Midwest Bookish Fest 2026
Schedule of Events
June 19th, 20th, & 21st, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South | 7800 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55439
A finalized schedule will be shared by June 1st, 2026.
Friday, June 19th - Day Zero
5:00pm - 8:00pm — Registration & Help Desk Open to Super Nova Attendees — Event Room: Hotel Lobby
5:00pm - 8:00pm — Rolling Chapters Shopping Experience — Event Room: Outside Hotel Entrance
5:00pm - 7:30pm — The Prologue: A MinneSocial for Super Nova Attendees Only — Event Room: Hotel Restaurant/Lounge
6:30pm - 8:00pm — Registration & Help Desk Open to All Attendees — Event Room: Hotel Lobby
6:30pm - 8:00pm — Solo Traveller Meet Up for All Attendees — Event Room: Plaza Mall
Saturday, June 20th - Day One
8:30am - 6:00pm — Registration & Help Desk Open — Event Room: 2nd Floor Grand Ballroom Foyer Coat Room
8:30am - 8:00pm — Super Nova Private Lounge Open — Event Room: Plaza 2
8:30am - 10:30pm — Quiet Room Open to All Attendees — Event Room: Atrium 6
9:00am - 11:00am — Vendor Hall Open — Event Room: Grand Ballroom West
9:00am - 9:45am - The UnCanny Valley: Adding Speculative Elements to the Real World — Panel Room A — Event Room: Bloomington
9:00am - 9:45am - Rise of the Horrormance Genre: Pairing the Romantic with the Grotesque — Panel Room B — Event Room: Edina
9:00am - 9:45am - This or That: bookish Tropes, Genres, & Boyfriends — Panel Room C — Event Room: Atrium 4
9:00am - 9:45am - Romtantasy, Fantasy, & Romance: Who Wrote What? Trivia — North Star & Super Nova Access | Event Room: Atrium 1
9:00am - 9:50am - Pitch & Pair Sessions — Event Room: Atrium 7
10:00am - 10:45am - Writing Authentic Queer Characters — Panel Room A — Event Room: Bloomington
10:00am - 10:45am - Life Cycle of an Audiobook — Panel Room B — Event Room: Edina
10:00am - 10:45am - Good Girl: Why We Love A Villain — Panel Room C — Event Room: Atrium 4
10:00am - 10:45am - MWBF Authors: Who Wrote What? Trivia — Super Nova Attendees Only | Event Room: Atrium 1
10:00am - 10:50am - Pitch & Pair Sessions — Event Room: Atrium 7
11:00am - 12:30pm — Event Closed for Break
12:45pm — ADA & Super Nova Access into Signing Hall — Event Room: Grand Ballroom East/Center
12:45pm - 4:30pm — Vendor Hall Open — Event Room: Grand Ballroom West
1:30pm - 4:30pm — Signing Event for All Attendees — Event Room: Grand Ballroom East/Center
5:00pm - 5:30pm - Popular Lines in What Book? Trivia — North Star & Super Nova Access | Event Room: Atrium 1
5:00pm - 6:00pm — How To Get Away With Writing Murder — Panel Room A — Event Room: Bloomington
5:00pm - 6:00pm — Hear Me Out: Bookish Tropes — Panel Room B — Event Room: Edina
5:00pm - 6:00pm — OnlyMonsters: Monster Romance — Panel Room C — Event Room: Atrium 4
7:00pm - 11:00pm — Fates & Starlight Masquerade Ball — Super Nova & North Star Attendees | Event Room: Veranda Ballroom
Sunday, June 21st - Day Two
8:30am - 6:00pm — Registration & Help Desk Open — Event Room: 2nd Floor Grand Ballroom Foyer Coat Room
8:30am - 6:00pm — Super Nova Private Lounge Open — Event Room: Plaza 2
8:30am - 6:00pm — Quiet Room Open to All Attendees — Event Room: Atrium 6
9:00am - 11:00am — Vendor Hall Open — Event Room: Grand Ballroom West
9:00am - 9:45am - Keeping Your Vision During Revision — Panel Room A — Event Room: Bloomington
9:00am - 9:45am - Processing Grief Through Writing — Panel Room B — Event Room: Edina
9:00am - 9:45am - The Psychology of Suspense — Panel Room C — Event Room: Atrium 4
9:00am - 9:45am - This Trope in That Book? Trivia — North Star & Super Nova Access | Event Room: Atrium 1
9:00am - 9:50am - Pitch & Pair Sessions — Event Room: Atrium 7
10:00am - 10:45am - But Daddy, I Love Them: Writing Love Interests in Fiction — Panel Room A — Event Room: Bloomington
10:00am - 10:45am - Linguistic Stereotypes in Audiobooks and How to Avoid It — Panel Room B — Event Room: Edina
10:00am - 10:45am - Writing a Polyamorous/Why Choose Romance — Panel Room C — Event Room: Atrium 4
10:00am - 10:45am - MWBF Authors: This Trope in That Book? Trivia — Super Nova Attendees Only | Event Room: Atrium 1
10:00am - 10:50am - Pitch & Pair Sessions — Event Room: Atrium 7
11:00am - 12:30pm — Sinister Sunday Brunch — Super Nova Access Only | Event Room: Veranda Ballroom
12:45pm — ADA & Super Nova Access into Signing Hall — Event Room: Grand Ballroom East/Center
12:45pm - 4:30pm — Vendor Hall Open — Event Room: Grand Ballroom West
1:30pm - 4:30pm — Signing Event for All Attendees — Event Room: Grand Ballroom East/Center
5:00pm - 6:00pm — Book Boyfriends Who Ruined Us for Real Men — Panel Room A — Event Room: Bloomington
5:00pm - 6:00pm — Narrative Joy: Finding Ourselves in Fiction — Panel Room B — Event Room: Edina
5:00pm - 6:00pm — Romantasy Round Table: Worldbuilding, Romance, & Magic — Panel Room C — Event Room: Atrium 4
6:00pm - Event End, Thanks for coming!