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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 3h

The works of London-based book artist, experimental paper maker and workshop leader Mandy Brannan are informed by modern architecture and her personal interaction with the city. We welcome her back to #smallpublishersfair25, Conway Hall, London Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 19h

Ooh, I see a Kate Briggs book there 👀

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 19h

"Reading is both a virtue and a duty." Ma Bibliothèque is the London-based imprint of artist, writer and editor Sharon Kivland, publishing essays, experimental fiction, poetry, critical writing and writing about reading. Discover the library at #smallpublishersfair25, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct

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Jeremy Dixon @hazardpressuk.bsky.social · 19h

9 GOLDEN RULES:
READING POETRY IN PUBLIC
I’ve been thinking about making this little book for ages and having a stall at @smallpublishers.bsky.social is the impetus I’ve needed to get it finished! See you @conwayhall.bsky.social on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October!

Photo of two mockups of the book, one on top of the other

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La Doleur Exquisabella @minxmarple.bsky.social · 19h

Come and buy all the books from my belovèd publisher.

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 19h

"Reading is both a virtue and a duty." Ma Bibliothèque is the London-based imprint of artist, writer and editor Sharon Kivland, publishing essays, experimental fiction, poetry, critical writing and writing about reading. Discover the library at #smallpublishersfair25, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 19h

"Reading is both a virtue and a duty." Ma Bibliothèque is the London-based imprint of artist, writer and editor Sharon Kivland, publishing essays, experimental fiction, poetry, critical writing and writing about reading. Discover the library at #smallpublishersfair25, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 21h

Looking forward to this, always a highlight of any year. We'll be walking the 150 miles from Sheffield to London (partly to save on train fares), with scheduled stops in Castle Donington, Market Harborough and Leighton Buzzard, where you can buy books from our improvised roadside stall.

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 21h

Sheffield-based @longbarrowpress.bsky.social has been exploring the intersections of landscape, history and memory since 2006; recent titles include Martin Heslop & Helen Tookey's 'To the End of the Land'. You can find them at #smallpublishersfair25 on Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct
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The pamphlet and CD editions of 'To the End of the Land' by Martin Heslop and Helen Tookey: the blue-grey coastal edge of Nova Scotia, with dilapidated wooden lobster traps in the foreground, sea and distant land beyond, and white clouds and blue sky above.

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 21h

Sheffield-based @longbarrowpress.bsky.social has been exploring the intersections of landscape, history and memory since 2006; recent titles include Martin Heslop & Helen Tookey's 'To the End of the Land'. You can find them at #smallpublishersfair25 on Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 1d

The imprint of artist & musician John Bently, Liver & Lights is a lifelong exploration of the book as a creative medium. Publications feature contemporary & cast-off reprographic technology from skip-rescued photocopiers to hand-cut rubber stamps; the DIY ethic personified. At #smallpublishersfair25

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 1d

Led by Cécile Menon, London-based @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social publishes French authors of literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, trans-genre writing, and English language originals. You can find them at #smallpublishersfair25, Conway Hall, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct
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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 1d

East Sussex-based artist and printmaker @johndilnot.bsky.social has been making books since 1985, and also makes prints, paintings and box works. He'll be launching new titles at #smallpublishersfair25, Conway Hall, London, Friday 24 / Saturday 25 October
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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 1d

Surrey-based book artist and printmaker Jane Cradock-Watson's work explores gardens, landscape and place through material and form using printmaking, photography and illustration. Welcome back to #smallpublishersfair25, Conway Hall, London, Friday 24 / Saturday 25 October
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Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · 2d

Me & @rachelartsmith.bsky.social don't do ALL the design & editorial work in bars, promise... 🍻

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 2d

Edited by artist-writers @emmabolland.bsky.social and @rachelartsmith.bsky.social, and committed to inclusivity and affordability, @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social publishes artists and writers working at intersections and edges. Nine new titles launch at #smallpublishersfair25, Fri 24/Sat 25 October

Two open laptops and two glasses of orange juice on a table in a cafe/bar in Sheffield.

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 2d

Edited by artist-writers @emmabolland.bsky.social and @rachelartsmith.bsky.social, and committed to inclusivity and affordability, @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social publishes artists and writers working at intersections and edges. Nine new titles launch at #smallpublishersfair25, Fri 24/Sat 25 October

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 2d

Super chance to hear two of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social & @amylilwall.bsky.social reading from their fab climate fiction novels The Wager and the Bear & The Water That May Come. So looking forward to our couple of days in London. Bringing the 'fly' to London 🪰

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 2d

Don't miss the #smallpublishersfair25 readings and talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm); Saturday's readings take place in The Library (12.30pm-5pm). All are free.

Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 2d

Impact Press is the imprint of the Centre for Print Research at the University of the West of England. They publish The Blue Notebook Journal for Artists’ Books, Book Arts Newsletter and the Artist’s Book Yearbook (all edited by @sarahbodman.bsky.social). Find them at #smallpublishersfair25

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 2d

Don't miss the #smallpublishersfair25 readings and talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm); Saturday's readings take place in The Library (12.30pm-5pm). All are free.

Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 3d

Edited by poet and author Sam Riviere, and based in London, If a Leaf Falls Press publishes limited-edition titles with an emphasis on appropriative & procedural writing processes. You can find their titles at #smallpublishersfair25, Conway Hall, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct
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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 3d

Based in Norwich, Hinterland is a triannual print magazine showcasing the best in creative non-fiction writing. It features established authors & newcomers: memoir, essay, travel & food writing, reportage, psychoscape, biography & flash non-fiction. Pick up the latest issue at #smallpublishersfair25

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 4d

Two weeks today! Join us for #smallpublishersfair25: 66 UK and international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks.

Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL (Holborn tube)

Further details:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

Promotional card for the 2025 Small Publishers Fair, with a full list of the 66 participating artists and publishers. Full details at https://smallpublishersfair.co.uk/publishers-2025/

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 3d

Pick a book, any book

Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 6d

One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, stacked on a diagonal, spines facing outwards.

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Susie Campbell @susiecampbell.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to London launch
‘Wastelands’
Sat 25th Oct 12.30 Conway Hall

& more at the magical celebration of writers publishers & books that is the Small Publishers Fair 2025!
susiecampbell.substack.com/p/that-magic...
or just see you at Conway Hall Library!
@guillemotpress.bsky.social

white lettering against poster for Small Publishers Fair

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 3d

Based on the Wirral, @hazardpressuk.bsky.social is the imprint of queer poet and book artist Jeremy Dixon. Small runs often incorporate collage with the emphasis on handmade, happenstance, and recycling found text and images. We welcome him back to #smallpublishersfair25 at Conway Hall on 24/25 Oct

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 4d

Two weeks today! Join us for #smallpublishersfair25: 66 UK and international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks.

Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL (Holborn tube)

Further details:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 4d

Living and working in Wiltshire, Guy Bigland publishes artists’ books, editions & ephemera exploring systems, language & rules. He also runs booksaboutart.co.uk, an online bookshop specialising in sales of art & design publications. You can find Guy and his books at #smallpublishersfair25 24/25 Oct

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 19d

This year's exhibition at Small Publishers Fair (24 & 25 October) draws on several decades of work by artist and writer Erica Van Horn, who has been a participant at the Fair since the beginning.

Details of the exhibition can be found here:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/exhibition-2...

Illustration from a post card announcing an installation of books by Erica Van Horn at Franklin Furnace, NYC in 1986

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