Small Press Fest

Small Press Fest is bringing together small presses and independent publishers from across the motu to Ōtepoti for three days of celebrations, workshops, talks, readings, and panel discussions.

We’re asking:

• Why small press?
• What takes a book from inception to print?
• How do we support emerging and experimental texts?
• What is the future of independent publishing in Aotearoa?

For our inaugural year, we are honoured to include in our line-up:

Katie Kerr from GLORIA (Tāmaki Makaurau), Brannavan Gnanalingam from Lawrence and Gibson (Pōneke), the Dunedin Youth Writers (Ōtepoti), Sasha, Achille and Renae from 5ever Press (Pōneke), Chris Holdaway from Compound Press (Tāmaki Makaurau), Rosa, Sam and Flynn from Newzician Magazine (Ōtepoti, Ōtautahi), Jennifer and Aiden from Rat World Magazine (Tāmaki Makaurau), Gilbert from Point Design (Ōtepoti), the Blue Oyster Project Space (Ōtepoti), Gabi Lardies an independent book designer and writer/editor (Tāmaki Makaurau), and Val and Clare from Left of the Equator (Pōneke).

Small Press Fest is the first of its kind to focus on writers, creators, designers, photographers, artists, and publishers who work outside of the conventional publishing industry to open doors for conversation and collaboration.

The money raised in this campaign will be used to pay people who will be helping Evening Books behind the scenes. This includes our illustrator, our tech support person, our photographer, as well as any surplus materials required for the workshops.