Events in September

• 13-15 September, 2012 Florida Heritage Book Festival and Writers Conference, St. Augustine, Florida
• 23-25 September, Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association. Denver-Marriott Tech Center, Denver, Colorado
• 20-23 September, Southern Women Writers' Conference, Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia
• 21-22 September, Central Coast Writers' Conference, Mission Plaza, San Louis Obispo, California
• 23-23 September, The 2012 National Book Festival. National Mall between 3rd and 7th streets; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Washigton D.C.
• 21-22 September, Kentucky Women Writers' Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• 21-23September, Southern CA Writers' Conference, Los Angeles, California. Location TBA
• 21-23 September; LitFuse: A Poet's Workshop, Tieton, Washington
• 23 September, Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn Borrough Hall & Plaza, Brooklyn, New York
• 26-30 September ; Fall for the Book, Throughout Northern Virginia and DC, and Maryland. Check the link for the full schedule.
• 28-30 September South Dakota Festival of Books with activities in various locations throughout Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• 28-30 September, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, Maryland
• 29 September-6 October, Banned Books Week

August Events for Readers and Writers

Some interesting and informative events around the country. Take part

11 - 12 August, Montana Wild West Fest with reenactments, cowboy poetry, dance hall, vendors and other events. Check site for schedule of events.

3 - 4 August ; Mississippi Writers' Guild Conference, Meridan Community College, Meridan, MS

3 - 5 August, Willamette Writers' Conference, Portland Oregon Sheraton Hotel, West Linn, OR

5 - 10 August; Cape Cod Writers' Center Conference, Resort and Conference Center of Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA

11 - 12 August, Santa Barbara Summer Writer's Poetry Workshop, Presidio State Historic Park's Pico Adobe, Santa Barbara, CA

17 - 20 August ; Sun Valley Writers' Conference, Sun Valley Resort, Ketchum, ID

24 - 26 August, Killer Nashville Mystery & Thriller Conference, Hutton Hotel, Nashville, TN