CALL FOR WRITERS

2020-2021 WRITING CONFERENCES, LINKS, AND DATES
SEPTEMBERS
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Independent Authors Book Expo
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Roselle, New Jersey -
ZEE JLF at Boulder
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Boulder, Colorado -
Library of Congress National Book Festival
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Washington, DC, District of Columbia -
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Burnsville, North Carolina -
Fall Into Fiction
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Emeryville, California -
Burlington Book Festival
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Burlington, Vermont -
SCIBA Trade Show
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Pomona, California -
Festival of Women Writers
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Hobart, New York -
Kingston WritersFest
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Ontario, Canada -
The Allegheny Regional Festival of Books
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Bedford, Pennsylvania -
Open Book Festival
September 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Cape Town, South Africa -
AJC Decatur Book Festival
Friday, September 4, 2020 to Sunday, September 6, 2020 – Decatur, Georgia -
Printers Row Lit Fest
Saturday, September 5, 2020 to Sunday, June 7, 2020 – Chicago, Illinois -
Sacramento Black Book Fair
Friday, September 11, 2020 to Saturday, September 12, 2020 – Sacramento, California -
Calabash International Literary Festival
Friday, September 11, 2020 to Sunday, September 13, 2020 – Treasure Beach, Jamaica, W.I. -
Digital Book World
Monday, September 14, 2020 to Thursday, September 17, 2020 – Nashville, Tennesse -
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference
Thursday, September 17, 2020 to Saturday, September 19, 2020 – Las Vegas, Nevada -
The Bocas Lit Fest
Friday, September 18, 2020 to Sunday, September 20, 2020 – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago -
The High Desert Book Festival
Saturday, September 26, 2020 – Hesperia, California
OCTOBER
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Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Henderson, Minnesota -
African American Literary Awards Show
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards Ceremony
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Washington, District of Columbia -
Alaska Book Week
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – , Alaska -
Boston Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Boston, Massachusetts -
Twin Cities Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Minneapolis, Minnesota -
Vegas Valley Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Las Vegas, Nevada -
Books by the Banks
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Cincinnati, Ohio -
Southern Festival of Books
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Nashville, Tennessee -
Texas Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Austin, Texas -
Wisconsin Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Madison, Wisconsin -
Fall for the Book
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Fairfax, Virginia -
Literary Festival of Charlotte
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Charlotte, North Carolina -
Collingswood Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Collingswood, New Jersey -
Morristown Festival of Books
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Morristown, New Jersey -
Virginia Children’s Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Farmville, Virginia -
Brattleboro Literary Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Brattleboro, Vermont -
International Festival of Authors
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Toronto, Canada -
Vancouver Writers Fest
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Vancouver, Canada -
Fort Worth BookFest
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Fort Worth, Texas -
Ake Arts and Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Ikeja, Nigeria -
Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Charleston, South Carolina -
Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair)
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Frankfurt, Germany -
The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Charlotte, North Carolina -
Read My World
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Amsterdam, Netherlands -
Sharjah International Book Fair
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates -
The Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Seattle, Washington -
Seattle Urban Book Expo
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Seattle, Washington -
Minnesota Black Author’s Expo
October 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Minneapolis, Minnesota -
South Dakota Festival of Books
Friday, October 2, 2020 to Sunday, October 4, 2020 – Brookings & Sioux Falls, South Dakota -
West Virginia Book Festival
Friday, October 2, 2020 to Saturday, October 3, 2020 – Charleston, West Virginia -
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Saturday, October 3, 2020 to Sunday, October 4, 2020 – Los Angeles, California -
Brooklyn Book Festival
Sunday, October 4, 2020 – Brooklyn, New York -
Wimbledon BookFest
Thursday, October 8, 2020 to Sunday, October 18, 2020 – London, United Kingdom -
New York Comic Con
Thursday, October 8, 2020 to Sunday, October 11, 2020 – New York, New York -
The Cavalcade of Authors
Friday, October 9, 2020 to Sunday, October 11, 2020 – Chicago, Illinois -
Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
Thursday, October 15, 2020 to Sunday, October 18, 2020 – Sacramento, California -
Queen City Book Fair
Saturday, October 17, 2020 – Charlotte, North Carolina -
National Black Book Festival
Thursday, October 22, 2020 to Saturday, October 24, 2020 – Houston, Texas -
Louisville Book Festival
Friday, October 23, 2020 to Saturday, October 24, 2020 – Louisville, Kentucky
NOVEMBER
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Baltimore Book Festival
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Baltimore, Maryland -
Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – St. Petersburg, Florida -
Kentucky Book Fair
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Frankfort, Kentucky -
Louisiana Book Festival
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Baton Rouge, Louisiana -
York Book Expo
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – York, Pennsylvania -
Portland’s Book Festival
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Portland, Oregon -
Bluffton Book Festival
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Bluffton, South Carolina -
National Book Awards
November 2020 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
Belize Writers’ Conference
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 to Monday, November 9, 2020 – Ambergris Caye, Belize -
National Black Writers Conference
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 to Saturday, November 14, 2020 – Brooklyn, New York -
Miami Book Fair International
Sunday, November 15, 2020 to Sunday, November 22, 2020 – Miami, Florida -
Mosaic Literary Conference
Saturday, November 21, 2020 – Bronx, New York -
Kingston Book Festival
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 to Sunday, November 29, 2020 – Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
DECEMBER
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Abantu Book Festival
December 2020 – Dates to be Announced – Soweto, South Africa
JANUARY
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Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
January 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Tampa, Florida -
ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
January 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Jaipur, India -
Sunshine State Book Festival
January 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Gainesville, Florida -
F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival
Thursday, January 7, 2021 to Saturday, January 9, 2021 – Daytona Beach, Florida -
ALA Midwinter Meeting
Friday, January 22, 2021 to Tuesday, January 26, 2021 – Indianapolis, Indiana -
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Friday, January 29, 2021 to Sunday, January 31, 2021 – Rancho Mirage, California
FEBRUARY
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The Hampton Roads Indie Author Book Festival
February 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Hampton, Virginia -
Detroit Book City
February 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Detroit, Michigan -
African American Children’s Book Fair
Saturday, February 6, 2021 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MARCH
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Virginia Festival of the Book
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Charlottesville, Virginia -
Black Writers On Tour
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Los Angeles, California -
Paris Book Fair
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Paris, France -
Southwest Florida Reading Festival
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Fort Myers, Florida -
Tucson Festival of Books
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Tucson, Arizona -
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Venice, Florida -
Children’s Africana Book Awards Festival
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Washington, District of Columbia -
North Texas Teen Book Festival
March 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Irving, Texas -
London Book Fair
Monday, March 9, 2020 to Wednesday, March 11, 2020 – London, United Kingdom -
AWP Conference
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 to Saturday, March 6, 2021 – Kansas City, Missouri -
Dahlonega Literary Festival
Friday, March 5, 2021 to Saturday, March 6, 2021 – Dahlonega, Georgia -
Southern Kentucky Bookfest
Friday, March 26, 2021 to Saturday, March 27, 2021 – Bowling Green, Kentucky
APRIL
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Alabama Book Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Montgomery, Alabama -
Newburyport Literary Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Newburyport, Massachusetts -
Oxford Conference for the Book
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Oxford, Mississippi -
Ohioana Book Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Columbus, Ohio -
Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands -
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Brampton, Ontario, Canada -
San Antonio Book Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – San Antonio, Texas -
Annapolis Book Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Annapolis, Maryland -
OE Book Fair
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Tampa, Florida -
Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – St. Petersburg, Florida -
Sydney Writers’ Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Sydney, Australia -
Six Bridges Book Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Little Rock, Arkansas -
National Hispanic Cultural Center Children's Bilingual Book Festival
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Albuquerque, New Mexico -
Tampa Bay Black Authors Expo
April 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Tampa, Florida -
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Monday, April 12, 2021 to Thursday, April 15, 2021 – Bologna, Italy
MAY
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Black Pack Party
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
Book Expo America
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
Greensboro Bound Literary Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Greensboro, North Carolina -
Books in Bloom Literary Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Eureka Springs, Arkansas -
Yallwest Santa Monica Book Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Santa Monica, California -
Gaithersburg Book Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Gaithersburg, Maryland -
BookCon
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – New York, New York -
Bay Area Book Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Berkeley, California -
Great American Book Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Rapid City, South Dakota -
LitUp Festival
May 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Independence, Missouri -
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
Thursday, May 20, 2021 to Sunday, May 23, 2021 – Los Angeles, California
JUNE
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Greater St. Louis Book Fair
June 2021 – Dates to be Announced – St. Louis, Missouri -
The Bronx Book Festival
June 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Bronx, New York -
Nantucket Book Festival
June 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Nantucket, Massachusetts
JULY
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South Florida Book Festival
July 2021 – Dates to be Announced – Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
Black Authors & Readers Rock
Friday, October 1, 2021 to Saturday, October 2, 2021 – Oxon Hill, Maryland