Jimi Gherkin, one of the organisers of last weekend’s Alternative Press Fair (along with Peter Lally), tells us that the event went well and that it has inspired them to reach out to some of the folks involved with an eye to creating an Alternative Press Anthology book and as such they are looking to folks (not just comics creators – poets, writers and others) who would be interested in collaborating and contributing: “We organised this event in order to show what is going on in the world of small press publishing and for people to meet and exchange ideas. To present people’s work in another way, we are putting together an Alternative Press Anthology book. This will showcase the talents of small press creators and introduce people to what the scene has to offer.”
(one of the photos from the recent Handmade and Bound Alternative Press Fair, borrowed from their Flickr Stream)
“Please get in touch with us if you would be interested in being a part of this. We would like as wide a variety of work as possible, and to cover areas such as perzines, comics, art books, poetry pamphlets and radical literature – anything that’s out there really. Articles, illustrations and anything else which you feel represents what you do will be considered, though due to the constraints of reality we cannot put everything in and so will have to select and arrange the material. We will strive to create a book that will do justice to what we believe is a great scene and you too will need to do the same. The point is that we really show the best of the small press so get your pens and pencils out, your glue and glitter and let’s show people what we’re made of!” For more details and contacts head over to the Alternative Press Fair website.Bugpowder has a round-up of links to various accounts of the weekend in one handy post here (thanks to Matt Badham for that).
Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Comics and cartoons, Conventions and events