Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Dates TBA · T2 Strong
The Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF; Malay: Pesta Buku Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur) is an annual book fair held in Malaysia since 1981. It initially moved between locations until the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur became its official venue. The fair was initiated by the Ministry of Education Malaysia through the Majlis Buku Kebangsaan Malaysia (lit.
- Language
- Malay
- Genres
- general lit, trade
- Format
- in-person
- Next edition
- TBA (confirm klibf.my)
- Author participation
- see website
- Attendance published by the festival
- 1360000
- Audience
- In Malaysia, small-scale exhibitions were done individually by different publication companies scattered across the country until 1975.
- Accessibility
- This was criticized by event organizers due to its location having poor accessibility in transportation and lack of public utilities.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: Malay
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit, trade
- Past editions
- 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1991, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023