Saturday, September 12, 2026
North Georgia Regional Book Fair

UNG Convocation Center, Dahlonega

The North Georgia Regional Book Fair celebrates emerging and aspiring writers from the Southeast by promoting literacy, creative writing, and community connection. The goals of the book fair are to provide a platform for regional voices, foster a love of reading, encourage future writers, and support a vibrant literary culture across our region.

Nurturing Writers. Promoting Literacy. Building Community.

We are excited to announce that the Third Annual North Georgia Regional Book Fair will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 9:00am to 5:00pm! The event is a joint effort of the Dahlonega Literary Festival and the UNG Department of English.

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.)

Admission is free, and all events are free. The concessions stand will be open from 11:00am-2:00pm (menu coming soon!). Please note that the concessions stand is cashless, so be sure to bring your credit/debit cards. Authors and student vendors will, of course, be happy to take cash!

For authors interested in renting a table for the event, please use the 2026 application form here and send it to Dr. Laura Getty (laura.getty@ung.edu). There will be a limited number of vendor tables for UNG students (use the application form here).

Current plans for the book fair include a variety of panels by authors, presentations, a children's reading hour (including a chance to read to Ellie, the service dog), bingo, door prizes, student vendors, and more.

We are delighted to announce that Lynn Cullen will be a Featured Author!