February 2023 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of February for writers and readers

African-American History Month

Creative Romance Month

International Friendship Month

Library Lovers’ Month

February 1 – Abolition of Slavery Day; Change Your Password Day; Decorating with Candy Day; National Dark Chocolate Day; National Freedom Day (U.S.); Spunky Old Broads Day; World Read Aloud Day
February 2 – Ayn Rand’s birthday; James Joyce’s birthday
February 2-8 – Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
February 3 – Norman Rockwell’s birthday
February 5 – Take Your Child to the Library Day
February 7 – Charles Dickens’s birthday; Sinclair Lewis’ birthday; Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday
February 8 – Jules Verne’s birthday
February 9 – Read in the Bathtub Day
February 12 – Charles Darwin’s birthday; Judy Blume’s birthday
February 14 – International Book Giving Day; Library Lover’s Day; Valentine’s Day
February 15 – Galileo Galilei’s birthday
February 18 – Toni Morrison’s birthday
February 19 – Amy Tan’s birthday
February 20 – Ansel Adams’ birthday; President’s Day (U.S.)
February 20-26 – Freedom to Read Week (Canada)
February 21 – Erma Bombeck’s birthday
February 22 – Edna St. Vincent Millay’s birthday; Ash Wednesday
February 25 – Pierre Renoir’s birthday
February 26 – Tell a Fairy Tale Day
February 27 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s birthday; John Steinbeck’s birthday