Join us for the 24th annual Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, October 12-14, 2012 at Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville!
The Festival is a free event with no registration or tickets required. Author sessions take place in the hearing rooms of the Tennessee Legislature, located beneath Legislative Plaza (main entrance at 6th and Union) and in the Tennessee Capitol Building (main entrance on Charlotte). All author signings take place in the Author Signing Colonnade, located at the top of the steps leading from Legislative Plaza to War Memorial Auditorium.
The 24th annual Southern Festival of Books dates and hours are:
Friday, October 12, 2012: 12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2012: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 14, 2012: 12:00 noon -5:00 p.m..
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Hotel Accommodations
Room blocks have been reserved at area hotels with discounted rates for Festival attendees. When making hotel reservations, make sure to let them know you are reserving in the Southern Festival of Books block in order to get discounted room rates. These blocks do have cut-off dates, so be sure to reserve early.
We have reserved blocks of rooms at the following hotels: (all links will open new pages from external websites)
Be sure to mention the Southern Festival of Books in order to get these special group rates.
| Hotel | Address | Rate | Phone | Cut-Off Date | Distance from site | Note |
| Homewood Suites Nashville Downtown | 706 Church St., 37203 | $134 - Studio suite; $149 - One bedroom suite |
615-742-5550 or 1-800-CALL-HOME |
September 22, 2012 | .2 miles | If using website for reservations, use group code 'SFB'; for phone, use 'Southern Festival of Books' |
| Hotel Indigo Downtown | 301 Union St., 37201 | $149 |
1-877-834-3613 |
September 11, 2012 | .3 miles | Use group code: HOT. Using the link to reserve is preferred. |
| Scarritt Bennett Center | 1008 19th Avenue South | $62 (limited double capacity rooms) |
615-340-7500 |
none | 1.9 miles | |
| Courtyard Nashville Downtown | 170 4th Ave. N, 37219 | $169 |
615-256-0900 |
September 20, 2012 |
.7 miles | |
| Renaissance Nashville Downtown | 611 Commerce St., 37203 | $190 |
(800) 468-3571 |
September 20, 2012 | .4 miles |
