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L.A. Times Festival of Books: The 25th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will be held October 3-4 rather than next month, and the book prizes awards ceremony, planned for April 17, is canceled, but honorees and winners will still be announced that day.
Virginia Festival of Books canceled: This year’s festival will not be held, and the festival will update its attendees on “many other implications of this cancelation” via its website.
PEN Events Still on: PEN America is proceeding with plans for the PEN America World Voices Festival, to be held May 4-9 in New York and May 6-9 in Los Angeles, and the New York PEN America Literary Gala on May 19. CHECK BEFORE HAND AS SOME CITIES MAY FORCE CLOSURES.
2020 Bologna Children’s Book Fair is canceled. Due to the spread of the new coronavirus in Italy, the organizers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair have opted to cancel the fair for this year. The next edition of the fair is scheduled for April 12-15, 2021.
Penguin Random House gives NYC staff ability to work from home. PRH is offering New York–based staffers the ability to work from home.
Left Coast Crime was shut down by the San Diego Health Department’s ruling of no more than 250 people at an event. This was on Day One of the conference. Booksellers had shipped books but didn’t attend, so authors were unable to sign books. Authors who were concerned about travel cancelled, causing panels to be revised.
Sleuthfest 2020, sponsored by The MWA (Mystery Writers of America) Florida Chapter has announced Sleuthfest has been cancelled. If you are registered, you will receive an email as to what to do next.
Malice Domestic has postponed. Details will follow.
Murder and Mayhem in Chicago has been cancelled.
University of North Dakota 51st annual writers conference has been cancelled.
Muse and the Marketplace 2020 in Massachusetts is cancelled.
Granta and Wesleyan Writers Conference 2020 scheduled for June, is in limbo, as all in-person classes and activities have been suspended until further notice. Check the website for updates.
SOKY (Southern Kentucky) Book Fest 2020 is cancelled. Next year is scheduled for March 26 and 27, 2021.
Reed Postpones BookExpo, BookCon Reedpop has rescheduled the BookExpo, BookCon, and Unbound events originally planned for late May, to July 22-26 at the Javits Center.
805 Writers Conference, sponsored by WPN, is currently still scheduled for November 7&8. If the virus reappears in the fall, the conference may go online.