SoCal Events

Future Events:

Orange County Book Fair, Nov. 15, 2025 - Old Town Tustin.

• When: Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Where: Old Town Tustin
• For more info, check out their website: https://www.theocbookfair.org/

LA Festival of Books, April 18-19, 2026, USC

• We reserved a booth for our published writers and illustrators to sell and sign their books.
• When: April 18-19
• Where: USC
• https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/

Tahquitz MG/YA Writers Retreat - May 28- June 1, 2026

• A four-day small-group intensive writer retreat in idyllic Idyllwild
• When: Thursday May 28th through Sunday, June 1st
• Where: Tahquitz Pines Retreat Center, Idyllwild

OC Children's Book Festival, Sept. 20, 2026

• We plan to reserve a booth for our published writers and illustrators to sell and sign their books.
• When: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026
• Where: Orange Coast College
• https://www.kidsbookfestival.com/

Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day - Oct. 3, 2026

• Writers and illustrators are invited to a full day of speaker presentations, critiques, pitches, first pages and mingling with fellow creatives! 
• When: Sat, Oct. 3, 2026 8:30-5:00
• Where: Cal State University, Fullerton and Zoom

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