We are excited to announce that the Second Annual North Georgia Regional Book Fair will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 9:00am to 4:00pm! The event is a joint effort of the Dahlonega Literary Festival and the​ UNG Department of English.

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The book fair will be held in the UNG Convocation Center, a beautiful venue with a large parking lot and a parking garage, both free. (See map here.) Once again, we have a sponsor for free coffee during the event (our thanks to Family Wealth Management Group!).

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Admission is free, and all events are free. Concessions will be available, and there are now box lunches available for pre-sale. See below for the menu and click here to go to the Box Lunch page. Box lunches are only available by pre-sale, not on the day of the book fair, and the pre-sale period will end on September 5 at 5pm. Concessions will sell a variety of food items during the book fair, including pizza, hot dogs, nachos, soft pretzels, and a variety of beverages and snack foods.

 

For authors interested in renting a table for the event, please use the 2025 application form here and send it to Dr. Laura Getty (laura.getty@ung.edu). Tables are still available! Please note that there are a limited number of times/rooms for panels, so not all authors will be able to participate in a panel. Authors will be able to sell their books and interact with the public even if they are not on a panel. There may also be an opportunity to fill in on a panel if anyone cancels their panel participation.

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The review process for applications has begun and will continue until all tables are rented. If chosen for the book fair, an invoice will be emailed to you. Since we sold out last year, we plan to have a waiting list available again in case any tables open up.

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Plans for the book fair include a variety of panels by authors, presentations, a children's reading hour, door prizes, students selling their art, and more!

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An additional incentive for visitors will be the Bayeux Tapestry Replica, which will be on display in the upper level of the convocation center on the day of our book fair. This magnificent 224-foot tapestry is an exact replica of the original French tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings in October 1066 and the only one of its kind in the world.

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If you are interested in volunteering to help out at the 2025 book fair, please contact Dr. Laura Getty (laura.getty@ung.edu). Here's a link to the list of jobs/roles that we need to fill (we're not publishing the names of volunteers online).

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Thank you to our sponsors!

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