Fans of books of all genres have multiple chances to gather to celebrate the printed word at events throughout Tennessee this summer and fall:
• Children’s Festival of Reading in Knoxville, May 18
• Clarksville Writers’ Conference, June 5-7
• Bill Peach Franklin Book Festival, June 8-9, Williamson Co. Public Library
• Mountain Heritage Literary Festival, Harrogate, June 20-21
• Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Sewanee, July 16-28
• Tennessee Antiquarian Book Fair in Nashville, July 26-27, Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair Authors Day, Lebanon, Aug. 18
• Tennessee Book and Readers Convention, Knoxville, Sept. 6-7, Knoxville Expo Center
• Meacham Writers’ Workshop, Chattanooga, Sept. 26-18, UT-Chattanooga
• Indie Romance Convention, Lebanon, Oct. 23-26
• WriterFest Nashville, Nov. 22-28, Belmont University