Events for November

November 2012
Native American Heritage Month

NAHM resources




Because of Hurricane Sandy, be sure to check the websites for any changes in venue or events scheduled for the East Coast.



1 - 4 November, World Fantasy Convention, Toronto, Ontario Canada

3 November, Children's Festival of the Book
9am - 5pm Bozeman Public Library, Bozeman, Montana

8 - 11 November, Sanibel Island Writers Conference
Sanibel Island, Florida

9 - 10 November, Georgia Literary Festival
Jekyll Island Convention Center, Jekyll Island, Georgia

8 - 10 November, Hillerman Writers Conference
Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico

9 - 11 November, Philcon 2012
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, for Science Fiction and Fantasy. Philcon is hosted by The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society.





PLAN NOW: Ohio State University Press (OSUP) announces submission information for its 2013 short fiction prize. Open to all writers in English. The manuscripts must be postmarked during the month of January, 2013. Details at OSUP.

Events in October

October is a really busy month. Too bad teleportation isn't a reality. So many interesting things to do, and spread out across the county.

October 2012
National Cyber-Security Awareness Month

• 29 September-6 October, Banned Books Week
• 4 - 6 October, 13th Annual Humanities Montana Festival of the Book, Missoula, Montana
• 4 - 7 October, 52nd Annual Western History Association Convention, Denver, Colorado
• 4 - 7 October, Boucheron 2012, Cleveland, Ohio
  includes Sisters in Crime events
• 11 - 12 October, Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Fall Trade Show, South San Francisco, California
• 12 October, Sisters in Crime 2012 Retreat to the Woods Workshop, Confluence, Pennsylvania
• 12 -14 October, 24th Annual Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, Tennessee
• 12 - 14 October, Capclave, Gaithersburg, Maryland; This literary convention has a program that usually focuses on the short fiction.
• 13 - 15 October, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Trade Show, Tacoma, Washington
• 19 - 20, October, High Plains Bookfest at various locations in downtown Billings, Montana
• 19 - 21 October, 44th Annual MileHiCon, Denver, Colorado
• 20 October, Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Author Feast and Trade Show, a cruise aboard the Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
• 19 - 21 October, 18th Annual Women Writing the West Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 19 - 21 October, 22nd Annual South Carolina Annual Writers Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• 19 - 21 October, 11th Annual Florida Writers Association Conference, Orlando, Florida
• 27 - 28 October, Texas Book Festival , State Capitol, Austin, Texas
• 1 - 4 November, World Fantasy Convention, Toronto, Ontario Canada

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

June Events for Readers and Writers

These are a few interesting writers conferences and conventions happening in June.
The list of U.S. Science Fiction Cons for June is quite extensive; check this link to see many of them.

5-7 June 2012
BookExpo America 2012
Jacob Javitz Center
New York City, NY

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7-8 June
Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference
Clarksville, Tennessee

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8-10 June
5th Annual National Black Book Festival
Doubletree Hotel
Houston, Texas

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12-16 June
Western Writers of America Convention
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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14-17 June
Children's Writers and Illustrators Conference
Corte Madera, CA

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17–18 June
88th Australian Booksellers Association Conference and Trade Exhibition
Sidney, Australia

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18–20 June
Association of American University Presses Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL

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22-25 June
American Library Association Show 2012
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA

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28-30 June
2012 Jackson Hole Writers Conference
at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
Jackson Hole, WY

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