Literature Festivals Worldwide
See below the list of books fairs, literary festivals, comic art festivals and art book festivals.
The data are taken from the Culture.si database of worldwide events, collected since 2010.
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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 see who was presented at particular festival edition(s).
- Albania- Tirana Book Fair 1 event
- Albania- Tirana Gate International Literature Festival 1 event
- Argentina- Buenos Aires Book Fair 2 events
- Argentina- Buenos Aires International Poetry Festival 1 event
- Argentina- Feria de Editores 1 event
- Argentina- Festival Internacional de Poesia de Buenos Aires 1 event
- Argentina- Festival VAPoeisa 1 event
- Argentina- International Poetry Festival of Rosario 1 event
- Austria- BuchQuartier Book Fair for Independent and Small Publishers 1 event
- Austria- Buch Wien 1 event
- Austria- Buch Wien 1 event
- Austria- Buch Wien Book Fair 6 events
- Austria- Dicht-Fest 1 event
- Austria- Ecologies of Care 1 event
- Austria- European Festival of Poetry Vienna 1 event
- Austria- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
- Austria- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
- Austria- Labyrinth höfleiner donauweiten poesiefestival 1 event
- Austria- Literatur & Wein, Das Kulturenfestival 3 events
- Austria- Nextcomic Festival 2 events
- Austria- Schamrock, Festival of Female Poets 1 event
- Austria- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 2 events
- Belgium- Balkan Trafik Festival 1 event
- Belgium- Brussels Book Fair 1 event
- Belgium- Festival L'espace des possibles 1 event
- Belgium- Les Voizines 1 event
- Belgium- Pa/Per View Art Book Fair 1 event
- Belgium- See Festival Bozar 1 event
- Belgium- Transpoesie Festival 1 event
- Belgium- Transpoesie Festival 4 events
- Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- International Literary Festival Bookstan 1 event
- Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Poligon Literary Festival 1 event
- Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Sarajevo Winter Festival 3 events
- Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Sarajevski dani poezije 1 event
- Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- World Festival of Slovenian Culture 1 event
- Brazil- Festival Artes Vertentes 1 event
- Bulgaria- Literary Talks 1 event
- Bulgaria- Literature Night 1 event
- Canada- Blue Metropolis Festival 1 event
- Canada- International Poetry Festival Trois-Rivières 1 event
- Canada- Toronto International Festival of Authors 1 event
- Canada- Toronto International Festival of Authors 2 events
- China- 8th EU-China Literary Festival 1 event
- China- Beijing Cookbook Fair 1 event
- China- Beijing International Book Fair 1 event
- China- Beijing International Poetry Festival 2 events
- China- Bookworm Literary Festival 2 events
- China- Chengdu Poetry Festival 1 event
- China- China - Central and East European Literature Forum 1 event
- China- China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) 1 event
- China- EU-China International Literary Festival 1 event
- China- Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival 2 events
- China- Taihu International Poetry Festival 1 event
- China- Yangzhou Poetry Festival 1 event
- Colombia- Festival Internacional de poesía de Medellín 2 events
- Colombia- Festival Internacional de Poesía Luna de Locos 1 event
- Colombia- PoeMaRío Festival Internacional de poesía en el Caribe 1 event
- Croatia- Animafest Zagreb 1 event
- Croatia- Book Fair(y) Istria Festival of Books and Authors 2 events
- Croatia- Festival of European Short Stories 1 event
- Croatia- Festival of World Literature 4 events
- Croatia- Gornji grad Literary Festival 1 event
- Croatia- Istria Festival of Books and Authors 1 event
- Croatia- MaFest Comic Book Festival 1 event
- Croatia- Mediteraneo, Mediteranski lutkarski festival 1 event
- Croatia- Stih u regiji (SUR) International Festival 2 events
- Croatia- Subversive Festival 2 events
- Croatia- Tko čita? Festival 1 event
- Croatia- vRIsak Rijeka Book Fair and Author Festival 1 event
- Cyprus- Famagusta Poetry Days 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Author's Reading Month 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Book World Prague 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Festival Stranou, European poets live 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Festival Stranou, European poets live 2 events
- Czech_Republic- Golden Boat Festival 3 events
- Czech_Republic- International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Lustr Festival 1 event
- Czech_Republic- LUSTR Festival 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Microfestival 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Prague Microfestival 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Stranou International Poetry Festival 2 events
- Czech_Republic- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
- Czech_Republic- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
- Czech_Republic- Young Moon, Festival of Slovene Poetesses 3 events
- Egypt- Cairo Literature Festival 1 event
- Finland- Baltic See and Nordic Literacy Conference 1 event
- Finland- Helsinki Comics Festival 1 event
- Finland- Lahti International Writer's Reunion 1 event
- Finland- World Villages Festival 1 event
- France- Angoulême International Comics Festival 1 event
- France- Festival Formula Bula 1 event
- France- Festival franco-anglais de poésie 1 event
- France- Le Cercle d'Ottokar Poetry Festival 1 event
- France- Le Printemps des Poètes 2 events
- France- Les Poètes n'hibernent pas Festival 2 events
- France- Marché de la poésie 5 events
- France- MidiMinuitPoésie Festival 1 event
- France- Paris Book Fair 1 event
- France- Salon Vendetta 1 event
- France- Translate Europe, European Festival of Literature Strasbourg 1 event
- France- Voix Vives de Méditerranée en Méditerranée 2 events
- Georgia- Tbilisi International Festival of Literature (TIFL) 1 event
- Germany- Berlin Literature Festival Stadtsprachen 1 event
- Germany- European Festival of the First Novel 1 event
- Germany- European Festival of the First Novel 1 event
- Germany- Festival for World Literature Cologne 1 event
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 2 events
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 2 events
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 9 events
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
- Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 1 event
- Germany- Friends with Books Art Book Fair 2 events
- Germany- International Comic Salon 1 event
- Germany- Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin 3 events
- Germany- Leipzig Book Fair 1 event
- Germany- Leipzig Book Fair 10 events
- Germany- Leipziger Buchmesse 2 events
- Germany- MISS READ, The Berlin Art Book Fair 2 events
- Germany- Poesiefestival Berlin 3 events
- Germany- Schamrock Festival 1 event
- Germany- Schamrock, Festival of Female Poets 1 event
- Germany- Stadt-Land-Buch Literature Festival 2 events
- Germany- The Millionares Club Comics & Graphics Festival 2 events
- Germany- Week of Slovenian Drama 1 event
- Greece- Athens City of Fairy Tales Festival 1 event
- Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
- Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
- Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
- Greece- Break the Chain Festival 1 event
- Greece- Thessaloniki Book Fair 1 event
- Greece- Thessaloniki Book Fair 1 event
- Greece- Thessaloniki International Book Fair 1 event
- Hungary- European First Novel Festival 4 events
- Hungary- International Book Festival Budapest 4 events
- India- Chandigarh Literature Festival 1 event
- India- Jaipur Literature Festival 1 event
- India- Kerala Literature Festival 1 event
- India- New Delhi World Book Fair 1 event
- India- Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2 events
- Ireland- Cork Spring Poetry Festival 2 events
- Ireland- Cuisle Limerick City International Poetry Festival 3 events
- Ireland- Gerard Manley Hopkins Literary Festival 1 event
- Ireland- International Literature Festival Dublin 1 event
- Israel- Nissan International Poetry Festival 1 event
- Italy- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
- Italy- Bologna Children's Book Fair 7 events
- Italy- CRACK fumetti dirompenti - Rome Festival of Drawn and Printed Art 1 event
- Italy- Florence Queer Festival 1 event
- Italy- Forum Tomizza 1 event
- Italy- International Literature Festival of Venice 1 event
- Italy- La mente artistica 2018 1 event
- Italy- Let's Play Festival 1 event
- Italy- Letterature Festival Internazionale di Roma 1 event
- Italy- Milano Architecture Week 1 event
- Italy- Note nel porticciolo 1 event
- Italy- Piú libri piú liberi book fair 1 event
- Italy- Treviso Comic Book Festival 1 event
- Italy- Trieste Estate 1 event
- Italy- Vicino/Lontano Festival 1 event
- Italy- Voci lontane, voci sorelle Firenze Poesia Festival 1 event
- Japan- Poetry and Wine Festival 1 event
- Japan- Tokyo Poetry Festival 1 event
- Kosovo- Rahovec/Orahovac Poetry and Wine Festival 1 event
- Lithuania- Druskininkai Poetic Fall 6 events
- Macedonia- Ohrid Summer Festival 1 event
- Mexico- Guadalajara International Book Fair 3 events
- Mexico- International Congress of the IBBY 1 event
- Montenegro- Grad Theatre City Budva 1 event
- Montenegro- Herzegnovski Strip Festival 1 event
- Montenegro- International Literary Festival "Where I'm Calling From" 1 event
- Montenegro- Kalimera Poetike Festival 1 event
- Montenegro- Ratković's Evenings of Poetry 1 event
- Montenegro- Where I'm Calling From Festival of the Short Story 3 events
- Netherlands- Poetry International Festival Rotterdam 1 event
- Netherlands- Striptember Amsterdam 1 event
- Nicaragua- Festival internacional de poesia de Granada 3 events
- North_Macedonia- Ditët e Naimit International Poetry Festival 1 event
- North_Macedonia- International Book Fair 1 event
- North_Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan 1 event
- North_Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan International Literature Festival 1 event
- North_Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan International Literature Festival 4 events
- North_Macedonia- Struga Poetry Evenings 1 event
- North_Macedonia- Struga Poetry Evenings 1 event
- Norway- Comics Expo Oslo 1 event
- Poland- Author's Reading Month 1 event
- Poland- Children's Literature and Play Conference Wroclaw 1 event
- Poland- European Poet of Freedom Literary Festival 1 event
- Poland- Golden Boat Festival 7 events
- Poland- Góry literatury Festival 1 event
- Poland- Warsaw Book Fair 1 event
- Portugal- RAIA Festival 1 event
- Romania- Anim'est, International Festival of Animated Film Bucharest 1 event
- Romania- Curtea de Argeș Poetry Nights 1 event
- Romania- Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair 1 event
- Romania- Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair 1 event
- Russia- International Cultural Forum 1 event
- Russia- International Festival of Slavic Poetry Tver 1 event
- Russia- Moscow International Book Fair 1 event
- Russia- Moscow International Book Fair 1 event
- Russia- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
- Serbia- Festival of European literature 1 event
- Serbia- Festival Pokretnica 1 event
- Serbia- Ilustrofest Belgrade 1 event
- Serbia- International Belgrade Book Fair 2 events
- Serbia- Night of Literature Novi Sad 1 event
- Serbia- Trgni se, poezija! Belgrade Poetry and Book Festival 1 event
- Serbia- Viminacium Fest 1 event
- Serbia- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
- Slovakia- Ars Poetica International Poetry Festival 2 events
- Slovakia- Author's Reading Month 1 event
- Slovakia- Golden Boat Festival 1 event
- Slovakia- Nová dráma Festival 1 event
- Spain- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
- Spain- Centre d'Art de Santa Mònica 1 event
- Spain- GrafMad Festival 1 event
- Spain- Gutter Fest 1 event
- Spain- International Congress of the IBBY 1 event
- Spain- LIBER International Book Fair 1 event
- Spain- Madrid Book Fair 3 events
- Spain- Sindokma Festival of Books 1 event
- Spain- Tenderete Festival de autoedición gráfica y sonora por excelencia de Valencia 1 event
- Sweden- AltCom Comics Festival Malmö 2 events
- Sweden- Stockholm International Comics Festival 1 event
- Switzerland- Fumetto Internationa Comix Festival 1 event
- Switzerland- reART:theURBAN 1 event
- Tunisia- Festival International de Poésie de Sidi Bou Saïd 1 event
- Turkey- Festival Istanbulensis 1 event
- Turkey- ITEF - Istanbul Tanpinar Literature Festival 2 events
- Turkey- KIBATEK International Poetry Festival 1 event
- Turkey- Şiir ile Bariş - Peace and Poetry International Festival of Mediterranean Poets 1 event
- Turkey- Unesco Istanbul Festival of the World Poetry Day 1 event
- Ukraine- Lviv International Literary Festival 5 events
- Ukraine- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
- Ukraine- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
- Ukraine- World Festival of Slovene Documentary Film 1 event
- United_Kingdom- Bologna Children's Book Fair 1 event
- United_Kingdom- Edinburgh International Book Festival 2 events
- United_Kingdom- European Literature Festival UK 2 events
- United_Kingdom- European Poetry Festival London 1 event
- United_Kingdom- European Writers Festival 1 event
- United_Kingdom- Golden Boat European Bridge 1 event
- United_Kingdom- Ilkey Literature Festival 1 event
- United_Kingdom- Ledbury Poetry Festival 2023 1 event
- United_Kingdom- London Book Fair 1 event
- United_Kingdom- PA/PER VIEW Art Book Fair 1 event
- United_Kingdom- Poetry Parnassus Festival (London Olympics 2012) 1 event
- United_Kingdom- World Days of the Slovenian Language Festival 1 event
- United_Kingdom- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
- United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain- European Writers' Festival 1 event
- USA- Brooklyn Book Festival 1 event
- USA- ComiCon San Diego 1 event
- USA- Lambda Literary Awards 1 event
- USA- NY Art Book Fair 5 events
- USA- Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair 1 event
- USA- Prose Pros Reading 1 event
- USA- United Solo Festival 2 events