2025 Romance Bookish Events
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The following events were listed on HEA Canada: A CanLit Romance Hub’s website who not only have an extensive list of Romance Events, they also have an Index of Canadian Romance Authors, more than half are Indie! I’d suggest you join their newsletter or visit their site for an up-to-date list, including individual author events, which we did not list here.
19 July 2025–Ottawa, ON
Romance Book Market at Parkdale Market 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
20 July 2025 – Moose Jaw, SK
Saskatchewan Festival of Words – Love Languages: Romance Panel Hudson Lin, Terry Fallis, Jennifer Whiteford
24-26 July 2025–Vancouver, BC
BB4E by Book Besties 4Ever Events Romance Book Convention
17 August 2025–Cornwall, ON
Readers Take Cornwall Best Western Parkway Inn and Conference Center 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
20-24 August 2025 — Toronto, ON
Northern Rainbow Readers & Writers is a multi-dimensional queer fiction conference featuring an author retreat, VIP Reader Days and a Book Signing
21-24 August 2025–Toronto, ON
Book Crush romance lit fest by Toronto Public Library
24 August 2025–Calgary, AB
Slow Burn Books’ Indie Author Market at Wild Rose Brewery 2 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Ticketed Event.
13 September 2025 — Toronto, ON
Ignited By Books Author Event (Author interest form) Authors. Bloggers. Readers. Everyone that makes this industry what it is. Come ignite your soul with us!
13 September 2025–Casselman, ON
Eastern Ontario Writers Festival (Ruby Barrett, Charlène Boutin, Caroline Richardson, Alyssa Delle Palme)
4 October 2025–Brockville, ON
Readers Harvest
25 October 2025–Nanaimo, BC
West Coast Readers Convention Romance Book Convention
25 October 2025–Edmonton, AB
Romance, Eh? Book Signing and Market, Holiday Inn Conference Center Edmonton South
21-23 November 2025–Toronto, ON
TIFA Romance (Toronto Festival of Authors) by Rakuten Kobo
7 December 2024—Banff, AB
A Smalltown Christmas by RITCR