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Author Fair GuideBy Stewart Ferris

Montreal · Canada

Salon du livre de Montréal

The main French-language book fair in North America.

Next dates

25–29 Nov 2026

39 days away

Venue

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Author access

Smaller stands usually approachable

Floor

Public

French · English

The fair

Montreal’s Salon du livre is the showcase for Québec publishing and a bridge to the wider Francophone world. Québec is Guest of Honour at Gothenburg in 2026 — a useful pairing if you are following that market.

Advice for visiting authors

  • Québec houses publish in French. An English-language author is talking about translation, not a Toronto-style English deal.
  • The English-Canadian trade is more often met at smaller professional events and at the London and Frankfurt fairs.

Address

Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal, Québec, Canada