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List of "Booky" Events

If you have an event you want listed here, just send the pertinent information to ntbf10@verizon.net.  I will do my best to get it into the proper time period on the list.
Pertinent Information would include
Name of Event
Date of Event
Time of Event
Website
Just your Event? or is everyone invited
Contact information for signing up for the event

North Texas Book Festival - April 7, 2018

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This event is held in April.  There are over 45 authors who participate.  They bring their books to sell  and pens to sign.  There are several small events (entertainment, contests for authors and readers throughout the festival.  They always have something that the kids will enjoy.  More information can be found on their website

http://www.ntbf.org/

NorthEast Texas Writer's Organization - April

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The Northeast Texas Writer's Organization (NETWO) conference is held in April at the Mt. Pleasant Civic Center in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.  Go to

http://www.netwo.org/
for information about NETWO.



Oklahoma Library Association - April

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The conference, similar to the Texas Library Association Conference is held in April at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Tulsa.  Go to

http://www.oklibs.org/

 for more information.

Texas Library Association - April

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The Texas Library Association provides space for vendors to showcase their products and talents. It is held in April every year and is held in different cities in the state, including Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston.  Self published and small press authors can sell and sign in their booth and/or sign up to autograph in a special section of the convention center.  You can also read about TLA at

www.txla.org.


Houston Indie Book Festival - April

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Hosted by

 @NANOFiction and

@Gulf_Coast,

https://www.facebook.com/HIBFest



Texas Word Wrangler Festival - September

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The Texas Word Wrangler Festival is held in September in Giddings, Texas annually.  It is by invitation.  You can contact them through their website at:
http://www.texaswordwrangler.com/home

East Texas Book Fest

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Click on the link to find out more about the East Texas Book Fest.   http://www.etxbookfest.org/

West Texas Book Festival - September

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The West Texas Book and Music Festival is held in September each year.  It is sponsored by the Friends of the Library to support the Abilene Public Library. The festival offers a week of workshops, demonstrations, and activities with many Texas authors and musicians.  There is more information at their website 

http://abilenetx.com/city-hall/departments/community-services/library/friends-of-the-library/book-festival

 

National Book Festival - August - September

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The National Book Festival, an annual event held each September on the National Mall in Washington, DC, is a celebration of the joy of books and reading is sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Go to

http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/

for more information.

Southern Festival of Books - October

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Humanities Tennessee's Southern Festival of Books is held the second weekend of October. " It offers readers and writers an opportunity to interact, to create a public community around a festival that promotes and celebrates the joy of reading and of lifelong learning" according to their website

http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/programs/southern-festival-books/about-southern-festival-books.

Texas Book Festival - October

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The Texas Book Festival is held in October in Austin at the Texas State Capital.  It is of the premier literary events in the country, annually hosting over 200 Texas and nationally known authors.  The Texas Book Festival’s mission is to provide additional financial assistance to the state’s public libraries.  This festival is by invitation only.  Contact 

bookfest@texasbookfestival.org 

for more information.