Cup and Pen Small Press Reading Series presents
Calamari Press with readings by Michael Peters and Be Blank Consort
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
8pm-10pm
Free as a bird!
November is celebrate-your-local-experimental-poetry-hero and we’re showing solidarity by inviting the soul-saving Be Blank Consort to perform solo readings of text poetry as well as group performances of collaborative sound and visual poetry. [...]
The 2008 NY Book Show is one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases for book design and production. Sponsored by the Book Binders’ Guild, the Show encourages, recognizes, honors, and celebrates excellence in book production.
For this year’s 22nd Annual Book Show, the Guild wants to celebrate books by small and independent presses and have asked [...]
Cup and Pen Small Press Reading Series presents the Barnard Zine Library: a One-Two Zine Reading and Zine Making Event Combination
Small press enthusiasts, litterateurs and zine-heads unite! Come to listen actively, converse heartily and drink organic beverages (now including wine and cheese) slowly with the Cup and Pen Small Press Reading Series. Cup and Pen, [...]
The Willesden Herald and Pretend Genius Press present the 2008 Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize. $10,000 goes to the winner.
The Willesden Herald and Pretend Genius Press present the 2008 Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize, adjudicated by Zadie Smith. This contest is open to all, and it’s free to enter.
The forthcoming anthology, New Short Stories [...]
The Greater New York Publishers Association (GNYIPA) again offers several FREE lectures of interest to writers and publishers. First, on November 15 at 1:30 PM at the New York Center for Independent Publishing (located at 20 West 44th Street) will be multi-award winning designer Richard Mantel, who will discuss cover design, followed by a question-and-answer [...]
LibraryThing has recently begun a “social cataloging” wiki-ish initiative called Common Knowledge in order to supplement their existing database with more comprehensive information about authors and their works. They have already recorded over 17,000 edits from 650 site members. Common Knowledge will gather more detailed information about the authors (places of residence, awards and honors, agent) [...]
Cool Grove Press is an independent publisher based in Brooklyn, NY. Founded and run by Tej Hazarika, the press is a current recipient of the Jerome Foundation, CLMP Face-Out Re-grant awarded to raise the profile of two of its authors. ‘Small enough’ to publish an average of two titles per year, Cool Grove Press is [...]
We recommend that you book your hotel reservations as soon as possible, in order to find less expensive accommodations during the busy holiday season.
The list of hotels below isn’t comprehensive by any means, but is a fair representation. It also includes several hotels located on the same block as the NYCIP. All rates are for a single room [...]
Attention All Publishers!
December 1st and 2nd mark the 20th Annual Independent & Small Press Book Fair. This year’s Fair promises to be another great success, as we already have an impressive and diverse list of participating presses.
In addition to our schedule of exciting public programs over the course of the weekend, including a Saturday morning indie reader marathon, we are [...]
