January

American Library Association Annual Mid-Winter (ALA)

February

Campus Market Expo (CAMEX)

CPE (Christian Product Expo)

PUBWEST

Toy Fair

Public Library Association [PLA] Conference (every other year)

March

AWP Conference and Bookfair

Natural Products Expo

Public Lands Alliance [PLA]

WonderCon

April

Art Materials World

Bologna Children’s Book Fair (traditionally)

LA Times Festival of Books

London Book Fair (traditionally)

Spring Fest West (CALIBA x PNBA)

May

U.S. Book Show

Licensing Expo

Museum Store Association Conference & Expo

SFWA Nebula Conference

June

American Library Association Annual Convention (ALA)

Association of American University Presses (AAUP) Annual Meeting

Bologna Children’s Book Fair (2021)

Bookfest from Edelweiss / Above the Treeline

July

Comic-Con International

Denver Publishing Institute
Four-week summer school, introduction to book publishing as a career

London Book Fair (2021)

Romance Writers of America (RWA)

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

August

Bouchercon 2021 (World Mystery Convention)

Farwest Trade Show

Licensing Expo (2021)

NY NOW Gift Show

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market

Superzoo - Pet Culture

September

ABC (All Baby and Child) Fall Expo

Bouchercon 2022 (World Mystery Convention)

GenCon

Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show

New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)

Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA)

October-November

Frankfurt International Book Fair

Heartland Fall Forum (GLBA and MBA)

New York Comic Con

Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers Association (PNBA)

Romance Writers of America (2021)

Western History Association (WHA)

Western Literature Association 2020

World Fantasy Convention