Thursday, September 27, 2012

The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 16, 2012: Simpson, Blaikie, McPherson, Lithgow + Clarke,:



span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:

The Factory Reading Series
pre-small press book fair reading

with readings/launches by:
Rachael Simpson (Ottawa)
David Blaikie (Ottawa)
Christian McPherson (Ottawa)
Michael Lithgow (Gatineau)
+ George Elliott Clarke (Toronto)
lovingly hosted by rob mclennan
Friday, November 16, 2012;
doors 7pm; reading 7:30pm
The Carleton Tavern,
223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale; upstairs)

For author bios and links, check out the link here.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

the ottawa small press book fair, fall 2012 edition: Saturday, November 17, 2012

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:

    the ottawa
    small press
    book fair

fall 2012 edition
will be happening Saturday, November 17, 2012
in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre
(on Elgin, at 320 JackPurcell Lane).


contact rob at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com to sign up for a table, etc.

"once upon a time, way way back in October 1994, rob mclennan & 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 402 McLeod St #3, Ottawa ON K2P 1A6;


send by November 7 if you would like to appear in the exhibitor catalogue.

note: for the sake of increased demand, we are now offering half tables. for catalog, exhibitors should send name of press, address, email, web address, contact person, type of publications, list of publications (with price), if submissions are being considered & any other pertinent info, including upcoming ottawa-area events (if any).

& don't forget the pre-fair reading usually held the night before, info tba! also,

due to the increased demand for table space, exhibitors are asked to confirm far earlier than usual. i.e. -- before, say, the day of the fair (there might be no space left!).

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 (at previous events) Bywords, Dusty Owl, Chaudiere Books, above/ground press, Room 302 Books, The Puritan, The Ottawa Arts Review, Buschek Books, The Grunge Papers, Broken Jaw Press, BookThug, Proper Tales Press, and others. happens twice a year, founded in 1994 by rob mclennan & James Spyker. now run by rob mclennan thru span-o. questions, rob_mclennan@hotmail.com

free things can be mailed for fair distribution to the same address. we are unable to sell things for folk who can't make it, sorry. also, always looking for volunteers to poster, move tables, that sort of thing. let meknow if anyone able to do anything. thanks. for more information, bother rob mclennan.if you're able/willing to distribute posters/fliers for the fair, send me an email at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com and for information on this or other small press book fairs across Canada, be sure to check out http://www.smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Zine Dream 5, Aug. 10-12 Toronto



http://www.zinedream.com/
RSVP here for updates & reminders!

Zine Dream's 5th annual celebration of art & self-publishing has expanded to a 3 day festival including a workshop, panel discussion and more!
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Friday Aug. 10, 7 – 10 pm @ Art Metropole, 1490 Dundas St. W. FREE

Kick off Zine Dream weekend at the Launch Party with a performance by Fiver and DJ Strong Like!
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Saturday Aug. 11, 12 - 5 pm @ XPACE, 58 Ossington Ave. FREE


XPACE celebrates the launch of their new Library Project with a listening party for the Boogie Woogie Mixtape Library & a Zine Making Workshop! Following the workshop/listening party Zine Dream presents a panel discussion featuring artists who are involved in publishing – from DIY self-publishing to running an experimental record label to publishing an internationally distributed art magazine. Moderated by Shannon Gerard, join us in a discussion spanning a variety of approaches and experiences to art publishing featuring Jacob Horwood (Beniffer Editions) Symon Oliver (OCADU Student Press) Dimitri Karakostas (Blood of the Young) Eva Michon (Bad Day) and Jamie Q!
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Sunday Aug. 12, 12 - 5 pm @ The TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick Ave. PWYC

Zine Dream 5 small press fair featuring over 50 exhibitors of self published art books, comics, crafts, music, zines and much more! With DJ’s Anna May Henry, Cam Lee and Colin Bergh + performances by Fan Fiction, Tim Gilbert, B’ling B’long and Eucalyptus!



http://www.zinedream.com/
 

Monday, July 2, 2012

the ottawa small press fair is now on flickr

In case you missed the recent ottawa small press book fair, check out this Flickr page that Pearl Pirie recently noted. Doesn't it make you excited already for the fall edition?

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair, June 29, 2012: Saikaley, Dunn, Wigmore + Lithgow

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:

The Factory Reading Series
pre-small press book fair reading

with readings/launches by:

Sonia Saikaley (Ottawa), Victoria Dunn (Ottawa), Gillian Wigmore (Prince George) + Michael Lithgow (Ottawa)

lovingly hosted by rob mclennan
Friday, June 29, 2012;
doors 7pm; reading 7:30pm
The Carleton Tavern,
223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale; upstairs)

Further information, including author bios, here.

Friday, January 27, 2012

the ottawa small press book fair, spring 2012 edition: Saturday, June 30

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:

    the ottawa
    small press
    book fair

spring 2012 edition
will be happening Saturday, June 30, 2012
in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre

(on Elgin, at 320 JackPurcell Lane).

contact rob at az421@freenet.carleton.ca to sign up for a table, etc.

"once upon a time, way way back in October 1994, rob mclennan & 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 [NOTE NEW ADDRESS], c/o 402 McLeod St #3, Ottawa ON K2P 1A6;

send by June 15 if you would like to appear in the exhibitor catalogue.

note: for the sake of increased demand, we are now offering half tables.
for catalog, exhibitors should send name of press,address, email, web address, contact person, type of publications, list of publications (with price), if submissions are being considered & any other pertinent info, including upcoming ottawa-area events (if any).

& don't forget the pre-fair reading usually held the night before, info tba! also,

due to the increased demand for table space, exhibitors are asked to confirm far earlier than usual. i.e. -- before, say, the day of the fair.

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 (at previous events) Bywords, Dusty Owl, Chaudiere Books, above/ground press, Room 302 Books, The Puritan, The Ottawa Arts Review, Buschek Books, The Grunge Papers, Broken Jaw Press, BookThug, Proper Tales Press, and others. happens twice a year, founded in 1994 by rob mclennan & James Spyker. now run by rob mclennan thru span-o.
questions, az421@freenet.carleton.ca

free things can be mailed for fair distribution to the same address. we are unable to sell things for folk who cant make it, sorry. also, always looking for volunteers to poster, move tables, that sort of thing. let meknow if anyone able to do anything. thanks. for more information, bother rob mclennan.if you're able/willing to distribute posters/fliers for the fair, send me an email at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com and for information on this or other small press book fairs across Canada, be sure to check out http://www.smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/