Book events in 2020 | Books+Publishing

7 January 2020 Books+Publishing

January

International

Cairo Book Fair, Egypt (22 January–4 February)
International Kolkata Book Fair, India (29 January–9 February)
Jaipur Literature Festival, India (23–27 January)
New Delhi World Book Fair, India (4–12 January)

February

Local

Adelaide Writers’ Week (29 February–5 March)
Perth Festival Literature & Ideas Weekend (21–23 February)
Rock & Roll Writers Festival, Brisbane (1 February)
Voices on the Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland (19–20 February)

International

Casablanca Book Fair, Morocco (6–16 February)
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Dubai, UAE (4–9 February)
San Francisco Writers Conference, USA (13–16 February)
Taipei International Book Exhibition, Taiwan (4–9 February)

March

Local

Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival, Melbourne (19–28 March)
Leading Edge Books Conference, Brisbane (22–24 March)
Melbourne Art Book Fair (13–15 March)
Scone Literary Festival, NSW (13–15 March)
Somerset Storyfest, Gold Coast, Queensland (18–20 March)

International

Bangkok International Book Fair, Bangkok, Thailand (25 March–5 April)
Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna, Italy (30 March–2 April)
London Book Fair, London (10–12 March)
Salon du Livre de Paris, Paris, France (20–23 March)

April

Local

Newcastle Writers Festival, NSW (3–5 April)
Swancon, Perth, Western Australia (25–27 April)
Sydney Writers’ Festival (27 April–3 May)

International

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, UAE (15–21 April)
Alexandria International Book Fair, Egypt (23–25 April)
Buenos Aires Book Fair, Argentina (30 April–18 May)
International Book Festival Budapest, Hungary (23–26 April)
LA Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles (18–19 April)
Quebec International Book Fair, Canada (15–19 April)
The Self–Publishing Conference, Leicester, England (25 April)
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, UAE (8–18 April)

May

Local

Bendigo Big Bookmark, Victoria (9–10 May)
Clunes Booktown Festival, Victoria (2–3 May)
Denmark Festival of Voice, Western Australia (29–31 May)
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, Western Australia (15–17 May)
Northern Territory Writers’ Festival, Darwin (14–17 May)
Queenscliffe Literary Festival, Victoria (9–24 May)
Scribblers Festival, Perth (8–12 May)

International

Book World Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (14–17 May)
BookCon, New York City, USA (30–31 May)
BookExpo America, New York City, USA (27–29 May)
Hay Festival Wales, Hay–on–Wye, Wales, UK (21–31 May)
New York Rights Fair, New York City (28–29 May)
St Petersburg International Book Fair, Russia (May)
Turin International Book Fair, Turin, Italy (14–18 May)
Warsaw International Book Fair, Warsaw, Poland (21–24 May)

June

Local

Australian Booksellers Association conference, Sydney (21–22 June)
Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival, Bellingen, NSW (6–7 June)
Australian Publishers Association BookUp conference, Sydney (23 June)
Emerging Writers’ Festival (17–27 June)
National Writers’ Conference (20 June)
Willy Lit Fest, Melbourne (19–21 June)

International

Istanbul International Literature Festival, Turkey (3–6 June)
Seoul International Book Fair, South Korea (24–28 June)

July

Local

Disrupted Festival of Ideas, Perth (27–28 July)
Mildura Writers Festival, Victoria (16–19 July)
Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival (July)
Melbourne Rare Book Fair (July)
Shoalhaven Readers & Writers Festival, NSW (25 July)

International

Comic–Con International, San Diego, USA (23–26 July)
Hong Kong Book Fair, Hong Kong (15–21 July)
International Book Fair of Lima, Peru (17 July–2 August)
Paraty International Literary Festival, Brazil (29 July–2 August)

August

Local

Blak & Bright Festival, Melbourne (August)
Booksellers NZ conference, Auckland, New Zealand (August)
Byron Writers Festival, NSW (7–9 August)
Canberra Writers Festival (12–16 August)
Homecooked Comics Festival, Melbourne (August)
Melbourne Writers Festival (7–16 August)
Queensland Poetry Festival (August)
Salisbury Writers’ Festival, Adelaide (August)

International

Beijing International Book Fair, China (26–30 August)
Ghana International Book Fair, Accra, Ghana (August)
National Book Festival, Washington, USA (29 August)
Nepal International Book Fair, Kathmandu, Nepal (August)

September

Local

Brisbane Writers Festival (3–6 September)
Hobart Writers Festival (September)
Tamar Valley Writers Festival (11–13 September)

International

Digital Book World Conference + Expo, Nashville (14–15 September)
Indonesia International Book Fair, Indonesia (9–13 September)
South African Book Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa (September)
Transylvanian Book Festival, Romania (10–13 September)

October

Local

Weekend of Reading, Hobart (October)
Odyssey Literary Festival, Melbourne (October)
Boundless Festival, Bankstown, NSW (October)

International

Antwerp Book Fair, Belgium (October)
Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany (14–18 October)
Geneva Book and Press Fair, Switzerland (28 October–1 November)
Krakow International Book Fair, Poland (22–25 October)
LIBER International Book Fair, Barcelona, Spain (7–9 October)
New York Comic Con, New York City, USA (8–11 October)
Rainbow Book Fair, New York City, USA (October)
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Bali, Indonesia (28 October–1 November)

November

Local

Feminist Writers Festival, Melbourne (November)
JLF Adelaide (November)
Quantum Words Perth (November)
Small Press Network Independent Publishing Conference, Melbourne (26–28 November)
Wollongong Writers Festival (27–29 November)

International

Dublin Book Festival, Ireland (November)
Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico (28 November–6 December)
International Children and Young Adults Book Fair, Mexico (November)
Shanghai International Children’s Fair, Shanghai, China (13–15 November)
Sharjah International Book Fair, UAE (4–14 November)
Vienna International Book Fair, Austria (11–15 November)

December

International

Jeddah International Book Fair, Saudi Arabia, (December)
Moscow Non/Fiction Book Fair, Russia (December)
Sofia International Book Fair, Bulgaria (December)

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