{"id":31765,"date":"2026-08-04T13:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=31765"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:25:20","slug":"manila-international-book-fair-returns-to-smx-manila-this-september-9-to-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/manila-international-book-fair-2","title":{"rendered":"Manila International Book Fair Returns to SMX Manila This September 9 to 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"640\">The <strong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"343\">Manila International Book Fair (MIBF)<\/strong> returns to <strong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"401\">SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City<\/strong> from <strong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"434\">September 9 to 13, 2026<\/strong>, bringing together publishers, authors, educators, students, and book lovers for five days of literary events and book discoveries. This year&#8217;s fair carries the theme &#8220;<em><strong>Get Lit: Reading in a New Light&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"962\">Running daily from <strong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"688\">10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.<\/strong>, MIBF will once again feature <strong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"757\">local and international publishers<\/strong> showcasing their latest titles across various genres. Visitors can browse new releases, educational materials, children&#8217;s books, fiction, non-fiction, and other publications from participating exhibitors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31766\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/752489141_915851528171840_4910052881009666137_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/752489141_915851528171840_4910052881009666137_n.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/752489141_915851528171840_4910052881009666137_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/752489141_915851528171840_4910052881009666137_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/752489141_915851528171840_4910052881009666137_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/752489141_915851528171840_4910052881009666137_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Manila International Book Fair&#8217;s Facebook page<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1157\">The event will also host <strong data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1051\">meet-and-greet sessions with Filipino authors and creators<\/strong>, giving readers the opportunity to interact with their favorite writers and learn more about their works.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1370\">In addition, guests can participate in <strong data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1259\">panel discussions, workshops, and exclusive book launches<\/strong>, offering insights into literature, publishing, and the local creative industry throughout the five-day event.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1583\">Organized by <strong data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1410\">Primetrade Asia, Inc.<\/strong>, the Manila International Book Fair remains one of the country&#8217;s longest-running and largest book fairs, bringing together the Philippine literary community under one roof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manila International Book Fair returns to SMX Convention Center Manila from September 9 to 13, 2026, featuring local and international publishers, author meet-and-greets, panel discussions, workshops, and exclusive book releases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12001,22],"tags":[5256,2243,5215,2241,2242,290,12237,12238,12239,7041],"class_list":["post-31765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-festival","category-festival","tag-authors","tag-book-fair","tag-literary-event","tag-manila-international-book-fair","tag-mibf","tag-pasay","tag-philippine-books","tag-publishers","tag-september-2026","tag-smx-convention-center-manila"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31769,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31765\/revisions\/31769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}