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Major Book Events by Month
Updated 01.23.2023
Use this calendar of recurring events and cultural emphases in Texas to plan ahead in your bookish life. We'll add dates for each year as we learn of them.
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January
- Wimberly Storyfest, January 12, 2023
- Houston Book Show, January 14-15, 2023
- San Angelo Comic Con, San Angelo, January 27-29, 2023
- Mega Corazón spoken-word marathon, live streamed through January 30, 2023
February
- Black History Month
- Lone Star Literary Life 8th Birthday, February 2, 2023
- Teen Bookfest by the Bay, Corpus Christi, February 4, 2023
- LIT Waco Presents CenTex Teen Book Fest on the Brazos, Waco, February 11, 2023
- Romance Readers' Social, Pflugerville, February 11, 2023
- Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con, Round Rock, February 18, 2023
- Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Alpine, February 17-18, 2023
- Storytellers & Legends Convention, Mission Texas, Feb 20-26, 2023
- People's Poetry Fest, Corpus Christi, February 23-25, 2023
- REELpoetry, Houston, February 24-26, 2023
- LibraryPalooza, San Antonio, February 25, 2023
- All the Books Author Event, Houston, February 25, 2023
- San Antonio African American Book Festival, February 25, 2023
March
- Women's History Month
- Highland Park Literary Festival, March 2, 2023
- Angelo State University Writers’ Conference, San Angelo, March 2-3, 2023
- North Texas Teen Book Festival, Las Colinas, March 3-4, 2023
- Dallas Literary Festival, March 3-4, 2023
- FESTIBA (International Festival of Books & Arts), Edinburg, March 3-4, 2023
- Texas Storytelling Festival, Denton, March 9-12 2023
- Little BIPOC Book Fest, Houston, March 11, 2023
- Freedom of Information Day (March 16, annually)
- Teen Book Con, Houston, March 25, 2023
- Children's Picture Book Day (March 28 annually)
- Beall Poetry Festival, Waco, March 29-31, 2023
- 8th Annual Viva Poesía: Palabras, Música, y Cultura, San Antonio, TBA, 2023
- National Book Awards Festival, Huntsville, TBA, 2023
April
- National Poetry Month
- D.E.A.R., "Drop Everything and Read" Month
- International Children's Book Day (April 2 annually)
- National Library Week, April 3-9
- East Texas Book Fest, Tyler, April 1, 2023
- Ghoulish Book Festival, San Antonio, April 14-16, 2023
- San Antonio Book Festival, April 15, 2023
- Lubbock Art Festival, April 15-16, 2023
- 16th annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, McAllen, April 20-23, 2023
- Texas Institute of Letters Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, April 28-29, 2023
- Poetry at Round Top, April 28-30, 2023
- World Book Day (Shakespeare's birthday, April 23 annually)
- Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Austin, April 19-22, 2023
- Independent Booksellers Day, April 29, 2023
- Austin SCBWI Writers & Illustrators Working Conference, April 29-30, 2023
- Children's Book Day, El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día) (April 30 annually)
- Writefest Weekend Festival, Houston, TBA, 2023
- Chautauqua Festival, Longview, TBA, 2023
- Austin International Poetry Festival, TBA, 2023
- NETWO Spring Conference, Mount Pleasant, TBA, 2023
May
- Texas Writers Month
- BIPOC Book Fest, Houston, May 13, 2023
- Children's Book Week, May 1-7, 2023
- Winnsboro Festival of Books, May 6, 2023
- Kilgore Geekend, May 6-7, 2023
- Writefest Weekend Festival, Houston, TBA, 2023
- Boldface Conference, Houston, TBA, 2023
- Lone Star Writer's Roundup, New Braunfels, TBA, 2023
June
- LGBTQ Books Month
- Fortress Literacy Carnival, Fort Worth, June 4, 2023
- Historical Novel Society North America Conference, San Antonio, June 8-10, 2023
- CALF (Children's Art & Literacy Festival), Abilene, June 9-11, 2023
- West Texas Writers' Academy, Canyon, June 13-18, 2023
- Book Bonanza, Grapevine, June 23-24, 2023
- Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference, Austin, June 24-26, 2023
- Kaotic Freedom Celebration Comic Con, Lake Jackson, June 25-26, 2023
- African American Book Festival, Austin, June 25, 2023
- Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 30 - July 31, 2023
July
- WLT Summer Writing Retreat, Virtual, Month of July
- Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, Month of July
- Book Bonanza, Grapevine, TBA, 2023
- Greater Austin Comic Con, TBA, 2023
- Poetry Society of Texas Annual Conference, Allen, TBA, 2023
- Comicpalooza, Houston, TBA, 2023
- Macondo Writers Workshop, San Antonio, TBA, 2023
- Granbury Books & Arts Festival, TBA, 2023
August
- Literacy Texas Annual Conference, College Station, August 1 & 2, 2023
- Armadillo Con, Austin, August 5-7, 2023
- Tulisoma Book Fair, Dallas, August 19-20, 2023
- North Texas Book Festival, Denton, August 20, 2023
- Sultry in the City, Houston, August 26-27, 2023
- Comic Conroe, August 26-28, 2023
- Fort Worth Book & Paper Show, August 27-28, 2023
September
- National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, Lubbock, September 9-11, 2023
- Jaipur Literature Festival Houston, September 9-10, 2023
- Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15 annually)
- FenCon XVIII, September 16-18, 2023
- Wanderlust San Antonio, September 17, 2023
- 8th Annual Roanoke Writers Conference, September 30-October 1, 2023
- Waco WordFest, September 30-October 2, 2023
- Banned Books Week (last week of September annually)
October
- National Book Month
- LGBTQ History Month
- National Friends of Libraries Week (late October annually)
- Teen Read Week (third week of October annually)
- Boerne Book & Arts Festival, October 1, 2023
- Houston Writers Guild Authorpalooza Extravaganza Conference, October 6-8
- O. Henry Pun-off, Austin, October 8, 2023
- Tweens Read, Houston, October 8, 2023
- Permian Basin Writers' Workshop, October 8-9, 2023
- Writers in the Field, Mansfield, October 8-9, 2023
- Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference, Hurst, October 8-9, 2023
- 6th Annual Black Heritage Festival, Houston, October 8-9, 2023
- Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts, Granbury, October 14-16, 2023
- Mid Cities Teen Book Fest, North Richland Hills, October 15, 2023
- Lubbock Book Festival, October 15-16, 2023
- National Black Book Festival, October 20-22, 2023
- Women Writing the West Conference, October 20-22, 2023
- Buns and Roses Romance Tea for Literacy, Virtual, October 21-23, 2023
- Jewish Book & Arts Festival, Houston, October 22-November 5, 2023
- East Texas Booktacular, Canton, October 22, 2023
- South Texas Book Festival, McAllen, October 27-31, 2023
- Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, October 28-29, 2023
- Big Texas ComiCon, San Antonio, October 28-30, 2023
- Will Rogers Medallion Awards, Fort Worth, October 29, 2023
November
- Native American Heritage Month
- National Novel Writing Month
- Dobie Dichos, Oakville, November 4, 2023
- Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) Fall Conference, November 5, 2023
- Texas Book Festival, Austin, November 5-6, 2023
- Children's Book Week, November 6-12, 2023
- Southside 2nd Annual Book Fair, November 12, 2023
- Readers & 'ritas, Plano, November 12, 2023
- Fort Bend County Libraries Book Fest, November 12, 2023
- University Press Week , November 14-18, 2023
- Texas Word Wrangler Book Festival, Giddings, November 18-19, 2023
- Shop Small: Small Business Saturday, November 26, 2023
December
- East Texas Book Bash, Canton, December 9, 2023
- Annual Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair, Austin, TBA
- Border Book Bash: Celebrating Teens & Tweens of the RGV, TBA
DATES TO-BE-DETERMINED
- Langdon Review Weekend, TBA
- El Paso Community College Literary Fiesta, TBD
- Houston Indiepalooza, TBD
- SCBWI Houston Conference, TBD
- League of Romance Writers Fall Conference, TBA
- The Author Encounter Indie Author Day, TBA
- Wittliff Collections Festival, Austin, TBA