The Tucson Festival of Books is a free annual book fair held in Tucson, Arizona during the second weekend in March. It was established in 2009 by Bill Viner, Frank Farias, John M. Humenik, Bruce Beach, and Brenda Viner.
Tucson Festival of Books
The event is held on the University of Arizona Mall
The first annual festival featured around 450 authors and welcomed over 50,000 regional visitors. For most recent Festival in 2017, attendance reached over 135,000.[1] The event typically includes special programming for children and teens, panels by best-selling and emerging authors, a literary circus, culturally diverse programs, a poetry venue, exhibitor booths and two food courts.[2][3] The Festival's mission is to improve literacy rates among children and adults in Southern Arizona. Since its creation, the Festival has donated over $1.65 million to agencies that improve literacy in the community such as Reading Seed, Literacy Connects, and University of Arizona Literacy Outreach Programs.[4][5] In addition to aiding the fight against illiteracy, the festival also helps the local community tremendously. In a study by a students at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, the festival was found to pump an estimated $4 million into Tucson’s economy annually.[6] The festival has also been covered by C-SPAN in the past, with over 120 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library.[7]
The 2020 edition of the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The event will be held virtually in 2021.[9]
Festival Founders Awardedit
In 2011, the Festival Founders Award was established to recognize exceptional literary achievement. Below is a list of past winners:[10]
^"The 2018 Tucson Festival of Books". authorhouse.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
^"Tucson Festival of Books Is an Economic Powerhouse". tucson.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
^"Tucson Festival of Books". c-span.org. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
^Knott, Gloria (March 10, 2020). "Coronavirus fears force cancellation of Tucson Festival of Books". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
^"Tucson Festival of Books | Tucson Festival of Books Announces March 2021 All Virtual Festival". tucsonfestivalofbooks.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
^ abcdefgh"Tucson Festival of Books Digital Toolkit". Tucson Festival of Books. Tucson Festival of Books. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^Coile, Norma (10 March 2018). "At Tucson Book Festival, acclaimed authors reflect on finding voice, including 'me too'". Tucson Festival of Books. Tucson Festival of Books. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^"Get ready to celebrate at the Tucson Festival of Books". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^Eubank, Johanna. "Author Lisa See will receive the 2020 Tucson Festival of Books Founders Award". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
External linksedit
Official website
April 11, 2024
tucson, festival, books, free, annual, book, fair, held, tucson, arizona, during, second, weekend, march, established, 2009, bill, viner, frank, farias, john, humenik, bruce, beach, brenda, viner, event, held, university, arizona, mallstatusin, personfrequency. The Tucson Festival of Books is a free annual book fair held in Tucson Arizona during the second weekend in March It was established in 2009 by Bill Viner Frank Farias John M Humenik Bruce Beach and Brenda Viner Tucson Festival of BooksThe event is held on the University of Arizona MallStatusIn PersonFrequencyAnnuallyVenueUniversity of Arizona MallLocation s Tucson ArizonaInauguratedMarch 14 2009 15 years ago 2009 03 14 FoundersBill Viner Frank Farias John M Humenik Bruce Beach Brenda VinerMost recentMarch 2022 2022 03 Attendance135 000 2017 Organized byThe Tucson Festival of Books FoundationFiling status501 c 3 non profit organizationSponsorsThe Arizona Daily Star The University of Arizona Tucson Medical Center OthersWebsitetucsonfestivalofbooks wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Festival Founders Award 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first annual festival featured around 450 authors and welcomed over 50 000 regional visitors For most recent Festival in 2017 attendance reached over 135 000 1 The event typically includes special programming for children and teens panels by best selling and emerging authors a literary circus culturally diverse programs a poetry venue exhibitor booths and two food courts 2 3 The Festival s mission is to improve literacy rates among children and adults in Southern Arizona Since its creation the Festival has donated over 1 65 million to agencies that improve literacy in the community such as Reading Seed Literacy Connects and University of Arizona Literacy Outreach Programs 4 5 In addition to aiding the fight against illiteracy the festival also helps the local community tremendously In a study by a students at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona the festival was found to pump an estimated 4 million into Tucson s economy annually 6 The festival has also been covered by C SPAN in the past with over 120 videos in the C SPAN Video Library 7 The 2020 edition of the event was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 8 The event will be held virtually in 2021 9 Festival Founders Award editIn 2011 the Festival Founders Award was established to recognize exceptional literary achievement Below is a list of past winners 10 Year Author Note2011 Elmore Leonard 10 2012 Larry McMurtry amp Diana Ossana 10 2013 R L Stine 10 2014 Richard Russo 10 2015 Mitch Albom Dave Barry Sam Barry Greg Isles Ridley Pearson Amy Tan amp Scott Turow The Rock Bottom Remainders 10 2016 J A Jance 10 2017 T C Boyle 10 2018 Billy Collins 11 2019 Luis Alberto Urrea 12 2020 Lisa See 13 Gallery edit nbsp 2009 Tucson Festival of Books nbsp 2010 Tucson Festival of Books nbsp 2010 Tucson Festival of Books Event nbsp 2013 Tucson Festival of Books nbsp PaperWorks Exhibit at 2013 Tucson Festival of Books nbsp 2015 Festival of BooksSee also editBooks in the United StatesReferences edit History and Festival Founders tucsonfestivalofbooks org Retrieved 2018 02 02 10th Annual Tucson Festival of Books visittucson com Retrieved 2018 02 02 Tucson Festival of Books pw org Retrieved 2018 02 15 Frequently Asked Questions tucsonfestivalofbooks org Retrieved 2018 02 02 The 2018 Tucson Festival of Books authorhouse com Retrieved 2018 02 15 Tucson Festival of Books Is an Economic Powerhouse tucson com Retrieved 2018 02 02 Tucson Festival of Books c span org Retrieved 2018 02 15 Knott Gloria March 10 2020 Coronavirus fears force cancellation of Tucson Festival of Books Arizona Daily Star Retrieved March 13 2020 Tucson Festival of Books Tucson Festival of Books Announces March 2021 All Virtual Festival tucsonfestivalofbooks org Retrieved 2021 02 18 a b c d e f g h Tucson Festival of Books Digital Toolkit Tucson Festival of Books Tucson Festival of Books 21 December 2017 Retrieved 7 March 2019 Coile Norma 10 March 2018 At Tucson Book Festival acclaimed authors reflect on finding voice including me too Tucson Festival of Books Tucson Festival of Books Retrieved 7 March 2019 Get ready to celebrate at the Tucson Festival of Books Tucson com Arizona Daily Star 24 February 2019 Retrieved 7 March 2019 Eubank Johanna Author Lisa See will receive the 2020 Tucson Festival of Books Founders Award Arizona Daily Star Retrieved 2020 02 26 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tucson Festival of Books amp oldid 1147867506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
