Events 2013
JANUARY
Events
Lockyer Writers Festival, Laidley, Qld: 6-9 January
QWC Rabbit Hole, Brisbane: 11-13 January
Midsumma–Spoken Word & Literature, Melbourne: 13 January to 3 February
Oz Horror Con, Melbourne: 19-20 January
International events
Taipei International Book Exhibition: 30 January to 4 February
Jaipur Literature Festival, 24-28 January
Awards
Australia Day Honours List: 26 January
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature: 28 January
FEBRUARY
Events
Writers at the Convent, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne: February
Perth Writers Festival: 21-24 February
National Screenwriters Conference, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria: 20-22 February
International Events
Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Burma/Myanmar: 1-3 February
Karachi Literature Festival, Pakistan: 15-17 February
Paris Cookbook Fair: 22-24 February
Capital Literary Festival, Beijing, China: 25 February to 7 March
Awards
Gourmand Awards: 23 February
MARCH
Events
Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) Convention, Brisbane: 1-3 March
Adelaide Writers’ Week: 2-7 March
Oz Comic-Con, Perth: 9-10 March
Somerset Celebration of Literature, Gold Coast, Qld: 13-15 March
Spoke Writers Festival, Adelaide: 13-17 March
Oz Comic-Con, Adelaide: 16-17 March
Storylines Literary Festival, Perth, WA: 20-22 March
Tasmanian Writers Festival, Hobart: 21-24 March
Bellingen Writers Festival, Bellingen, NSW: 22-24 March
Norman Lindsay Festival of Children’s Literature, Faulconbridge, NSW: 25 March
Snowy Mountains Readers and Writers Festival, Jindabyne, NSW: 29-31 March
Swancon, Perth, WA: 29 March to 1 April
Easter Sunday, Australia: 31 March
International events
Shanghai International Literary Festival, China: 1-17 March
World Book Day: 7 March
The Bookworm Literary Festival, Beijing, China: 8-22 March
Jane Austen Literary Festival, Mandeville, Louisiana: 9-10 March
Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival, Hong Kong: 11-12 March
New York Pitch Conference: 14-17 March
Oxford Literary Festival, Oxford UK: 16-24 March
Australian Writers’ Week and Australia‐China Publishing Forum, Beijing, China: 18‐24 March
Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy: 25-28 March
Bangkok International Book Fair, Thailand: 28 March to 8 April
Awards
Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) Awards: 1 March
The Man Asian Literary Prize: 14 March
Tasmanian Literary Prize: 22 March
Australian Independent Bookseller Awards: 25 March
APRIL
Events
Lighthouse Literary Fest, Aireys Inlet, Vic: April
Oracles of the Bush, Tenterfield: 4-7 April
Newcastle Writers Festival, Newcastle, NSW: 5-7 April
National Youth Week, Australia: 5-14 April
National IPEd Editors’ Conference, Perth: 10-12 April
Supanova pop culture expo, Melbourne: 12-14 April
Supanova pop culture expo, Gold Coast: 19-21 April
ANZAC Day, Australia: 25 April
Eye of the Storm, Alice Springs: 25-28 April
Conflux national science fiction convention, Canberra, ACT: 25-28 April
International events
London Book Fair: 15-17 April
Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair: 27-30 April
Awards
The Stella Prize: April
MAY
Events
Mother’s Day (Australia and NZ): 12 May
Clunes Booktown Festival: 4-5 May
Auckland Writers & Readers Festival: 15-19 May
National Conference of the Children's Book Council of Australia, Canberra: 16-18 May
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, WA: 15-19 May
Bundaberg Writefest, Bundaberg, Qld: 18 May
Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF): 20-26 May
Emerging Writers Festival, Melbourne: 23 May to 2 June
City of Monash WordFest, Melbourne: 30 May to 2 August
Reading Matters Student Day, Melbourne: 30 May
Reading Matters Conference, Melbourne: 31 May
Williamstown Literary Festival, Williamstown, Vic: 31 May to 2 June
International events
Romantic Times (RT) Booklovers Convention: 1-5 May
Hay Festival Beirut, Lebanon: 8-10 May
Book Expo America, New York, USA: 29 May to 1 June
International Digital Publishing Forum, New York, USA: 29-30 May
London Literature Festival, UK: 20 May to 14 July
Hay Festival, Wales, UK: 23 May to 2 June
Awards
Aurealis Awards, Sydney, NSW: 18 May
Australian Book Industry Awards: May
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards (announced during SWF)
SMH Young Novelists of the Year Award (announced during SWF)
RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards (announced during the RT Booklovers Conference)
APA Book Design Awards: 23 May
Man Booker Prize: 22 May
JUNE
Events
Townsville Literary Festival, Townsville, Qld: June
Children’s & Young Adult Literature Festival, Sydney: 30 June
Voices on the Coast, Sunshine Coast, Queensland: 1-4 June
Henry Lawson Festival, Grenfell, NSW: 6-10 June
Continuum 9: Contraindicators Science Fiction Convention, Melbourne: 7-10 June
Woodend Winter Arts Festival, Woodend, Vic: 7-10 June
Gloucester Writers Festival, Gloucester, NSW: 8-10 June
if:book Australia: The 24-hour Book (Australia wide): June
Noosa Longweekend Festival, Noosa, Queensland: 14-23 June
Leading Edge Conference, Adelaide: 15-16 June
Australian Booksellers Association annual conference and trade exhibition, Adelaide: 16-17 June
Australian Literature: The Road Ahead 2013 Conference, Macquarie University, Sydney: 20-21 June
Torquay Froth and Bubble, Torquay, Vic: 21 June, 19 July
Bayside Literary Festival, Melbourne: 21 June to 15 July
Supanova pop culture expo, Sydney, NSW: 21-23 June
Antipodes Writing Festival, Melbourne, Vic: 22-23 June
Booksellers NZ annual conference, Christchurch: 23-24 June
Supanova pop culture expo, Perth: 28-30 June
International events in June
Cape Town Book Fair, South Africa: 13-15 June
International Mystery Writers Festival, Kentucky, USA: 14-17 June
Seoul International Book Fair, South Korea: 19-23 June
Awards
Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, UK: 19 June
Miles Franklin Literary Award: June
New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, Christchurch (announced during Booksellers NZ conference): June
JULY
Events
Kimberley Writers Festival, Kimberly, WA: July
National Poetry Day, NZ: July
Oz Comic-Con, Melbourne: 6-7 July
Children’s and Young Adult Writers and Illustrators (CYA) Conference, Perth: 6 July
Yarragon Book Fair, Yarragon, VIC: 10-11 July
Whitsunday Writers Festival, Hamilton Island, QLD: 12-14 July
Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival, Mackay, QLD: 17-20 July
Mildura Writers’ Festival, Mildura, VIC: 18-21 July
Reality Bites, Cooroy, QLD: 25-28 July
Melbourne Rare Book Week: 19-29 July
International events
Festival of Pacific Arts, Honiara, The Solomon Islands: July
HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair: 17-23 July
Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference, Georgia, USA: 17-20 July
Awards
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards: July
Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards: July
RITA Awards (announced during the RWA Conference)
AUGUST
Events
Bendigo Writers Festival, Bendigo, VIC: August
WA Poetry Festival, Perth, WA: August
Salisbury Writers’ Festival, Salisbury, SA: August
Sydney Jewish Writers’ Festival, Sydney, NSW: August
Queensland Business Writers’ Conference, Brisbane, Qld: August
Sci Fi and FanTasy Month, Logan North Library, Qld: August
Press Christchurch Writers’ Festival, Christchurch, NZ: August
Words in Winter, Daylesford Aug 2-30:
Booksellers NZ Conference, Auckland, NZ: 1-2 August.
Corrugated Lines, Broome, WA: 9-11 August
National Bookshop Day, Australia: 11 August
Elizabeth Jolley Conference, Fremantle, WA: 16 August
Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) National Conference, Fremantle, WA: 16-18 August.
Book Week, national school-based events hosted by Children’s Book Council of Australia. August 17-23
Melbourne Writers Festival: 22 August to 1 September
Queensland Poetry Festival, Brisbane, 23-25 August
Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, NSW: 2-4 August
Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children’s Writers and Illustrators, New Zealand: August
International
Beijing International Book Fair, China: August
Edinburgh International Book Festival, UK: 10-26 August
71st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), Texas, USA: 29 August to 2 September
Awards
New Zealand Post Book Awards, Auckland NZ: August.
Children’s Book of the Year Awards: 17 August.
Age Book of the Year Awards (announced during MWF)
Ned Kelly Awards (announced during MWF)
The R*BY Award (announced during RWA National Conference)
SEPTEMBER
Events
Avon Valley Writer’s Festival, Northam and Toodyay Libraries, WA: September
Ballarat Writers & Illustrators Festival, Ballarat, Vic: September
Big Sky Writers and Readers Festival, Geraldton, WA: September
Canberra Readers’ Festival, ACT: September
CrimeScene, Perth, WA: September
Father's Day: 1 September
Fringe Writers’ Festival, Sydney, NSW: September
Griffith Readers’ Festival, Griffith, NSW: September
Indigenous Literacy Day, Australia: 5 September
National Young Writers Festival, Newcastle, NSW: September
'One Word, One Day' auction, Sydney, NSW: September
Overload Poetry Festival, Melbourne, Vic: September
The Marlborough Litfest, Marlborough, NZ: September
Tropical Writers Festival, Cairns: September
Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane, Qld: 4-8 September
Write Around the Murray, Albury, NSW: 11-15 September
International events
International Conference on the Book, Regensburg, Germany: 26-27 September
Woodstock Literary Festival, UK: 12-16 September
Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, USA: 16-22 September
Wigtown Book Festival, Scotland, UK: 27 September to 6 October
Awards
Queensland Literary Awards, Brisbane, Qld: September
The Hugo Awards (announced at WorldCon), Texas, USA: 1 September
OCTOBER
Events
Boundless: Festival of Australian Children’s Literature, Canberra: October
Bruny Island Bird Festival Literary Readings, Bruny Island, Tasmania: October.
Freecon SF convention, UTS, Sydney: October
Gold Coast Writers Festival, Gold Coast, Qld: October
Maleny Celebration of Books, Maleny, Qld: October
Nelson Arts Festival, Nelson, NZ: October
Regional Arts Australia National Conference, Goolwa, SA: October
Tasmanian Poetry Festival, Launceston, Tas: October
The Word Writers Fair, Sunshine Coast, Qld: October
Unley Libraries Festival, Adelaide, SA: October
World Matters Literary Festival, Eltham, VIC: October
Queensland Writers Week, Qld: 7-13 October
International events
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Canada: October
Belfast Festival at Queen's, Belfast, UK: October
South Asian Literary Festival, UK: October
Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Hong Kong: October
International Festival of Authors, Toronto, Canada: October
Litquake, San Francisco: October.
Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival, Canada: October
Ubud Readers & Writers Festival, Bali, Indonesia: 2-6 October
Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany: 9-13 October
Book Expo Thailand, Bangkok: 16-28 October
Vancouver International Writers Festival, Canada: 22-17 October
Awards
Nobel Prize for Literature: October
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, Melbourne, Vic: October
NOVEMBER
Events
GenreCon, Brisbane, QLD: November
Nanowrimo, international: November
QWC Rabbit Hole, Brisbane: 22-24 November
SPN Independent Publishers Conference, Melbourne, Vic: November
Sutherland Shire Writers Festival, Gymea, NSW: November
International events
Singapore Writers Festival: November
Miami Book Fair International, USA: November
Dublin Book Festival, Ireland: November
China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair: 7-10 November
Awards
Walkley Book Award: November
Melbourne Literature Prize: November
Most Underrated Book Award: November
DECEMBER
Events
Christmas Day: 25 December
Boxing Day: 26 December
International events
Bangalore Literature Festival, India: December
Goa Arts & Literary Festival, India: December
Awards