Featured Events

• San Francisco Book Festival

  

  This festival celebrates the best books of the spring season. There is no date of publication restriction.

  August 12, 2025 - May 25, 2026

• Beach Book Festival

  

  This festival celebrates  the hottest reads of the summer. It will consider major publisher, independent publisher and self-published non-fiction, fiction and more.

  August 12, 2025 - May 25, 2026

• New York Book Festival

  

  This festival celebrates books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital. Entries can be in English, Spanish, French or Italian

  September 23, 2025 - June 25, 2026

• Hollywood Book Festival

  

  This festival, based in the capital of show business, celebrates books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television game and multimedia communities.

  October 14, 2025 - July 25, 2026

• Paris Book Festival

  

  This festival honors the best of international publishing. Entries can be in French, English, Spanish, German or Portuguese and can be published or self-published.

  January 8 - August 25

• New England Book Festival

  

  This festival celebrates the best books of the holiday season. All entries must be in English. Works will be judged by a panel of industry experts.

  April 6 - November 25

• Southern California Book Festival

  

  This festival  honors the best books of the fall. The Southern California Book Festival will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction and more.

  April 6 - November 25

• Halloween Book Festival

  

  This festival honors the best and scariest work of the Fall. It is intended to draw attention to  worthy selections during the busiest season for sales.

  April 6 - October 25

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