Upcoming Book Fairs and Festivals

•   2011 Dayton Book Expo, Christian Writers Marketplace, April 30, 2011, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio A great opportunity for authors of books on Christian topics. http://www.Daytonbookexpo.com  

• Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, April 30-May 5, 201. The festival attracts more than 150,000 readers. www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/

• South Carolina Book Festival, May 14-15, 2011, Colombia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, SC, more than 6,000 book lovers attend www.scbookfestival.org/

• BookExpo America, May 23-26, 2011, Jacob Javits Center, NYC, the premier North American publishing event of the year http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

• Printers Row Lit Fest, June 4-5, 2011 Chicago, Illinois at Dearborn and Polk street. A large book fair attended by more than 100,000 book lovers http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest/

• American Library Association Annual Conference June 23-28, 2011, New Orleans, LA, some 2,000 seminars and events plus a huge trade show. http://www.alaannual.org/

• International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) July 10-13, 2011, Atlanta, GA http://www.christianretailshow.com/

• Harlem Book Festival, July 23, 2011, West 135th Street, NYC http://www.qbr.com/

• The Atlanta Black Book Expo, August 6, 2011 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA. http://www.abbexpo.com 

•  Decatur Book Festival, Sept. 2-5, 2011, Decatur, GA, largest independent book festival in the country. Since its launch, more than 600 authors and 190,000 attendees have attended this event in downtown Decatur. http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/Community/index.php

• Fall For the Book Festival, Sept. 18-23, 2011, George Mason University's Fairfax Campus, Fairfax, VA., sponsored by George Mason University, Fairfax County Public Library and Barnes & Noble. Attended by more than 150 authors. http://www.fallforthebook.org

• Baltimore Book Festival, Sept. 23-25, 2011, attracts more than 100 authors. http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

• Sonoma County Book Festival, September 24, 2011, Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa, CA. attended by thousands of book lovers. http://www.socobookfest.org

• West Hollywood Book Fair, October 1, 2011, at West Hollywood Park, more than 180 exhibitors expected. http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org

• Frankfurt Book Fair, October 12-16, 2011 in Frankfort, Germany. Considered the biggest book show in the world. http://www.book-fair.com/

• Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word October 14-16, 2011, War Memorial Plaza, Nashville, TN, attracts more than 200 authors from throughout the U.S. http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/festival/current.php

• Self-Publishing Book Expo, October 22, 2011 in NYC. Over 500 Participants. http://www.selfpubbookexpo.com/ 

• Texas Book Fair, October 22-23, 2011, State Capitol Building, Austin, TX, established in 1995 by First     Lady Laura Bush, a former librarian, more than 45,000 attend. www.texasbookfestival.org/ 

Kentucky Book Fair, Saturday, November 12, 2011, Frankfort Convention Center, attended by up to 5,000 people including 150 authors http://kybookfair.org/

• Miami Book Fair International, November 13-20, 2011 held in Miami. www.miamibookfair. Miami Book Fair International, November 13-20, 2011 held in Miami. http://www.miamibookfair.com/ 

• Vegas Valley Book Festival. Usually held in the fall in Las Vegas. http://vegasvalleybookfestival.org/