November 2022 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of November for writers and readers

Movember (Men’s Health Month)

National Family Literacy Month

National Memoir Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month

Picture Book Month

1 – All Saint’s Day; Author’s Day; Day of the Dead; National Family Literacy Day
2 – All Soul’s Day; National Stress Awareness Day
3 – National Non-Fiction Day (U.K.); National Homemaker Day; National Sandwich Day; National Men Make Dinner Day
5 – National Redhead Day; World Tsunami Awareness Day; The Chief’s Birthday
6 – Book Lovers Day
8 – Young Readers Day; Margaret Mitchell’s Birthday
9 – Go to an Art Museum Day; International Day Against Fascism; World Adoption Day; World Freedom Day
10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 – Veteran’s Day (U.S.); Singles Day
12 – National Happy Hour Day; World Pneumonia Day
13 – Robert Louis Stevenson’s Birthday; World Kindness Day
14 – World Diabetes Day
15 – I Love to Write Day; National Entrepreneur’s Day; National Philanthropy Day; Recycling Day (U.S.)
17 – International Student’s Day; National Homemade Bread Day; National Rural Health Day; World Philosophy Day
18 – High-Five a Librarian Day
19 – International Men’s Day
20 – Future Teachers of America Day; National Absurdity Day; Universal Children’s Day
21 – Voltaire’s Birthday; World Hello Day; World Television Day
23 – National Adoption Day
24 – Thanksgiving (U.S.)
26 – National Family Health History Day; Small Business Saturday (U.S.)
28 – National French Toast Day; Cyber Monday (U.S.)
29 – Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday
30 – Mark Twain’s Birthday; International Computer Security Day; National Personal Space Day