span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:
the ottawa
small press
book fair
will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 320 Jack Purcell Lane).
“once
upon a time, way way back in October 1994, rob mclennan and James
Spyker invented a two-day event called the ottawa small press book fair,
and held the first one at the National Archives of Canada...” Spyker
moved to Toronto soon after our original event, but the fair continues,
thanks in part to the help of generous volunteers, various writers and
publishers, and the public for coming out to participate with alla their
love and their dollars.
General info:
the ottawa small press book fair
noon to 5pm (opens at 11:00 for exhibitors)
admission free to the public.
$20 for exhibitors, full tables
$10 for half-tables
(payable to rob mclennan, c/o 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9; paypal options also available
Note: for the sake of increased demand, we are now offering half tables.
To be included in the exhibitor catalog: please
include name of press, address, email, web address, contact person,
type of publications, list of publications (with price), if submissions
are being considered and any other pertinent info, including upcoming
ottawa-area events (if any). Be sure to send by June 10th if you would like to appear in the exhibitor catalogue.
And don’t forget the pre-fair reading usually held the night before, at The Carleton Tavern! (readers tba)
BE AWARE: given
that the spring 2013 was the first to reach capacity (forcing me to say
no to at least half a dozen exhibitors), the fair can’t (unfortunately)
fit everyone who wishes to participate. The fair is roughly first-come,
first-served, altough preference will be given to small publishers over
self-published authors (being a “small press fair,” after all).
The
fair usually contains exhibitors with poetry books, novels, cookbooks,
posters, t-shirts, graphic novels, comic books, magazines, scraps of
paper, gum-ball machines with poems, 2x4s with text, etc, including
regular appearances by publishers including above/ground press,
AngelHousePress, Bywords.ca, Chaudiere Books, Room 302 Books, Arc Poetry Magazine, The Ottawa Arts Review,
Buschek Books, The Grunge Papers, Apt. 9, In/Words magazine &
press, Ottawa Press Gang, 40-Watt Spotlight, Puddles of Sky Press, room
302 books, Touch the Donkey, Phafours Press and others.
The
ottawa small press fair is held twice a year, and was founded in 1994
by rob mclennan and James Spyker. Organized/hosted since by rob mclennan
thru span-o.
Come on by and see some of the best of the small press from Ottawa and beyond!
Free
things can be mailed for fair distribution to the same address. We are
unable to sell things for publishers who aren’t able to make the event.
Also:
please let me know if you are able/willing to poster, move tables or
distribute fliers for the event. The more people we all tell, the better
the fair!
Contact: rob mclennan at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com for questions, or to sign up for a table
No comments:
Post a Comment