It’s never too early (or nerdy) to start filling in next year’s diary. Here are some key dates for the book industry:
- Taipei International Book Exhibition: 1-6 February
- Perth Writers Festival: 23-26 February
- Adelaide Writers’ Week: 3-8 March
- New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week: 9-14 March
- Leading Edge Conference (Melbourne): 9-11 March
- Bologna Children’s Book Fair: 19-22 March
- London Book Fair: 16-18 April
- WordStorm (Darwin): May
- Mother’s Day (Australia and NZ): 13 May
- Sydney Writers’ Festival (including NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, SMH Young Novelists of the Year Award): 14-20 May
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards: 16 May (shortlist on 28 February)
- APA Book Design Awards (Sydney): 17 May
- Australian Book Industry Awards (Sydney): 18 May
- CBCA National Conference (Adelaide): 17-19 May
- Book Expo America: 4-7 June
- ABA annual conference (Sydney): 17-18 June
- Miles Franklin Literary Award (Brisbane): 20 June (shortlist in April)
- Prime Minister’s Literary Awards: July (shortlist in May)
- New Zealand Post Book Awards: 1 August (shortlist on 6 June)
- Booksellers NZ annual conference: 2-3 August
- Byron Bay Writers’ Festival: 3-5 August
- National Bookshop Day (Australia): 11 August
- CBCA Book Week: 18-24 August
- Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children’s Writers and Illustrators: 18-26 August
- Melbourne Writers Festival (including Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, Age Book of the Year Awards and Ned Kelly Awards): 24 August to 2 September
- Father’s Day (Australia and NZ): 2 September
- Indigenous Literacy Day: 5 September
- Brisbane Writers Festival—50th birthday (including Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards): 5-9 September
- Man Booker Prize: October (shortlist in September)
- Nobel Prize for Literature: October
- Ubud Writers & Readers Festival: 3-7 October
- Frankfurt Book Fair (guest of honour is New Zealand): 10-14 October
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