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Tucson, beautiful desert city full of readers and writers, loves welcoming presenting authors who have new books in Fiction (including genre fiction), Children & Teens, Current Events, Science, Sports, and many additional non-fiction categories.
The Book and Author Committee of the Tucson Festival of Books works year-round to identify presenting authors for the festival, to be held March 13-14, 2027.
Presenting Authors and Publicists will be invited to submit their books for consideration beginning in July . Please subscribe to our newsletter or return to this webpage for the application form.
Self-nomination Deadline: September 8, 2026
Submission Guidelines:
We welcome nominations from authors and their publicists.
Members of the public are welcome to contact their favorite authors directly to encourage them to consider Tucson Festival of Books in their travel plans.
Book must be published between January 1, 2026 and March 14, 2027.
Book must be published by a major publishing house (for example: Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, W.W. Norton) or their imprints, or with a small or University Press with an established account with our official bookseller, the University of Arizona Campus Store. The store will sell every presenting author's books during the festival.
Not eligible: books published independently, through an author-supported publishing service, or via a print-on-demand or e-publishing platform, or if your book is distributed exclusively through wholesalers.
Authors whose current books do not fit the stated publisher criteria are encouraged to instead apply as an Indie author (guidelines and timeline here).
If you submit this form and we determine that you are only eligible to participate as an Indie author, we will contact you to make that suggestion and request next steps if you would like your application to be reviewed.
We do not consider self-nominations of: textbooks, craft/how-to books, self-help, religious tracts, anthologies, or books published outside of the United States.
Publishers (or authors) whose current books do not fit the stated criteria may instead apply as an Exhibitor. Application will open September 8.
Selection Process:
When completing this form, you will acknowledge you are willing to cover travel expenses to participate as a presenting author.
Selection of panelists is at the sole discretion of the Tucson Festival of Books.We will extend invitations on a rolling basis throughout the Fall. If you are not selected as a panelist, you will be notified when we have completed our scheduling, sometime near the end of the calendar year.
Questions?
Please email help@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
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