
September 15-20, 2025

2nd Annual Book Festival!
The 2nd annual Southern Utah Book Festival will be held September 15-20, 2025 in Cedar City, UT. As we continue to plan for this year's events, we invite you to browse the website for a look back at the 2024 highlights and participants. You can expect to engage with more of your favorite authors and illustrators during this free festival.
Check back in late summer for more information!

The 2024 Festival in Short
The Southern Utah Book Festival is a gathering of readers, writers, illustrators, and book enthusiasts. The 2024 festival venues were located throughout historic downtown Cedar City within minutes of each other as well as restaurants and amenities. This literary experience invited readers to engage with writers, illustrators, and workshop facilitators. Some festival highlights included:
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More than 35+ presenters, ranging from authors to illustrators to workshop facilitators, will graciously share their works, talents, and passion for literature.
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Over 20 genres and literacy activities will be featured, including graphic novels, horror, local history, picture books, playwriting, poetry, romance, sci-fi, self-publishing, Western, young adult, and a cultural story by Paiute tribe members.
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Our local and out-of-town guests will be presenting throughout the week in the following beautiful venues: Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar City Library, Frontier Homestead State Park, Johnson Art Center, Main Street Books, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Southern Utah University, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
These events were made possible in partnership with Utah Humanities as part of the annual UT Humanities Book Festival.
Event Days
- Thursday (10/17): “West: A Translation” with Paisley RekdalSouthern Utah University, APEX
- Wednesday (10/16): Real Locations, Imagined Selves with Paisley RekdalFrontier Homestead State Park Museum
- Tuesday (10/15): Lace Up with Elaine VickersCedar City Library
- Monday (10/14): Prehistoric Claws and Jaws with Julia LyonCedar City Library


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