Events & Conventions

One of Australia's premier literary events, featuring a week of conversations with leading writers, authors, and thinkers. Held across multiple venues including Carriageworks and Sydney Town Hall, with sessions spanning fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and ideas.

One of the world's most celebrated literary festivals, set in the stunning Welsh countryside. Eleven days of conversations with writers, scientists, politicians, and musicians. The festival site is free to enter; individual event tickets required.

One of the largest and most prestigious book festivals in the world, featuring 16 days of author talks, creative writing workshops, book signings, debates, and discussions. Hosted at Edinburgh College of Art with independent bookshops on site.

The Library of Congress National Book Festival, a free celebration of reading and literacy. Features acclaimed authors, illustrators, and poets in conversations and presentations, with programs livestreamed and recorded for online viewing.

New York City's largest free literary event. Features a full day Festival & Literary Marketplace with 250+ publishers, hundreds of authors, panel discussions, and activities. Includes a Children's Day, virtual programming, and citywide Bookends events across all five boroughs.

The world's longest-running literature festival, featuring ten days and over 450 events with award-winning writers and world-renowned thinkers. Conversations, debates, workshops, and performances in the elegant Regency town of Cheltenham.

One of the premier literary festivals in the United States. A free, two-day event featuring 250–300 authors from Texas and beyond, with panels, readings, book signings, live music, and a vibrant exhibitor marketplace in downtown Austin.

The nation's premier literary festival, featuring eight days of programming in November. Hundreds of authors, readings, panels, book signings, and a massive street fair. A cultural cornerstone of Miami bringing together readers and writers from around the world.