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