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Shows & Conferences

Don’t know what to do with your spare time? I have three suggestions: First, there are a number of conferences you can attend. Mystery conferences give you a chance to participate on a panel, give a talk, or, if you are unable to attend, send promotional material for the information table. Second, if your publisher plans to have a booth at a regional bookseller association show, volunteer to help out in the booth. Of, if your local chapter of Sisters in Crime plans to have a booth, volunteer to help man the booth. Third, book fairs and festivals take place all over the country. Find one in your area and contact the organizers. Some fairs require that you have a title released in the last year. Some require that you go through a submission process first. For library conferences, they sometimes host author luncheons with a signing afterwards. In the past, Sisters in Crime has had a booth at the American Library Association conference and the BookExpo. It’s a good time to talk to the librarians or booksellers about your latest book, and if available, hand out some ARCs. You will notice that some events do not have a firm date yet. As soon as a date is scheduled, I will revise the list. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link to these organizations so you will have to google til your heart’s content. For library events, copy and paste the below link to find an event in your area:

http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/eventsprint.cfm?curOrg=LSK&curApp=events&from=events&curExpandId=0

2009
Mystery Conferences

Feb 6-8

Love is Murder – Chicago, IL (Westin Chicago North Shore)

Feb 7

Murder in the Magic City – Birmingham, AL

Feb 26-Mar 1

Sleuthfest – Deerfield Beach, FL

Mar 7-12

Left Coast Crime – Big Island, HI

Apr 22-26

Romantic Times – Orlando, FL

May 1-3

Malice Domestic – Arlington, VA

May 21-24

Mayhem in the Midlands – Omaha, NE

May 22-25

WisCon33
Madison, WI (sci-fi)

May 27

Writers Digest Book Writers Conf.
New York City
(prior to BookExpo)

June 5-7

Bloody Words – Ottawa, Ontario

June 12-14

The Historical Novel Society NA Conference – Schaumburg, IL

June 18-21

Public Safety Writers Conf – Las Vegas, NV

June 20-25

Murder in the Grove – Boise, ID

?

Hardboiled Heroes & Cozy Cats – Dallas, TX

June ?

Deadly Ink – Parsippany, NJ

July 8-11

ThrillerFest – New York City

Sept 4-7

Dragon-Con
Atlanta, GA

Oct 1-4

Archon – Collinsville, IL (sci /fantasy/horror)

Oct 15-18 Bouchercon – Indianapolis, IN

?

Cape Fear Crime Festival, Wilmington, NC

?

Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave – Manhattan, KS

?

Magna cum Murder – Muncie, IN

?

Crime Bake 2008 – Dedham, MA

Book Fairs/Expos & Library Conferences 

Feb 27-Mar 1

South Carolina Book Festival – Columbia, SC

Mar 18-22

Virginia Festival of Books – Charlottesville, VA

Mar 25-29

New Orleans Literary Festival – New Orleans, LA

Apr 2-4

Public Library Association – Nashville, TN

Apr 17-18

Mad Anthony Writers’ Conf & Book Festival – Hamilton, OH

Apr 17-18

Southern Kentucky Book Festival – Bowling Green, KY

Apr 20-22

London Book Fair
Earls Court
London, England

Apr 25-26

L.A. Festival of Books – Los Angeles, CA

May 14-17

Ann Arbor Book Festival – Ann Arbor, MI

May 28-31

BookExpo
New York City

June 13-14

Printers Row – Chicago

June 14-15

BookExpo Canada – Toronto, Ontario

July 11-14

American Library Assoc
Chicago, IL

? Tri-State Book Fair
Evansville, IN

Sept 25-27

Baltimore Book Festival – Baltimore, MD

Oct 6-9

Illinois Library Association
Peoria, IL

?

National Book Festival – Washington, DC

?

West Hollywood Book Fair – Hollywood, CA

?

Southern Festival of Books – Nashville, TN

Nov ?

Kentucky Book Fair – Frankfort, KY

 

Bookseller Association Trade Shows

Most of these shows occur in the fall but exact dates are not on their web sites yet

Mid-South Booksellers Association

 

Pacific NW Booksellers Association

 

Southern Indpt Booksellers Alliance

 

Southeast Booksellers Association

 

Great Lakes Booksellers Association

 

Mts and Plains Booksellers Association

 

Upper Midwest Booksellers Association

 

New England Booksellers Association

 

Midwest Booksellers Association

 

Mid-Atlantic Booksellers Association

 

Northern California Booksellers Association

 

Southern California Booksellers Association

 

2008

Mystery Conferences

Feb 1-3

Love is Murder – Chicago, IL (Rosemont O’Hare Wyndham)

Feb 9

Murder in the Magic City – Birmingham, AL

Feb 28-Mar 2

Sleuthfest – Deerfield Beach, FL

Mar 6-9

Left Coast Crime – Denver, CO

Mar 15

High Desert Book Fair – Sierra Vista, AZ

Apr 12 The Historical Novel Society NA Conference – York, England

Apr 16-20

Romantic Times – Pittsburgh, PA

Apr 24-27

Public Safety Writers Conf. – Las Vegas, NV

Apr 25-27

Malice Domestic – Arlington, VA

May 22-25

Mayhem in the Midlands – Omaha, NE

June 5-8

CrimeFest – Bristol, UK

June 6-7

Murder in the Grove – Boise, ID

June 6-8 Bloody Words – Toronto, Canada
June 12-20 Int'l Mystery Writers Festival – Owensboro, KY

June 13-14

Hardboiled Heroes & Cozy Cats – Dallas, TX

June 20-22

Deadly Ink – Parsippany, NJ

July 10 -013

ThrillerFest – New York City

Oct 3-5 ARCHON – Collinsville, IL

Oct 9-12

Bouchercon – Baltimore, MD

Oct 9-12

Cape Fear Crime Festival, Wilmington, NC

Oct 31-Nov 2

Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave – Manhattan, KS

Oct 24-26

Magna cum Murder – Muncie, IN

Nov 14-16

Crime Bake 2008 – Dedham, MA

Book Fairs/Expos & Library Conferences 

Feb 22-28

South Carolina Book Festival – Columbia, SC

Mar 25-26

Mad Anthony Writers’ Conf & Book Festival – Hamilton, OH

Mar 26-28

Public Library Association – Minneapolis, MN

Mar 26-30

Virginia Festival of Books – Charlottesville, VA

Mar 26-30

New Orleans Literary Festival – New Orleans, LA

On hiatus

Arizona Book Festival – Phoenix, AZ

April 18-20

Border Book Festival – Mesilla, NM

April 19

Southern Kentucky Book Festival – Bowling Green, KY

 

Palm Springs Book Festival – Palm Springs, CA

Apr 26-27

L.A. Festival of Books – Los Angeles, CA

May 15-18

Ann Arbor Book Festival – Ann Arbor, MI

May 29-June 1

BookExpo – Los Angeles, CA

June 13-16

BookExpo Canada – Toronto, Ontario

June 14-15?

Printers Row – Chicago

June 26-Jul 2

American Library Assoc – Anaheim, CA

Sept 23-26

Illinois Library Association – Chicago, IL

Sept 26-28

Baltimore Book Festival – Baltimore, MD

Sept ?

National Book Festival – Washington, DC

Sept 28

West Hollywood Book Fair – Hollywood, CA

Oct

Southern Festival of Books – Nashville, TN

Oct 3-5

Amelia Book Island Festival – Amelia Island, FL

Oct 4-5

Midwest Literary Festival – Aurora, IL

 

Vegas Valley Book Festival – Las Vegas, NV

Oct 15-19

Wisconsin Book Festival – Madison, WI

 

Twin Cities Book Festival – Minneapolis, MN

 

Texas Book Festival – Austin, TX

 

Buckeye Book Fair – Wooster, OH

 

Western Kentucky Book Fair – Sturgis, KY

Nov 8

Kentucky Book Fair – Frankfort, KY

Bookseller Association Trade Shows 

Most of these shows occur in the fall but exact dates
are not on their web sites yet 

 

Mid-South Booksellers Association

 

Pacific NW Booksellers Association

 

Southern Indpt Booksellers Alliance

Sept 21-22 

Mid-Atlantic Booksellers Association

Sept 26-28 

Southeast Booksellers Association

Oct 3-5

Great Lakes Booksellers Association

 

Mts and Plains Booksellers Association

 

Upper Midwest Booksellers Association

 

New England Booksellers Association

 

Midwest Booksellers Association

 

Northern California Booksellers Association

 

Southern California Booksellers Association