Author Submissions

Applications for the 2025 NHBF are now closed.

Applications for the 2026 NHBF will open January 1, 2026.

“As a participating author who has been to many literary festivals, I was blown away by how well-organized the festival was, how seamlessly it ran, and how wonderfully you treated all the authors involved. You made us *all* feel special, not just the headliners, you had packed audiences for panels, Gibsons provided an excellent bookselling experience . . . it truly couldn’t have gone better.”
— 2024 Author

The New Hampshire Book Festival features rosters of traditionally published authors in the following categories:

  • Adult: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Memoir, Poetry, Graphic Novels and Memoirs

  • Children: Picture Books, Middle Grade and Young Adult (fiction and nonfiction), Graphic Novels and Memoirs

(We do not feature cookbooks, self-help, activity books, guides, or political narratives at this time.)

Three women sitting on stage at the NH Book Festival, engaged in a discussion. The woman on the left is reading from a paper, the middle woman looks down with closed eyes, and the woman on the right is looking at the speaker. There is a backdrop with the NH Book Festival logo and a pitcher of water on a table in front of the women.

Please submit or have your publicist submit all of the following listed below.
(Your submission will not be considered complete until we have received all required materials.)

  1. Completed online Submission Application Form. This is available on this page on or after January 1, 2026.
    (See blue button at the bottom of this page.)

  2. Two (2) copies of a galley/ARC/finished book mailed to one of the addresses below.

    Children’s and YA titles: New Hampshire Book Festival, PO Box 283 Contoocook, NH 03229

    Adult titles: New Hampshire Book Festival, 55 Morrill Road, Canterbury, NH 03224

Application Guidelines

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Important Information About Your Application

  • The 2026 New Hampshire Book Festival will consider books published within 12 months of the prior book festival (10/5/25 - 10/4/26). Due to the limited roster of authors for this event, NHBF does not consider submissions from self-published, work for hire, or author-financed published books.

  • We accept submissions for the festival on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you’re able after submissions open on January 1, 2026.

  • Please make sure to include ALL material noted above and in the application. Your submission will not be considered complete until we have received all required materials.

  • Submitted materials cannot be returned.

  • All authors who are invited to participate will be featured in a panel or conversation session with other authors. The festival will not feature authors for book signings only or for solo presentations/readings.

    Please carefully review these guidelines prior to submitting your application.

    For answers to questions not noted above, email: nhbookfest@gmail.com

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