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West Virginia Book Festival
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An Event For Book Lovers

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The West Virginia Book Festival is an event for book lovers of all ages. The Festival features international bestselling authors in a no-cost, annual event for thousands of excited visitors in downtown Charleston, West Virginia at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.

Yes, attendance for the West Virginia Book Festival is (and always will be) free of cost.

Author R. L. Stine talking to a crowd
"Goosebumps" and "Fear Street" author, R.L. Stine, speaks to an audience at the 2018 Festival.

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2022 Book Festival Authors

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Vendors

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The Festival features a Marketplace where you will find book sellers, publishers, individual authors and other literary vendors offering a variety of books and related items, including books to be signed by Festival authors.
Vendor Waitlist
All vendor spaces have been filled. You may still submit a Marketplace Vendor Application to be placed on a waitlist. Please note that submission of an application does not guarantee a vendor spot. Read the General Information document for more details.

Sponsors

​Many organizations and volunteers work together to make the West Virginia Book Festival a reality.

Kanawha County Public Library logo
The Library Foundation of Kanawha County, Inc logo
Charleston Gazette Mail logo
West Virginia Humanities Council logo

West Virginia Center for the Book logo
The Marshall University Foundation logo
Encova foundation of West Virginia logo
T. C. Energy logo
Friends of the library foundation of Kanawha County, Inc logo
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting logo
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West Virginia Library Commission logo

Contact

West Virginia Book Festival
123 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304)343-4646 x1287

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  • Home
  • Authors
    • C. J. Box
    • Elin Hilderbrand
    • Marc Brown
    • Victoria V. E. Schwab
    • Charlie Ryan & Mitch Evans
  • Info
  • Contact
  • Schedule
    • Presentations