Lit fairs, horror gatherings, speculative cons, and indie book events. 881 gatherings are on this roster. Dates that are not filed stay under Dates TBA.
Bengaluru’s very own celebration of books, ideas, and stories, the Bangalore Literature Festival has been bringing together readers, writers, and the endlessly…
Major Mumbai lit platform; next full 2027 dates TBA (typical: Oct).
Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi in 2011 and over the years has expanded to other major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi. There are annual comic cons now in all these cities.
Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi in 2011 and over the years has expanded to other major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi. There are annual comic cons now in all these cities.
Season opener; useful for 2027 planning in Andhra.
The Frankfurt Book Fair (German: Frankfurter Buchmesse, abbr. FBM) is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented. The five-day annual event in mid-October is held at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XXXI and the 15th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such as The Guardian as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most prestigious speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction). The World Fantasy Convention Award is a special award given in some years for "peerless contributions to the fantasy genre".
The New York Comic Con (NYCC) is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment.
Rachel Grace Pollack (August 17, 1945 – April 7, 2023) was an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot.
Witchfest runs the largest, pagan events in Europe, these inclusive, welcome events are an experience you will never forget and are totally unlike anything else.
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar.
Daily Premiere still runs at 8:00 PM. This map is the live events roster beside it.
Tonight's stage →Festival BD d'Angoulême 2027 : du 27 au 31 janvier 2027, organisé par Morgane (Francofolies). Dates, programme, billets, hébergement, histoire du FIBD depuis 1974.
Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK, Chinese: 香港動漫電玩節) is a material-entertainment fair and book fair focusing on animations, manga, and games and related products. First held in Hong Kong in 1999, the fair takes place annually at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre usually around August. The categories of products and services exhibited and sold in ACGHK have steadily expanded over the years.
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California, and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is traditionally held annually on the first weekend of July, spanning the course of four days. Anime Expo is regularly hosted at the Los Angeles Convention Center but has also been held in other cities such as Anaheim, San Jose, New York, and Tokyo.
AnimeJapan is a Japanese anime consumer show held annually at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center in Tokyo since March 2014. It was created from the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo. It is organized by the AnimeJapan Executive Committee with support from The Association of Japanese Animations and The Association of Manga Publishers.
The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.
Crime-author programming; watch BAD Sydney / NSW Writers’ Centre notices for 2027
Bengaluru’s very own celebration of books, ideas, and stories, the Bangalore Literature Festival has been bringing together readers, writers, and the endlessly…
Câmara Brasileira do Livro (English: Brazilian Book Chamber; CBL) is a non-profit trade association of the Brazilian publishing industry, whose purpose is "to promote access to books and the democratization of reading throughout the country, as well as to disseminate Brazilian literature in the international market." CBL is responsible for annually awarding the Prêmio Jabuti and for organizing the São Paulo International Book Fair (Bienal Internacional do Livro de São Paulo). The association also runs the Brazilian Publishers project, in partnership with ApexBrasil, aimed at fostering the export of Brazilian literature abroad.
Workshops; panels; readings; Wonderland Book Awards; Ultimate Bizarro Showdown
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is a significant book fair for children's books. Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for all professionals involved with creating and publishing children's books and is mainly used for the buying and selling of rights, both for translations and for derived products like movies or animated series.
Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XXXI and the 15th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XLII and the 26th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is a premier east coast genre festival that embodies the spirit of Brooklyn. Taking place in venues throughout the borough, we showcase the best new independent films, throw parties, host events, and more
The Buenos Aires International Book Fair (Spanish: Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires) is held every April in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is one of the top five book expos in the world, oriented to the literary community as well as to the general public.
Calgary Expo, known in full as the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, is an annual fan convention held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally taking place in the BMO Centre, the show began in 2005 as a comic book convention before moving on in 2009 to include actors from television shows and movies. The convention has since become the second largest convention in Canada.
CCXP is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention that has been variously held in Brazil, Germany and Mexico. The largest pop-culture festival in the world, it is designed along the same lines as San Diego Comic-Con; its attractions and events focus on comics, television series, movies, video games, literature, and the internet.
Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is an international festival of literature held annually in Cheltenham, England. It is part of Cheltenham Festivals. The Broadstairs Dickens Festival started in 1927
Chennai Book Fair (earlier Madras Book Fair) is an annual book fair organized in Chennai, India by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI). The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the New Year-Pongal season, that is between the last week of December and the third week of January. It is the second largest book fair in the country after the Kolkata Book Fair.
Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi in 2011 and over the years has expanded to other major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi. There are annual comic cons now in all these cities.
Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi in 2011 and over the years has expanded to other major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi. There are annual comic cons now in all these cities.
Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi in 2011 and over the years has expanded to other major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi. There are annual comic cons now in all these cities.
Comic Party (こみっくパーティー, Komikku Pātī), sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. Comic Party is inspired by the real world event of Comiket (Comic Market) held in Tokyo each summer and winter. This is a convention where various artists gather together to share both parody, homage, and original work.
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, United States, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to Forbes, Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world".
Badge lottery/sales; exhibitor applications via comic-con.org
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