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PUBWEST CONFERENCE

Santa Fe, NM

Feb. 5 – 8, 2016

www.pubwest.org
Toy Fair

New York, NY

Feb. 13 – 16

www.toyfairny.com


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 the Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market Show. A great trifecta!

www.gabbs.net
Campus Market Expo 2013 (CAMEX)

Houston, TX

Mar. 6 - 8

For the third year, this will be a joint show with NSSEA'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!

www.camex.org

www.edexpo.com

www.namta.org
Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL)

Spokane, WA

Mar. 6 - 9

www.appl.org


Natural Products Expo

Anaheim, CA

Mar. 10 - 12

Enormous show, draws buyers of natural, organic, and healthy lifestyle products.

www.expowest.com
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 www.outlantacon.org, www.wizardworld.com, www.megaconvention.com, or www.marcon.org/wordpress

www.comic-con.org
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.

www.awpwriter.org
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.

www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it
Public Library Association [PLA] Show

Denver, CO

Apr. 5 - 9

Biennial, rotates with Association of College and Research Libraries [ACRL] show

www.conference.acrl.org
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.

www.londonbookfair.co.uk
Museum Store Association Conference & Expo

Atlanta, GA

Apr. 15 - 18

www.museumstoreassociation.org


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

www.bookexpoamerica.com


National Stationery Show

Javits Center, New York, NY

May 15 - 18

www.nationalstationeryshow.com


Association of American University Presses (AAUP)

Philadelphia, PA

June 16-18

Back to the East Coast again

www.aaupnet.org
American Library Association Annual Convention (ALA)

Orlando, FL

June 23 - 28

www.ala.org


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

www.specialtyfood.com


Comic-Con

San Diego, CA

July 20 - 24

The mothership of all things geek; over 130,000 attendees.

www.comic-con.org
Denver Publishing Institute

Denver, CO

July 10 – Aug. 5

Four-week summer school

www.du.edu/publishinginstitute
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market

Salt Lake City, UT

Aug. 3 - 6

Also Winter Market in January

www.outdoorretailer.com
NY Now (formerly New York International Gift Fair)

Javits Center, New York, NY

Aug. 20 - 24

Also late January, 2017, dates TBA

www.nynow.com
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.

www.p3petshow.com
Farwest Trade Show

Portland, OR

Aug. 25 – 27

Sell your gardening titles to 6,000 attendees from West Coast nurseries

www.farwestshow.com
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

Los Angeles, CA

August, dates TBA

Also a February 2017 conference in New York City

www.scbwi.org
Interbike16

Las Vegas, NV

Sept. 20 - 23

All things cycling

www.interbike.com
Western Literature Association

Sept. 21 - 24

Big Sky, MT

Theme is “The Profane West”

www.westernlit.org
Bouchercon (World Mystery Convention)

New Orleans, LA

Sept. 15 – 18, 2016

www.bouchercon.info


FALL REGIONAL BOOKSELLER SHOWS (There are nine associations and eight shows)
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA)

Savannah, GA

Sept. 16 – 18

www.sibaweb.com


New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

Providence, RI

Sept. 20 -22

Returning to Providence, but much earlier in 2016

www.newenglandbooks.org
Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers Association (PNBA)

Tacoma, WA

Sept. 30 – Oct. 2

www.pnba.org


Heartland Fall Forum (GLBA, MBA)

Minneapolis, MN

October 5 - 7

www.gliba.org / www.midwestbooksellers.org


Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association

Renaissance Denver Hotel

October 6 - 8, 2016

http://www.mountainsplains.org/




New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)

Baltimore, MD

Oct. 15 - 17

www.naiba.com


Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA)

Denver, CO

October dates TBA

www.mountainsplains.org


Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)

San Francisco, CA

October dates TBA

www.nciba.com


Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA)

Los Angeles, CA

October dates TBA

www.scibabooks.org


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 and Emerald City Comicon (Seattle) are presented by Reed Expositions and not affiliated with San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC).

www.newyorkcomiccon.com
Frankfurt International Book Fair

Frankfurt, Germany

Oct. 19 - 23

www.buchmesse.de


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. www.mpla.us

PubWest member Combined Book Exhibit has a good state-by-state list of regional library shows at www.combinedbook.com; 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”

www.westernhistoryassociation
World Fantasy Convention

Columbus, OH

Oct. 27 - 30

www.worldfantasy.org


Chicago International Remainder and Overstock Book Expo (CIROBE)

Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

October, dates TBA

Large market for overstocks and remainders.

www.cirobe.com

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.

www.theabcshow.com
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.

www.literary-arts.org

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

www.cla-net.org


American Association of School Libraries

Venue and city TBA

November, dates TBA

www.ala.org


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 www.internationalpublishers.org/events
Alaska Wholesale Gift Show

Anchorage, AK

Jan. 5 - 7, 2017

www.alaskagiftshow.com


Craft & Hobby Association 2016 Mega Show (CHAMEGA)

Phoenix, AZ

Jan. 19 – 23, 2017

For the first time ever, not in Anaheim

www.craftandhobby.org

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

www.ala.org
Winter Institute (American Booksellers Association)

Location tba

Late January, 2017

www.bookweb.org


Outdoor Retailer Winter Market

Salt Lake City, UT

January, dates TBA

Also Winter Market in August

www.outdoorretailer.com
NY Now (formerly New York International Gift Fair)

Javits Center, New York, NY

Late January, 2017, dates TBA

www.nynow.com


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 www.giftswholesale.com/trade-shows or www.urban-expo.com


Fancy Food Show

San Francisco, CA

January 2017, dates TBA

www.specialtyfood.com


PUBWEST 2017

Portland, OR

February, 2017

www.pubwest.org

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