List of Holidays for Authors and Writers

Has anyone ever wished you Happy Paperback Book Day?

Wait. What?

Yeah. Really. There are a number of unofficial “holidays” for authors and writers that you’ve probably never heard of. But you’re missing out. These can be very useful to know.

Here is a month-by-month list of “holidays” for authors and writers.

I hope that authors, writers, independent booksellers, librarians, and others will use these writing holidays / author holidays for book marketing, social media posts, email lists, content ideas, and more!

These are mostly unofficial US holidays declared by some company or organization. Some are international. Enjoy!

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(The list is intended for American nonfiction authors)

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January

Book Blitz Month
2: National Science Fiction Day
5: National Screenwriters Day
Second Tuesday of January: National Poetry at Work Day
18: National Thesaurus Day

February

National Haiku Writing Month
Second week of February: Freelance Writer Appreciation Week
14: Library Lovers Day

March

Humorists Are Artists Month
Small Press Month
1–7: National Ghostwriters Week
7–13: Read an E-Book Week
2: National Read Across America Day
4: National Grammar Day
8: National Proofreading Day
21: World Poetry Day

April

National Poetry Month
First Sunday through the next Saturday of April: National Library Week
1: Poetry & The Creative Mind Day
4: Dictionary Day (always part of library week)
Thursday of the second full week in April: Celebrate Teen Literature Day
23: World Book Day
Last Saturday of April: Independent Bookstore Day
26: National Dissertation Day (it’s also Audubon Day and Pretzel Day!)
28: Great Poetry Reading Day

May

Latino Books Month
Mystery Month
Personal History Month
First full week of May starting on Monday (Monday through Saturday): Children’s Book Week
Second Full Week of May: Reading Is Fun Week
12: National Limerick Day
16: Biographer’s Day