2010 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair Needs Your Help! · 183 days ago
This year is going to be an amazing year for the book fair. We’ve already filled all of the vendor slots and we have plenty of new people who will bring fresh work and fresh perspectives to the venue, not to mention the many repeat vendors who will have brand new work as well!
We received a generous grant from NYSCA this year for marketing and promotion, but the book fair still needs help raising additional funds for other materials. We’ve set up a Kickstarter fundraising page to help defray the costs, and we hope you’ll take a minute to visit and donate, even if it’s a tiny amount. It’s totally safe, secure, and if we don’t reach our 500 dollar goal, you don’t pay a dime!
If you’d like to help us promote the fair, please let us know. We’ll have print materials, posters, handbills, and other marketing tools available soon – but in the meantime, blog about the event, tweet about the event, and download banners to use on your websites and blogs! Just link from the banner to our website at www.buffalosmallpress.org .
We can’t wait to see you all at the fair. Look forward to more updates about hand letterpressed programs and other goodies!
— Jason Dettbarn
2010 Vendor Slots Now Closed · 184 days ago
Thanks to everyone who applied! We filled up faster this year than any previous year. We’ll be putting everyone who applied after the slots closed on a waiting list in case there are cancellations. Even if you didn’t make it in as a vendor, please don’t think twice about visiting the fair and checking out all of the amazing work.
Promotional print materials are on the way, banners to use as links from your website are available in the “Promote” section of our site, and we’ll be posting more frequently in the run up to the fair!
— Chris Fritton
2010 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair! Apply Now! · 233 days ago
2010 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
The time has come – another year has gone by and it’s Buffalo Small Press Book Fair season!
The Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a regional one day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together in a venue where they can share ideas, showcase their art, and peddle their wares.
Our website is up and running (never mind the banner with last year’s date, it will be changed soon) and we’re taking applications for vendors and sponsors. We’d love to make this year’s event the biggest one yet – so if you wanted to vend and haven’t, sign up! If you considered donating money before or being a sponsor, this is the year to do it!
We look forward to hearing from everyone, and we’ll be announcing workshop topics and poetry readings as the information becomes available.
In the coming weeks we’re also going to be rebuilding the website, so look for updates.
Best,
Chris
— Chris Fritton
Thanks to Everyone and See You Next Year!!! · 501 days ago
Well, it’s been almost a month since the 3rd annual Buffalo Small Press Book Fair, and I’ve finally recovered. I’ll be posting pictures soon – there’s a Flickr group if you’re interested in posting your pictures – just search it. And by all means, let us know if you blogged or wrote about the event!
I wanted to extend my sincerest thanks and gratitude to all of the vendors, sponsors, and attendees – all of you helped make the fair a complete success for the 3rd year in a row.
I’d also like to extend a special thanks to people who helped me every step of the way and made special contributions: Chris Kelly, Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Mike Basinski, Amy Hartman, Rich Kegler, Courtney Brent, Peter Lazarski, HERO Design Studio, and the Poetry Collection at SUNY at Buffalo.
Finally, I’d like to extend my apologies to Imago and Red Iron Press who accidentally got left off the program this year! Thanks for being understanding! Check out their stuff at http://www.imagorediron.ca/
I’m signing off until next year. I won’t be checking the book fair email or taking applications until this December or next January. There will be no early booking; everyone has to wait until then!
All the best – thank you for making it happen!!!
C
— Chris Fritton
The Day Has Arrived! · 530 days ago
Well, this is it!
Today is the 3rd annual Buffalo Small Press Book Fair.
Come see all the amazing work, meet new artists and authors, and head home with some fantastic little treasures.
Remember, there are all also free workshops throughout the day,
free hand letterpressed programs, and custom silkscreen posters
available! See www.buffalosmallpress.org for all the details.
and Finally:
BRING CASH!!! Most vendors will not have the capability to process card transactions.
All the best, thanks to everyone who has made this possible, and thanks to everyone who plans to attend!
See you soon.
C
— Chris Fritton
