International Book Festival Budapest held for the 21st time in 2014 is a recognized event of the international world of books, as one of the important professional and intellectual forums of the region.
The Book Festival awaits its visitors at Millenáris, which provides a rich cultural milieu, a modern atmosphere, an even smarter exhibition area and very good accessibility.

International Book Festival Budapest traditionally invites the most renowned authors of the world. Award ceremony of Budapest Grand Prize and the on-stage conversation with the prize-winner will be a special event of the upcoming Book Festival. That gained its significance by the fact that it was presented to the most outstanding representatives of contemporary world literature: ErnstJandl (1995), Ephraim Kishon (1996), Imre Kertész (1997),Salman Rushdie (1998), Victor Yerofeyev (1999), S?awomir Mro?ek(2000), Robert Merle (2001), Lawrence Norfolk (2002), Mario Vargas Llosa (2003), Günter Grass (2004), Paulo Coelho (2005),Jorge Semprún (2006), Umberto Eco (2007), Bret Easton Ellis(2008), Ljudmila Ulickaja (2009), Amos Oz (2010), Per Olov Enquist (2011) and Claudio Magris (2012), Michel Houellebecq(2013). This year our Guest of Honour is the world-famous Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen.

After the highly successful Guest of Honour presentations of Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Canada, China, Romania, Israel, and the European Union the highlight fell on the Nordic Countries to introduce the literature and the publishing industry of the countries, and in 2014 we will be delighted to present Turkey as the Guest of Honour.

European First Novel Festival will be held for the 14th time within the frame of the Book Festival to introduce talented young authors from the members of the European Union. This event is a joint effort of 28 EU-member countries.

International Book Festival Budapest hosts representatives of world literature and of domestic intellectual life (about 100 authors from 25 countries, more than 400 Hungarian authors, scientists, and artists) and offers a wide range of cultural programs, such as meetings with authors, signings sessions, book premiers and presentations, roundtable discussions, concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions and films.

The Book Festival is also a professional and business forum, where trade meetings, conferences and lectures are held on the key issues of the book market and of reading habits. Librarians’ Club, the professional event of librarians is one of the special features of the Book Festival.
International Book Festival Budapest is a major fair with about 60.000 visitors annually, about 50.000 titles and hundreds of new publications.

Gyerek(b)irodalom (Children’s Lit Kingdom) is organized especially for children to satisfy the interest and needs of young generations with promotion of children’s books and special programs for kids.

We hope that you will add to the status of our offerings by joining the growing number of exhibitors either as a colleague or a professional visitor at the 21st International Book Festival Budapest to be held between April 24 and 27, 2014.

We kindly ask you to return the filled out Application Form to the Festival Office no later than January 17, 2014.