The next Ottawa Book Fair takes place June 7-11, 2026.
- Collaborate and socialize with fellow booksellers and reps.
- Hear about upcoming titles and complete your frontlist buying.
- Hear from great authors at the Author Dinner.
NOTE: The Ottawa Book Fair is an industry event open to EORBA members (independent bookstores and publisher representatives). It is not open to the public, self-published authors, or non-book wholesalers.
The June 2026 Ottawa Book Fair takes place at the Ottawa Embassy Hotel and Suites from June 7-11, 2026. (NEW! The June Book Fair has been extended to include Thursday!)
- Accommodations
- Parking
- Registration fee
- Itinerary
- Participating booksellers
- Participating publishers
- Sponsors
Accommodations
Book your accommodations at the Ottawa Embassy Hotel and Suites. Reservations must be made by the deadline to secure the negotiated rate on May 7, 2026. The negotiated rate for EORBA members is $209/night. Book your room online. Booksellers can use the Bookseller Grant to offset hotel costs.
Parking
Paid parking is available at the Ottawa Embassy Hotel and Suites for those staying at the hotel. Street parking is also available on the streets surrounding the hotel, and additional paid parking is available at Ottawa City Hall. Booksellers can use the Bookseller Grant to offset parking costs.
Registration fee
- Bookseller: Free
- Publisher rep: $300
- Non-selling rep: $100 (this registration includes access to the hospitality suite and all EORBA events, including the author dinner, for reps who are not booking sales appointments during the fair)
Itinerary
Please book your sales appointments between these activities. Booksellers, please ensure you book appointments with the reps you wish to meet with.
Sunday, June 7
9:00am – Hospitality suite opens
The hospitality suite, stocked with drinks and snacks, will be open daily, starting at 9:00am on Sunday
9:00am – Coffee and breakfast available
Coffee and breakfast items are available in the hospitality suite starting at 7:30am.
3:00pm – National Gallery of Canada visit
Join booksellers and reps for a visit to the National Gallery of Canada. RSVP to receive more details.
6:00pm – Sunday social
Join booksellers and reps in the hospitality suite for a casual dinner and conversation! Your RSVP during registration is appreciated to reduce food waste.
Monday, June 8
7:30am – Coffee and breakfast available
Coffee and breakfast items are available in the hospitality suite starting at 7:30am.
12:00pm – Lunch is available
Lunch is available in the hospitality suite starting at 12:00pm. RSVP during registration is appreciated to reduce food waste.
5:00pm – EORBA meeting
Meet with booksellers and publisher reps in the hospitality suite to discuss the business of the book fair and the Eastern Ontario Regional Booksellers Association. This meeting will follow an agenda, so please submit any items you wish to discuss to info@eorba.org. The meeting agenda will be distributed by email.
6:00pm – Author dinner
Join booksellers, publisher reps, and special guest authors for EORBA’s famous author dinner at the Ottawa Embassy Hotel and Suites! Special guest authors include Marina Nemat, author of Mistress of the Persian Boarding House (Penguin Canada), Amarnath Amarasingam, co-author of For Blood and Soil: Far Right Extremism in Canada (McGill-Queens University Press), and Amanda Connolly, author of The Lure of Wolves and Whispers (HarperCollins). RSVP is required during registration.
Tuesday, June 9
7:30am – Coffee and breakfast available
Coffee and breakfast items are available in the hospitality suite starting at 7:30am.
12:00pm – Lunch is available
Lunch is available in the hospitality suite starting at 12:00pm. RSVP during registration is appreciated to reduce food waste.
6:45pm – Escape room social
Join booksellers and reps to test your escape room skills! RSVP during registration to receive more information about this event.
Wednesday, June 10
7:30am – Coffee and breakfast available
Coffee and breakfast items are available in the hospitality suite starting at 7:30am.
12:00pm – Lunch
Lunch is available in the hospitality suite starting at 12:00pm. RSVP during registration is appreciated to reduce food waste.
Thursday, June 11
7:30am – Coffee and breakfast available
Coffee and breakfast items are available in the hospitality suite starting at 7:30am.
12:00pm – Hospitality suite closes
Please collect all of your belongings from the hospitality suite by 12:00pm.
Participating booksellers
This list will be updated regularly as booksellers register. Need contact info for a bookseller below? Contact us!
- Beggars Banquet Books (Alison)
- Books on Beechwood (Hilary)
- Bound2Learn (Tory)
- Evermore Books (Amanda)
- In a Bind (Kinsey)
- Librairie du soleil (Jean-Philip)
- Love Lyla Books (Amna)
- Mill Street Books (Ann)
- National Gallery of Canada (Andrea)
- Octopus Books (Lisa)
- Perfect Books (Jim)
- Saturday Morning Books (Salina)
- Singing Pebble Books (Mika)
- Stirling Book Company (Tracey)
- The Book’s Better (Jennifer)
- thebookshop613.ca (Jocelyn)
- The Spaniel’s Tale Bookstore (Cole)
- Witch Haus (Ariessa)
- World of Maps (Stephen)
Participating publishers
This list will be updated regularly as reps register. Need contact info for a publisher rep below? Contact us!
- Ampersand Inc. (Laureen)
- Canadian Manda Group (Nikki)
- HarperCollins Canada (Sarah)
- Hornblower Group (Laurie)
- Martin Sales Agency (Mike)
- Orca Book Publishers (Bronte)
- Penguin Random House Canada (Nicole, Marianne, Mary G., Mary A.)
- Scholastic Canada (Cathy)
- Simon & Schuster Canada (Kim)
- US University Presses (Mical)
Sponsors
EORBA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of our publisher partners.
Premium Sponsors
- HarperCollins Canada
- Penguin Random House Canada
- Princeton University Press
- Raincoast Group / PGC
- Simon & Schuster Canada
Hardcover Sponsors
- Canadian Manda Group
Paperback Sponsors
- Ampersand Inc.
- Scholastic Canada
Save the date
The October 2026 Ottawa Book Fair will take place October 18-21, 2026.
The February 2027 Ottawa Book Fair will take place on February 7-11, 2027.