Miami Book Fair International is a premier program
of the Florida Center of the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College.
Over eight days each November,
downtown Miami becomes the center
of the literary world when Miami Book
Fair International welcomes hundreds
of thousands of book lovers who attend
readings and discussions featuring
prize-winning, best-selling and
emerging authors from the U.S. and
around the world. Founded in 1983
by Miami
Dade College and community
partners, the Miami Book Fair has
been recognized as the nation’s finest
literary event of its kind. In 2002, the
Fair became part of the Florida Center
for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade
College, a cultural and academic initiative
that promotes the advancement
and appreciation of literature.
The Miami Book Fair celebrates literary culture
in three ways: the stellar Festival of Authors, the Street Fair, and the International Pavilions Village.
The Evenings With…Reading
Series runs from opening Sunday
through Friday and features a major
literary figure each night. On Thursday,
creative writing classes and
publishing seminars prepare beginning
writers to take their next steps,
and the International Pavilions Village opens with a celebration of cultural
diversity. On Friday, the Street Fair gets under way, and thousands of pupils
from South Florida schools visit
to hear authors and participate in Children’s
Alley opening festivities.
During Street Fair weekend, more
than 250 publishers and booksellers exhibit and sell books in a festive atmosphere.
The International Pavilions
Village showcases the literature, fine
arts and folkloric traditions of many nations. Children’s Alley activities include
book-inspired theater and arts-andcrafts,
storytelling and readings by children’s
book authors from around the
world. The Antiquarian Annex showcases
rare books, signed first editions,
original manuscripts and other collectibles.
On Saturday and Sunday the Festival of Authors continues when more than 350 authors present their
works, including the Latin American
and Spanish authors who participate in
the IberoAmerican Authors Program,
and the up-and-coming Florida writers
who participate in the Write Out Loud
Reading Series
.
