Upcoming Events
During eight days each November hundreds of authors and thousands of readers converge on Downtown Miami for the nation's premier literary festival. And when that's over, we keep it going, month in, month out.
Speak Up: So You Want To Be An Author?
Monday-Friday, August 4-8, 20251:30 – 3 p.m. ESTOnline via Crowdcast Miami Book Fair’s Speak Up creative writing program presents: So You Want To Be An Author? A free, virtual week-long professional development series for teens ages 13-19 interested in learning about the journey from first sentence to first book sale and beyond. Students will learn directly from established authors and publishing industry professionals and have the opportunity to receive personalized feedback on...
Ciclo Homenajes: Pedro Henríquez Ureña. La actriz y periodista Adriana Bianco y la profesora Myra Medina conversan sobre la vida y obra del humanista dominicano.
La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al homenaje al humanista dominicano Pedro Henríquez Ureña. ______________ Adriana Bianco: profesora de Filosofía y Letras de Universidad Buenos Aires, Argentina, con post-grado en la Universidad de La Sorbonne. Miembro Correspondiente de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española-ANLE. Ha publicado varios libros, entre ellos:...
An Evening with Christopher B. Strain
Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Christopher B. Strain discussing Driving Lessons: A Road Trip through American Travel Literature (University Alabama Press, $34.95) ***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Avenue. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can’t make the event? Order your copy here. Weaves the author’s own four-month cross-country sojourn in a VW van with...
First Draft: A Creative Writing Social with Jamie Ford
August 12th, 2025 / 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM / via Zoom Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Theme: “Rescuing Yourself” In this generative workshop, we’ll write from prompts that send you back in time to visit a younger version of yourself. What will you say and what would...
Manuscript Consultations with Literary Agent Michelle Brower
August 18-29 Various times, as appointed (Mon. – Fri.). All appointed times in EST. 15-minute manuscript consultations are limited to 22 people | $55 Online via Google Meet | Register to receive link Genres Accepted: Literary fiction, book club fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, suspense/thriller, and speculative fiction.Genres Not Accepted: Children’s (YA/picture book/middle grade), hard SFF, romance/erotica, memoir, and self-help. Manuscript materials must be formatted in a...
NOIR WEEK MIAMI
Narts Foundation, Miami Book Fair y el Koubek Center presentan la primera edición de Noir Week Miami, un atrapante festival literario y cultural que se desarrollará del 26 al 30 de agosto de 2025, y que pondrá el foco en el fascinante universo del género negro y policial. Durante cinco días, el público podrá disfrutar de una programación que combina presentaciones de libros, debates, talleres, fotografía, moda, música, gastronomía y cine, culminando con una intensa jornada el sábado...
Publishing Seminar with Literary Agent Michelle Brower
One day seminar, August 28, 2025 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Online via Crowdcast (Register to receive link) Registration: $35 Our seminar will cover the path to traditional publishing, including querying and working with literary agents, what to expect from submission, publishing deal terms, working with an editor and the different stages of a book deal and publication. There will be ample time for questions! Scholarships Available for MDC Students Miami Book Fair is offering two (2)...
Taller de lectura: revisitar el Boom de la literatura hispanoamericana: entre rupturas, consagraciones y nuevas voces.
Si ya no hay cupo para el taller, por favor registre sus datos en esta lista de espera: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-z2WK9vHHJVmd9LmPt9-8cswb52aeZuovwOlGH3kGW4HOlQ/viewform. Le informaremos si surge una oportunidad de que participe. Gracias por su interés. Actividad presencial DESCRIPTION:Dictado por el Prof. Emilio Sánchez, este ciclo propone una relectura crítica y apasionada del fenómeno literario que cambió para siempre la narrativa en lengua española: el Boom...
Creative Writing Workshop: Memoir Begins with ME: Main Character Energy in Creative Nonfiction with Flint
4 Saturdays: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (2 hours) / In-Person, MDC Wolfson Campus Pay-What-You-Can Pricing: To ensure that these special workshops facilitated by our Emerging Writer Fellows are as accessible as possible to the widest audience possible, we’re putting it into your hands to pay what you can for this workshop. Choose a ticket price, ranging from $25 to $75, based upon what feels right to you. Memoir is a very ME-forward, ME-focused genre of writing,...
First Draft: A Creative Writing Social with Von Wise
September 9, 2025 / 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM / via Zoom Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Theme: Sound in Poetry This workshop will focus on sound and the act of reading, writing, and thinking with our ears. Sound is a fundamental and often less-considered element in creative...
An Evening with Dan Brown
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 international bestsellers, including Origin, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress. ABOUT THE BOOK: The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to...
Ciclo Homenajes: Manuel Mujica Lainez. La actriz y periodista Adriana Bianco comparte sus recuerdos sobre su amistad con el escritor argentino, creador de Bomarzo.
Saludo del Consul General de Argentina en Miami Marcel F. Gilardoni. La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al homenaje al escritor argentino Manuel Mujica Lainez. ______________ Adriana Bianco: profesora de Filosofía y Letras de Universidad Buenos Aires, Argentina, con post-grado en la Universidad de La Sorbonne. Miembro Correspondiente de la Academia Norteamericana de la...
First Draft: A Creative Writing Social with Nadine Pinede
October 7th, 2025 / 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM / via Zoom In English and Haitian Creole. Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Theme: Writing History in the Present Tense Step into the time machine of your imagination. History speaks—and in this workshop, it sings. Join poet and author...
