PUBWEST CONFERENCE
Santa Fe, NM
Feb. 5 – 8, 2016
Toy Fair
New York, NY
Feb. 13 – 16
Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS)
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 2 - 4
This show continues to be held in conjunction with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) spring education event, “SIBA in the Springtime”, as well as co-located with theAtlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market Show.A great trifecta!
Campus Market Expo 2013 (CAMEX)
Houston, TX
Mar. 6 - 8
For the third year, this will be a joint show withNSSEA's Ed Expo, marketplace for educational materials. For the first time, these two will co-present with the NAMTA show of the International Art Materials Association, the top show for books on art instruction. Another great trifecta!
Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL)
Spokane, WA
Mar. 6 - 9
Natural Products Expo
Anaheim, CA
Mar. 10 - 12
Enormous show, draws buyers of natural, organic, and healthy lifestyle products.
Wonder-Con
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 25 - 27
There are all sorts of Cons for fantasy, SF, and more. Look for a local show at or
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 30 – Apr. 2
12,000 writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers; this show continues to grow in importance for literature and fiction publishers.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bologna, Italy
Apr. 4 - 7
The largest international children's book fair. Great for selling sub rights and buying packaged titles.
Public Library Association [PLA] Show
Denver, CO
Apr. 5 - 9
Biennial, rotates with Association of College and Research Libraries [ACRL] show
London Book Fair
London, UK
Apr. 12 - 14
2016 is the 45th anniversary of this key international show, 25,000 publishing professional attendees. Now at the Olympia Expo Centre.
Museum Store Association Conference & Expo
Atlanta, GA
Apr. 15 - 18
BookExpo America (BEA)
Chicago, IL
May 11-13
It’s early this year, and moves out of the Javits for the first time in several years.
To reserve your space in the PubWest aisle, contact Kent Watson
National Stationery Show
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 15 - 18
Association of American University Presses (AAUP)
Philadelphia, PA
June 16-18
Back to the East Coast again
American Library Association Annual Convention (ALA)
Orlando, FL
June 23 - 28
Summer Fancy Food Show
Javits Center, New York, NY
June 26 - 28
25,000 buyers, 2,500 exhibitors at the largest specialty food trade event in North America
Also January Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, CA
Comic-Con
San Diego, CA
July 20 - 24
The mothership of all things geek; over 130,000 attendees.
Denver Publishing Institute
Denver, CO
July 10 – Aug. 5
Four-week summer school
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 3 - 6
Also Winter Market in January
NY Now (formerly New York International Gift Fair)
Javits Center, New York, NY
Aug. 20 - 24
Also late January, 2017, dates TBA
P3: Progressive Pet Products
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Aug. 24 - 25
New this year, show for independent and big-box pet supply stores, replacing the former H. H. Backer Total Pet Expo. Managed by Urban Expositions.
Farwest Trade Show
Portland, OR
Aug. 25 – 27
Sell your gardening titles to 6,000 attendees from West Coast nurseries
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Los Angeles, CA
August, dates TBA
Also a February 2017 conference in New York City
Interbike16
Las Vegas, NV
Sept. 20 - 23
All things cycling
Western Literature Association
Sept. 21 - 24
Big Sky, MT
Theme is “The Profane West”
Bouchercon (World Mystery Convention)
New Orleans, LA
Sept. 15 – 18, 2016
FALL REGIONAL BOOKSELLER SHOWS (There are nine associations and eight shows)
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA)
Savannah, GA
Sept. 16 – 18
New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)
Providence, RI
Sept. 20 -22
Returning to Providence, but much earlier in 2016
Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers Association (PNBA)
Tacoma, WA
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2
Heartland Fall Forum (GLBA, MBA)
Minneapolis, MN
October 5 - 7
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Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association
Renaissance Denver Hotel
October 6 - 8, 2016
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)
Baltimore, MD
Oct. 15 - 17
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA)
Denver, CO
October dates TBA
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)
San Francisco, CA
October dates TBA
Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA)
Los Angeles, CA
October dates TBA
New York ComicCon
Javits Center, New York, NY
Oct. 6 - 9
This rival show is growing in importance as the San Diego convention continues to sell out.New York Comic Con, C2E2: The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo andEmerald City Comicon(Seattle) are presented by Reed Expositions and not affiliated with San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC).
Frankfurt International Book Fair
Frankfurt, Germany
Oct. 19 - 23
Mountains Plains Library Association (MPLA)
Lakeland, CO
Oct. 20 - 22
The (MPLA) is a twelve state association representing libraries in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Joint show with Colorado Library Association.
PubWest member Combined Book Exhibit has a good state-by-state list of regional library shows at if you can’t attend your local show, you can contact them to have your books displayed.
Western History Association (WHA)
St. Paul, MN
Oct. 20 - 23
Theme is “Expanding Western Horizons”
World Fantasy Convention
Columbus, OH
Oct. 27 - 30
Chicago International Remainder and Overstock Book Expo (CIROBE)
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
October, dates TBA
Large market for overstocks and remainders.
ABC Kids Expo
Las Vegas, NV
October, dates TBA
6,000 buyers and 1,000 exhibitors of juvenile products, one of the fastest-growing shows.
Wordstock
Portland, OR
November, dates TBA
This ten-year-old consumer book festival relaunched as a one-day event in 2015 and was packed with celebrity authors including Cisneros, Gaitskill, Irving, and Krakauer.
Many other cities and states, from Las Vegas to Miami, have local consumer book festivals, generally held in the fall. Search online for events in your region.
California Library Association
November, dates TBA
Venue TBA
American Association of School Libraries
Venue and city TBA
November, dates TBA
Guadalajara Book Fair
Guadalajara, Mexico
Nov. 26 – Dec. 4
Guadalajara is the largest fair for Spanish-language books in Latin America.
A complete calendar of International Fairs is at
Alaska Wholesale Gift Show
Anchorage, AK
Jan. 5 - 7, 2017
Craft & Hobby Association 2016 Mega Show (CHAMEGA)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan. 19 – 23, 2017
For the first time ever, not in Anaheim
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (ALA Midwinter)
Atlanta, GA
Jan. 20 – 24, 2017
The Midwinter Meeting comes to Denver in 2018 and Seattle in 2019
Winter Institute (American Booksellers Association)
Location tba
Late January, 2017
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Salt Lake City, UT
January, dates TBA
Also Winter Market in August
NY Now (formerly New York International Gift Fair)
Javits Center, New York, NY
Late January, 2017, dates TBA
Seattle Gift Show
Seattle, WA
Late January, 2017, dates TBA
More than fifty major and many smaller gift shows are held in the U.S. each year; search for shows in your state or region at or
Fancy Food Show
San Francisco, CA
January 2017, dates TBA
PUBWEST 2017
Portland, OR
February, 2017