The Texas Book Festival (TBF), the largest book event in Texas and one of the premier literary Festivals in the nation, returns on November 14–15, 2026 to downtown Austin. TBF is the largest book event in Texas and one of the foremost literary celebrations in the country. Attendees can once again expect an all-star author lineup of more than 250 of the year’s leading writers, programming for all ages in both English and Spanish, book signings, cooking demonstrations, family and teen-focused activities, hundreds of bookish exhibitors, food trucks, a Saturday night Lit Crawl, and more. The event remains free and open to the public.
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We have become aware of multiple scam attempts wherein authors and vendors are being invited to participate in the Texas Book Festival for a fee. These communications are fraudulent and not affiliated with Texas Book Festival.
Texas Book Festival does not charge featured authors to participate in the official Festival program. Vendor applications are always submitted directly through the official texasbookfestival.org website. Vendor payment is always requested from TBF staffers using an official @texasbookfestival.org email address and invoiced through the secure Stripe platform. Payment will never be requested via alternative platforms, such as Zelle, Cash App, PayPal, wire transfer, gift cards, or other unofficial payment methods.
Communications from official Texas Book Festival staff will always end in @texasbookfestival.org. Any email addresses not ending with this domain are unofficial and not affiliated with Texas Book Festival.
For example:
[email protected] > SCAM
[email protected] > SCAM
[email protected] > LEGIT
[email protected] > LEGIT
[name]@texasbookfestival.org > LEGIT
While exhibitors, including publishing houses, are allowed to feature their authors at their assigned space throughout the Festival weekend, it is against Texas Book Festival’s exhibitor policy to resell or sublet any space allotted to an exhibitor, including to authors who are asked to pay to be featured at their booth.
If you have been contacted by anyone requesting money to participate in the Festival or who you believe to be engaging in fraudulent behavior, please do not engage, click on links, or submit any form of payment. Let us know by emailing [email protected].
Thank you,
The Texas Book Festival Team
Book Submissions
Submissions for featured author consideration at the 2026 Texas Book Festival are now closed.
Exhibitors & Food Trucks
The Festival offers exhibitors a great opportunity to showcase their products and/or services to a large audience of book lovers. Applications are evaluated until capacity is reached.
Recorded Sessions
Missed a session or simply want to relive the experience? Check out our slate of recorded Festival conversations, including those recorded by our friends at BookTV on C-SPAN 2.
Author Lineup
Explore author lineups from past Texas Book Festivals.
Texas Writer Award
Each year, Texas Book Festival presents the Texas Writer Award — formerly known as the Bookend Award — to an esteemed writer in recognition of outstanding contributions to Texas literature.
Festival Poster Artist
Each year, a talented artist creates an original poster that captures the spirit of the Texas Book Festival.
Festival Archive
Browse Festival photo galleries and our archive of Festival authors and poster artists throughout the years.