Recent Editions
The 24th Chennai Book Fair experienced a spurt in the number of Tamil language publishers the majar role played by the then President Chandrasekar Higginbothams, Secretary Alliance Sreenivasan and the then committee members. Of the 180 publication houses who participated in the book fair, 80 were Tamil publication houses, a remarkable increase since the 23rd fair in which there was only one stall devoted to Tamil publications. The book fair celebrated its silver jubilee in 2002 coinciding with the 50th anniversary celebrations of BAPASI. The fair was held for 15 days instead of the usual 11-day affair. The 26th book fair was held between January 9 and January 19, 2003 and had a total of about 272 stalls. 300,000 people visited the 26th book fair. The revenue was estimated to over Rs. 6 crores. The 27th book fair, inaugurated by the then Tamil Nadu Education Minister N. Semmalai and held between January 9 and January 19, 2004, had over 310 stalls, including 10 stalls allotted for state government departments, with over 200 publishers from all over India participating in it. The 28th book fair was inaugurated by Chennai mayor S. P. Thiagarajan on January 7, 2005. The 29th book fair was inaugurated on January 6, 2006 by K. Kalimthu, Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and was made of 375 stalls. The fair lasted till the 16th of January. In 2007, due to traffic congestion and the need for more space for the stalls, the venue for the annual book fair was changed from Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College to St. George' School in Kilpauk. The 2007 book fair had a total of 474 stalls. and for the first time, featured works of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi, on an extensive scale. Over 600,000 people visited the 30th book fair.
| Year | Edition | Venue | Area | Number of stalls | Participants | Visitors | Days held | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | Madrasa-I-Azam school | 22 | |||||
| 2001 | 24 | Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College | 180 | 11 days | ||||
| 2002 | 25 | Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College | 15 days | |||||
| 2003 | 26 | Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College | 272 | 300,000 | 9–19 January (11 days) | 60 million | ||
| 2004 | 27 | Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College | 310 | 200 | 9–19 January (11 days) | |||
| 2005 | 28 | Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College | 7– | |||||
| 2006 | 29 | Quaid-e-Milleth Women's College | 375 | 6–16 January (11 days) | ||||
| 2007 | 30 | St George's Anglo-Indian School, Kilpauk | 474 | 600,000 | ||||
| 2008 | 31 | St George's Anglo-Indian School, Kilpauk | 700,000 | |||||
| 2009 | 32 | St George's Anglo-Indian School, Kilpauk | Over 600 | Over 1,000,000 | 8–17 January (10 days) | 70 million | ||
| 2011 | 34 | St George's Anglo-Indian School, Kilpauk | 150,000 sq ft | 646 | ||||
| 2012 | 35 | St George's Anglo-Indian School, Kilpauk | 100,000 sq ft | 687 | 5-17 January (13 days) | |||
| 2013 | 36 | YMCA Physical Education College Ground, Nandanam | 180,000 sq ft | 746 | 450 | 900,000 | 11–23 January (13 days) | 120 million |
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