With National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and Write Nonfiction in November (WNIN) just around the corner, it is the perfect time for aspiring writers and published authors to find some inspiration.
Fall is for booklovers — in October and November 2022, more than twenty book festivals will be held across the United States.
Please visit the festivals’ respective websites for more details and the most accurate and up-to-date information.
California
- October 6–22: Litquake in San Francisco (Free and ticketed events; virtual and in-person offerings)
Florida
- November 12: Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading, St. Petersburg ($25 general admission; $50 VIP)
Hawai‘i
- October 1–31: Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival (A whopping 75 Zoom events!)
Iowa
- September 28–October 13: Iowa City Book Festival in Iowa City
Kentucky
- October 29: Kentucky Book Festival in Lexington
Louisiana
- October 29: Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge
Massachusetts
- October 29: Boston Book Festival in Copley Square, Boston
Minnesota
- October 15: Twin Cities Book Festival in Saint Paul (Virtual event on October 11 with award winner Andrea Davis Pinkney)
Missouri
- November 5–13: St. Louis Jewish Book Festival in St. Louis (Ticketed event)
Nevada
- October 22: Las Vegas Book Festival in Las Vegas
New Jersey
- October 20–23: Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC in Newark (Ticketed event; free admission with preregistration for Teacher Day on October 20 and HS Student Day on October 21)
Pennsylvania
- October 19–23: Harrisburg Book Festival at Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg
Tennessee
- October 14–16: Southern Festival of Books in Nashville (Check out their awesome festival poster illustrated by Laura Baisden!)
Texas
- November 5–6: Texas Book Festival in Austin (Virtual event on October 17 with Constance Wu)
Utah
- September 5–October 29: Utah Humanities Book Festival in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas (Virtual and in-person events)
Vermont
- October 13–16: Brattleboro Literary Festival in Brattleboro
Virginia
- October 12–15: Fall for the Book in Fairfax (Virtual and in-person events)
West Virginia
- October 21–22: West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston
Wisconsin
- October 10–25: Chippewa Valley Book Festival in Eau Claire (Virtual and in-person events)
- October 11–16: Fox Cities Book Festival in Appleton (Virtual and in-person events)
- October 13–16: Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison (Virtual and in-person events)