SubFest 2026 • Instagram Video Reel
A video feature capturing moments from the Southern Utah Book Festival.
Sean O'Leary Books • Festival Memories
SOUTHERN UTAH
BOOK FESTIVAL
SubFest 2026 • Third Annual Celebration
October 9–10, 2026 | Cedar City, Utah
Two days celebrating stories, imagination, and the people who make books possible. Sean O'Leary Books was delighted to join the Southern Utah literary community, sharing books and connecting with readers on Saturday, October 10.
01 / The Event
A Celebration of Books & Community
Remembering the third annual Southern Utah Book Festival and the people who made it possible.
Official festival flyer • Courtesy of the organizers
Third Annual • 2026
Southern Utah Book Festival
Cedar City, Utah
The Southern Utah Book Festival, affectionately known as SubFest, brings readers, writers, illustrators, and book enthusiasts together for literary discovery and conversation.
The 2026 celebration included a Friday evening welcome event at Southern Utah University, followed by Saturday presentations, workshops, author gatherings, and literary activities.
Festival
Southern Utah Book Festival (SubFest)
Dates
October 9–10, 2026
Sean's Date
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Festival Hours
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location
Cedar City Library
303 N 100 E, Cedar City, Utah
303 N 100 E, Cedar City, Utah
Sean's Booth
Inside Cedar City Library,
following the weather-related
relocation of outdoor vendors.
Admission
Free and open to the public
Edition
Third Annual Festival
02 / Participation Program
Third Annual
Celebrating the stories, conversations, and connections that make SubFest special.
2026 Literary Celebration
A Community Brought Together by Books
The Southern Utah Book Festival celebrates the many ways stories connect people. From established writers to emerging voices, the festival creates opportunities to explore literature, share ideas, and discover something new.
Sean O'Leary Books was pleased to participate in Saturday's author and vendor gathering at Cedar City Library, joining a community of creative individuals and independent literary businesses.
Thank you to the Southern Utah Book Festival organizers, volunteers, fellow authors, and everyone who helped celebrate the written word in Cedar City.
03 / Through Sean's Lens
Moments from SubFest 2026
Nine original photographs captured by Sean O'Leary during the Southern Utah Book Festival on October 10, 2026. Select a photograph to view the full image.
Photography: Sean O'Leary • October 10, 2026
04 / Shared Moments
Press & Coverage
A video Reel and Instagram carousel celebrating Sean O'Leary's experience at the Southern Utah Book Festival.
SubFest 2026 • Instagram Carousel
A collection of shared memories from the Cedar City literary celebration.
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05 / Festival Program
Explore the 2026 Festival
The official festival documents offer a closer look at the presentations, conversations, authors, and activities that brought SubFest to life.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT 01
Festival Schedule
Saturday's reader and writer tracks, specialty panels, and reading and writing circles.
View Schedule PDFOFFICIAL DOCUMENT 02
Authors & Vendor Locations
The organizers' original indoor and outdoor participant listing, featuring authors, publishers, and vendors.
View Locations PDFOFFICIAL DOCUMENT 03
Complete Festival Program
The two-day program covering the Friday welcome event, Saturday sessions, presenters, reading circles, and additional activities.
View Full Program PDFProgram documents are shared in appreciation of the festival organizers and participating literary community.
06 / Literary Community
Celebrating Our Fellow Authors & Vendors
Discover the voices, stories, and creative businesses that brought this literary community together.
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Together at Cedar City Library
The original festival directory listed participants inside Cedar City Library and outdoors at Main Street Park. Due to hurricane-related weather conditions, the vendors gathered indoors at Cedar City Library instead.
Sean O'Leary Books participated inside the library on Saturday alongside fellow authors, publishers, and creative vendors. The two directory groups below reflect the original printed assignments, not separate locations on the day.
Special appreciation to the SubFest organizers for bringing everyone together and publishing a participant directory that helps readers continue discovering these creative voices.
Select a champagne-gold linked name to visit the author's or organization's website or professional page. Names without a confidently matched page are retained as plain text.
Festival Authors & Publishers
Originally Listed Inside Cedar City Library
- Andrea Batt
- Mick Batt
- Steve Capone, Jr. • Whisper House Press
- Haley Cavanagh
- Nathaniel Darkish
- Becca Lee Gardner
- Jared Garrett
- Samantha Hastings
- Inkcraft Publishing
- Stephanie Jaeger
- Janet Sumner Johnson
- Amanda Jones
- Nicole Kimzey
- Cindy King
- C.R. Langille • Timber Ghost Press
- Caryn Larrinaga
- Dana LeCheminant
- Andrew Pixton
- Jonathan Reddoch • Collective Tales Publishing
- Kaela Rivera
- Anders Roseberg
- Jennifer Sinor
- Hillary Slaughter
- Georgia C. Smith
- Mindy Strunk
- Elizabeth Suggs • Collective Tales Publishing
- Tyler Tarter
- Kelly Fae Wilson
- Lyn Worthen • Camden Park Press
- Bryan Young • Phantasmograph Books and Stories
Fellow Authors & Vendors
Originally Listed at Main Street Park
• Relocated Indoors
- Natalie Anne Brooks
- Shane Neilsen • Neilsen Storyworks
- Sean O'Leary Books
- Lucy Tayco Price
- Ethan Swapp • Swapp Family Enterprises
- Raymee Schnabel
- Terre • Blind Date Books
- Alyx Tibbitts • Battalion Press
- Lisa White • Shared Booth
- Ashley Chapman • Shared Booth
- Renewal by Andersen • Nicole Hunter
Different stories, shared enthusiasm, and a community connected by books.
The 41 participant entries are reproduced from the organizers' October 8, 2026 list. The original location groupings are retained for historical reference; the weather-related move indoors is based on Sean's firsthand account. External pages belong to their respective authors and organizations.
07 / With Appreciation
Thank You for Bringing Us Together
A literary celebration is made possible by organizers, presenters, volunteers, authors, and everyone who participates.
Celebrating the Southern Utah Literary Community
Sean O'Leary Books extends appreciation to the Southern Utah Book Festival team and the many people who contributed their time, creativity, and enthusiasm to the 2026 celebration.
From the Friday evening welcome event to Saturday's author tables, presentations, and literary conversations, SubFest offered opportunities for readers and writers to come together.
Special appreciation also goes to Cedar City Library, Southern Utah University, the participating authors and publishers, and the community members who helped celebrate the joy of reading.
Here's to more books, more discoveries, more friendships, and many more chapters together.
Southern Utah Book Festival • October 9–10, 2026
Until the Next Chapter
Thank you to the organizers, fellow authors, vendors, readers, and the Cedar City community for sharing in the Third Annual Southern Utah Book Festival.
Celebrating the stories that bring us together.
