Book fairs play an essential role in the publishing industry and in particular in the Arab world, where fairs are geared towards the public and are where most Arab publishers sell their greatest number of books each year. A number of book fairs in the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) region can be interesting for European publishers to get a better sense of what is being published, and to meet with publishers and authors.
For more information about book fairs in the SWANA region, visit the page Cultural and literature sites.

The LEILA team will be present at some book fairs in the Middle East and in Europe in 2025 to introduce the project to professionals and the wider audience: 

• Foire du livre de Bruxelles on Thursday 13 March 2025
• Thessaloniki Book Fair on Friday 9 may 2025

In 2023 – 2024 the LEILA team was present at: 

• Beyrouth Livres on Friday 6 October 2023, at the professional meeting
• Frankfurt Buchmesse on Thursday 19 October and Friday 20 October 2023
• Sharjah International Book Fair on Sunday 29 and Monday 30 October 2023 at the Publishers Conference
• London Book Fair on Wednesday 13 March 2024
• Abu Dhabi Book Fair on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 May 2024: “Beyond borders: enhancing access to Arabic literature through translation and indexing”