Announcing our Romantasy and Dark Romance Book Festival 2026!

Save the date: 17 & 18 October 2026

The venue: The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ

We’re thrilled to announce Cymera Loves Romantasy, the first romantasy-dedicated book festival in Edinburgh!

Cymera Loves Romantasy will be a 2-day festival at The Pleasance on 17th & 18th October 2026, dedicated to exploring the full breadth of romantasy, dark romance and paranormal romance. Headline authors will include Chloe C. Penaranda, author of New York Times bestselling series The Nytefall Trilogy.

We're thrilled to be working with Book Lovers Bookshop, a queer and disabled-owned bookshop that celebrates romance fiction, to run Cymera Loves Romantasy's festival bookshop.

Calling all authors, creatives, publishers and readers! Sign up below to get updates and get involved.