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The 2026 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 5-8. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.
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Welcome to the Savannah Book Festival!
February 5-8, 2026
When and Where is SBF?
The 2026 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 5-8. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.
Our four-day Festival takes place in Savannah’s Historic District against a 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.
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. Our lineup of nationally-recognized authors from wide-ranging genres give 30-minute solo presentations on their creative process, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Headliner Addresses are ticketed events presented in the Historic Lucas 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 receive guaranteed access to Headliner Addresses.
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News & Updates
Diane Foley Is Unable to Attend This Year’s Festival Due to a Family Emergency
Diane Foley, co-author of American Mother, will no longer be able to attend the 18th annual Savannah Book Festival due to a family emergency. Please note that this session is not cancelled. Foley's co-author, Colum McCann, will be presenting at 9 AM at Trinity United...
Leigh Bardugo is unable to attend this year’s festival due to the Los Angeles fires
Leigh Bardugo, author of The Familiar, is unable to attend the 18th Savannah Book Festival due to the Los Angeles fires. The #1 New York Times bestselling author is a resident of Los Angeles. Bardugo will visit Savannah at a later date. She was originally scheduled to...
2025 Festival Saturday Schedule
The 2025 Festival Schedule is now live! You can visit the Festival Saturday Schedule page to download the PDF version with clickable links to each author page. Also live now is our 2025 panel discussions. Our panels this year are: Mastering the Craft Strong Female...
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“Book-It Tuesday” ROUND 5!!!🍁🪶 Here are five more AMAZING Saturday authors…
Stay tuned each Tuesday for the rest of our amazing author announcements on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Make sure to visit the “Meet the Authors” page on our website for a more in-depth view of the authors and their books.
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“Book-It Tuesday” ROUND 4!!!📙🦇 No tricks, just treats today as we share with you our next five authors.
Stay tuned each Tuesday for the rest of our amazing author announcements on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Make sure to visit the “Meet the Authors” page on our website for a more in-depth view of the authors and their books.
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Yay! Love Fiona Davis!! And this is an excellent book 💜
Courtney Gonzales some good authors! I'm excited!
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“Book-It Tuesday” ROUND 3!!!📘💫 Here are our next five INCREDIBLE authors.
Keep an eye out for our 2026 Headliner Announcements…coming so soon! Get excited!
Each Tuesday we’ll reveal of our amazing authors, so stay tuned here on Facebook, on Instagram, and on X. Make sure to visit the “Meet the Authors” page on our website for a more in-depth view of the authors and their books.
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Kevin Wilson!!! Ok - now is not the time to panic!! 🙀
SO excited about Kevin Wilson!! I've been a fan since NOTHING TO SEE HERE and can't wait to meet him 🤩!
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Crystal Vitale
We appreciate the support of our Chairperson’s Circle:
Beekman Family
David & Nancy Cintron
Robert Faircloth
Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation
Betsy Lancaster
Drs. Mickey and Kristin Ott
Gerald D. & Helen M. Stephens Foundation
Robert and Linda Zerbe
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