Multi-day festival including panels, a book fair, exhibitors, children’s story hour and crafts, local press showcases, and a Haiku death match!
Established in 1997, the Northern Arizona Book Festival (NOAZBF) is a literary nonprofit based out of Kinłání (aka the bordertown of Flagstaff, Arizona). It coordinates readings, panels, workshops, contests, and more that reflect the literary interests and cultural issues that define life in the Colorado Plateau region of Northern Arizona.
As part of its regular programming, the NOAZBF includes the Indigenous Writers' Symposium, Young Readers' Festival, and Flagstaff Off-the-Page (FLG OTP, new in Fall 2021).
Throughout the year, the NOAZBF collaborates with and supports the Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase, the Northern Arizona University MFA Program, Cinder Skies Reading Series, Juniper House Reading Series, Flagstaff Poetry Slam, Red Ink.,Thin Air Magazine, Carbon Copy, Curios, Eggtooth Editions, Tolsun Books, Salina Bookshelf, Abalone Mountain Press, Outspokin' and Bookish, Poetry Out Loud, the National Park Service, Northern Arizona Museum, and Bright Side Bookshop.
Find full details online: https://www.noazbookfest.org/
Go right to the schedule of events: https://www.noazbookfest.org/2025
Tentative Schedule, Below.
Attendees should confirm all events and times with the official festival website.
Thursday, April 10
Welcome Back Reading @ 5:00 p.m.
>> feat. Will Cordeiro, Megan Merchant, Lydia Paar
The Annex Cocktail Lounge | 50 S San Francisco St
Cinder Skies Reading @ 7:00 p.m.
>> feat. Jack Galati and Jenny Irish
The Annex Cocktail Lounge | 50 S San Francisco St
Friday, April 11
Ekphrasis Poetry Workshop w/ Camille LeFevre @ 10 a.m.
Beasley Gallery, Northern Arizona University | 1115 S Knoles Dr.
Featured & Keynote Reading @ 6:30 p.m.
>> feat. m.s redcherries, Kinsale Drake & Amber McCrary
Museum of Northern Arizona | 3101 N Fort Valley Rd
Great Gatsby Centennial Celebration @ 8 p.m.
>> presented by Uptown Pubhouse and Dapper Dre
***$10 entry OR Free when you dress up in 1920s fashion! Pay at door.
Uptown Pubhouse | 114 N Leroux St
Nightcap: An Open Mic for Writers and Reading @ 9 p.m.
>> feat. Katie King and Joshua Wiss + YOU!! Bring out your work and share it in community!
Hops on Birch | 22 E Birch Ave #2
Saturday, April 12
Indigenous Book Making @ 11 a.m.
>> feat. Manny Loley & Jillian Sico
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2
Southwest Publishing Panel @ 12 p.m.
>> feat. local presses
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2
Publishing 101 Workshop @ 2 p.m.
>> presented by Torrey House Press
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2
Latinx Poetics @ 4 p.m.
>> feat. Sara Daniele Rivera & Ruben Quesada
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2
Finding Narrative While Trekking Matriarchland Writing Workshop + Reading @ 4 p.m.
>> feat. Venaya Yazzie
Culture Connection AZ |
ICE House, 201 E Birch Ave Suite 14
Eggtooth Editions @ 5 p.m.
>> feat. Eugenie Montague & Calvin Mills
Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66
Southwest and Environmental Writers: Readings & Discussion @ 6:00 p.m.
>> feat. Simmons Buntin, Michael Engelhard, Gwendolyn Waring & Trevor Ritland
Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66
Throwing Tomatoes: A Humor Writing Reading @ 7:30 p.m.
>> feat. Katie Tonellato + Humor Writing Winners!
Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66
Lucha Libro: A Masked Writing Contest @ 9 p.m.
>> feat. masked writers from the festival
Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66
Get Lit! Literary Karaoke @ 9:30 p.m.
>> feat. Emma Winn as DJ
Flagstaff Brewing Company | 16 Historic Route 66
Sunday, April 13
Gathering Points: Read, Walk, and Run @ 10 a.m.
>> feat. you!
Downtown Flagstaff Ramada TBA
Drag Story Hour @ 12 p.m.
>> presented by NOAZBF Board Members + Special Guest
Join us Sunday, April 13 at 12:00pm for a children’s reading at Yogaert with special guests from Drag Story Hour! Our storyteller will share picture books, songs, rhymes, and more to encourage the development of early literacy skills. A free kid-sized yogurt cup will provided to each kid in attendance. RSVP is required to attend this free event. Check back for details or email noaz bookfest @gmail.com
Yogaert | 3 E. Aspen Ave
Youth Poet Laureate + Youth Poetry Council Writing Workshop
>> feat. Youth Poetry Council + you! @ 2 p.m.
TBA | Downtown Flagstaff
ONLINE: Diné Authors (DAACBI) Anthology Reading @ 12 PM AZ Time
>> feat. Shaina Nez, Amber McCrary, and DAACBI Fellows
ZOOM | Details to be released closer to date.
ONLINE: Poetry as Memoir: A Discussion and Reading from Whiskey Box w/ James Jay @ 3 PM AZ Time
>> feat. James Jay!
ZOOM | Details to be released closer to date.
ONLINE: Leading the Way Magazine Reading @ 4 PM AZ Time
>> feat. Manny Loley + contributors
ZOOM | Details to be released closer to date.