File this post Book Promotion Tips Literary Calendars under things to remember. Handy for planning your book promotion calendar and author/illustrator events.
When would an author or illustrator use a Literary Calendar?
- if/when your book falls within a category (i.e. you have a picture book with science themes — then the science dates, picture book dates, and children’s literacy dates would all fit your book promotion planning)
- support other authors/illustrators/publishing houses
- build your brand as a book expert
Book Promotion Tips: Literary Calendar
- FAMILY LITERACY DAY: JANUARY 27
- WORLD READ ALOUD DAY: FEBRUARY 1
- INTERANATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE: FEBRUARY 11
- INTERNATIONAL BOOK GIVING DAY: FEBRUARY 14
- LIBRARY LOVERS DAY: FEBRUARY 14 (AND NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH)
- NATIONAL READ ALOUD MONTH: MARCH
- READ AN EBOOK WEEK: MARCH 5-11
- WORLD BOOK DAY: MARCH 7
- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: MARCH 8
- DR. SEUSS DAY: MARCH 2
- PI DAY: MARCH 14
- WORLD POETRY DAY: MARCH 21
- NATIONAL POETRY MONTH – APRIL
- INTERNAITONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY: APRIL 2
- NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: APRIL 7-13
- D.E.A.R. DROP EVERYTHING AND READ DAY: APRIL 12
- NATIONAL TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY: APRIL 23
- INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY: APRIL 27
- CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK: APRIL 29-MAY 5
- MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH – MAY
- AUDIOBOOK APPRECIATION MONTH: JUNE
- GLBT BOOK MONTH: JUNE
- NATIONAL COLORING BOOK DAY: AUGUST 2
- BOOK LOVERS DAY: AUGUST 9
- SCIENCE LITERACY WEEK: SEPTEMBER 19-25
- BANNED BOOKS WEEK: SEPTEMBER 22-28
- NATIONAL COMIC BOOK DAY: SEPTEMBER 25
- NATIONAL COOKBOOK MONTH: OCTOBER
- MAD HATTER DAY: OCTOBER 6
- NATIONAL DICTIONARY DAY: OCTOBER 16TH
- NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK MONTH: NOVEMBER
- I READ CANADIAN DAY: NOVEMBER 2
- TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A BOOKSTORE DAY (TYCBD): FIRST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
Do you have any Book Promotion Tips: Literary Calendar dates to add? Put them in the comments below!
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