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Small Press Day is Coming to British and Irish Comic Shops on 7th July 2018
Small Press Day is coming. Here's a look at which British and Irish comics shops and events will be celebrating the occasion with small press creators in store.
LONDON
Small Press Day at Beer Rebellion 12 PM – 6 PM
128 Gipsy Hill, SE19 1PL London
A fun day of comics, zines and good spirits to celebrate Small Press Day 2018. Beer Rebellion is one of our favourite comic supporting pubs and we are attempting to fill it with as many small press people as we can. Including in no particular order..
Jade King, Alison Miller, Tom Jordan, Rufus B, Matt Boyce, Danny Noble, Tom Mortimer, Wallis Eates, Centrala, Stefan Alexander, Hannah Lee Miller, Gareth Brookes, Joe Stone, We also hope to have a flying visit from Decadence Comics and King Louies Lab.
Orbital Comics
8 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JA
Housmans Bookshop
5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX
Long time champions of the small press, indie presses, radical mags and zines, Housmans Bookshop will be celebrating Small Press Day 2017 with a dedicated display showcasing some of the titles they stock – highlighting the importance and in honour of those who self and micro publish. From 10am-6pm.
Gosh! Comics
1 Berwick Street, London W1F 0DR
Celebrating the world of small press from 12pm-9pm with an awesome afternoon filled with workshops and a party in the evening to launch Broken Frontier's 2017 Yearbook.
Broken Frontier Workshop 2 – 3 pm
With Jey Levang, Josh Hicks, Olivia Sullivan, Peony Gent, Anja Uhren, Cat Sims, Shanti Rai, Jayde Perkin & Matthew Pettit
Sci-fi Fantasy Workshop 3 – 4 pm
With Lando, Emix Regulus, Christian Ortiz, Alexander Tucker, DCWB
Humour Workshop 4 – 5 pm
With Benedict Tomczyk, Claude TC & Babak Ganjei
New Talent Workshop 5 – 6 pm
With King Louie's Lab, Ellie Crewes, Marlena Synchyshyn & Ben Williams
(Please note that children are welcome, but unlike our dedicated children's workshops, these workshops are intended for adults and may cover material unsuitable for younger children.)
Then from 6-7pm, Avery Hill's Ricky Miller will set up for a showcase of Avery Hill's amazing range of publications, with some special guests!
7pm Book Launch
THE NORTH
Destination Venus
Westminster Arcade, Parliament Street, Harrogate HG1 2RN
Meet self-publishing legend Terry Wiley, co-creator of the magnificent Sleaze Castle and creator of Surreal School Stories and Verity Fair, for signing, sketching and chatting from 1pm -5pm. A wonderful way to spend Small Press Day 2017.
Grainger Market, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5QN
The Paper Jam Comics Collective will be spending Small Press Day cluttering up Newcastle's brilliant art/craft/design event, the Make & Mend Market. They'll be presenting a wide selection of quality locally-produced comics for your delectation, and probably also drawin' stuff and yakking on to anyone in earshot. 9am-5pm.
First Floor, Partisan Collective, 19 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M4 4FY
Pen Fight is opening a new shop selling zines, radical books, indie art, totes, badges and records, all housed inside Partisan Collective To celebrate the opening, and Small Press Day 2018 we'll be having a day of workshops and creative activities happening. More details coming soon! GOODIE BAGS: fun radical freebies (while they last, first come first served) ZINE SWAP (all day): bring a zine (or more) and take someone else's in exchange from our zine swap display. WORKSHOPS: details TBA.
THE MIDLANDS
Centrala
Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5RT
Solid Gone Art fair is Free to attend will be open to the public from 12:00 – 18:00. The Centrala bar and cafe will be open all day – have a look at their page for photos of the fantastic food and drinks they have. So stop by, and have a look at the fantastic art that will be available!
Alex Yates (AYillustrations) – http://www.ayillustrations.com/
Boshemia – https://boshemiamagazine.com
Byron Jackson (Mutual Extermination Club) –http://www.mutualexterminationclub.com/
Evelyn Basch (Human Sightings) – https://www.instagram.com/evelynbasch/
George Manson & Luke Humphries – instagram.com/gergemanson
G. Dread (Bruxa Maria)
Hannah Shenneri – www.instagram.com/hannahalshemmeri
Harry Griffin Hayes – https://www.instagram.com/harrygriffinhayes/
Jason Garrattley (Play Record) –https://betweenclarkandhilldale.blogspot.co.uk
Julie Kane (Indestructible Energy) – www.indestructibleenergy.com
Louisa Robbin (A Guide To Being An Artist And Being Ok) – www.louisarobbin.tumblr.com/production
Maddie Cottam-Allan – www.instagram.com/maddiecottamallan
Nick Soucek – https://mis-comp.com/
Olga Alexandru – https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/OlgaWritesThings
Paul Ashley Brown – https://www.instagram.com/paulashleybrown/
Richard Rudge (Wayfarer) – https://www.etsy.com/shop/RichardRudgeArt
Richard Swan (The Moon Underground) –https://www.themoonunderground.com
Russell Barker (Lunchtime for the Wild Youth ) –https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BarkerPress
Ryuuza ('Soulsnatchers' and 'Farsight') – http://facebook.com/ryuuzaart
Sam Schafer http://www.schafers.co.uk/
Thomas Davis http://davistom.com/
Forbidden Planet Nottingham
19-23 Friar Lane, Nottingham, NG1 6DA
Nottingham Comic Con will be at Forbidden Planet Nottingham for Small Press Day 2017 along with comic creators Reckless Hero and Sally Jane Thompson – make sure you stop by and pick up some indy comics!
Forbidden Planet Wolverhampton
23 Victoria Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3NP, UK
4 guests confirmed so far: – Ryan Taylor (artist) – True Stories Comics (artist) – Kyle Wright (artist) – Shane Chesby (small press publisher) Free art/drawing class for children hosted by Ryan. Industry insight and advice from Tony and Shane. Digital technique crash course by Kyle.
Nostalgia & Comics
14-16 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham B5 4EN
Celebrating SPD 2017 with a fantastic line up – including Sammy Borras, Matt Garvey, Sarah Gordon, Angus Medford, Laura Watton-Davis, Dave Evans, Steven D Quirke, Russell Hillman, Rees Finlay, Jack Devereaux, and Tom Guilfoyle. From 10.30am – 4.15pm.
Kenilworth Books
12 Talisman Close, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1JB, UK
Kenilworth Books is 50 year old independent bookshop right in the middle of the country – still bright and still thriving! We love small publishers and independent presses. For Small Press Day we are welcoming the creators of everything from graphic novels to craft and local history books. Come and meet the authors, illustrators, publishers and designers!
THE SOUTH
Dave's Comics
5 Sydney Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 4EN
A mini version of May's ComicPopUp selling the most local and the most unusual small press titles Brighton has to offer. Join Simon Russell and other local creators just outside Dave's Comics and celebrate Small Press Day from 10am – 5pm.
Frog Bros Comics & Books
Unit 3, Sovereign Centre, Bournemouth, BH1 4SX
Hosting independent local comic book creators – conducting signings and selling amazing creations! With Andrew Pawley; Jay Frettingham & Dave Jones; and Mike Garley. From 12pm – 3pm.
Gnash Comics
9A West Street, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7DT
July for Gnash Comics is small press month! Join them on 8th July in honour of Small Press Day and for discounts on all small press comics, and then again on the 26th for a beer and browse event.
The Incredible Comic Book Shop
21, The Plaza, Brunel Centre, Swindon SN1 1LF
To mark Small Press Day and the 1st anniversary of the launch of our dedicated small press section in store, we are having a grand celebration of self published talent, with 5 creators visiting us in store to sign their comics, have a chat and maybe do a sketch or two.
SCOTLAND
Dundee Comics Creative Space
20 Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB
DCCS is celebrating Small Press Day by hosting a comic and zine fair from 12pm-3pm where they will launch Volume 2 of the Comics Club Comic Strips Anthology – with stories from their after-school club. Putting the "small" in small press
Forbidden Planet Glasgow
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AG
Champion creative talents and the small press at the iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum with Forbidden Planet Glasgow. From 11am – 4pm
Little Shop Of Heroes
8 Maygate, Dunfermline KY12 7NH, UK
A celebration of the passion, enthusiasm, and creativity Small Press creators add to the fantastic world of diversity that is COMICS.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Forbidden Planet Dublin
The Fumbally Exchange, 5 Dame Lane, Dublin 2
A huge event in the Fumbally Exchange with a whole host of wonderful small pressers. A terrific chance not just to pick up some very cool and unusual comics, but to support independent creators. From 11am – 7pm.
Sub-City Comics
53 Mary Street, Dublin, D1
Sub-City Comics are very pleased to have three amazing creators join them for a panel discussion and an-after-talk signing.
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