LITLIT, or The Little Literary Fair, is a free celebration of independent book publishers, book makers, and booksellers on the West Coast.

LITLIT returns June 6 - 7, 2026 at SCI-Arc in the Arts District of Los Angeles.

Presented by the Los Angeles Review of Books, LITLIT offers local presses and literary arts organizations an opportunity to share their perspectives, books, and goods with Angelenos of all stripes. As part of LARB’s mission to increase access to the world of literary and cultural production, LITLIT aims to strengthen public and institutional support for independent presses.

LITLIT 2026 is made possible with the support of our hosts at SCI-Arc; and with help from our programming sponsors the Department of Cultural Affairs and the UCLA Department of Humanities; additional support comes from The Los Angeles Breakfast Club.

For information about sponsorship opportunities or press inquiries, please reach out to LARB’s staff here.

LITLIT 2026 marks our fifth year of the Little Literary Festival!

Over 5,000 people attended the first and second iterations of the fair in 2019 and 2022, presented by LARB in partnership with Hauser & Wirth Publishers and located at Hauser & Wirth’s beautiful open-air courtyard space in Downtown L.A.’s Arts District. In 2022 LITLIT hosted even more exciting panel discussions with publishers, authors, artists, and community organizers than the first round, as well as local food and bookish activities for all ages. In 2023, we expanded LITLIT into a new location at Zebulon in Frogtown, featuring dozens of vendors and an evening full of readings, DJs, and drag performances. In 2024, our annual celebration of West Coast publishing welcomed over a thousand people and featured over 40 literary presses and organizations from the West Coast to The Pit in Glendale-Atwater.

The fair has garnered press coverage in numerous outlets, including The Los Angeles Times, NBC Los Angeles, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Magazine, Spectrum News, TimeOut, Cinnamon Magazine, among others.

Want to exhibit at the next LITLIT? Sign up for LARB’s events list here to be notified when we make the open call.

 
Photo courtesy Noé Montes

Photo courtesy Noé Montes

  • About the Los Angeles Review of Books

    The Los Angeles Review of Books is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts. In addition to publishing lively, intelligent long-form writing online and in print, LARB's civic arts programs increase access to the world of literary and cultural production. The LARB Publishing Workshop aims to revolutionize the publishing industry from the ground up by training and mentoring early-career talent from diverse backgrounds. Held annually at the close of the Publishing Workshop, LITLIT aims to strengthen public and institutional support for independent presses and innovative publishing projects.

  • About SCi-ARC

    SCI-ARC, The Southern California Institute of Architecture, is the host and a sponsor of LITLIT. Located in the Arts District of Los Angeles, SCI-Arc a world-renowned center of innovation and one of the nation's few independent architecture schools, offering undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs. An integral part of the emerging cultural hub of a city with a tradition of architectural experimentation, SCI-Arc is devoted to finding radically new responses to the real needs and aspirations of today's world.