San Antonio Book Festival
Author: Jamie Leija
Clay Smith Departing the Book Festival
- October 6, 2021
SABF announces the departure of Clay Smith, who has served as the festival’s Literary Director since the organization’s inception in 2012. Clay has accepted the position of Chief of Literary […]
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SABF Announces 2021 Lineup Featuring Nearly 200 Authors
- March 9, 2021
The Free, Online Festival will Present a Record Number of Writers and Sessions for all Ages We’re excited to announce our 2021 author lineup and events schedule, which includes […]
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SABF Announces New Official Bookseller: Nowhere Bookshop
- October 29, 2020
Starting in 2021, Nowhere Bookshop, San Antonio’s newest independent bookstore, will be the San Antonio Book Festival’s official bookseller, a role previously filled by Barnes & Noble since the Festival […]
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2021 Festival Will Be A Virtual, Three-Day Event
- October 29, 2020
For the first time ever, the San Antonio Book Festival will take place entirely online and run for three full days, April 9 through April 11. Pending the pandemic numbers […]
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Replay our Virtual Events
- September 20, 2020
In case you missed any of our virtual events that we hosted August – December 2020, we’ve compiled them for you here. Get Lit with Brit Bennett The San […]
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Presented by the San Antonio Book Festival & The DoSeum
- May 12, 2020
Welcome to the Virtual Book Festival for Kids & Teens If you have children and teens in your home right now, in this bizarre time of social distancing and opting […]
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8th annual San Antonio Book Festival Canceled
- March 13, 2020
Following the City of San Antonio’s statement today regarding COVID-19, the 8th annual San Antonio Book Festival and Lit Crawl San Antonio, which were scheduled to take place on April […]
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San Antonio Book Festival Announces 2020 Lineup Featuring More Than 120 Authors
- February 5, 2020
The Free Festival Presents Adrienne Brodeur, Sandra Cisneros, Scott Pelley, Saeed Jones, Kathy Valentine, and more New event for 2020: LIT CRAWL The San Antonio Book Festival (SABF) is excited to […]
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NEW Sponsorship Level Available!
- December 8, 2019
The Book Festival would not exist without the generosity of the sponsors who have carried us to our 8th anniversary. From travel and accommodations for Festival authors to rentals and […]
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Book Festival Staff Expands, Adds Clay Smith and Maritza Cirlos Full-Time
- August 4, 2019
The San Antonio Book Festival continues to grow, adding longtime Literary Director, Clay Smith, and Managing Director, Maritza Cirlos, to its full-time staff. Both have been with SABF since the […]
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