Tucson Festival of Books

2026 Presenting Author Schedule!

The Presenting Author Schedule is ready!  View our offerings and make a personalized list of sessions you'd like to see. Fast Pass events are identified with a small ticket icon in the upper right corner.

When attending author events, bring a clear bag to avoid entry delays while adhering to the university's Clear Bag Policy.  

Allow a little extra time:  With an increase in security, screenings may take extra time depending on crowds, so plan to arrive early to avoid missing your session.

Fast Passes for sessions in Ballroom, Gallagher Theater, Integrated Learning Center 120, Koffler 204 will be available to Friends of the Festival March 4 and Public March 9.

How to Reserve Fast Passes

Each event on this grid has a star next to it. Click a star to bookmark an event. Click it again to remove the bookmark. When you are finished, you can view your bookmarked events in a printer-ready format here.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026
Sat, Mar 14
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Student Union North Ballroom
(Seats 670)
No event
No event
TJ Klune: Writing with Heart & Humor
No event
No event
Student Union Kachina
(Seats 100)
No event
No event
Creating Worlds That Breathe
No event
Student Union Santa Rita
(Seats 110)
No event
Burn It All Down
No event
No event
No event
Student Union Sabino
(Seats 87)
No event
How To Heal a Heart
No event
No event
No event
The Commons Room 105
(Seats 217)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Sat, Mar 14
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Koffler Room 204
(Seats 300)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Koffler Room 218
(Seats 142)
A Little Attitude and a Lot of Swagger
No event
No event
No event
No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 130
(Seats 143)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Our World, Shifted
Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB
(Seats 40)
No event
No event
Workshop: The Art of the Pitch
No event
No event
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Sun, Mar 15
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Student Union Tucson Room
(Seats 110)
No event
No event
Darkness Abounds
No event
No event
Student Union Kachina
(Seats 100)
No event
No event
Laughing Along the Way
No event
UA Campus Store Stage
(Seats 250)
No event
No event
Barely Surviving (and Loving It)
No event
No event
Koffler Room 204
(Seats 300)
No event
No event
No event
Accidental Heroes
No event
Koffler Room 216
(Seats 89)
No Easy Choices
No event
No event
No event
No event
Sun, Mar 15
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Koffler Room 218
(Seats 142)
Rotten to the Core
No event
No event
No event
No event
UA Mall Tent
(Seats 250)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Confessions of a Writer