Chennai Book Fair 2027 (50th / Golden Jubilee)

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.

Language

Multilingual (Tamil+English)

Genres

general lit

Organizer

Tamil Nadu Book Sales and Promotions Association

Format

in-person

Founded

1977

Duration (days)

13

Next edition

7–19 Jan 2027

Author participation

Huge South India reader footfall; stall for indie Tamil/English + tarot deck; Deadline: Stall registration via BAPASI / chennaibookfair.com

Audience

At the 12th Madras Book Fair held between 22 December 1989, and 1 January 1990, Tamil translations of WHO publications were put on sale.

Accessibility

school group passes, parking maps at YMCA Nandanam, venue accessibility, and interactive food pavilion guides

Language notes

Listed working language: Multilingual (Tamil+English)

Genre notes

Primary focus: general lit

Awards

Annual awards to the best writer and the best publisher are given at the fair.

Tables and exhibitors

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Past editions

1977, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2024

Travel

In 2013, due to construction work on the Chennai Metro, the venue of the book fair was shifted to the YMCA grounds in Nandanam.

Festival site