Literary anniversaries 2023
The page lists upcoming anniversaries (or events) and the means to find more. This can be useful for personal or communal projects; for example with proofread of the month and featured texts. Texts can be featured during the month of the anniversary or event. With proofreading, it may be desirable to have the work complete by the date of the anniversary; therefore the texts may be scheduled for at least a month before to allow for this. Timing projects to match anniversaries can be nice although it is by no means necessary. This page is intended to help that process. Some non-anniversary dates and occasions can and should be listed here if they are also relevant to Wikisource. Events do not need to be historical, just relatable to a public domain or freely licensed work. If you find, or know of, an anniversary, please feel free to add it to the lists below. This list shows author's birthdays, deaths, publication dates and important literary dates; a useful literary calendar. It in progress, add any you can think of in the comments below! January 1st January 1919 - J. D. Salinger's birthday, author of Catcher in the Rye February 2nd February 1882 - James Joyce's birthday, author of Ulysses March 2nd March 1904 - Dr. Seuss's birthday, author of Cat in the Hat April 10th April - 16th April 2016 - National Library Week 2016 May 9th May 1814 - Mansfield
Park by Jane Austen was published June 9th June 1870 - Charles Dickens's death, author of Great Expectations July 2nd July 1961 - Ernest Hemingway's death, author of A Farewell to Arms August 6th August 1996 - A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin,
is published. September October 7th October 1849 - Edgar Allan Poe's death, author of The Tell Tale November 8th November 1847 - Bram Stoker's birthday, author of Dracula December December 1817 - Northanger Abbey and Persuasion by Jane Austen were published |