Chennai International Book Fair

Chennai International Book Fair (also CIBF) is an Indian book trade fair dedicated to the mission of Taking Tamil to the World, Bringing the World to Tamil through global literature and cultural exchanges. Tamil is among the world’s top 10 classical languages, with 2500 years of history. At the same time, the Tamil diaspora accounts for more than 80 million people in around 60 nations.

CIBF was founded in 2023 by the Department of Public Libraries and the Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation with the main idea of serving as a global conference, book rights trade, and literary event - all in one place. Its primary goal is to buy and sell rights as well as bring Tamil culture to the global literary stage.

Chennai International Book Fair is a B2B platform providing attendees with various opportunities. As one of the fastest-growing Asian book exhibitions, CIBF attracts huge attention with more than 40 participating countries worldwide. Writers, publishers, book agents, librarians, translators, and readers can join the exhibition to meet, collaborate, and explore the rich Tamil and Indian culture and publishing industry.

Chennai International Book Fair is a unique trade fair that distinguishes itself from the others with its clear vision and mission to popularise Tamil literature and culture to the world. Its goal is to be a medium of Tamil cultural heritage, and it achieves it through the following initiatives and activities:

• Tamil Nadu Translation Grant Program: promotes Tamil literature across the world by granting international publishers to translate and publish Tamil works into their languages;
• CIBF Fellowship Program: provides fellowships to publishers to popularise and work for the expo mission and make it global;
• CIBF International Conference: unities panel discussions, various workshops, training and networking activities on industry-related topics and raise higher awareness on industry issues and challenges;
• CIBF Ambassador Awards: honours participants with a strong contribution to the expo mission.