Events
Book fairs, festivals, prize nights and reading events we think are worth your time, in London and beyond.
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Small Publishers Fair 2025
Book fair / Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
London's annual gathering of small presses, book artists and poets, held at Conway Hall with readings, launches and an exhibition.
London Literature Festival 2025
Festival / London, England
Two weeks of readings, talks and poetry at the Southbank Centre, from the Royal Festival Hall to the National Poetry Library.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025
Book fair / Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
The 77th Frankfurt Book Fair, with the Philippines as Guest of Honour and around 4,350 exhibitors from across the world.
Bookshop Day 2025
Reading campaign / Bookshops across the UK and Ireland
Books Are My Bag's one-day celebration of high street bookshops, held on the second Saturday in October.
Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025
Festival / Cheltenham, England
Ten days of talks, readings and debate in Cheltenham, with more than 400 events and a relaunched Big Read campaign.
Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 announcement
Prize ceremony / Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature went to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, announced on 9 October 2025.
Henley Literary Festival 2025
Festival / Henley-on-Thames, England
Ten days of author events in the Thames town of Henley, with in-person talks, livestreams and a schools programme.
National Poetry Day 2025
Reading campaign / Schools, libraries, bookshops and venues across the UK
National Poetry Day 2025 took Play as its theme, with poems in classrooms, libraries, on public transport and online.
Wigtown Book Festival 2025
Festival / Wigtown, Scotland
A ten-day literary festival in Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town, with talks, readings and a children's programme.
Gothenburg Book Fair 2025
Book fair / Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden
The 41st Gothenburg Book Fair, Scandinavia's largest book event, combining a public festival with an international rights centre.
Seattle Worldcon 2025
Convention / Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
The 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, held in Seattle, where the 2025 Hugo Awards were presented.
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025
Festival / Edinburgh, Scotland
Close to 700 events with writers from 35 countries at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, under the theme of Repair.
Bradford Literature Festival 2025
Festival / Bradford, England
Ten days of literature, ideas and culture in Bradford, with 752 events and a large free education programme.
Arthur C. Clarke Award 2025
Prize ceremony / London, UK
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer won the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award, revealed at a ceremony in London on 25 June 2025.
Spineless Wonders
Exhibition / Senate House Library, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
A free Senate House Library exhibition of pamphlets, prints and other unbound publications spanning 500 years of printing.
Independent Bookshop Week 2025
Reading campaign / Independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland
A week-long celebration of independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland, run by the Booksellers Association since 2006.
Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 ceremony
Prize ceremony / Bedford Square Gardens, London, UK
Yael van der Wouden's debut The Safekeep won the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction at a ceremony in Bedford Square Gardens, London.
Hay Festival 2025
Festival / Hay-on-Wye, Wales
The 38th spring edition of Hay Festival, with more than 600 events over eleven days in the Welsh booktown of Hay-on-Wye.
International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony
Prize ceremony / Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, UK
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, won the 2025 International Booker Prize at Tate Modern.
Bath Literature Festival 2025
Festival / Bath, England
More than 60 literary events over nine days in Bath, as the literature strand of The Bath Festival.
These events are run by their organisers, not by Tingle Press. Dates and details come from each organiser's own announcements; check their website before you travel.
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