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On Writing : Is their such a thing of book festivals? by Ellison Kk
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Hey Ellison, this is Karen from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Filmmaking / Directing to Authoring & Playwriting (since you're asking about book festivals), as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions and all the best to you!
There are some in the UK - though it can be difficult if you're self-published to get noticed or even get invited/display/get a slot at some festivals. The Hay festival wouldn't let me attend as a guest writer because they said that Omonolidee (a series of travelogues) didn't match their remit/theme for the festival which was... Travelling. Go figure. (I've since been told that the organisers of The Hay festival are a bit up their own arses and only like celebrities attending.)
One of the biggest in the US, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, happened last weekend. There are many here in the US, all around the country.
There are many book festivals, but unless you're with a distributor or larger publisher, perhaps what you're looking for (or would be more helpful) might be a writer's conference?
Problem is, Tessa, I want to reach readers, not authors/writers. :-)