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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 33m

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 · 2h

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 · 4h

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
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 6h

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 · 1d

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 · 23h

Pick a book, any book

Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 17d

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

Edited by Luke Thompson and Sarah Cave, Cornwall-based @guillemotpress.bsky.social is a multi-award-winning publisher of poetry and non-fiction, with an emphasis on pamphlets and short forms, sustainability, and materials. We welcome them back to #smallpublishersfair25 at Conway Hall on 24/25 Oct

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

We can't wait to meet new and existing readers at #smallpublishersfair25 at Conway Hall. 💙📚 #booksky

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

Directed by @isabellekenyon.bsky.social and based in Manchester, @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social is an independent publisher of political fiction, poetry & anthologies, and winner of Small Press of the Year (North) at British Book Awards 2024. Discover their books at #smallpublishersfair25 24/25 Oct

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

Directed by @isabellekenyon.bsky.social and based in Manchester, @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social is an independent publisher of political fiction, poetry & anthologies, and winner of Small Press of the Year (North) at British Book Awards 2024. Discover their books at #smallpublishersfair25 24/25 Oct

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John Dilnot @johndilnot.bsky.social · 3d

THE FIRST BOOK OF NATURE TABLES &
A SECOND BOOK OF NATURE TABLES
are available from my website shop
johndilnot.com
and can be seen at the
**SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR @smallpublishers
24 and 25 October 11-7 each day
Conway Hall , Red Lion Sq, London

#smallpublishersfair2025 #smallpublishersfair

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John Dilnot @johndilnot.bsky.social · 11d

The images in this book are taken from a series of paintings made over fragments of London street maps.
TREE SEEDLINGS edition of 50
it is available from my website shop
and can be seen at the
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR @smallpublishers coming soon
#smallpublishersfair2025 #smallpublishers johndilnot.com

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

Based in Hastings, and run by artist Scott Robertson, Fifthsyllable is a small press releasing artists books and editions, and the bimonthly single sheet publication 'A3/4', released in small numbers, by a different artist each time. Browse and buy their titles at #smallpublishersfair25 24/25 Oct

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

A Fair regular, @essencepress.bsky.social is the imprint of Edinburgh-based artist, curator & publisher Julie Johnstone, whose minimal quiet books, cards and poem objects explore perception and contemplative experience. You can find them at #smallpublishersfair25 24/25 Oct
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

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

Ensixteen Editions was founded by Mike Nicholson, Farnham-based, Lake District-born illustrator, storyboard artist and academic, and publishes the diaristic zine ‘bio auto graphic’. The latest title in the series (no. 37) launches at #smallpublishersfair25 London 24/25 Oct
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

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John Dilnot @johndilnot.bsky.social · 9d

WITH THE WORMS edition of 300
it is available from my website shop
johndilnot.com
and can be seen at the
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR @smallpublishers
24 and 25 October 11-7 each day
Conway Hall , Red Lion Sq, London

#smallpublishersfair2025 #smallpublishersfair #smallpublisher #supportsmallpublishers

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

"Mark paid careful attention to the small things in the world around him and he made each of us complicit in his process."

Erica Van Horn on the much-missed artist Mark Pawson, a mainstay of the Fair, who passed away earlier this year. Read more about Mark:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/mark-pawson-...

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

From the Netherlands, artist and poet Elisabeth Tonnard creates new literature from existing texts and images; her works range from a book that is invisible to one that is a swimming pool. 'The End of the World', a new artist’s book about Robert Walser, will be available at #smallpublishersfair25

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John Dilnot @johndilnot.bsky.social · 8d

SOME DESTROYED WORK FROM THE 80s
edition of 30
it is available from my website shop
johndilnot.com
and can be seen at the
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR @smallpublishers
24 and 25 October 11-7 each day
Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq, London

#smallpublishersfair2025 #smallpublishersfair

johndilnot.co

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

Fledgling and nonprofit, eeodo makes and publishes artists’ books by Paul O’Kane and Bada Song (and guest collaborators), and celebrates the idea that “… art, while innovative and esoteric, is also an everyday human experience.” Browse and buy their titles at #smallpublishersfair25 on 24/25 October

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

Edited by Paul O’Prey and Pilar Garcia, the poetry pamphlets of Brighton-based Dare-Gale Press focus on design and the environment, and their "high quality and rich mix of established and early career poets" led to a Michael Marks Publishers Award in 2024. Find them at #smallpublishersfair25

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