Book events in 2020

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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