2021 Writer and Storyteller Holidays
While writers and storytellers should be lauded every day (what? Where else would we get our information and entertainment?), there are a plethora of days throughout the year each year designated for celebrating writers and storytellers. To help everyone plan accordingly, we’re listing the 2021 writer and storyteller holidays that will let writers and readers when they need to jam out with their stories out. It’s about to get lit…erature up in here (up in here).
But First…a Few Tips for How to Celebrate Writer and Storyteller Holidays
As storytellers and writers, we dig into these holidays. Ways you can join us in celebrating are:
Post your favorite author, book, or poetry quote to Instagram. Quotes are fun!
Take the afternoon off and read (shelf love is self-love)
Tell your friends what you’re reading.
Drop your favorite author, writer, storyteller, etc. a review (or a hundred reviews, whatever) on their work or their social media page.
Write and share your own stories and poetry (the world always needs more great stories)
Share your love of writing and stories with younger generations
Visit the library…heck, live at the library. Have your birthday party at the library.
We mentioned read and spread your love of stories and storytellers on social media, right? Okay…on to the calendar then.
JANUARY
Copyright Law Day, January 1
National Science Fiction Day, January 2
Universal Letter Writing Week, January 10-16
Poetry at Work Day, January 12
National Thesaurus Day, January 18
Winnie the Pooh Day (A.A. Milne’s birthday), January 18
Library Shelfie Day, January 27
National Storytelling Week, January 30-February 6
FEBRUARY
National Library Lovers Month, February
Children’s and Authors and Illustrators Week, First Week of February
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week, Second Week of February
World Read Aloud Day, February 3
Take Your Child to the Library Day, February 6
Read in the Bathtub Day, February 9
International Book Giving Day, February 14
Library Lovers Day, February 14
Tell a Fairy Tale Day, February 26
MARCH
Read an Ebook Week, First Week of March
Return Borrowed Books Week, First Week of March
National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss’s Birthday), March 2
National Grammar Day, March 4
National Proofreading Day, March 8
National Write Your Story Day, March 14
Freedom of Information Day, March 16
World Storytelling Day, March 20
World Poetry Day, March 21
National Tolkien Reading Day, March 25
Pencil Day, March 30
APRIL
National Poetry Month, April
D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read Month, April
Poetry and the Creative Mind Day, April 1
International Children’s Book Day, April 2
National School Librarian Day, April 4
National Library Worker’s Day, April 6
National Library Week, April 4-10
National Read a Roadmap Day, April 5
National Bookmobile Day, April 7
National Library Week, Second Week of April
National Encourage a Young Writer Day, April 10
D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read Day, April 12
National Scrabble Day, April 13
Celebrate Teen Literature Day, April 15
National Librarian Day, April 16
International Haiku Poetry Day, April 17
World Book Day, April 23
National Talk Like Shakespeare Day, April 23
World Book and Copyright Day, April 23
Independent Bookstore Day, April 24
National Tell a Story Day, April 27
National Great Poetry Reading Day, April 28
National Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 29
MAY
Short Story Month, May
National Get Caught Reading Month, May
Mother Goose Day, May 1
Free Comic Book Day, May 1
Harry Potter Day, May 2
National Cartoonists’ Day, May 5
Reading Is Fun Week, May 10-14
National Limerick Day, May 12
Sherlock Holmes Day, May 22
National Speak in Sentences Day, May 31
JUNE
Audiobook Appreciation Month, June
GLBT Book Month, June
National Ball Point Pen Day, June 10
National Garfield the Cat Day, June 19
National Columnists’ Day, June 27
JULY
Read an Almanac Month, July
World Emoji Day, July 17
Paperback Book Day, July 30
AUGUST
Romance Awareness Month, August
National Coloring Book Day, August 2
National Book Lovers Day, August 9
Bad Poetry Day, August 18
Poet’s Day, August 21
Bookstore Romance Day, August 21
We Love Memoirs Day, August 31
SEPTEMBER
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month, September
National Literacy Month, September
Read a New Book Month, September
Library Card Sign Up Month, September
Read a Book Day, September 6
International Literacy Day, September 8
National Ampersand Day, September 8
Mystery Book Day (AKA, Agatha Christie’s birthday), September 15
Banned Books Week, September 19-25
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, September 19-25
Dear Diary Day, September 22
Hobbit Day, September 22
National Punctuation Day, September 24
National Comic Book Day, September 25
National Coffee Day, September 29
World Copywriter’s Day, September 30
OCTOBER
National Book Month
National Reading Group Month
International Coffee Day, October 1
Mad Hatter Day, October 6
National Poetry Day, October 7
Dictionary Day, October 16
National Friends of Libraries Week, October 18-22
National Day of Writing, October 20
National Frankenstein Day (USA), October 30
NOVEMBER
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), November
Picture Book Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Family Literacy Day, November 1
Author’s Day, November 1
Book Lovers Day, November 6
National Nonfiction Day, November 6
Young Readers Day, November 9
National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day, November 12
National Young Readers Week, Third Week of November
I Love to Write Day, November 15
World Nursey Rhyme Week, November 16-20
High-Five a Librarian Day, November 18
DECEMBER
Read a New Book Month
Letter Writing Day, December 7
National Short Story Day, December 21
Jolabokaflod, Iceland’s Yule Book Flood, December 24
A’phabet Day or No L Day (Pun Day), December 25
At The Storyteller Agency, we love celebrating writers and storytellers almost as much as we love being writers and storytellers. If your life needs more stories, but you’re not sure how to tell them, contact us, and let us help you plot your next step (hey, we punned, and it’s not even December 25!).
