This talk was written and given by Malcolm Green at Alastair Brotchie’s funeral on the 20th of February 2023. The two were founding editors of Atlas Press and self-identified as the ‘naughty boys of publishing’. Their imprint bought into print in English, often for the first time, a world of writing from the European ‘anti-tradition’. … Read More
“At its best, independent publishing is nimble, inquisitive, resourceful (necessity being the mother of invention), personal, cooperative rather than competitive, passionately engaged and seriously, infectiously fun – all things to which small groups of like-minded people are conducive. Not corporations.” … Read More
bookRoom press shares digital downloads of two books and one event and discussion, all with connections to Small Publishers Fair.… Read More
John McDowall on AMBruno and the group’s 2022 project ‘Margins’ which will be launched at Small Publishers Fair 2022. Julie Johnstone, Peter Rapp and other participants discuss work in progress. … Read More
“Don’t worry. I’m not a great host, but I’m a pretty good editor.” This is how I would attempt to put my guests at ease, in the early days of The Penteract Podcast. And it was true: while I had … Read More
Sarah Bodman and Angie Butler on the amazing range of activities organised by Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bristol during 2020 and 2021, the Covid years. The article is rich in links to online readings and gatherings of various kinds and features many familiar faces from Small Publishers Fair over the years. … Read More
Helen Mitchell looks back on eight years of running The Small Publishers Fair. Simon Cutts of Coracle Press provides context for the early years.… Read More
The story behind the making of Laurie Clark’s book 100 Harebells and how this relates to the image on the 2018 Small Publishers Fair Card.… Read More
John Bevis on how he came to write his book ‘The Keartons: Inventing nature photography, Uniformbooks. … Read More