Upcoming Events

September 04, 2008

2008

The Hudson Valley Writer's Center Literary Events, Classes, and Workshops
Summer: The Hudson Valley Writers' Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY, features literary presentations, author and poetry readings, classes, and writing workshops. Workshops include: "Advanced Poetry," "Fiction Writing," "The Craft of Fiction," "Writing Literature for Children," "Organizing Your Memoirs," as well as workshops for children and teens. Call (914) 332-5953 or visit the website http://www.writerscenter.org/ for further information.

The New York Public Library Programs at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library
Summer: Each year, the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street presents a diverse array of lectures, interviews, and discussions with writers, scholars, artists, and people in public life. These programs are available to the public for a nominal fee.
Upcoming:
LIVE Spring 2008 Season: Stuart Brown and Krista Tippett, Samantha Power, Colm Tóibín, Nicholson Baker, Pico Iyer, and more.
Pen World Voices Conversations in the Library
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/pep/peplist.cfm
For additional information, please call (212) 930-0571 or 930-0855, or log on to www.nypl.org/research/chss/pep/.

Poets House
Summer: Featuring lectures, discussions, workshops, readings, and the Poetry in the Branches series in local libraries throughout New York, NY. Located in downtown Manhattan, Poets House is a nationally recognized literary center and the home of one of the most extensive poetry collections in the country. All events take place at Poets House, 72 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, New York City, unless otherwise indicated. Call (212) 431-7920, or log on to http://www.poetshouse.org/ for further information.

The Concord Poetry Center
Summer: Workshops, seminars, and classes in Concord, MA.
Workshops:
Summer and Ongoing: Poetry Tutoring for Teens
Phone (978) 371-0820 or visit http://www.concordpoetry.org/.

Events at McNally Jackson Books
September: All events are free and open to the public. At 52 Prince Street, New York City For information contact: (212) 274-1160; events@mcnallyjackson.com; www.mcnallyjackson.com.

2008 Regional Bookseller Associations Trade Shows
September and October: http://www.bookweb.org/resources/regionals.html.

Moscow International Book Fair
September 3 - 8: Moscow, Russia. Call +7 (495) 699 -3466; fax +7 (495) 699-1110; e-mail mibf@mibf.ru; www.mibf.ru/English.

Opening a Bookstore? Workshop Focuses on Business Essentials
September 8 - 12: If you are thinking about opening a bookstore within the next 12 to 18 months, take time to learn the business and understand what is involved so you can proceed with your plans. The last intensive workshop for prospective booksellers, Opening a Bookstore: The Business Essentials, will take place on Amelia Island (near Jacksonville, FL). The program is developed and facilitated by The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates and is co-sponsored by the American Booksellers Association. To learn more, visit www.pazbookbiz.com or call (800) 260-8605.

Brooklyn Book Festival
September 14: In downtown Brooklyn, NY. For more information, go to: http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org

Ciana Remainder & Promotional Book Fair
September 14 - 15: The Business Design Centre, Islington Green, London
Call +44 (0)20 8682 1969; fax +44 (0)20 8682 1997; e-mail enquiries@ciana.co.uk; www.ciana.co.uk.

Westchester Books & Paper Too! Show
September 21: Held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown, NY, featuring exhibitors offering fine, rare, and unusual old books, maps, prints, posters, ephemera, and more. Also, bookbinders, paper restorers, historians, and appraisals. For further information contact: Flamingo Eventz, LLC; (603) 509-2639; e-mail: flamingoeventz@aol.com; Web: www.flamingoeventz.com.

New York is Book Country and Brunch
September 21: Join many authors and publishers for a day in Central Park http://www.newyorkisbookcountry.com/.
September 28: Featuring bestselling authors, debut novelists, a Q&A with the authors, book signing, and brunch at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in NYC. Visit www.newyorkisbookcountry.com/brunch or call (646) 654-5873.

A One-Day Course for Writers About How Publishing Really Works: Publishers Weekly Book Publishing 101
September 22: In a full-day seminar, experts from Publishers Weekly magazine will guide you through everything you need to know about the business of publishing. At NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC. For information, go to www.PublishersWeekly.com/pub101.

National Book Festival
September 27: National Mall, Washington, DC, Call (888) 714-4696; e-mail
bookfest@loc.gov; www.libraryofcongress.gov/bookfest.

Fostoria's Autumn Book Festival
September 27: At the UAW Hall in Fostoria, OH. Featured speaker: author Tori Carrington. Visit: autumnbookfestival.bravehost.com.

Banned Books Week: Free People Read Freely®
September 27 - October 4: This annual ALA event has been celebrated each year since 1982, during the last week of September. Visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm.

The Maine Book & Paper Show
September 28: In Portland, ME, sponsored by the Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MABA). For further information contact: Flamingo Eventz, LLC; (603) 509-2639; e-mail: flamingoeventz@aol.com; Web: www.flamingoeventz.com; www.mainebooksellers.org.

2008 Southern Festival of Books
October 10 - 12: A Celebration of the Written Word, in Nashville, TN. Featuring approximately 250 authors from across the nation: For more information, go to: http://tn-humanities.org/festival/current.php.

SCIBA's 16th Annual Authors Feast & Book Award Dinner & Trade Show
October 18: A day of authors, exhibitors, and education at The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association's Annual Authors Feast & Trade Show. at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Contacts: (626) 793-8435; fax: (626) 792-1402; e-mail: office@scbabooks.org; www.scbabooks.org.

The Pioneer Valley Book & Ephemera Show
October 19: Sponsored by the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers (MARIAB). Held in Northampton, MA, featuring exhibitors offering fine, rare, and unusual old books, maps, prints, posters, ephemera, and more. For further information contact: Flamingo Eventz, LLC; (603) 509-2639; e-mail: flamingoeventz@aol.com; Web: www.flamingoeventz.com.

Cirobe International Remainder and Overstock Book Exposition
October 24 - 26: Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL Call (773) 493-1389; fax (773) 955-2967; e-mail info@cirobe.com; www.cirobe.com.

World Fantasy Convention
October 30 - November 2: Theme is Mystery in Fantasy and Horror. Hyatt Regency, Calgary, Alberta. Call (206) 350-1932; e-mail info@worldfantasy2008.org; www.worldfantasy2008.org.

3rd Annual Delaware Book Festival
November 1: Sponsored by Delaware Center for the Book at the Legislative Mall, Dover, DE. Featuring lectures, panel discussions, book signings, workshops, children's events, book sales, and more. Visit www.debookfestival.com

The Long Island Book & Ephemera Fair
November 1 - 2: Sponsored by the Long Island Antiquarian Book Dealers Association (LIABDA). Held at St. Paul's Field House in Garden City, NY, featuring exhibitors offering fine, rare, and unusual old books, maps, prints, posters, ephemera, and more. For further information contact: Flamingo Eventz, LLC; (603) 509-2639; e-mail: flamingoeventz@aol.com; Web: www.flamingoeventz.com.

Texas Book Festival
November 1 - 2: Austin, TX. For more information, go to: http://www.texasbookfestival.org.

6th Annual Louisiana Book Festival
November 4: Baton Rouge, LA. For more information, go to: http://lbf.state.lib.la.us/GenInf.html.

AAP 10th Annual Smaller & Independent Publishers Meeting
November 7: Scholastic Auditorium, 557 Broadway, New York, NY. Contact (212) 255-0200 x 252; fax (212) 255-7007; e-mail mscheuermann@publishers.org; www.publishers.org.

25th Anniversary Miami Book Fair International
November 9 - 16: (Street Fair 11/14 - 16) Miami, FL. For more information, go to: http://www.miamibookfair.com.

7th Annual New Orleans Book Fair
November 15: New Orleans, LA. For more information, go to: http://www.nolabookfair.com.

National Book Awards Week
November 17: National Book Awards Week Begins with 5 Under 35, a celebration of the next generation of fiction writers
November 18: National Book Awards Teen Press Conference, National Book Awards Finalist Reading, New York City
November 19: 59th National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner, New York City
Go to: www.nationalbook.org.

4th Annual Vero Book Festival
November 21 - 22: Vero Beach, FL. http://vbbf.orbitsys.net/Default.aspx.

Taipei International Book Exhibition
February 4 - 9: Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Call +886 227671268; e-mail info@tibe.org.tw; www.tibe.org.tw.

Sixth San Francisco Writer's Conference
February 13 - 15: 'Building Bridges to Better Tomorrows.' San Francisco, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.sfwriters.org.

American International Toy Fair
February 15 - 18: Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, NY. Call (212) 675-1141;
e-mail info@toyassociation.org; www.toyassociation.org.

INATS: International New Age Trade Show East
February 21 - 23: Harborview Center, Clearwater, FL. Contact Andrew Toplarski, (415) 447-3223; fax (415) 346-4965; e-mail andrew@weshows.com; wwwinats.com/east.

Tucson Festival of Books
March 13 - 15: An event to promote literacy in partnership with the University of Arizona and the Arizona Daily Star Newspaper. 18 venues and the Mall on the University of Arizona Campus for exhibitor expo, lectures, interviews, book signings, workshops, poetry readings, panel discussions, writing contests, workshops, children's events, book sales, and more. Currently about 200 authors are committed to participating including Elmore Leonard. Visit http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org or contact dshort@email.arizona.edu for more information.

BookExpo America 2009 (and Beyond)
May 28 - 31, 2009: Jacob K. Javits Center, New York City
June 3 - 6, 2010: Washington, D.C. Convention Center
June 9 - 12, 2011: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com.

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