International Trade Fairs
Connecting Singapore Publishing to the World
The Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) actively represents Singapore’s publishing industry at major international book fairs. Through our participation, we showcase local talent, forge global partnerships, and expand opportunities for our members in the worldwide book market.
Why Participate Through SBPA?
Global Visibility
Feature your titles at some of the largest and most prestigious book fairs worldwide.
Shared Pavilion Advantage
Join the Singapore Pavilion to enjoy cost-effective exhibition space and collective branding.
Networking Opportunities
Meet international publishers, literary agents, rights buyers, and distributors.
Market Insights
Learn about global publishing trends, rights trading, and distribution channels.
Trade Fairs SBPA Attends
London Book Fair
The London Book Fair (LBF) is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale as well as distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Staged annually, LBF sees more than 25,000 publishing professionals arrive in London for the week of the Fair to learn, network, and kick off their year of business.
Between 18 and 20 April 2023 at Olympia London, The London Book Fair will reunite the publishing community for three days of business, networking and learning.
Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented, and also the largest trade fair for books based on the number of visitors. For five days, more than 7,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries and more than 277,000 visitors take part in the Fair.
The Frankfurt Book Fair is considered to be the most important book fair in the world for international deals and trading. The Book Fair is a meeting place for the industry’s experts and the most important marketplace for books, media, rights and licences worldwide. Be they publishers, booksellers, agents, film producers or authors – each year in October, they all come together and create something new.
The Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 will take place from 19 – 23 October 2022.
Beijing International Book Fair
Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) was founded in 1986, hosted by China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co. Ltd. It has become the second largest book fair in the world, the most influential book exhibition platform in China and the most international book fair in Asia.
Beijing International Book Fair attracts more than 2600 exhibitors from more than 100 countries and regions every year. It has been committed to copyright trade of foreign publications and digital multimedia publications, publications import and export and reading promotion in China. BIBF has become a large-scale international publishing exchange event covering books, digital, animation and other industries.
The Beijing International Book Fair in 2022 will be held digitally from 24 – 27 August 2022.
Hong Kong Book Fair
Starting from 1990, the first Hong Kong Book Fair was held. The Fair has become an annual major event in Hong Kong with the number of visitors reaching a new high every year. The organiser, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council consistently strives to promote a strong reading culture in the public sphere. Apart from extensively inviting the public to the Fair to visit and buy books, they also organise diversified cultural activities during the Book Fair period.
The 2022 Hong Kong Book Fair will be held from 20 – 26 July 2022.