Welcome to the Savannah Book Festival!
The Savannah Book Festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written word and its role in improving the human experience. Our mission is to promote reading, writing and civil conversation. Since the first Savannah Book Festival in 2008, SBF has presented an array of nationally-acclaimed authors to crowds of book-loving attendees through our ticketed Headline Addresses and our free Festival Saturday.
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February 15 – 18, 2024
Our 4-Day Festival takes place over the course of a sunny Presidents’ Day Weekend, against the backdrop of stunning historic buildings, cascading Spanish moss, and blooming Azaleas. Each year, over 9,000 people join us for three ticketed Headliner Address events and for our free Festival Saturday, which features over 40 authors appearing at unique venues around three historic squares in Downtown Savannah.
Festival Saturday presentations take place in museums, churches, and theaters in and around the historic Telfair, Wright, and Chippewa Squares in the heart of Downtown Savannah. Over 40 nationally-recognized authors from a wide range of genres give 30-minute solo presentations on their creative process, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
The Opening, Keynote, and Closing Addresses are ticketed events presented in the Historic Trustees Theater in Downtown Savannah. Headliners give a 45-minute presentation on their creative process and life as a writer, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Sponsors and Literati members received guaranteed access to Headliner Addresses.
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We’ll see you in 2024!
Links for Live-Streaming
Click here to access individual recordings of the 2023 Savannah Book Festival author presentations. You can also access the all-day, unedited livestreams of each venue below.
- Jespson-Neises Auditorium
- Lutheran Church Sanctuary
- Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
- Baptist Church Sanctuary
- Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
- The Savannah Theatre
News & Updates
Join Us for an Evening with Harrison Scott Key – Sunday, June 11 at 6:30 PM
The Savannah Book Festival and E. Shaver Booksellers invite you to an evening with Harrison Scott Key, in conversation with Amy Paige Condon and a guest appearance by Lauren Key at 6:30 PM at Service Brewing Company. "How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story...
Pre-register now for Union Mission’s Keynote, Reception, and Book Signing with David Ambroz
On Sunday, June 4th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Union Mission will host a keynote, reception, and book signing with David Ambroz at Messiah Lutheran Church (1 West Ridge Road, Skidaway Island). A national poverty and child welfare expert and advocate, David Ambroz tells a...
SBF congratulates Katie Gutierrez on her nomination for Best First Novel by an American Author!
The Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Awards nominates Katie's debut novel, More Than You'll Ever Know. Katie spoke to a capacity crowd at the 2023 Savannah Book Festival. SBF celebrates Katie and all of our women authors during Women's History Month.
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Photos from Paul Doiron Books's post
FBC was happy to have everyone! Over 4,000 individuals came to either our sanctuary or fellowship hall. What a great happening!
Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
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The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes recognize works in 12 categories, with winners to be announced at USC in person on April 21. James Ellroy will receive a lifetime achievement prize.
On Thursday, February 16, just before the opening night of this year’s festival, Bob Drury visited Hunter Army Airfield to speak to the Ranger Battalion as part of our community initiative, SBF@Schools.
Since its inception in 2010, SBF@Schools has brought best-selling authors into local public and private middle/high school and university classrooms to give Savannah’s students a chance to interact with nationally recognized and award-winning authors.
The SBF@Schools program brings both fiction and non-fiction authors to schools to discuss creative writing, history, science, and current events. Authors share their early educational experiences, influences, and successes in their writing lives.
This year, for the first time, one of our visiting authors spoke at Hunter Army Airfield. Robert “Bob” Drury discussed “The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII”, which he co-authored with Tom Clavin.
Robert “Bob” Drury is the recipient of several national journalism awards and is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist, as well as a Pulitzer Prize nominee. His journalism career has arced from sports, to crime, to foreign correspondence.
Thank you to Kalona Barker at Hunter AAF for the photos!
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Wow. This is really cool. So glad SBF/Hunter worked together to help make this happen! I hope we can create more opportunities like this in the future. ❤️
He did a great job. Glad we were there to see and hear it.
We appreciate the support of our Presenting Sponsors:
Philip E. and Nancy B. Beekman Foundation
David & Nancy Cintron
Robert Faircloth
Betsy Lancaster
Gerald D. & Helen M. Stephens Foundation
Thanks to our Signature Media Sponsors:
Thanks to Our Official
Festival Booksellers
and Our Independent
Bookseller Partner
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