Save the date for our 20th Annual Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors
September 25-28, 2025
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NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR:
Author Submissions: Submissions for independent and self-submitted authors are now closed--thank you to everyone who submitted. We are currently in our review period.
*If you have worked with Bookmarks before and are a traditional publisher or publicist, please contact Festival Director Beth Seufer Buss directly with your festival submission.
If you are interested in helping support the 20th anniversary festival as a sponsor or donor, please contact Executive Director Jamie Rogers Southern.
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20 Years of Literary Excellence
Bookmarks began as an annual book festival in 2004 and has since grown to be the largest annual book festival in the Carolinas. After several years as a volunteer-run book festival, Bookmarks has grown to be a 501(c)(3) literary arts nonprofit organization and independent bookstore in downtown Winston-Salem with year-round programming and outreach. All of Bookmarks' programming, including the Festival of Books & Authors, is part of the organization's mission to cultivate community by bringing people of all ages together with books and authors that educate, inspire, challenge, and entertain. Learn more about Bookmarks' history and mission.