Literature Holidays

There are 15 literature holidays tracked on Calendar.cx, including National Science Fiction Day January 2, World Book Day March 2, World Poetry Day March 21 and more. Browse the full list below — each with its date, category and related tags.

Date	Holiday	Category	Tags
January 2
	National Science Fiction Day January 2	Arts & Entertainment	Science Books Literature
March 2
	World Book Day March 2	Cultural	Literature World Education Book Reading
March 21
	World Poetry Day March 21	Arts & Entertainment	Literature World Creativity Art Poetry
March 25
	Tolkien Reading Day March 25	Arts & Entertainment	Books Literature Reading
April 2
	International Childrens Book Day April 2	Arts & Entertainment	International Literature Book Reading
April 17
	National Haiku Poetry Day April 17	Arts & Entertainment	Literature Writing Creativity Poetry
April 23
	National Talk Like Shakespeare Day April 23	Arts & Entertainment	Literature Language
	World Book And Copyright Day April 23	Cultural	Literature World Book Reading
April 27
	National Tell A Story Day April 27	Fun	Literature Storytelling
April 28
	National Great Poetry Reading Day April 28	Arts & Entertainment	Literature Reading Performance Poetry
May 16
	National Biographers Day May 16	Special Interest	History Literature
July 10
	National Clerihew Day July 10	Arts & Entertainment	Literature Humor Poetry
August 9
	National Book Lovers Day August 9	Arts & Entertainment	Books Literature Lovers Book Reading
October 17
	Black Poetry Day October 17	Cultural	History Literature Culture Poetry
November 1
	National Authors Day November 1	Arts & Entertainment	Books Literature Recognition Writing

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