Japan To Be Market Focus Country For Lbf 2027

The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the return of the Market Focus programme, and Japan as the appointed country for 2027. The LBF Market Focus, back for the first time since 2022, will see the involvement of the Japan Book Publishers Association as a key partner, with more initiatives to be announced in due course. Taking place from March 16 – 18, 2027 at Excel London, the next edition of The London Book Fair will benefit from more space to grow and expand its international offering and overall content. Together with the return of Market Focus, Fair Director Emma Lowe announced a number of conferences will take place at Excel London on Monday 15 March 2027, ahead of the Fair. The rich line-up will include The Writers’ Summit, the popular gathering of writers who are interested in understanding more about the industry, a training session organised by the IPG and HP ConTEXT, a conference focusing on book production. Finally, the Fair is opening submissions to their Seminar Programme. This year, the organisers are encouraging entrants to specify on which stage they’d like their session to appear – choosing from Main Stage, Tech Theatre, Author HQ, Literary Translation Theatre, First Timers’ Hub, The Salon (formerly English PEN), Market Focus Theatre, Audio Theatre, and Sustainability Hub.