• 12–14 March 2024
  • Olympia London

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The London Book Fair (LBF) is where the global publishing community unites to develop relationships, gain insights, and define the future of creative content.

Why you should attend LBF

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.

We also host two paid conferences during the LBF week with The Writer's Summit held offsite and the Research & Scholary Publishing Forum held at Olympia. Our paid conferences deliver quality content, unrivalled networking opportunities, and access to all three days of LBF, included in the price of your ticket. 

Join us at the first international event of the publishing year at Olympia London, between 12-14 March 2024 for three days of business, networking and learning.

Please note LBF is a trade show and we can not facilitate meetings for authors to pitch to agents.

See who's attending and what's on at LBF

Exhibitor Directory

LBF welcomes over 1000 exhibitors every year. Take a look at our exhibitor directory to see who is joining us.

What's On

From engaging keynotes and conversations with bestselling authors, to inspiring talks at our theatres you’ll find plenty to do at LBF.

Seminars

Experience over 100 seminars across several stages, including the Main Stage, Author HQ, English PEN Literary Salon, and the Sustainability Hub.

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Nic Cheetham
CEO, Head of Zeus

London's publishing industry is truly world-leading!


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Mayor of London