About The London Book Fair
Defining the future of creative content
After 50 years, The London Book Fair (LBF) has become an essential part of the international book trade calendar and is the pre-eminent Spring event of the publishing year.
Exhibitors and visitors return year-on-year to develop relationships, gain insights, and set the tone for the year ahead.
London at its heart
From its very modest beginnings at the Berners Hotel in Westminster, LBF has evolved and grown as an event that is now proud to call London's historic Olympia it's home. Set in the heart of London and with excellent public transport links, visitors to LBF can make the most of their trip to the city by visiting London's sights.
What you can achieve by attending LBF
LBF is the perfect place for exhibitors to engage with customers, build brand awareness, conduct face-to-face business and make sales. We offer exhibitors all-inclusive, cost-effective packages courtesy of our in-house stand design and build service that help to create the perfect platform to showcase your business.
For other publishing professionals and authors visiting LBF, we offer the opportunity to experience carefully curated seminar sessions that provide insights into what is happening in the publishing world. Key themes include: sustainability in publishing, how to get published, literary translation, diversity and inclusion, and emerging trends.
Please note LBF is a trade show and we can not facilitate meetings for authors to pitch to agents.
What to do at LBF
At the heart of LBF is our International Trade Centre (IRC), where there is the opportunity to create meaningful relationships and meet new and existing contacts. Offering private meeting spaces and exclusive services, the IRC provides rights professionals opportunities to sell rights during a critical buying time for the industry.
Visitors can experience over 100 seminars across several stages, including the Main Stage, Author HQ, English PEN Literary Salon, Literary Translation Centre, Tech Theatre, Focus Theatre, and the Sustainability Hub. Plus, you can join us in celebrating industry professionals with our Trailblazer and Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The Writers’ Summit conference is designed to help authors get their writing noticed by agents, publishers and readers and is held offsite from Olympia. The Academic and Professional Publishing Conference, a 3 day paid conference will meet the growing demand for greater exploration into key industry themes such as business, professional and academic publishing.
Diversity and Inclusion at LBF
At LBF, everyone belongs. We cultivate a culture of inclusion, where the things that make each of us unique are celebrated.
Our exhibitors, attendees, partners and event colleagues are people from a wide variety of backgrounds, making our show stronger and our collective experience richer.
Our Advisory Board
We have an advisory board that provides us with industry insights, updates and advice, which allow us to ensure the ongoing success of the fair.
Charity of the Year
This year our selected charity of the year is The Reading Agency. They are a UK charity with a mission to empower everyone to read. Evidence shows that reading improves health and wellbeing, life chances and social connections. The Reading Agency champions access to the proven power of reading by providing activities for all ages. Working with public libraries, prisons, hospitals and other community settings, they are able to reach over two million people a year. But with a UK population of over 67 million that's not nearly enough. They want to get more people fired up about reading because everything changes when you read. You can find The Reading Agency at stand 3D93.
Previous Charity of the Year Winners
Visit
By becoming a part of LBF, you have the chance to set the tone for the publishing year ahead.
Exhibit
If you are involved with the creation, distribution, sale, or treatment of content, then there’s every reason to take part in our fair.