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Events Calendar
Here is a list of all the upcoming events in and around the state as well as virtual events on Zoom. If you are an Arizona Authors Association member with an author-related event that you'd like to advertise, please contact the Webmistress HERE.
Online and Arizona Events
Every Third Sunday
Nov, 2025
Horizon Review Unpublished Work Contest
Enter your unpublished work in the Horizon Review contest before November 24th. No entry fees, and there are categories for fiction, poetry, visual art and more. Go to horizonreview.org for more information.
Sept 20th
Can I Hook You on my Book?
Presented by Karen Odden
Become a member now for more details! Join now!
Sept 27th
Scottsdale Society of Women Writers – 20th Anniversary Celebration
Presented by Scottsdale Society of Women Writers
The Scottsdale Society of Women Writers celebrates its 20th anniversary with guest speaker Valerie Foster, award-winning author and educator. She will share her unconventional path to publishing success, lessons learned, and inspiration for women writers.
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time: Check-in 5:15–5:30 pm, Meeting 6:00 pm (AZ Time)
Where: Chompie’s, 9301 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale (92nd St. & Shea)
Cost: $25 (Pay in advance via PayPal/Venmo at www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
Sept 30th
Contest Finalists Chosen
Oct 9th-11th
Desert Nights Writers Confrence
At Desert Nights, Rising Stars (DNRS) Writers Conference you will find a nurturing caring community of writers and stellar faculty to help you discover and tell your story.
Our 2025 keynote speaker is legendary author Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street.
https://piper.asu.edu/conference
Oct 18th
Desert Foothills Book Festival
The Desert Foothills Book Festival grew from the desire of a group of local authors to connect personally with book lovers and to promote an appreciation of reading and the literary arts. With the Tucson Book Festival to the south and the Payson and Prescott Book Festivals to the north, this small group felt the greater Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, and Carefree areas were missing a valuable opportunity to meet and engage with local authors from all genres.
https://desertfoothillsbookfestival.com/
We will have a table. Please stop by and say hello!
Oct, 27th
Getting Published: How to Tell a Real Agent or Publisher from a Scam, and Much More
Presented by Mike Rothmiller
Become a member now for more details! Join now!
Oct 31th
2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards
The 2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards is accepting fiction, nonfiction and poetry entries in a writing competition offering more than $5,000 in prize money. First- through third-place winners also earn scholarships to the 2-day Masters Workshop that follows the March 14-15, 2026, festival. There, they will work with a faculty of distinguished U.S. writers.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
Enter at TucsonFestivalofBooks.org
For more information: masters@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
Nov TBA
Green Valley Holiday Book Fair
More Information Coming soon!
Nov, 15th
The Arizona Authors Literary Awards Event
Date/Time: Saturday, November 15, at 12pm
Location: Moon Valley Country Club, 151 W Moon Valley Dr, Phoenix, AZ
The luncheon, featuring sandwiches, salads, and desserts, will honor the winners of the 2025 Arizona Authors Literary Contest and provide an excellent opportunity for authors, editors, publishers, and literary professionals to connect. Open to members, their guests, and the broader literary community, the event is subsidized by the Association to keep costs affordable. Whether you’re an established writer or just beginning your literary journey, it’s a chance to meet new friends, collaborate, and enjoy a lively afternoon together.
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased here: https://www.arizonaauthors.org/_paylink/AZj256TO
Dec, 6th
Mesa Book Festival
Anthology is a IRS 501 (c)(3) and state of Arizona literary nonprofit dedicated to promoting literary arts in the greater Phoenix community by providing opportunities for writers to make their work accessible to a diverse audience. Since 1994 Anthology has produced thousands of literary events, published over 10 years of literary journals and produced countless moments of learning, excitement and fun.
https://www.anthology.org/index.php/mesa-book-festival
We will have a table. Please stop by and say hello!