Promoting literacy and literature to citizens of Northern Arizona and the greater Southwest is the primary purpose of the Northern Arizona
Book Festival (NABF). Established in year 1998, the Literacy Volunteers of Coconino Country aimed to connect literacy and literary works of great authors. Book reading, workshops, group and panel discussions, and other significant activities are celebrated in this annual event in Arizona. In fact, this occasion has become one of the most celebrated affairs in Flagstaff.
In previous years, award winning authors and prominent people attended the festival to celebrate the affair; including Nobel Prize winners Toni Morison and Czeslaw Milosz, and other great book writers. Book lovers can enjoy months of reading good books before and after the affair. Authors can have opportunity to meet their readers, while readers can have the chance to speak with their favorite writers. Some students enjoy reading literature works, while others are fascinated with poetry slams, workshops, and other writing and reading activities. More so, local authors, artists, and musicians visit the festival to add more excitement and thrill to guests and attenders. Actually, this yearly festival brings a basket full of cheers to
people of Arizona. That's why, this annual festival has become an exciting and educational moment for book lovers in the state.
