What started as a dream scribbled into notebooks has grown into what founder and curator Shanique ‘Shanz the Book Fairy’ Sinclair describes as a movement.

At the official launch reception for Book Fairy Festival 2026, Sinclair shared plans for this year’s literary season while reflecting on how it has expanded over the years.

Sinclair was speaking to guests gathered at Ashley Furniture Homestore on Hope Road in St Andrew on Tuesday. She said the festival, returning for its third year, was built around the belief that literacy extends beyond reading comprehension and includes how people understand themselves, others and the possibilities around them.