SOUTHERN FESTIVAL
OF BOOKS
A PROGRAM OF HUMANITIES TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
OCTOBER
18 & 19,
2025
WELCOME!
Vanderbilt University Presents:
The Southern Festival of Books,
a program of Humanities Tennessee
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The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming hundreds of authors and thousands of visitors to downtown Nashville each October.
The Festival is free and includes performance stages, food trucks, and loads of publishers and booksellers.
Stay up to date and subscribe to SFB emails. We also post updates here and here.
We look forward to celebrating the written word with you this October 18 (9am to 6pm) and 19 (10am to 5pm), 2025 in downtown Nashville at the Bicentennial Mall, Tennessee State Museum, and Tennessee State Library and Archives.
DONATE
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Your gift helps ensure that this Festival remains FREE to all attendees, this year and for years to come. It is our mission to make this experience accessible to as many people as possible, of all ages and backgrounds. Thank you in advance for your commitment to The Southern Festival of Books. DONATE HERE.
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Interested in donating time by volunteering? Fantastic! Opportunities and signup HERE.
HELLO VENDORS!
If you are a bookseller, publisher, press, literacy organization, or a company with book-related products, we invite you to rent a booth to exhibit at the 2025 Southern Festival of Books. Find the Application here.
AUTHORS IN THE ROUND
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Authors In The Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the Southern Festival of Books, will return in 2025 on October 17th.
Your participation in the dinner ensures that Humanities Tennessee may continue to present the Festival at no charge.
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Visit the Authors In The Round site.
OUR THANKS TO FESTIVAL SPONSORS!
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
THE SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS is a program of
HUMANITIES TENNESSEE
615 Main St
Suite B19
Nashville, TN 37206
P: 615-770-0006 | F: 615-770-0007
sfb1@humtn.org
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