Scottish Poetry Library Annual Fair

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Description

A celebration of artists’ books and small presses with stalls, displays, workshops and talks throughout the day. Drop in to browse, buy or listen. For readers, writers, artists, designers, publishers, librarians,booklovers.

All welcome, free entry, drop in.

Exhibitors include:

  • The Artist Book Group
  • David Bellingham, WAX366
  • The Caseroom Press
  • Essence Press
  • The Fruitmarket Gallery Bookshop
  • Hamish MacDonald
  • Hestan Isle Press
  • Susie Leiper
  • Alice Melvin
  • Moschatel Press
  • The Owl & Lion Gallery
  • Rag-and-Bone Shop Books
  • Roncadora Press
  • Salt + Shaw
  • Stichill Marigold Press
  • Mary Thomson
  • Unbordered Artist' Books
  • Wild Pansy Press
  • The Scottish Poetry Library bookshop

Talks

Each talk lasts approximately 30 minutes, free

12.30 : Typographic Dante

Barrie Tullett of The Caseroom Press talks about his latest work and his use of the typewriter. http://www.barrieagogo.co.uk/Dante.html

1.30 : The Artist Book Group

Jenny Smith will give an illustrated talk about The Artist Book Group. The Artist Book Group is a group of practicing artists who work in a variety of mediums, and come together to explore the book format within the context of their wider practice. It was set up and is run by Jenny Smith and meets in her Edinburgh studio for a day six times a year. Jenny will talk about the aims and objectives of the group and work produced by members.

www.theartistbookgroup.co.uk www.jennysmith.org,uk

2.30 : How to Make a Paperback

Novelist and indie publisher Hamish MacDonald will show you how to print and bind your own perfect-bound paperback books at home. http://www.hamishmacdonald.com/

3.30 : Animal Vegetable Material

Artist David Bellingham talks about Animal Vegetable Material: he will give a brief introduction about books without commercial distribution and specifically free distribution, followed by a flip chart 'reading' of work from the book. The book will be available free - drop in to the SPL to collect your copy from 25 September onwards. http://www.davidbellingham.com/

4.30 : The Edwin Morgan Archive

Julie Johnstone, SPL Librarian and curator of the Edwin Morgan Archive, shows a selection of ephemeral, letterpress and typographic items from the Edwin Morgan Archive and from the Ian Hamilton Finlay collection donated to the SPL by Edwin Morgan. www.edwinmorgan.spl.org.uk

Workshops

Bookmaking and bookbinding workshops will run throughout the day at our workshop table.

11am-1pm : Workshop sessions led by Artist Book Group members

11.00 : Pamphlet binding (small booklet) by Jen Bruce
11.45 : Little Book of Secrets (folding book with hidden parts) by Susie Wilson
12.30 : Pocket envelope and flutter book (origami) by Lynda Wilson

1pm-6pm : An all afternoon drop in session facilitated by Isabelle Ting of the Owl & Lion Gallery

There is no formal booking for this afternoon session – join the table when a seat is free also featuring SMALL an exhibition of tiny artists’ books Saturday 25 September  – Saturday 27 November  Free