
Events in the month of September for writers and readers
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
- September 1 – Labor Day (U.S.); World Letter Writing Day
- September 4 – Richard Wright’s Birthday; World Sexual Health Day
- September 5 – International Day of Charity
- September 6 – Fight Procrastination Day; Read a Book Day
- September 8 – International Literacy Day; World Physiotherapy Day
- September 9 – International Day to Protect Education from Attack
- September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
- September 11 – Patriot Day (U.S.)
- September 13 – Roald Dahl’s Birthday
- September 15 – Agatha Christie’s Birthday; Marco Polo’s Birthday; International Day of Democracy
- September 16 – International Day for Preservation of the Ozone; National Voter Registration Day (U.S.)
- September 18 – Read an E-book Day
- September 20 – Upton Sinclair’s Birthday; International Coastal Cleanup Day
- September 20-October 5 – Oktoberfest
- September 21 – Stephen King’s Birthday; International Day of Peace; World Gratitude Day
- September 22 – Dear Diary Day; International Hobbit Day; World Car-Free Day; World Rose Day
- September 23 – International Sign Language Day
- September 24 – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthday; National Punctuation Day
- September 25 – National Comic Book Day; World Dream Day; World Maritime Day
- September 26 – T.S. Eliot’s Birthday
- September 27 – National Ghost Hunting Day
- September 28 – World Rivers Day
- September 29 – Miguel de Cervantes’ Birthday; International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste; National Coffee Day (U.S.); World Heart Day
- September 30 – Truman Capote’s Birthday; International Translation Day