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The Sacramento Book Festival 2027:
June 5th, 2027, University Union, Sac State

Reading Is for Everyone

We’ve signed the contract, and we can finally tell you when and where the 2027 Sacramento Book Festival will be held. While we loved the Scottish Rite Masonic Center (and the Shepard Garden & Arts Center the yer before), we’ve seen incredible growth every year, and have literally outgrown both venues, especially for parking.

For 2027, we’re partnering with Sac State and moving to the University Union on June 5th, 2027 from 10 AM to 6 PM. Iy’s a great facility. In addition to having the advantages of a University partnership, the Union offers:

Room for a hundred more authors
An extra panel room
On-site food options, likely including Starbucks, Round Table, Habit Burger, Panda Express and others
Lots of room to spread out and relax between book explorations
And most importantly, tons and tons of parking close to the venue

Author/Publisher/Organization registration will open on October 9th at 8 AM. Please mark your calendars and be ready at that time to submit your registration request. Registrations will be finalized and payment requested in December/January.

Authors can join our interest list by using the Let’s Keep in Touch form at right and checking Interested Authors (G). Publishers, writer organizations, etc please contact info@sacramentobookfestival.com if you want to be added to those interest lists. We will send out multiple reminders about this date and time to our interest lists.

With more than 300 authors and eight local bookstores, next year’s book festival will be bigger and better than ever. We’ll have writers in all genres, giving the public a chance to meet authors, get books signed, and hear presentations from many well-known writers. And admission is free!

We can’t wait to do this with you all again!

Note: We are in the process of updating the website over the next few weeks, removing 2026 content and preparing for 2027.

We Put Humans First

At the Sacramento Book Festival, we believe in celebrating human achievement. We do not allow books that were created using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) or books with GenAI covers. While we discourage the use of AI generally, please note that this does not include if the author used an app that happens to include AI (like many of the grammar checkers now do), as long as AI was not used in the actual writing of the book.

Great Things to Do

The book festival will be fun for the whole family, with restaurants on site and a dedicated children’s zone. And our passport stamp hunt will give you the chance to win some amazing prizes.

Well-Known Local Authors

A significant cultural event for the greater Sacramento region, we’re lining up a brand new roster of popular authors for panel discussions.

Give Something Back

The festival also gives all of us a chance to give back to the community. We plan to welcome the Mustard Seed School, a Sacramento school for the children of unhoused families, back next year too.

Mission Statement

Founded and operated by the Sacramento Branch of the California Writer’s Club, one of the state’s oldest and most storied writing organizations, the Sacramento Book Festival’s mission is to help build a vibrant community of readers, authors, and literary organizations, foster a culture of critical thinking and imagination, and support local charitable literary endeavors.

See you in 2027!

The Sacramento Book Festival Team

Hosted by the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch

The California Writers Club (CWC), Sacramento Branch shall foster professionalism in writing, promote networking of writers with the writing community, mentor new writers, and provide literary support for writers and the writing community as is appropriate through education and leadership.

The club supports all genres, writing styles, and related professions such as editing, publishing, photographic journalism, and literary agents.

CWC Sacramento Branch will provide an environment where members can obtain critique of their efforts, attend workshops, and share experiences. CWC Sacramento Branch endeavors to mentor writers of all ages by providing educational programs for adults and fostering youth programs, including providing qualified speakers experienced in various writing-related disciplines at monthly membership meetings.