There is a growing list of book fairs and writers' festivals around the world that have been cancelled or postponed after the World Health Organization's declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on 11 March, 2020.
As part of protective measures being taken in many countries, mass gatherings of people are being avoided in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Some of the major events cancelled include Sydney Writers' Festival, London Book Fair, and Auckland Writers Festival.
Here is a list of literary festivals and events in 2020 that have recently been cancelled or postponed.
- Auckland Writers Festival (New Zealand)
- London Book Fair (UK)
- Sydney Writers' Festival (Australia)
- Daunt Books Festival (UK)
- Alderney Literary Festival (UK)
- Ullapool Book Festival (Scotland)
- Glasgow's Aye Write book festival (Scotland)
- 2020 Tucson Festival of Books (USA)
- 2020 Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy)
- Leipzig Book Fair (Germany)
- L.A. Art Book Fair (USA)
- Brantford Symphony Orchestra Book Fair (USA)
Stay safe, writers! Follow the WHO's advice and your local authorities' advice on protective measures to take against this outbreak.
And, of course, this is an ideal to shut yourself away to do some writing or to read a good book!
