wine writers’ prizes, classical music concerts, and much more.
The festival includes over 100 book-related events and activities at their Autumn Edition with some of the most celebrated authors. The festival programme is aimed at appealing to all ages and interests with a range of events, including some with a particular Derby resonance, with themes including railways, science, local history and architecture, cycling, walking, birding, and cricket.
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Since its inception in 2010, the fair’s mission was to foster an interest in reading, writing, and literary conversation. The Gaithersburg Book Festival always attracts hundreds of award-winning and best-selling authors, poets, and songwriters from across the country to its beautiful park setting.
This is one of the largest premier antiquarian book fairs featuring more than 100 UK and international booksellers showcasing rare books, maps, prints, ephemera, collector items and more to suit all pockets! There will be a range of specialisms, from Modern First Editions, Children’s Literature, History, Travel, Sport, Religion to name but a few!
Imaginarium Book Festival (IBF) is a book festival for all kinds of readers, where incredible worlds can be discovered and explored. Its goal is to bring together authors and readers who share a love for the fantastical. Whether you are a newcomer to the SFF and paranormal genres, or a longtime fan, you’re sure to find the story that makes you feel at home.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is a comprehensive, creative cultural platform that attracts more than 150,000 visitors every year. The fair gives publishers, authors, illustrators and digital-service providers the chance to do business with their counterparts from around the world.
The Calabash International Literary Festival is a three-day festival of readings and music with other forms of storytelling folded in the mix. Calabash is earthy, inspirational, daring and diverse. All festival events are free and open to the public. Passion is the only price of entry.
The fair offers great selection of books and ephemera to delight all book lovers and collectors! As usual a range of specialisms will be on sale.
In this fair, you will surely find a little something for yourself or a loved one. A wide range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints, posters, manuscripts and ephemera will be available at prices to suit all.
This popular fair is now well established in Lincoln and attracts up to twenty dealers from around the country. They usually have some Lincolnshire authors, publishers and photographers as well.
Istanbul International Literature Festival aims to position literature as an art branch that appeals to large audiences. Being a meeting point for writers, publishers, agencies, translators, journalists, literary fund managers, literary festival coordinators and everyone in the publishing industry, it reinforces its feature of being a meeting point with the Professional Meetings Fellowship Program, and is an international platform that enables writers and publishers to cooperate with foreign publishers, editors, translators and writers. creates a platform.
The RAGT is a fan-friendly event meant for readers, and open to everyone, readers, authors, and industry alike, in different ratios! However, in the process, the event also raises funds for many local causes. The incredible raffles garner thousands, and each year Lori Foster puts out a novella with proceeds earmarked for direct donation. Combined, the event and the novella go to benefit very worthwhile local charities.
The “Books By the Beach” brings you the bestselling authors to Scarborough from all diverse genres for everyone to enjoy.
The one-day Edinburgh fair is now being held at the Augustine Church Hall, where book dealers will be offering antiquarian and secondhand books, maps, and other printed material.
The Seoul International Book Fair is an international book fair that brings together various book industry representatives and publishers from all over the world. The event aims to bring together celebrated authors and their fans in a great literary festival. In addition to books, this event showcases products such as greeting cards, stationery, travel books, maps, globes, business and financial services for retailers, professionals related to security systems etc. More than 420 exhibiting companies from 40 countries as well as over 350 writers and authors participate in the SIBF.
The Antiquaria in Ludwigshafen offers visitors of all age groups and professionals a welcoming and festive opportunity to meet and exchange around a common passion: books, autographs, and graphics.
The Nantucket Book Festival features award-winning authors from around the world, representing genres of fiction, poetry, history, journalism, politics, and memoir.
The Borders Book Festival is a free entry event with more than 100 events for all ages. The festival has grown over the years to feature more than just books. Discover health and wellbeing classes and drop-in sessions, film, opera, comedy, workshops, youth theatre, and fine food and drink from the Borders and Scotland in the Orchard.
The Beijing Book Fair is generally attended by over 30,000 people each year. With publishers, distributors, literary agents, digital media companies, film and production companies and bookstores holding booths to showcase all they have to offer. In addition to that, there are many special treats, from mini-exhibitions, lectures, seminars, salons, book launches, awards and various cultural events.
The Festival of Women Writers has become a highly anticipated event, unique among cultural happenings in the Catskill Region, especially in Delaware County. The Festival will celebrate its tenth year in the Hobart Book Village, “the reading capital of New York State.” Since its inception, the Festival has created space for established and emerging women writers to share their insights and skills through a variety of writing activities and public readings with audiences throughout Delaware County, the state of New York, and beyond.
Germany’s leading annual rare book fair brings together each year local and international booksellers. The Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair is the oldest and largest fair for antiquarian booksellers and autograph and print dealers in Germany. It is where antiquarians offer first editions, manuscripts, and letters from the respective authors.
This multi-author, multi-genre Book Fair is just one of the exciting events happening next June. There’s Wild Bill’s Days going on right in town, a basket raffle to support a local nonprofit organization, Breakfast With the Authors, a fun evening enjoying libations while listening to authors reading their favorite scenes from their books, and much more. Join them for a Legendary weekend!
PBFA book dealers will be offering a range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, ephemera, maps and prints for sale, from the modest to the highly collectable.
The fair is now being held at The St Thomas Centre at Northampton Cathedral, and up to 20 book dealers selling second-hand and antiquarian books, maps, prints and much more, will be there.
Go to Woodstock for this premier literary festival with a boutique feel and a big heart! Bookstock showcases literary luminaries and cross-cultural voices, including Pulitzer Prize winners, Poets Laureate, National Book Award winners, plus debut and best-selling authors from Vermont and beyond.
In the Abergavenny Book Fair, the PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps, and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
In this book fair, you will surely find a little something for yourself or a loved one. A wide range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints, posters, manuscripts and ephemera will be available at prices to suit all.
SleuthFest is an annual conference for writers and fans of mysteries, thrillers, & crime fiction. The festival is filled with workshops, craft talks, panels, and forensic classes.
Newark Book Festival is a weekend-long celebration of authors through an exciting and engaging program of events, including; panel talks, crime fiction, contemporary writing, and literary fiction, to a whole host of free family fun. There is something for everyone to enjoy.
The new two-day Premier book fair at Brockholes Nature Reserve at Samlesbury near Preston will have forty PBFA members who will be offering vintage, antiquarian, and second-hand books, and other printed material for sale.
Metrocon is an anime convention featuring celebrity guests and exhibitors. It offers a full experience of anime, artist alley, autograph sessions, contests, panels, Cosplay, video games, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, film, and more at the Tampa Convention Center every summer, with a focus on their roots—anime and video games.
The Payson Book Festival is brought to you by the Rim Country Chapter of Arizona Professional Writers (APW) and Majestic Rim Retirement Living. It features appearances by authors from Rim Country and around Arizona. The book festival also features book signings and booksellers, projects for the kids, presentations, live music, and food available in the hotel and casino premises.
Hong Kong Book Fair is an international book fair that has established itself as a platform for cultural exchange.
Originally showcasing comic books and science fiction/fantasy related film, television, and similar popular arts, Comic Con has since included a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres, including horror, Western animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. In addition to drawing huge crowds, the event holds several Guinness World Records including the largest annual comic and pop culture festival in the world.
The second new book fair of the year is being held at Hay Castle in the centre of Hay-on-Wye. Antiquarian and second-hand books, maps, and other printed matter will be offered for sale by our members.
The Melbourne Rare Book Fair brings a rich and diverse array of books by local Australian authors and international authors for all who genuinely love print on paper and share a passion for books. Subjects include early printed books, maps, historical accounts of travel and exploration, prints, literature, art, militaria, children’s books, and ephemera for sale.
The Ilkley Book Fair is a long running and friendly event. The PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
The Martha Vineyard Book Festival features authors in panel discussions speaking about their newly published books. It focuses on an array of timely issues of the day, including cultural turmoil and creativity, imagination, equality, and attracts a diverse group of residents and visitors, drawn by various literary artists, public figures, and subject matter.
The PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
The PDFA members display a wide variety of books, both second-hand and antiquarian, and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
The Topsham Book Fair, formerly the Exeter Book Fair, is located in the pleasant historic seaport of Topsham and is now the only PBFA book fair in Devon. It is held three times a year – in January, August and November – and regularly attracts a good number of traders who fill the hall.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a distinctive international showcase celebrating the written word, literature, and ideas. It brings leading and emerging international, British and Scottish authors and thinkers together to inspire each other and audiences in an extensive programme of public events.
Welcome to the second Bakewell fair of the year, with around 30 dealers in attendance. Everyone welcome including children and pets. Easy disabled access throughout. Cafe refreshments available.
The Ghana International Book Fair, established in the mid-90s, is a platform where both local and international book industry players come together to trade books and negotiate deals. The public has access to a variety of excellent books and to buy them at highly discounted prices.
The Wilton Book Fair offers a wide variety of books, both second-hand, rare and antiquarian, and often with maps prints and ephemera. A lovely day out in a lovely part of the world.
There will be around 20 dealers exhibiting a selection of their secondhand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints and more, to suit all pockets.
Bouchercon® is the annual world mystery convention where every year readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers and other lovers of crime fiction gather for a 4-day weekend of education, entertainment, and fun!
The Bienal do Livro Rio is the biggest literary event in Brazil. It is an opportunity for readers to meet their idols. For ten days, the festival will feature topics on culture, literature, and education. There will be debates, interviews, in addition to cultural activities that promote reading. Attractive, varied, and dynamic, the Rio Book Biennial is fun for the whole family!
The mission of this book festival is to bring together, in small, intimate settings, authors, readers of all ages, novice writers, listeners, and learners. It is a festival of readers who appreciate discussing the ideas in literature.
The Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest, is a community-based celebration for book lovers presented by the not-for-profit Near South Planning Board. More than 100,000 visitors are expected over the two-day festival, which will feature carefully selected offerings from over 100 booksellers; everything from the tattered to the rare to ‘hot off the press,’ newly published works.
Going beyond the commonplace, Read My World explores the boundaries between literature and journalism, between here and there, and draws attention to everything in between. It is a leading platform for the written and spoken word from all over the world. They create a space where everyone in the reading world can connect together; writers and storytellers, readers and listeners, publishers and translators.
The York Fair, which began in 1974, features over 220 of this country’s leading booksellers. The fair offers a breathtaking diversity of books, as well as posters, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, and prints, ranging in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds. This year, several dealers from overseas are welcome as well. You will find books over 500 years old, to review copies of recently published works, and everything in between.
Appledore Book Festival has established itself as one of the UK’s most highly regarded literary festivals. Welcoming world-class renowned authors, newcomers and local authors, it ensures there is something for everyone.
Bloody Scotland established itself as the leading Scottish International Crime Writing Festival. It’s a place for crime writers new and established. In the event readers can hang out with their favourite crime writers, enjoy entertaining as well as informative events during a weekend in September, covering a range of criminal subjects from fictional forensics, psychological thrillers, tartan noir, cosy crime and many more.
Since 2015 they have welcomed writers each year to learn, network and improve their craft. Their mission is to help writers excel and to provide opportunities for writers to network, enjoy Dublin, and learn from key industry professionals.
The Richmond Walking & Book Festival is filled with opportunities to meet celebrated authors and discover new ones—engage in a full programme of evening and weekend book events.
The 2023 Festival will bring an amazing line up of 50 authors. Their presentations cover fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s fiction. The festival will also feature outdoor performances, a book-art exhibit, food trucks, and exhibitor tents with 35 publishers, nonprofits, and individual authors.
The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book is a three-day celebration of readers, writers, books, and the literary craft. It features nationally published authors and illustrators across eight genres. Most of the festival sessions are held in venues in downtown Harbor Springs and are free to the public.
The St Ives fair is once again being held in the famous Porthmeor Artist Studios overlooking Porthmeor beach. The fair takes place over the last 2 days of the St Ives September Festival and the dozen or so exhibitors will be bringing a wide range of books, with many art and Cornish titles.
The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national, and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week. The Festival presents original programming and enthusiastically welcomes New York City’s cross cultural book readers as well as national and international attendees. The Festival is known for fostering creative dialogue among the authors, presenting new literary voices as well as established authors, and for serving the literary community by providing a highly visible platform for the work of authors and publishers.
IIBF is an annual book exhibition organized by IKAPI. It was established in 1980 under the name of Indonesia Book Fair (IBF). IIBF is a meeting point, a strategic and prestigious event for exhibitors to promote literature, art, culture, and all other creative content, through rights licensing and other means of cooperation.
The Bucks County Book Festival connects readers and authors, celebrates literacy, sparks imagination, and inspires people of all ages by connecting authors and readers.
This fair offers dozens of interesting discussions on topical themes and truly unique encounters with authors. There are numerous publishing houses present as well as the leading organisations and operators in the field. The Turku Book Fair is a cosy meeting place for the book industry with a chance to do business, too!
Their annual children’s book festival is always a spectacular day in Westchester. There is real magic in meeting the people behind the stories your family loves and learns from. Meet authors and illustrators, enjoy live storytimes with authors, learn from author talks, and have a ton of fun at the Family Fun Zone!
Great selection of books and ephemera to delight all book lovers and collectors! There will also be a range of specialisms on sale.
The Orange County Children’s Book Festival, in association with Orange Coast College, features popular authors, illustrators, storytellers, entertainers, and exhibitors that support reading and education along with fun activities for families. The Festival has been bringing the love of books and the joy of reading to life for 17 years.
LIBER is one of the largest international gatherings for books in Spanish, providing plenty of business opportunities for publishing firms. It is the main hub for business and professional exchanges in this industry. LIBER is open to all book-related sectors, with a special focus on digital content, new publishers, self-publishing, and copyrights.
Book festivals happen all over the world and can take many shapes and sizes. Their particular festival is wonderfully unique. A two-day event that takes place in the autumn, it features in-person talks by world-class authors across every genre for all ages. The opening night is a ticketed Keynote Event featuring an amazing headline speaker. The Main Festival and KidFest take place on Saturday, rain or shine, at beautiful, historic locations in the heart of historic downtown Morristown, NJ. All events are open to the public and, aside from select ticketed talks, are free of charge.
The Rocky Mountain Literary Festival is an annual gathering of authors and readers to provide scholarships for local high school seniors in pursuit of their educational dreams.
The Bay Area Kids’ Book Fair is a family-friendly book fair to meet authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers, and educational programs, all in one location. Superstars from literature come to life meeting and greeting attendees. Storytellers entertain the audience, reading from their books and children’s classics all day.
New York Comic Con is the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Their show is where you can feel unafraid to geek out, where you’re accepted and embraced for being yourself. It plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, television, panels and screenings. The super fans behind New York Comic Con put the greatest minds, in-demand celebrities, and incredible content in front of you in a unique way. You’ll only get to experience these once-in-a-lifetime events at NYCC.
The 7th edition of Mersin CNR Book Fair will host more than 500 signature days for nine days, as well as panels and interviews. The fair, which is expected to be visited by over 150 thousand book lovers, will be the most important cultural event in the region.
The fair is held on a Saturday when the region’s largest traditional outdoor market takes over the streets, so there’s plenty to do and see if you have any time left after perusing the wide range of books, maps, and ephemera on offer at the fair.
The Sherborne Book Fair has been a feature of life in this delightful Dorset town for over 40 years. The fair attracts booksellers from all over the west country offering a great selection of second-hand and antiquarian books on all subjects.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 was a great success for both trade visitors and the general public. Now it’s time to get excited about Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023, because there’s something special to celebrate. Next October, the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse will take place. That’s 75 times a business platform, 75 times a cultural festival, 75 times an innovation hub and 75 times a place for media and culture stars. Make sure you’re there!
Every year The Buchmesse Frankfurt holds the Frankfurt Book Fair where writers, publishers, agents, as well as movie production houses meet up with partners from the technology and creative industries to exchange ideas, be inspired, try out new technologies and cultivate contacts. It’s also where fans of renowned authors can meet and enjoy close encounters with their idols.
A one-day fair, and it will feature a large number of dealers offering rare, collectable and second-hand books, maps, manuscripts and ephemera. These book dealers will have travelled from different parts of the country and will have something to suit everyone at prices starting from £2 up to the £1000’s.
The 2023 West Virginia Book Festival will feature presentations from national, local, and regional authors, as well as writing workshops, family activities, a literary marketplace, and the annual used book sale. All events and programs are free and open to the public.
Helsinki Book Fair offers four days of new reads, discussions, and chances to meet writers and lovers of literature. Part of the fair programme is also available online. Helsinki Book Fair is a cultural forum of national significance that brings writers, politicians, artists and experts together to discuss major phenomena of our time. Freedom of speech, tolerance, and respect for human rights are some of the most important values of the fair.
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) brings author and publisher exhibits for children and adults. It features free workshops and seminars, book club meet and greet, author enhancement sessions, author discussions, signings, food, and much more.
The Dublin Book fair displays products like antiquarian books, children’s books, sports books, publications and journals, magazines, old books, international books, art books, science fiction and fantasy, and much more. Full disabled facilities available.
Their professional dealers will be bringing thousands of old books, maps, manuscripts and more to the fair. All the items are properly described and authentic.
The SIBF is a valuable opportunity for parents to ignite in their children a fondness for books and reading, and inspire a curiosity among them to learn about the world they live in. This 11-day event will witness participation of leading Arab and international writers, artists, intellectuals, cultural personalities, chefs and performers. Featured programmes will include discussions, debates, literary seminars, poetry readings, workshops for children and adults, cultural shows, and edutainment exercises.
This year marks the 30th edition of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association’s annual Chelsea Rare Book Fair. Held annually in the beautiful and historic Chelsea Old Town Hall, this lively Fair brings together more than 80 exhibitors specialising in rare books, first editions, maps, prints, manuscripts and ephemera from all over the world.
The Rochester Children’s Book Festival brings dozens of authors and illustrators together with hundreds of Rochester city school students for free presentations with an opportunity to meet and speak with their favorite authors. Authors will talk to children, tweens, and teens about how ideas become stories. Illustrators will demonstrate how characters are brought to life, and kids will leave clutching self-made crafts and books signed especially for them.
This book fair takes place in the historical Corn Exchange in the middle of town. The PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
There will be books and other items across a myriad of subjects and genres – secondhand, rare and unusual – priced to suit every pocket.
The Zagreb Book Fair is the largest literary event in Croatia featuring prominent Croatian publishers displaying a varied selection of fiction literature, school and education literature, religion/theology literature, science, arts, children’s and young adults books, picture books, comics, monographs, maps, travel guides and charts and more.
Buch Vienna is the largest literary festival in Austria. It is an extensive program for adults, adolescents and children. There will be an exhibition of the classic of children The Little Polar Bear. It will exhibit products and services that will include different publication houses, libraries, printing press, software companies, latest technologies and animation and illustration companies.
The South Texas Book Festival links readers of all ages with authors, performers, and publishers to fulfill the mission of McAllen Public Library as a place where people and ideas meet and connect. This is the only festival expressly for children and teens and their families in the region. Combining literacy promotion, regional and national authors, and children’s entertainment in a festive atmosphere, McAllen Public Library promotes a lifelong habit of reading for pleasure and fun.
The Northern Illustrated, Children’s & Detective Fiction Book Fair provides an opportunity for serious collectors as well as general collectors of all three areas. A great day out for all the family. Right before Christmas, a great opportunity to find that gift.
The one-day Edinburgh fairs are now being held at the Augustine Church Hall, where book dealers will be offering antiquarian and secondhand books, maps, and other printed material.
The Miami Book Fair International is an eight-day literary party that takes place in November. The fair features six nights of readings and discussions with noted authors from the United States and around the world.
The CCBF International Book Showcase is an exhibition scheme allowing overseas publishers to show their new titles at the fair even when they are not able to attend in person. The Book Showcase is a space where international printed books are on display for Chinese editors and copyright professionals in search for new contents.
This book fair takes place in the historical Corn Exchange in the middle of town. The PDFA members display a wide variety of books both second-hand and antiquarian and often with prints, maps and ephemera. Their Code of Practice ensures all items are correctly described and fairly priced.
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. It is also an amazing cultural festival. Created 36 years ago by the University of Guadalajara, the Fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike, a characteristic that sets it apart from other book fairs around the globe.
The Topsham Book Fair, formerly the Exeter Book Fair, is located in the pleasant historic seaport of Topsham and is now the only PBFA book fair in Devon. It is held three times a year – in January, August and November – and regularly attracts a good number of traders who fill the hall.
The marvellous PBFA Christmas Book Fair is a must for book lovers, collectors, and gift buyers alike! Thousands of second-hand books, rare manuscripts, vintage prints and posters, original artworks, and ephemera will be on offer from some of the best independent sellers across the country.
This popular book fair is held in the centre of this Leicestershire market town, with over 20 book dealers selling second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints and ephemera.
Whether you are a book addict or you just love to be surrounded by books and meet like-minded readers, you can find in our 2023 international book fairs one that is going to satisfy your book cravings
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Mr. Pineapple
January 4, 2023Well done with your summary.
Kotobee
April 5, 2023Thank you for your comment. We’re glad you found the article useful! 🙂
Marcia de Paula
January 10, 2023Congratulation for this good service informing all available fairs, but I think the European Fair on April 24th is missing.
Kotobee
April 3, 2023Thank you Marcia! we appreciate your positive feedback and thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will look into it and add it to the list if it’s happening this year.
dave henderson
January 27, 2023Thanks for taking the time to put this list together, much appreciated ♥
Kotobee
April 5, 2023Great to hear that you found our list helpful!
Ray Ronan
April 7, 2023Thanks, great list.
Kotobee
April 10, 2023Thanks Ray! We’re glad you liked it. If you’re interested we’ve also gathered a few other lists for writing retreats, courses, conferences, and contests.
SnailJoe
April 7, 2023I just heard Seoul Book Fair will be held 14-18th June in Korea, Beijing will be held in 15-18th in China. I think those also can be added in this list. If you make a calander with your lovely complete summary, I will buy it. Appreciate your listing up helpful info sharing internet, I believe reader all over the world will thank you.
Kotobee
April 10, 2023Thank you SnailJoe! we’re glad you like our list and appreciate your positive feedback! also thank you for bringing these two fairs to our attention. We will look into it and add them both to the list in our next update. 🙂
BUKUZZATEE TRADES
April 17, 2023You missed Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF) 2023 from 26th May – 4 June 2022.
Kotobee
May 16, 2023Hey there, thank you for bringing this book fair to our attention. We’ll definitely be adding it in our next article update.
Arunas
May 16, 2023No Warshaw and no Vilnius book fair.
Kotobee
June 8, 2023Hey Arunas, thank you for bringing these two book fairs to our attention. We’ll definitely be adding them in our next update.
Jesse Ross
August 8, 2023Need to add Mantua, Italy’s Festivaletteratura on Sept. 6-10, 2023.
Kotobee
September 20, 2023Hello Jesse, Thanl you for letting us know about Mantua. We’ll make sure to add it in our next article update.
màn hình led
September 15, 2023These international book fairs offer a wonderful opportunity for book lovers to explore a wide range of titles, meet authors, and immerse themselves in the world of literature. Whether you’re interested in African-American literature, rare books, comics, or international authors, these events have something for everyone.
Basit Ali Khan
October 4, 2023Thanks for sharing world book fairs detail.
amroune
November 12, 2023bonne continuation….
amroune
November 12, 2023Très beau travail ! Un grand merci.
Mati
December 10, 2023To be honest, it is a little ambitious to call this “The Complete List of International Book Fairs in 2023” when the Turin International Book Fair is missing, considering that it is the second largest in Europe, since the UK is no longer a part of it. I wanted to cite this website in my thesis but the list is not complete and up to date.
Kotobee
December 26, 2023Hi Mati, sorry that you couldn’t find it on the list. We’re definitely aware of the Turin International Book Fair and at the time of our research their dates weren’t officially announced on their website. We’re planning on adding it on our next article update. Thanks for understanding.