Literature Festivals Worldwide

See below the list of book fairs, literature festivals, comic art festivals and art book festivals that featured also authors from Slovenia. The data source is the Culture.si database of worldwide events, collected since 2010.

Participation at a few book fairs round the world has been regularly supported by the Slovenian Book Agency that provides also grants for authors’ mobility. A network of Slovenian embassies as well as Slovenian language lectureships/departments at the 60 universities round the world offer support for literary events, too.

In case you miss the festival or author(s) presented abroad, please let us know (data required).

Click on a country name to get the list of literary events taking place in that country.

Click on a festival and check who was presented at particular festival edition(s).

1. Albania- Tirana Book Fair 1 event
2. Argentina- Buenos Aires Book Fair 2 events
3. Argentina- Buenos Aires International Poetry Festival 1 event
4. Argentina- Feria de Editores 1 event
5. Argentina- Festival Internacional de Poesia de Buenos Aires 1 event
6. Argentina- Festival VAPoeisa 1 event
7. Argentina- International Poetry Festival of Rosario 1 event
8. Austria- BuchQuartier Book Fair for Independent and Small Publishers 1 event
9. Austria- Buch Wien Book Fair 6 events
10. Austria- Dicht-Fest 1 event
11. Austria- European Festival of Poetry Vienna 1 event
12. Austria- Labyrinth höfleiner donauweiten poesiefestival 1 event
13. Austria- Literatur & Wein, Das Kulturenfestival 3 events
14. Austria- Nextcomic Festival 2 events
15. Austria- Schamrock, Festival of Female Poets 1 event
16. Austria- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 2 events
17. Belgium- Balkan Trafik Festival 1 event
18. Belgium- Brussels Book Fair 1 event
19. Belgium- Festival L'espace des possibles 1 event
20. Belgium- Les Voizines 1 event
21. Belgium- Pa/Per View Art Book Fair 1 event
22. Belgium- See Festival Bozar 1 event
23. Belgium- Transpoesie Festival 5 events
24. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Poligon Literary Festival 1 event
25. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Sarajevo Winter Festival 3 events
26. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- Sarajevski dani poezije 1 event
27. Bosnia_and_Herzegovina- World Festival of Slovenian Culture 1 event
28. Brazil- Festival Artes Vertentes 1 event
29. Bulgaria- Literature Night 1 event
30. Canada- Blue Metropolis Festival 1 event
31. Canada- International Poetry Festival Trois-Rivières 1 event
32. Canada- Toronto International Festival of Authors 3 events
33. China- Beijing Cookbook Fair 1 event
34. China- Beijing International Book Fair 1 event
35. China- Beijing International Poetry Festival 2 events
36. China- Bookworm Literary Festival 2 events
37. China- Chengdu Poetry Festival 1 event
38. China- China - Central and East European Literature Forum 1 event
39. China- China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) 1 event
40. China- EU-China International Literary Festival 1 event
41. China- Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival 2 events
42. China- Taihu International Poetry Festival 1 event
43. China- Yangzhou Poetry Festival 1 event
44. Colombia- Festival Internacional de poesía de Medellín 2 events
45. Colombia- Festival Internacional de Poesía Luna de Locos 1 event
46. Colombia- PoeMaRío Festival Internacional de poesía en el Caribe 1 event
47. Croatia- Animafest Zagreb 1 event
48. Croatia- Book Fair(y) Istria Festival of Books and Authors 2 events
49. Croatia- Festival of European Short Stories 1 event
50. Croatia- Festival of World Literature 4 events
51. Croatia- Gornji grad Literary Festival 1 event
52. Croatia- Istria Festival of Books and Authors 1 event
53. Croatia- MaFest Comic Book Festival 1 event
54. Croatia- Stih u regiji (SUR) International Festival 2 events
55. Croatia- Subversive Festival 2 events
56. Croatia- Tko čita? Festival 1 event
57. Croatia- vRIsak Rijeka Book Fair and Author Festival 1 event
58. Cyprus- Famagusta Poetry Days 1 event
59. Czech_Republic- Author's Reading Month 1 event
60. Czech_Republic- Book World Prague 1 event
61. Czech_Republic- Festival Stranou, European poets live 2 events
62. Czech_Republic- Golden Boat Festival 3 events
63. Czech_Republic- International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 1 event
64. Czech_Republic- Lustr Festival 1 event
65. Czech_Republic- Microfestival 1 event
66. Czech_Republic- Prague Microfestival 1 event
67. Czech_Republic- Stranou International Poetry Festival 2 events
68. Czech_Republic- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
69. Czech_Republic- Young Moon, Festival of Slovene Poetesses 3 events
70. Egypt- Cairo Literature Festival 1 event
71. Finland- Baltic See and Nordic Literacy Conference 1 event
72. Finland- Helsinki Comics Festival 1 event
73. Finland- Lahti International  Writer's Reunion 1 event
74. Finland- World Villages Festival 1 event
75. France- Angoulême International Comics Festival 1 event
76. France- Festival Formula Bula 1 event
77. France- Festival franco-anglais de poésie 1 event
78. France- Le Cercle d'Ottokar Poetry Festival 1 event
79. France- Le Printemps des Poètes 2 events
80. France- Les Poètes n'hibernent pas Festival 2 events
81. France- Marché de la poésie 5 events
82. France- MidiMinuitPoésie Festival 1 event
83. France- Paris Book Fair 1 event
84. France- Salon Vendetta 1 event
85. France- Translate Europe, European Festival of Literature Strasbourg 1 event
86. France- Voix Vives de Méditerranée en Méditerranée 2 events
87. Georgia- Tbilisi International Festival of Literature (TIFL) 1 event
88. Germany- Berlin Literature Festival Stadtsprachen 1 event
89. Germany- European Festival of the First Novel 2 events
90. Germany- Festival for World Literature Cologne 1 event
91. Germany- Frankfurt Book Fair 10 events
92. Germany- Friends with Books Art Book Fair 2 events
93. Germany- International Comic Salon 1 event
94. Germany- Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin 3 events
95. Germany- Leipzig Book Fair 10 events
96. Germany- MISS READ, The Berlin Art Book Fair 2 events
97. Germany- Poesiefestival Berlin 1 event
98. Germany- Schamrock Festival 1 event
99. Germany- Schamrock, Festival of Female Poets 1 event
100. Germany- Stadt-Land-Buch Literature Festival 2 events
101. Germany- The Millionares Club Comics & Graphics Festival 2 events
102. Greece- Athens City of Fairy Tales Festival 1 event
103. Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 2 events
104. Greece- Athens World Poetry Festival 1 event
105. Greece- Break the Chain Festival 1 event
106. Greece- Thessaloniki International Book Fair 1 event
107. Hungary- European First Novel Festival 4 events
108. Hungary- International Book Festival Budapest 4 events
109. India- Chandigarh Literature Festival 1 event
110. India- Jaipur Literature Festival 1 event
111. India- Kerala Literature Festival 1 event
112. India- New Delhi World Book Fair 1 event
113. India- Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2 events
114. Ireland- Cork Spring Poetry Festival 2 events
115. Ireland- Cuisle Limerick City International Poetry Festival 3 events
116. Ireland- Gerard Manley Hopkins Literary Festival 1 event
117. Ireland- International Literature Festival Dublin 1 event
118. Israel- Nissan International Poetry Festival 1 event
119. Italy- Bologna Children's Book Fair 7 events
120. Italy- CRACK fumetti dirompenti - Rome Festival of Drawn and Printed Art 1 event
121. Italy- Florence Queer Festival 1 event
122. Italy- Forum Tomizza 1 event
123. Italy- International Literature Festival of Venice 1 event
124. Italy- La mente artistica 2018 1 event
125. Italy- Letterature Festival Internazionale di Roma 1 event
126. Italy- Milano Architecture Week 1 event
127. Italy- Piú libri piú liberi book fair 1 event
128. Italy- Treviso Comic Book Festival 1 event
129. Italy- Vicino/Lontano Festival 1 event
130. Italy- Voci lontane, voci sorelle Firenze Poesia Festival 1 event
131. Japan- Poetry and Wine Festival 1 event
132. Japan- Tokyo Poetry Festival 1 event
133. Kosovo- Rahovec/Orahovac Poetry and Wine Festival 1 event
134. Lithuania- Druskininkai Poetic Fall 6 events
135. Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan International Literature Festival 2 events
136. Mexico- Guadalajara International Book Fair 3 events
137. Mexico- International Congress of the IBBY 1 event
138. Montenegro- Grad Theatre City Budva 1 event
139. Montenegro- Herzegnovski Strip Festival 1 event
140. Montenegro- Kalimera Poetike Festival 1 event
141. Montenegro- Ratković's Evenings of Poetry 1 event
142. Montenegro- Where I'm Calling From Festival of the Short Story 3 events
143. Netherlands- Poetry International Festival Rotterdam 1 event
144. Netherlands- Striptember Amsterdam 1 event
145. Nicaragua- Festival internacional de poesia de Granada 3 events
146. North_Macedonia- Ditët e Naimit International Poetry Festival 1 event
147. North_Macedonia- International Book Fair 1 event
148. North_Macedonia- PRO-ZA Balkan International Literature Festival 3 events
149. North_Macedonia- Struga Poetry Evenings 1 event
150. Norway- Comics Expo Oslo 1 event
151. Poland- Author's Reading Month 1 event
152. Poland- Children's Literature and Play Conference Wroclaw 1 event
153. Poland- European Poet of Freedom Literary Festival 1 event
154. Poland- Golden Boat Festival 7 events
155. Poland- Góry literatury Festival 1 event
156. Poland- Warsaw Book Fair 1 event
157. Portugal- RAIA Festival 1 event
158. Romania- Anim'est, International Festival of Animated Film Bucharest 1 event
159. Romania- Curtea de Argeș Poetry Nights 1 event
160. Romania- Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair 1 event
161. Russia- International Cultural Forum 1 event
162. Russia- International Festival of Slavic Poetry Tver 1 event
163. Russia- Moscow International Book Fair 2 events
164. Serbia- Festival of European literature 1 event
165. Serbia- International Belgrade Book Fair 2 events
166. Serbia- Trgni se, poezija! Belgrade Poetry and Book Festival 1 event
167. Serbia- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
168. Slovakia- Ars Poetica International Poetry Festival 2 events
169. Slovakia- Author's Reading Month 1 event
170. Slovakia- Golden Boat Festival 1 event
171. Slovakia- Nová dráma Festival 1 event
172. Spain- Centre d'Art de Santa Mònica 1 event
173. Spain- GrafMad Festival 1 event
174. Spain- Gutter Fest 1 event
175. Spain- International Congress of the IBBY 1 event
176. Spain- LIBER International Book Fair 1 event
177. Spain- Sindokma Festival of Books 1 event
178. Spain- Tenderete Festival de autoedición gráfica y sonora por excelencia de Valencia 1 event
179. Sweden- AltCom Comics Festival Malmö 2 events
180. Sweden- Stockholm International Comics Festival 1 event
181. Switzerland- Fumetto Internationa Comix Festival 1 event
182. Switzerland- reART:theURBAN 1 event
183. Tunisia- Festival International de Poésie de Sidi Bou Saïd 1 event
184. Turkey- Festival Istanbulensis 1 event
185. Turkey- ITEF - Istanbul Tanpinar Literature Festival 2 events
186. Turkey- KIBATEK International Poetry Festival 1 event
187. Turkey- Şiir ile Bariş - Peace and Poetry International Festival of Mediterranean Poets 1 event
188. Turkey- Unesco Istanbul Festival of the World Poetry Day 1 event
189. Ukraine- Lviv International Literary Festival 5 events
190. Ukraine- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
191. Ukraine- World Festival of Slovene Documentary Film 1 event
192. United_Kingdom- Edinburgh International Book Festival 2 events
193. United_Kingdom- European Literature Festival UK 2 events
194. United_Kingdom- European Poetry Festival London 1 event
195. United_Kingdom- Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair 1 event
196. United_Kingdom- Golden Boat European Bridge 1 event
197. United_Kingdom- Ilkey Literature Festival 1 event
198. United_Kingdom- London Book Fair 1 event
199. United_Kingdom- PA/PER VIEW Art Book Fair 1 event
200. United_Kingdom- Poetry Parnassus Festival (London Olympics 2012) 1 event
201. United_Kingdom- World Festival of Ivan Cankar 1 event
202. USA- Brooklyn Book Festival 1 event
203. USA- ComiCon San Diego 1 event
204. USA- Lambda Literary Awards 1 event
205. USA- NY Art Book Fair 5 events
206. USA- Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair 1 event
207. USA- Prose Pros Reading 1 event
208. USA- United Solo Festival 2 events

Consult also our interactive map of literary events here.

Gallery

Online version (printscreen) of interactive Culture from Slovenia World Map, featuring locations of the events related to Literature that took place 2010–2018. Culture from Slovenia Worldwide Events collected 2010–2018 by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory for the Culture.si database of events worldwide.

Poster for the annual The Golden Boat Festival of Slovenian Culture - Festival slovenske kulture Zlati čoln in Krakow, 2010