Literature Festivals Worldwide

From Culture.si

See below the list of book fairs, literature festivals, comic art festivals and art book festivals that featured also authors from Slovenia. The data source is the Culture.si database of worldwide events, collected since 2010.

Participation at a few book fairs round the world has been regularly supported by the Slovenian Book Agency that provides also grants for authors’ mobility. A network of Slovenian embassies as well as Slovenian language lectureships/departments at the 60 universities round the world offer support for literary events, too.

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Click on a country name to get the list of literary events taking place in that country.

Click on a festival and check who was presented at particular festival edition(s).



  1. Albania- Tirana Book Fair 1 event
  2. Albania- Tirana Gate International Literature Festival 1 event
  3. Argentina- Buenos Aires Book Fair 2 events
  4. Argentina- Buenos Aires International Poetry Festival 1 event
  5. Argentina- Feria de Editores 1 event
  6. Argentina- Festival Internacional de Poesia de Buenos Aires 1 event
  7. Argentina- Festival VAPoeisa 1 event
  8. Argentina- International Poetry Festival of Rosario 1 event
  9. Austria- BuchQuartier Book Fair for Independent and Small Publishers 1 event
  10. Austria- Buch Wien 1 event
  11. Austria- Buch Wien Book Fair 6 events
  12. Austria- Dicht-Fest 1 event
  13. Austria- Ecologies of Care 1 event
  14. Austria- European Festival of Poetry Vienna 1 event
  15. Austria- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  16. Austria- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  17. Austria- Labyrinth höfleiner donauweiten poesiefestival 1 event
  18. Austria- Literatur & Wein, Das Kulturenfestival 3 events
  19. Austria- Nextcomic Festival 2 events
  20. Austria- Schamrock, Festival of Female Poets 1 event
  21. Austria- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 2 events
  22. Belgium- Balkan Trafik Festival 1 event
  23. Belgium- Brussels Book Fair 1 event
  24. Belgium- Festival L'espace des possibles 1 event
  25. Belgium- Les Voizines 1 event
  26. Belgium- Pa/Per View Art Book Fair 1 event
  27. Belgium- See Festival Bozar 1 event
  28. Belgium- Transpoesie Festival 5 events
  29. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Poligon Literary Festival 1 event
  30. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Sarajevo Winter Festival 3 events
  31. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Sarajevski dani poezije 1 event
  32. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- World Festival of Slovenian Culture 1 event
  33. Brazil- Festival Artes Vertentes 1 event
  34. Bulgaria- Literature Night 1 event
  35. Canada- Blue Metropolis Festival 1 event
  36. Canada- International Poetry Festival Trois-Rivières 1 event
  37. Canada- Toronto International Festival of Authors 3 events
  38. China- Beijing Cookbook Fair 1 event
  39. China- Beijing International Book Fair 1 event
  40. China- Beijing International Poetry Festival 2 events
  41. China- Bookworm Literary Festival 2 events
  42. China- Chengdu Poetry Festival 1 event
  43. China- China - Central and East European Literature Forum 1 event
  44. China- China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) 1 event
  45. China- EU-China International Literary Festival 1 event
  46. China- Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival 2 events
  47. China- Taihu International Poetry Festival 1 event
  48. China- Yangzhou Poetry Festival 1 event
  49. Colombia- Festival Internacional de poesía de Medellín 2 events
  50. Colombia- Festival Internacional de Poesía Luna de Locos 1 event
  51. Colombia- PoeMaRío Festival Internacional de poesía en el Caribe 1 event
  52. Croatia- Animafest Zagreb 1 event
  53. Croatia- Book Fair(y) Istria Festival of Books and Authors 2 events
  54. Croatia- Festival of European Short Stories 1 event
  55. Croatia- Festival of World Literature 4 events
  56. Croatia- Gornji grad Literary Festival 1 event
  57. Croatia- Istria Festival of Books and Authors 1 event
  58. Croatia- MaFest Comic Book Festival 1 event
  59. Croatia- Mediteraneo, Mediteranski lutkarski festival 1 event
  60. Croatia- Stih u regiji (SUR) International Festival 2 events
  61. Croatia- Subversive Festival 2 events
  62. Croatia- Tko čita? Festival 1 event
  63. Croatia- vRIsak Rijeka Book Fair and Author Festival 1 event
  64. Cyprus- Famagusta Poetry Days 1 event
  65. Czech_Republic- Author's Reading Month 1 event
  66. Czech_Republic- Book World Prague 1 event
  67. Czech_Republic- Festival Stranou, European poets live 1 event
  68. Czech_Republic- Festival Stranou, European poets live 2 events
  69. Czech_Republic- Golden Boat Festival 3 events
  70. Czech_Republic- International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 1 event
  71. Czech_Republic- Lustr Festival 1 event
  72. Czech_Republic- LUSTR Festival 1 event
  73. Czech_Republic- Microfestival 1 event
  74. Czech_Republic- Prague Microfestival 1 event
  75. Czech_Republic- Stranou International Poetry Festival 2 events
  76. Czech_Republic- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
  77. Czech_Republic- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
  78. Czech_Republic- Young Moon, Festival of Slovene Poetesses 3 events
  79. Egypt- Cairo Literature Festival 1 event
  80. Finland- Baltic See and Nordic Literacy Conference 1 event
  81. Finland- Helsinki Comics Festival 1 event
  82. Finland- Lahti International  Writer's Reunion 1 event
  83. Finland- World Villages Festival 1 event
  84. France- Angoulême International Comics Festival 1 event
  85. France- Festival Formula Bula 1 event
  86. France- Festival franco-anglais de poésie 1 event
  87. France- Le Cercle d'Ottokar Poetry Festival 1 event
  88. France- Le Printemps des Poètes 2 events
  89. France- Les Poètes n'hibernent pas Festival 2 events
  90. France- Marché de la poésie 5 events
  91. France- MidiMinuitPoésie Festival 1 event
  92. France- Paris Book Fair 1 event
  93. France- Salon Vendetta 1 event
  94. France- Translate Europe, European Festival of Literature Strasbourg 1 event
  95. France- Voix Vives de Méditerranée en Méditerranée 2 events
  96. Georgia- Tbilisi International Festival of Literature (TIFL) 1 event
  97. Germany- Berlin Literature Festival Stadtsprachen 1 event
  98. Germany- European Festival of the First Novel 2 events
  99. Germany- Festival for World Literature Cologne 1 event
  100. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  101. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 2 events
  102. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  103. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  104. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 10 events
  105. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  106. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
  107. Germany- Friends with Books Art Book Fair 2 events
  108. Germany- International Comic Salon 1 event
  109. Germany- Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin 3 events
  110. Germany- Leipzig Book Fair 1 event
  111. Germany- Leipzig Book Fair 10 events
  112. Germany- Leipziger Buchmesse 2 events
  113. Germany- MISS READ, The Berlin Art Book Fair 2 events
  114. Germany- Poesiefestival Berlin 1 event
  115. Germany- Schamrock Festival 1 event
  116. Germany- Schamrock, Festival of Female Poets 1 event
  117. Germany- Stadt-Land-Buch Literature Festival 2 events
  118. Germany- The Millionares Club Comics & Graphics Festival 2 events
  119. Germany- Week of Slovenian Drama 1 event
  120. Greece- Athens City of Fairy Tales Festival 1 event
  121. Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
  122. Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
  123. Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
  124. Greece- Break the Chain Festival 1 event
  125. Greece- Thessaloniki International Book Fair 1 event
  126. Hungary- European First Novel Festival 4 events
  127. Hungary- International Book Festival Budapest 4 events
  128. India- Chandigarh Literature Festival 1 event
  129. India- Jaipur Literature Festival 1 event
  130. India- Kerala Literature Festival 1 event
  131. India- New Delhi World Book Fair 1 event
  132. India- Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2 events
  133. Ireland- Cork Spring Poetry Festival 2 events
  134. Ireland- Cuisle Limerick City International Poetry Festival 3 events
  135. Ireland- Gerard Manley Hopkins Literary Festival 1 event
  136. Ireland- International Literature Festival Dublin 1 event
  137. Israel- Nissan International Poetry Festival 1 event
  138. Italy- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
  139. Italy- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
  140. Italy- Bologna Children's Book Fair 7 events
  141. Italy- CRACK fumetti dirompenti - Rome Festival of Drawn and Printed Art 1 event
  142. Italy- Florence Queer Festival 1 event
  143. Italy- Forum Tomizza 1 event
  144. Italy- International Literature Festival of Venice 1 event
  145. Italy- La mente artistica 2018 1 event
  146. Italy- Letterature Festival Internazionale di Roma 1 event
  147. Italy- Milano Architecture Week 1 event
  148. Italy- Piú libri piú liberi book fair 1 event
  149. Italy- Treviso Comic Book Festival 1 event
  150. Italy- Vicino/Lontano Festival 1 event
  151. Italy- Voci lontane, voci sorelle Firenze Poesia Festival 1 event
  152. Japan- Poetry and Wine Festival 1 event
  153. Japan- Tokyo Poetry Festival 1 event
  154. Kosovo- Rahovec/Orahovac Poetry and Wine Festival 1 event
  155. Lithuania- Druskininkai Poetic Fall 6 events
  156. Mexico- Guadalajara International Book Fair 3 events
  157. Mexico- International Congress of the IBBY 1 event
  158. Montenegro- Grad Theatre City Budva 1 event
  159. Montenegro- Herzegnovski Strip Festival 1 event
  160. Montenegro- Kalimera Poetike Festival 1 event
  161. Montenegro- Ratković's Evenings of Poetry 1 event
  162. Montenegro- Where I'm Calling From Festival of the Short Story 3 events
  163. Netherlands- Poetry International Festival Rotterdam 1 event
  164. Netherlands- Striptember Amsterdam 1 event
  165. Nicaragua- Festival internacional de poesia de Granada 3 events
  166. North_Macedonia- Ditët e Naimit International Poetry Festival 1 event
  167. North_Macedonia- International Book Fair 1 event
  168. North_Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan 1 event
  169. North_Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan International Literature Festival 5 events
  170. North_Macedonia- Struga Poetry Evenings 1 event
  171. North_Macedonia- Struga Poetry Evenings 1 event
  172. Norway- Comics Expo Oslo 1 event
  173. Poland- Author's Reading Month 1 event
  174. Poland- Children's Literature and Play Conference Wroclaw 1 event
  175. Poland- European Poet of Freedom Literary Festival 1 event
  176. Poland- Golden Boat Festival 7 events
  177. Poland- Góry literatury Festival 1 event
  178. Poland- Warsaw Book Fair 1 event
  179. Portugal- RAIA Festival 1 event
  180. Romania- Anim'est, International Festival of Animated Film Bucharest 1 event
  181. Romania- Curtea de Argeș Poetry Nights 1 event
  182. Romania- Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair 1 event
  183. Romania- Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair 1 event
  184. Russia- International Cultural Forum 1 event
  185. Russia- International Festival of Slavic Poetry Tver 1 event
  186. Russia- Moscow International Book Fair 1 event
  187. Russia- Moscow International Book Fair 1 event
  188. Russia- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
  189. Serbia- Festival of European literature 1 event
  190. Serbia- International Belgrade Book Fair 2 events
  191. Serbia- Night of Literature Novi Sad 1 event
  192. Serbia- Trgni se, poezija! Belgrade Poetry and Book Festival 1 event
  193. Serbia- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
  194. Slovakia- Ars Poetica International Poetry Festival 2 events
  195. Slovakia- Author's Reading Month 1 event
  196. Slovakia- Golden Boat Festival 1 event
  197. Slovakia- Nová dráma Festival 1 event
  198. Spain- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
  199. Spain- Centre d'Art de Santa Mònica 1 event
  200. Spain- GrafMad Festival 1 event
  201. Spain- Gutter Fest 1 event
  202. Spain- International Congress of the IBBY 1 event
  203. Spain- LIBER International Book Fair 1 event
  204. Spain- Madrid Book Fair 1 event
  205. Spain- Madrid Book Fair 1 event
  206. Spain- Sindokma Festival of Books 1 event
  207. Spain- Tenderete Festival de autoedición gráfica y sonora por excelencia de Valencia 1 event
  208. Sweden- AltCom Comics Festival Malmö 2 events
  209. Sweden- Stockholm International Comics Festival 1 event
  210. Switzerland- Fumetto Internationa Comix Festival 1 event
  211. Switzerland- reART:theURBAN 1 event
  212. Tunisia- Festival International de Poésie de Sidi Bou Saïd 1 event
  213. Turkey- Festival Istanbulensis 1 event
  214. Turkey- ITEF - Istanbul Tanpinar Literature Festival 2 events
  215. Turkey- KIBATEK International Poetry Festival 1 event
  216. Turkey- Şiir ile Bariş - Peace and Poetry International Festival of Mediterranean Poets 1 event
  217. Turkey- Unesco Istanbul Festival of the World Poetry Day 1 event
  218. Ukraine- Lviv International Literary Festival 5 events
  219. Ukraine- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
  220. Ukraine- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
  221. Ukraine- World Festival of Slovene Documentary Film 1 event
  222. United_Kingdom- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
  223. United_Kingdom- Edinburgh International Book Festival 2 events
  224. United_Kingdom- European Literature Festival UK 2 events
  225. United_Kingdom- European Poetry Festival London 1 event
  226. United_Kingdom- European Writers Festival 1 event
  227. United_Kingdom- Golden Boat European Bridge 1 event
  228. United_Kingdom- Ilkey Literature Festival 1 event
  229. United_Kingdom- Ledbury Poetry Festival 2023 1 event
  230. United_Kingdom- London Book Fair 1 event
  231. United_Kingdom- PA/PER VIEW Art Book Fair 1 event
  232. United_Kingdom- Poetry Parnassus Festival (London Olympics 2012) 1 event
  233. United_Kingdom- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
  234. United_Kingdom- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
  235. USA- Brooklyn Book Festival 1 event
  236. USA- ComiCon San Diego 1 event
  237. USA- Lambda Literary Awards 1 event
  238. USA- NY Art Book Fair 5 events
  239. USA- Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair 1 event
  240. USA- Prose Pros Reading 1 event
  241. USA- United Solo Festival 2 events


Consult also our interactive map of literary events here.


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