Celebrating the written word since 1989.
SAVE THE DATE…
The 37th Annual
SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
October 18-19, 2025
Tennessee State Museum, Tennessee State Library & Archives, & Bicentennial Mall
VISIT THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE
WWW.SOFESTOFBOOKS.ORG
The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming approximately 150 authors and 25,000 visitors each October. The Festival is free, and includes performance stages, food trucks, and more than 60 publishers and booksellers.
On Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27, we invite you to join us for the full Festival experience – author sessions, book signings, food trucks, performance stages, and exhibitors. Learn more here.
View some past sessions on the FESTIVAL’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
SUBMIT A BOOK
If you’ve published a book between October 23, 2024 and October 31, 2025 and would like to be considered for an appearance at the festival, please complete this submission form by May 31, 2025.
At this stage we kindly ask that you not send any unsolicited copies of the book. Thank you! Please note that we strongly discourage self-published authors from outside of Tennessee from submitting.
BE AN EXHIBITOR
If you are a bookseller, publisher, press, literacy organization, or a company with book-related products, we invite you to rent a booth at the 2024 Southern Festival of Books. Visit our vendor page for all the details and complete the registration form.
DONATE OR SPONSOR
Your gift helps ensure that this Festival remains FREE to all attendees, this year and for years to come. It is our mission to make this experience accessible to as many people as possible, of all ages and backgrounds. Thank you in advance for your commitment to The Southern Festival of Books.
To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sandy Obodzinski, Development & Communications Director at sandy@humtn.org.
AUTHORS IN THE ROUND
Authors In The Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the Southern Festival of Books, returned on October 25th at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Thanks to our friends at nFocus magazine, enjoy this recap of the night’s festivities!
Save The Date…October 17, 2025
Contact Sandy Obodzinski, Development & Communications Director, for sponsorship opportunities or to be added to the invitation list: sandy@humtn.org.
VOLUNTEER
The Southern Festival of Books relies on hundreds volunteers to help the event run smoothly. We couldn’t do it with you!
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