The Filipino American International Book Festival is the only festival of its kind in the country dedicated to Filipino/a/x authors and Filipino/a/x books.

This year’s theme is “Hiraya/Emergence: Writing Toward the Future” as we emerge from an ongoing pandemic and look ahead to our identities as Filipino/a/x and Filipino/a/x Americans in the diaspora.

Keynote speeches will be delivered by award-winning novelist Gina Apostol, award-winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan, and Newbury Medalist and New York Times bestseller Erin Entrada Kelly. They will be joined by 30 - 40 authors from the Philippines, Europe, and major cities in the US for a weekend of literary events for adults, young adults, and children; performances; a film screening; and activities for book lovers of all ages.