Minnesota:

(alphabetical by city, then by conference name)

• 2D Con: late August (Minneapolis, MN)--https://www.2dcon.net

• 4th Street Fantasy: late June (St. Louis Park, MN)--https://4thstreetfantasy.com/

• Anime Detour: late March (Minneapolis, MN)--https://animedetour.com

• Bluff Country Writers Conference: June (Lanesboro, MN)--triohousepress.org

• CONvergence: early July (Minneapolis, MN)--convergence-con.org

• Crypticon Mpls: September (Plymouth, MN)--https://crypticonminneapolis.com

• Deep Valley Book Festival: early October (Mankato, MN)--deepvalleybookfestival.com

• Diversicon 33: late July (Plymouth, MN)--https://diversicon33.mnstf.org/

• Fables and Flames: early November (Bloomington, MN)--https://fablesandflames.com/

• FLOP! A Small Press Comix Show: late May (Minneapolis, MN)--https://www.facebook.com/events/2520-lyndale-ave-s-minneapolis-mn-united-states-minnesota-55405/flop-a-small-press-comics-show/1389599768376213/

• Frontier Creative Con: June (Minneapolis, MN)--https://frontiercreativecon.com

• Honey & Jalapeño Book Fair: mid-May (Vadnais Heights, MN)--https://bigwoodbrewery.com/event/honey-jalapeno-book-fair-2026-05-17/

• Inbound Book Fair for Grown-Ups: mid-July (State Fair Grounds, MN)--https://inboundbrew.co/book-fair-for-grown-ups

• Lit & Libations Book Fair: third Thursday each month (St. Paul, MN)--https://kingcoilspirits.com/saint-paul-king-coil-spirits-events

• MarsCon: early March (Bloomington, MN)--https://www.marscon.org

• Midwest Bookish Fest: late June (Bloomington, MN)--midwestbookishfest.com

• Minicon 61: early April (Minneapolis, MN)--https://mnstf.org/minicon61

• MN Black Authors Expo: mid-April (St. Paul, MN)--mnblackauthorsexpo.com

• MN Northwoods Writers: late June (Bemidji, MN)--northwoodswriters.org

• MN Writing Workshop: mid-April (Bloomington, MN)--minnesotawritingworkshop.com

• MNCBA FallCon: early to mid-October (Falcon Heights, MN)--https://www.mncba.org/

• MNCBA SpringCon: early June (Falcon Heights, MN)--https://www.mncba.org/

• Narrativity: early June (Plymouth, MN)--https://www.narrativity.fun/

• Northwoods Art & Book Festival: early August (Hackensack, MN)--northwoodsartandbookfestival.org

• Rewind Book Fair: late April (Falcon Heights, MN)--https://rewindbookfair.com/event/rewind-book-fair-mn/

• Rosemount Writers’ Fest: mid-March (Rosemount, MN)--rosemountwritersfestival.com

• Sports Romance Con: mid-March (Bloomington, MN)--https://www.sportsromancecon.com/

• Star of the North Event: early June (Minneapolis, MN)--coffeetimeromance.com

• Twin Cities Book Festival: early November (St. Paul, MN)--https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/schedule-of-events/

• Twin Cities Con: late November (Minneapolis, MN)--https://www.twincitiescon.com/

Wisconsin:

• Authors Among Us Local Book Fair: mid-April (De Pere, WI)--https://www.facebook.com/cedarcreekdp 

• Booked Eau Claire: late September (Eau Claire,  WI)--bookedeauclaire.com

• Central Wisconsin Book Festival: late September (Wausau,  WI)--https://mcpl.us/cwbf/

• Chippewa Valley Book Festival: october (Eau Claire,  WI)--https://www.cvbookfest.org/

• Fox Cities Book Fest: October (Appleton,  WI)--https://foxcitiesbookfestival.org

• Hedberg Public Library (HPL) Book Fest: late-June (Janesville, WI)--https://www.hedbergpubliclibrary.org/book-fest 

• Kenosha Book Festival: monthly, April–September (Kenosha,  WI)--studiomoonfall.com

• Lakefly Writers Conference: early May (Oshkosh,  WI)--lakeflywriters.org

• Lakeside Literary Festival: mid-August (Lake Geneva, WI)--https://www.lakesidebookslg.com/lakesideliteraryfestival 

• Mukwonago Book Festival: mid-May (Mukwonago, WI)--https://www.mukwonagolibrary.org/book-festival 

• Odyssey Con: April (Madison,  WI)--https://odycon.org

• Ridges & Rivers: late April (Viroqua,  WI)--https://ridgesandriversbookfestival.org/

• Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books: early November (Waukesha,  WI)--https://sewibookfest.com/

• Washington Island Fest: mid-to-late September (Door County,  WI)--writeondoorcounty.org

• WI Fellowship of Poets: early May (Sturgeon Bay,  WI)--wfop.org

• WisCon: late May (Online, Madison-based,  WI)--https://wiscon.net/

• Wisconsin Book Festival: mid-to-late October (Madison,  WI)--https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/

• Writing on the Door: late April (Sturgeon Bay,  WI)--writeondoorcounty.org

Michigan:

• A Rally of Writers: early to mid April (Lansing, MI)--https://arallyofwriters.com/registration/

• A-A Family Book Expo & Read-In: third week of February (Detroit, MI)--https://detroitbookcity.store/aaexpo26

• Bear River Writers’ Conference: late May (Walloon Lake, MI)--https://lsa.umich.edu/bearriver/conference-information.html

• Bookstock Used Book & Media Sale: late April to early May (Livonia, MI)--https://www.bookstockmi.org/sale-info/

• Detroit Festival of Books (Detroit Bookfest): mid to late July (Detroit, MI)--https://detroitbookfest.com/

• Farmington Author & Book Festival (FAB Fest): early June (Farmington, MI)--https://kickstartfarmington.org/2024/05/09/2024-farmington-author-book-festival-schedule/

• Festival of Faith & Writing: mid April (biennial) (Grand Rapids, MI)--https://ccfw.calvin.edu/festival/schedule

• Grand Rapids Literary Festival: late June (Grand Rapids, MI)--https://grlitfest.com/

• Harbor Springs Festival of the Book: last weekend of September (Harbor Springs, MI)--https://www.hsfotb.org/presenterguidelines

• Lansing LIT: mid to late September (Lansing, MI)--https://www.lansinglit.com/

• Michigan Writing Workshop: early May (Livonia, MI)--https://michiganwritingworkshop.com/registration-and-pricing/

• Midwest Literary Walk: mid April (Chelsea, MI)--https://www.chelseadistrictlibrary.org/midwest-literary-walk/

• Monroe Comic Con: mid September (Monroe, MI)--https://www.monroecomic-con.com/event-details/13th-annual-monroe-comic-con

• Motor City Comic Con: mid May (Novi, MI)--https://motorcitycomiccon.com/

• Pulp & Press Lit Arts Fest: late April (Vicksburg, MI)--https://www.michigan.org/event/pulp-press-lit-arts-fest

• Southwest Michigan Writers’ Conference: late April (Stevensville, MI)--https://www.lincolntownshiplibrary.org/programs-events/adult-programs/writers-conference/

• Third Coast Author & Book Festival: late March (Grand Haven, MI)--https://thirdcoastfest.org/the-schedule/

Illinois:

• American Writers Festival: late May to early June (Chicago, IL)--https://americanwritersmuseum.org/american-writers-festival/

• Book Harvest Convention: early October (Chicago, IL)--https://www.bookharvestbookcon.com/

• C2E2: late March (Chicago, IL)--https://www.c2e2.com/en-us.html

• Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE): late spring to early summer (often May or June) (Chicago, IL)--https://www.cakechicago.com/

• Chicago Art Book Fair: mid to late September (Chicago, IL)--https://chicagoartbookfair.org/

• Chicago Book & Paper Fair: mid June (Chicago, IL)--https://mwaba.com/

• Chicago Zine Fest: summer to early fall (varies) (Chicago, IL)--https://www.chicagozinefest.org/

• Edwardsville Book Festival: early fall (September or early October) (Edwardsville, IL)--https://www.cityofedwardsville.com/calendar.aspx?EID=2632

• Friends Book Fair: mid July (Oak Park, IL)--https://www.oppl.org/about/friends-of-the-library/annual-book-fair/

• Illinois Comic Con: mid to late November (Peoria, IL)--https://www.illinoiscomiccon.com/

• Illinois Reads & Young Authors Book Festival: late April (Tinley Park, IL)--https://illinoisreads.org/illinoiseadsbookfestival/

• Let's Just Write! Chicago Writers Association Conference: mid to late June (Chicago, IL)--https://www.chicagowrites.org/conference

• NewberryFest: mid July (Chicago, IL)--https://www.newberry.org/calendar/newberryfest-250

• Printers Row Lit Fest: second weekend of September (Chicago, IL)--https://printersrowlitfest.org/

• Spring Fling Writers Conference: mid April (biennial) (Chicago, IL)--https://www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling

• StoryBoard Festival: mid August (Chicago, IL)--https://www.storystudiochicago.org/writers-festival-2/

• The Writing Workshop of Chicago: mid to late June (Chicago, IL)--https://chicagowritingworkshop.com/

• Writers on the River: mid July (East Peoria, IL)--https://writersontheriver.com/

• Youth Literature Festival: late September (biennial) (Champaign-Urbana, IL)--https://youthlitfest.education.illinois.edu/

Iowa:

• Anime-Iowa: July (Coralville, IA)--https://animeiowa.com

• Des Moines Con: late May (Des Moines, IA)--desmoinescon.com

• DSM Book Festival: early May (Des Moines, IA)--https://beaverdalebooks.com/dsm-book-festival-2026/

• Frisky in the Field: mid-May (Sheldon, IA)--friskyinthefieldbookblast.com

• GalaxyCon Des Moines: mid-September (Des Moines, IA)--galaxycon.com

• ICON 50: fall (Cedar Rapids, IA)--mindbridge.org

• Indie Author Book Expo: late June (W. Des Moines, IA)--iowaauthorbookexpo.com

• Iowa City Book Festival: late October (Iowa City, IA)--https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/icbf/

• QC Frightcon: late June (Davenport, IA)--https://www.qcfrightcon.com/

• Romance Rendezvous: early August (Cedar Falls, IA)--twinsietalk.com

• SE IA Art & Book Fair: early August (Fairfield, IA)--maketrickscollective.art

North Dakota:

• BakkenCon 2026: mid-September (Williston, ND)--bakkencomiccon.com

• CoreCon: April (Fargo, ND)--fargocorecon.org

• FM Comic-Con: March (Fargo, ND)--fmcomiccon.com

• iMagicon: April (Minot, ND)--imagiconnd.com

• ND Book & Arts Fest: late September (Jamestown, ND)--https://www.uj.edu/events/north-dakota-book-and-arts-festival/

• UND Writers Conference: late March (Grand Forks, ND)--und.edu/writers-conference

• ValleyCon 2026: October (Fargo, ND)--valleycon.com

South Dakota:

• Black Hills Con: March (Rapid City, SD)--blackhillscon.com

• Novel Lattes (Clean Book Festival): mid-October (Sioux Falls, SD)--https://www.facebook.com/novellattes/photos/-save-the-date-novel-lattes-a-clean-book-festival-will-be-at-the-denny-sanfordsi/122263533488231754/

• SD Festival of Books: September (Brookings, SD)--https://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/

• SiouxperCon: September (Sioux Falls, SD)--siouxpercon.com

• Wild Deadwood Reads: October (Deadwood, SD)--wilddeadwoodreads.com

• Monroeville Literary Festival: late February (Monroeville, AL)--https://www.monroevilleliteraryfestival.com

• Southern Voices 2026: late February (Hoover, AL)--https://www.southernvoices.info

• Tucson Festival of Books: mid-March (Tucson, AZ)--https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org

• Literary Women Festival of Authors: early March (Long Beach, CA)--https://www.literarywomen.org

• Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: late April (Los Angeles, CA)--https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/

• Pasadena Festival of Women Authors: late March (Pasadena, CA)--https://pasadenaliteraryalliance.org

• Romantasy Book Con: late February (Los Angeles, CA)--https://www.eventbrite.com

• Sacramento Book Festival: late April (Sacramento, CA)--https://www.sacramentobookfestival.com

• San Francisco Writers Conference: mid-February (San Francisco, CA)--https://www.sfwriters.org

• WonderCon: late March (Anaheim, CA)--https://www.comic-con.org/wondercon

• Imaginarium Book Festival: early June (Washington, DC)--https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com

• Amelia Island Book Festival: late February (Fernandina Beach, FL)--https://www.ameliaislandbookfestival.org

• BAM! Festival: mid-April (West Palm Beach, FL)--https://www.booksartmusic.org

• Books by the Bay Fest: late March (Pensacola, FL)--https://www.booksbythebay.info

• F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival: early February (Daytona Beach, FL)--https://www.freshbookfestivals.net

• Southwest Florida Reading Festival: early March (Fort Myers, FL)--https://readfest.org

• Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival: late March (Venice, FL)--https://venicebookfair.com

• Love Y'all Romance Book Fest: mid-February (Atlanta, GA)--https://www.loveyallfest.com

• National Book Club Conference: late July–early August (Atlanta, GA)--https://nationalbookclubconference.com

• Savannah Book Festival: early February (Savannah, GA)--https://www.savannahbookfestival.org

• Oahu Indie Book Festival: late February (Honolulu, HI)--https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/oahu-indie-book-festival/

• Cajun Con: early December (Baton Rouge, LA)--https://www.cajunconla.com/

• Nantucket Book Festival: mid-June (Nantucket, MA)--https://www.nantucketbookfestival.org

• Malice Domestic: late April (Bethesda, MD)--https://www.malicedomestic.net/about-us-1

• A Day or Two of Wine, Romance, and More!: early May (Columbia, NJ)--https://www.adayofwineromanceandmore.com

• Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference: mid-April (Hamilton, NJ)--https://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com

• Montclair Literary Festival: early May (Montclair, NJ)--https://succeed2gether.org

• Santa Fe Literary Festival: mid-May (Santa Fe, NM)--https://www.sfinternationallitfest.org

• Book Lovers Con: late March (Las Vegas, NV)--https://bookloverscon.com

• Las Vegas Writers Conference: late April (Las Vegas, NV)--https://lasvegaswritersconference.com

• Hamptons Whodunit: mid-to-late April (East Hampton, NY)--https://hamptonswhodunit.org

• BookCon: late April (New York City, NY)--https://www.bookcon.com

• ThrillerFest: early May (New York City, NY)--https://thrillerfest.com/

• U. S. Book Show: early June (New York City, NY)--https://usbookshow.com/

• Woodstock Book Fest: late March (Woodstock, NY)--https://woodstockbookfest.com

• Ohioana Book Festival: late April (Columbus, OH)--https://www.ohioana.org

• Oklahoma Writers Federation Conference: late April–early May (Oklahoma City, OK)--https://www.owfi.org

• IBPA Publishing University: mid-May (Portland, OR)--https://www.publishinguniversity.org

• Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books: late May (Pittsburgh, PA)--https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org

• Lehigh Valley Book Festival: late March (Lehigh Valley, PA)--https://theendbooks.co

• WCoNA 2026: early March (Loretto, PA)--https://wcona.com

• Winter Institute (ABA): late February (Pittsburgh, PA)--https://www.bookweb.org

• Appalachian WordFest: late February (Sevierville, TN)--https://appalachianwordfest.com

• San Antonio African American Book Festival: late February (San Antonio, TX)--https://saaabookfestival.mailchimpsites.com

• San Antonio Book Festival: early April (San Antonio, TX)--https://sabookfestival.org

• The Dreamers & Readers Festival: early March (Dallas, TX)--https://www.fantastiquecollection.com

• Suffolk Authors Festival: mid-March (Suffolk, VA)--https://www.suffolkvaauthorsfestival.com

• Virginia Festival of the Book: late March (Charlottesville, VA)--https://www.vabook.org

• Williamsburg Book Festival: early March (Williamsburg, VA)--https://www.williamsburgbookfestival.org

• Chanticleer Authors Conference: mid-to-late April (Bellingham, WA)--https://www.chantireviews.com

• Get Lit! Literary Arts Festival: mid-to-late April (Spokane, WA)--https://inside.ewu.edu/getlitfestival/

• Left Coast Crime 2026: late February–early March (Bellevue, WA)--https://leftcoastcrime.org

• Norwescon: early April (SeaTac, WA)--https://www.norwescon.org

• AASL National Conference: mid October to mid November (biennial)--https://www.ala.org/aasl/conferences/events

• ABOS Annual Conference: early to mid October--https://abos-outreach.com/Conference

• ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition: late June--https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents

• AWP Conference & Bookfair: early March--https://awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Conference-Bookfair/Overview.aspx

• Bouchercon World Mystery Convention: late August to October--https://www.bouchercon.com/

• Children's Institute (ABA): mid to late June--https://www.bookweb.org/aba-events

• Historical Novel Society North America Conference: late June (biennial)--https://hns-conference.com/

• Left Coast Crime: late February to early March--https://leftcoastcrime.org/

• Public Library Association Conference: late March to early April (biennial)--https://www.placonference.org/

• Romance Writers of America Annual Conference: mid July--https://www.rwa.org/rwa-annual-conference

• SFWA Nebula Conference: early June--https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nebula-conference/

• StokerCon: early June--https://www.stokercon.com/

• Winter Institute (ABA): late February--https://www.bookweb.org/winter-institute-3

• Wisconsin Writers Association Fall Conference: early October--https://wiwrite.org/

• World Fantasy Convention: late October to early November--https://worldfantasy.org/

• Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention): late August to early September--https://www.worldcon.org/

• Meet Me in the Mountains Book Signing: early February (Blue Mountains, New South Wales)--Australia--https://meetmeinthemountainsau.com

• A Thousand Lives Indie Book Convention: late April (Melbourne, Victoria)--Australia--https://www.athousandlives.com.au

• Big Book Energy Indie Book Convention: late January (Glenelg, South Australia)--Australia--https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-book-energy-indie-book-convention-tickets-1229429890899

• Book Fair Australia: late February (Melbourne, Victoria)--Australia--https://www.bookfairaustralia.com

• Clunes Book Town Festival: late March (Clunes, Victoria)--Australia--https://clunesbooktown.org.au

• ERA2026 Fantasy & Romance Event: late January (Melbourne, Victoria)--Australia--https://www.erabookevents.com

• Indie Bookworm Event (Fantasy Edition): late February (Ballarat, Victoria)--Australia--https://www.thebookbooth.com.au

• North Island Writers Conference: mid-to-late January (Courtenay, British Columbia)--Canada--https://cvwriterssociety.ca

• Québec International Book Fair: early to mid-April (Québec, Quebec)--Canada--https://silq.ca

• Havana Book Fair: mid-to-late February (Havana, Havana)--Cuba--https://www.authenticubatours.com

• Cairo International Book Fair: late January–early February (Cairo, Cairo Governorate)--Egypt--https://riyadhrb.com

• Angoulême International Comic Books Festival: late January–early February (Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine)--France--https://www.bdangouleme.com

• Salon du Livre Africain de Paris: late March (Paris, Île-de-France)--France--https://www.salondulivreafricaindeparis.com

• Buchmesse im Ried: early March (Stockstadt am Rhein, Hesse)--Germany--https://www.riedbuchmesse.de

• Leipzig Book Fair: late March (Leipzig, Saxony)--Germany--https://www.leipziger-buchmesse.com

• Chennai International Book Fair: mid-to-late January (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)--India--https://chennaiinternationalbookfair.com

• Jaipur Literature Festival: mid-to-late January (Jaipur, Rajasthan)--India--https://www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org

• Kolkata Book Fair: late January–early February (Kolkata, West Bengal)--India--https://kolkatabookfair.net

• New Delhi World Book Fair: January (New Delhi, Delhi)--India--https://www.nbtindia.gov.in

• Vilnius Book Fair: late February–early March (Vilnius, Vilnius County)--Lithuania--https://www.litexpo.lt

• LitFestBergen: late February–early March (Bergen, Vestland)--Norway--https://www.litfestbergen.no

• Muscat International Book Fair: late March–early April (Muscat, Muscat Governorate)--Oman--https://mctbookfair.gov.om

• Lahore International Book Fair: early February (Lahore, Punjab)--Pakistan--https://libftrust.com

• Poznań Book Fair: early March (Poznań, Greater Poland)--Poland--https://poznanmagazine.com

• Barcelona Crime Novel Festival (BCNegra): early to mid-February (Barcelona, Catalonia)--Spain--https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com

• Geneva Book Fair: late March (Geneva, Geneva)--Switzerland--https://www.salondulivre.ch

• Taipei International Book Exhibition: early February (Taipei, Taipei City)--Taiwan--https://www.expobeds.com

• Çukurova Book Fair: January (Adana, Adana Province)--Turkey--https://www.cukurovakitapfuari.com

• American Booksellers Association (ABA)--https://www.bookweb.org/events

• Author Entrepreneur Management Solutions (EMS)--https://www.authorems.com/conferences-events/

• Book reporter--https://www.bookreporter.com/book-festivals

• Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)--https://www.ibpa-online.org/events/event_list.asp

• Poet & Writers--https://www.pw.org/conferences_and_residencies

• Printed Matter, Inc.--https://www.printedmatter.org/services/the-bulletin/book-and-zine-fairs

• Publisher's Weekly--https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/index.html

• Writer's Digest--https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/list-of-book-fairs-and-book-festivals-by-state