This is not a comprehensive list, but it does account for many fairs across the country. Book fairs are geared more toward visibility and making connections and not really a sales opportunity. Most authors would have give-aways at their booth. A good idea is to make yours a bag with the book name on it – this way the people attending the fair put everyone else’s give-away into your bag and you get more visibility. Find one in your area and see if you can make some connections for your book!
Writing Rendezvous
Book Fair
Anchorage
AK
http://www.alaskacenterforthebook.org/
April
Bouchercon; the World Mystery Convention
Book Fair
Anchorage
AK
http://www.bouchercon2007.com/
September
Extreme Trail Tales: An Iditarod Event
Book Fair
Anchorage
AK
http://www.storytellersguildofanchorage.org/
March
Alabama Bound
Book Fair
Birmingham
AL
April
Arkansas Literary Festival
Book Fair
Little Rock
AR
http://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/
April
Cowboy Gathering; Storytelling Weekend
Book Fair
Mountain View
AR
http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com
August
Arizona Book Festival
Book Fair
Phoenix
AZ
http://www.azbookfestival.org/
April
Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering
Book Fair
Sierra Vista
AZ
February
Northern Arizona Book Festival
Book Fair
Flagstaff
AZ
http://www.nazbookfestival.org
April
Festival of the Written Arts
Book Fair
Sechelt
BC
August
Vancouver International Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Vancouver
BC
http://www.vancouverstorytelling.org/
February
Bay Area Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
El Sobrante
CA
http://www.bayareastorytelling.org/
May
California International Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
San Francisco
CA
February
California Indian Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Fremont
CA
http://www.cistory.org/events.htm
March
Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival
Book Fair
Carlsbad
CA
http://www.latinobookfestival.com
October
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Book Fair
Los Angeles
CA
http://www.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
April
Mariposa Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Mariposa
CA
http://arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html
March
Orange County Children’s Book Festival
Book Fair
Costa Mesta
CA
http://www.kidsbookfestival.com
September
Steinbeck Festival
Book Fair
Salinas
CA
August
Gold Rush Book Fair
Book Fair
Nevada City
CA
http://www.goldrushbookfair.com/
May
San Diego Open Air Book Fair
Book Fair
San Diego
CA
June
West Hollywood Book Fair
Book Fair
West Hollywood
CA
http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/
September
Sonoma County Book Festival
Book Fair
Santa Rosa
CA
September
Festival of Words at Beaver Creek
Book Fair
Beaver Creek
CO
http://www.festivalofwords.org
April
Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair
Book Fair
Denver
CO
August
Connecticut Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
New London
CT
http://www.connstorycenter.org/festival.html
April
Connecticut Children’s Book Fair
Book Fair
Storrs
CT
November
National Press Club’s Book Fair and Authors’ Night
Book Fair
Washington
D.C.
http://npc.press.org/programs/bookfair.cfm
November
Multicultural Children’s Book Festival
Book Fair
Washington
DC
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/bookfestival/
November
National Book Festival
Book Fair
Washington
DC
September
Delaware Book Festival
Book Fair
Dover
DE
http://debookfestival.lib.de.us/
November
Amelia Book Island Festival
Book Fair
Amelia Island
FL
October
Festival of Reading
Book Fair
St. Petersburg
FL
http://www.festivalofreading.com/
October
Cracker Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Homeland
FL
http://crackerstorytellingfestival.freeservers.com/
October
Key West Literary Seminar
Book Fair
Key West
FL
http://keywestliteraryseminar.org
January
Lee County Reading Festival
Book Fair
Fort Myers
FL
http://www.lee-county.com/library/ReadingFestivalHome.htm
March
Miami Book Fair International
Book Fair
Miami
FL
November
Much Ado About Books
Book Fair
Jacksonville
FL
http://www.muchadoaboutbooks.com
May
Sarasota Reading Festival
Book Fair
Sarasota
FL
http://www.sarasotareadingfestival.com
November
Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Tampa
FL
http://www.tampastory.org/tsf_fest.htm
April
ZORA! Festival
Book Fair
Eatonville
FL
http://www.zoranealehurstonfestival.com/
January
Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
St. Petersburg
FL
http://floridabooksellers.com/bookfair.html
March
Georgia Literary Festival
Book Fair
Decatur
GA
http://www.georgialiteraryfestival.org
September
Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Roswell
GA
http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/storytelling.html
June
AAUW Book Fair
Book Fair
Atlanta
GA
http://www.bookfairaauw.org/index.html
October
AJC Decatur Book Festival
Book Fair
Decatur,
GA
http://www.decaturbookfestival.com
September
Talk Story Festival
Book Fair
Honolulu
HI
http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs/talkstory/index.htm
October
Christian Book Fair International
Book Fair
Coralville
IA
http://www.christian-book-fair.com
August
Illinois Authors Book Fair
Book Fair
Springfield
IL
http://www.illinoiscenterforthebook.org/
November
Newberry Library Book Festival
Book Fair
Chicago
IL
July
Printers Row Book Fair
Book Fair
Chicago
IL
http://www.printersrowbookfair.org/
June
Storytelling at the Prairie Center
Book Fair
Schaumberg
IL
February
Kansas Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Downs
KS
http://www.downsks.net/storytelling.htm
April
Cave Run Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Morehead
KY
September
Corn Island Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Louisville
KY
http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
September
Kentucky Book Fair
Book Fair
Frankfort
KY
November
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Book Fair
Bowling Green
KY
April
Louisiana Book Festival
Book Fair
Baton Rouge
LA
http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/
October
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
Book Fair
New Orleans
LA
http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/
March
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Boston
MA
http://www.bostonbookfair.com/
November
Boston Globe Book Festival
Book Fair
Boston
MA
http://www.bostonglobe.com/community/events
October
Three Apples Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Bedford
MA
September
Baltimore Book Festival
Book Fair
Baltimore
MD
http://www.bop.org/events/bopaevents.aspx
September
Capital BookFest
Book Fair
Largo
MD
http://www.capitalbookfest.com/
October
The Portland Book, Print & Paper Show
Book Fair
88 Spring Street Portland
ME
http://www.bookfairs.com/portland.html
June
Michigan Storytellers Festival
Book Fair
Flint
MI
July
Ann Arbor Book Festival
Book Fair
Ann Arbor
MI
May
Children’s Literature Festival
Book Fair
Warrensburg
MO
http://library.cmsu.edu/childlit/clf/
March
Greater St. Louis Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
St. Louis
MO
http://www.umsl.edu/~conted/storyfes/
May
Mid Missouri Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Jefferson City
MO
April
Children’s Book Festival
Book Fair
Hattiesburg
MS
http://www-dept.usm.edu/~slis/bookfest.htm
March
Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration
Book Fair
Natchez
MS
http://www.colin.edu/nlcc/default.htm
February
Oxford Conference for the Book
Book Fair
University
MS
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/ocb
March
Montana Festival of the Book
Book Fair
Missoula
MT
September
North Carolina Storytelling Guild’s Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Greensboro
NC
http://www.ncstoryguild.org/events.htm
November
NOVELLO Festival of Reading
Book Fair
Charlotte
NC
http://www.novellofestival.net/
October
Sandburg Celebration of Books and Authors
Book Fair
Hendersonville
NC
http://www.sandburgbookfair.org
November
University of North Dakota Writer’s Conference
Book Fair
Grand Forks
ND
http://www.undwritersconference.org/
March
Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
McCook
NE
May
Kearney Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Omaha
NE
http://www.nebraskastoryarts.org
March
Children’s Literature Festival
Book Fair
Keene
NH
October
New Hampshire Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Concord
NH
http://www.nhaba.org/bookshow.htm
September
Dodge Poetry Festival
Book Fair
Morristown
NJ
http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/main.htm
September
New Jersey Storytellering Festival
Book Fair
Hamilton,
NJ
http://www.njstorynet.org/events.htm
June
New Jersey Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Hanover
NJ
http://www.austinsbooks.com/NJABF.html
January
Border Book Festival
Book Fair
Mesilla
NM
http://www.borderbookfestival.org/
April
Taos Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Taos
NM
October
Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Book Fair
Elko
NV
http://www.westernfolklife.org/
January
Vegas Valley Book Festival
Book Fair
Las Vegas
NV
http://www.vegasvalleybookfest.org
November
BookExpo: America
Book Fair
New York City
NY
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com
June
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
New York
NY
April
Rockland County Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Rockland County
NY
http://www.timesunion.com/communities/hvstoryall/
October
Rochester Children’s Book Festival
Book Fair
Rochester
NY
http://www.rochesterchildrensbookfestival.org/index.html
November
Small Press Book Fair
Book Fair
New York
NY
http://www.smallpress.org/events/bkfair.htm
December
NY Art Book Fair
Book Fair
New York City
NY
November
Akron Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Cuyahoga Falls
OH
April
Buckeye Book Fair
Book Fair
Wooster
OH
http://www.buckeyebookfair.com/
November
Oklahoma Book Awards
Book Fair
Oklahoma City
OK
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb/obaward.htm
March
Toronto Festival of Storytelling
Book Fair
Toronto
ON
http://www.storytellingtoronto.org/Pages/Festival.html
March
BookExpo: Canada
Book Fair
Toronto
ON
http://reedexpo.ca/bookexpo/index.asp
June
Stories by the Sea Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Newport
OR
http://www.olaweb.org/csd/stories.html
September
Tapestry of Tales: A Family Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Portland
OR
http://www.multcolib.org/events/tales/
November
Wordstock
Book Fair
Portland
OR
http://www.wordstockfestival.com/
November
Three Rivers Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Pittsburgh
PA
http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/
August
Augusta Baker’s Dozen
Book Fair
Columbia
SC
http://www.richland.lib.sc.us/baker.htm
April
Patchwork Tales Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Rock Hill
SC
http://www.patchworktales.org/
March
SC Book Festival & Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Columbia
SC
http://www.schumanities.org/bookfestival.htm
February
Festival of Books
Book Fair
Brookings
SD
http://sdhc.sdstate.org/festival/
September
National Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Jonesborough
TN
http://www.storytellingcenter.com/festival/festival.htm
October
Ocoee Story Fest
Book Fair
Cleveland
TN
March
Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Pigeon Forge
TN
http://www.mypigeonforge.com/winterfest-storytelling.asp
February
Southern Festival of Books
Book Fair
Nashville
TN
http://tn-humanities.org/festival/current.php
October
George West Storyfest
Book Fair
George West
TX
http://www.georgeweststoryfest.org/
November
Houston Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Houston
TX
http://www.houstonstorytellers.org/
November
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Book Fair
Alpine
TX
http://www.cowboy-poetry.org/index2.html
February
Texas Book Festival
Book Fair
Austin
TX
http://www.texasbookfestival.org/
November
Texas Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Denton
TX
http://www.tejasstorytelling.com/
March
West Texas Book and Author Festival
Book Fair
Abilene
TX
September
Great Salt Lake Book Festival
Book Fair
Salt Lake City
UT
http://www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htm
October
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Orem
UT
August
Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Ogden
UT
http://www.weber.edu/storytelling
March
Fall for the Book Festival
Book Fair
Fairfax
VA
http://www.fallforthebook.org/
September
Hollins University Annual Literary Festival
Book Fair
Roanoke
VA
http://www.hollins.edu/news-events/litfest/litfest.htm
March
Malice Domestic
Book Fair
Arlington
VA
http://www.malicedomestic.org/
May
Virginia Storytelling Alliance Gathering
Book Fair
Richmond
VA
http://www.vastorytelling.org/
March
Virginia Festival of the Book
Book Fair
Charlottesville
VA
March
AWP Book Fair
Book Fair
Fairfax
VA
http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/2007bookfair.php
February
Bellingham Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Bellingham
WA
November
Forest Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Port Angeles
WA
http://www.dancingleaves.com/storypeople/index.html
October
Get Lit!,
Book Fair
Spokane
WA
April
Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair
Book Fair
Seattle
WA
http://www.seattlebookfair.com/
October
Riverbend Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
West Bend
WI
http://www.riverbendstorytelling.org
October
Ohio River Festival of Books
Book Fair
Huntington
WV
http://www.ohioriverbooks.org/
April
West Virginia Book Festival
Book Fair
Charleston
WV
http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm
October
Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Book Fair
Whitehorse
YK
http://www.storytelling.yk.net
August
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