With a new year approaching, Winn Publications is rolling out our 2023 Calendar. Here is what you can anticipate:
January
National Mentoring Month
- Winn Publications begins taking the manuscript submissions for the year – 1/9
- On Target Poetry Book Writing Contest Begins – 1/9
- National Hot Toddy Day – 1/11
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – 1/17
- National Gourmet Coffee Day- 1/18
- Winn Publications 5th Anniversary – 1/26
February
Black History Month, Kindness Month, Library Lovers Month
- Children Author and Illustrator Week – first week
- Random Act of Kindness Week – third week
- Valentine’s Day – 2/14
- Single’s Awareness Day – 2/15
- Tell A Fairy Tale Day – 2/26
March
Women’s History Month, Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- National Read Across America Day – 3/2
- World Book Day – 3/3
- National Grammer Day – 3/4
- International Women’s Day – 3/8
- Read an eBook Week – 3/5 to 3/11
- Winners announced for poetry contest- 3/18
April
National Poetry Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- National Library week – the first week
- International Children’s Book Day – 4/2
- National Bookmobile Day – 4/6
- Haiku Poetry Day – 4/17
- Earth Day – 4/22
May
Latino Books Month, Foster Care Month
- Children’s Book Week – May 2 to May 8
- Reading is Fun Week – the second full week
- National Mother Goose Day- 5/1
- Teacher Appreciation Day – 5/3
- Make a Book Day – 5/5
- Winn Publications CEO Arilia Winn’s birthday – 5/29
June
Audiobook Month, PTSD Awareness Month
- Juneteenth – 6/19
- Typewriter Day – 6/23
July
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Yellow Pig Day – 7/17
- Paperback Book Day – 7/23
August
National Family Fun Month
- Last day to submit a manuscript for possible 2023 book publishing – 8/1
- Love Your Bookshop Day – 8/14
- We Love Memoirs Day – 8/30
September
Hispanic Heritage Month, National Self-Care Awareness Month, National Suicide Prevention Month
- Banned Books Week – 9/26 to 10/2
- National Suicide Prevention Week – 9/5 to 9/11
- National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week – 9/7 to 9/10
- Buy a Book Day – 9/7
- Read an eBook Day – 9/18
- National Comic Book Day – 9/25
October
Black Speculative Fiction Month, National Book Month, National Cookbook Month , Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Poetry Day – 10/1
- Bookshop Day – 10/7
- Frankenstein Friday – 10/27
- Books For Treats Day – 10/31
November
National Family Literacy Month, National Novel Writing Month
- National Author’s Day – 11/1
- National Book Award week – 11/7
- National Young Readers week – 11/13
- National Book Week – 11/20
December
Spiritual Literacy Month
Winn Publications’ “offices” are closed this entire month, see you next year!