Guelph Book Bash Festival 2023

Sun, Nov 5 2023, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Guelph Book Bash Festival is an annual celebration of the books published by Guelph and area authors over the previous year. The event is presented by Vocamus Writers Community.

This year, it will be held on Sunday November 5, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, at the Guelph Farmers' Market.

Over thirty authors will be in attendance to sell their books, chat with attendees, and sign copies. The authors will be joined by many of Guelph's micro-presses, bookstores, libraries, cultural groups, and literacy organizations, all the people who help make up our great local book culture.

There will also be storytelling and free books for children, a leave-a-book-take-a-book table, a book composting demonstration, food and refreshments for sale, book prizes, and other fun!

There is no cost for the event, but donations will be accepted for Action Read, Friends of Vocamus Writers Community's charitable partner, which provides literacy programs in the community.

Here are some ways you can be involved:

If you’re a Guelph-area author with a recently published book, we'd love to have you on the program.

If you’re a local a business that would like to sponsor Book Bash, we have lots of avenues to promote your brand through our own media, external advertising, and the event itself.

If you’re looking to volunteer, we can always use help setting up, taking down, welcoming guests, handing out programs, and so forth.

For further information please contact us at vocamuswriterscommunity@gmail.com.

Book Bash 2023 Featured Local Books

The Era of the Orb Volume Three: The Depths

The Era of the Orb Volume Three

By: Colin Dunbar

2023

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The Era of the Orb Volume Two: The Core

The Era of the Orb Volume Two

By: Colin Dunbar

2023

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ETCH 2023

ETCH 2023 is a collection of stories written for the Guelph Public Library…

By: Various Authors

2023

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Flight Plan

YA novel abouy a boy surviving a world where technology has mysteriously…

By: Eric Walters

2023

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Haunted Guelph

Tales of ghosts and ghoulies of Guelph.

By: Bonnie M. Durtnall

2023

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The Highway and I

The Highway and I

By: James Gordon

2023

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Immunity Flight

Book 3 of Modified Humans series: genetic engineering science fiction…

By: L. M. Spilsbury

2023

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Irish Characters, Irish Good-byes

Poetry of an Irish Immigrant

By: Dara Nolan

2023

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