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Five days to go until the Indie Press Fair, Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library.Entry is £8 and includes hand-mad...
08/09/2026

Five days to go until the Indie Press Fair, Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library.

Entry is £8 and includes hand-made food from Hand Made Food, sausage rolls in classic pork and plant-based versions, Greek spinach and feta pie, and falafel in lettuce cups with hummus, alongside seasonal salads. Anyone arriving before 2:15pm gets a free drink, with a pay bar stocking wines from Theatre of W**e running for the rest of the afternoon.

Your ticket also gets you booking onto all four talks, but each has just 25 spaces, so once they're gone, they're gone. Get your ticket now to guarantee your place.

Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/indiepressfair

Six days to go until the Indie Press Fair, Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library.Entry is £8 and includes access to...
07/09/2026

Six days to go until the Indie Press Fair, Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library.

Entry is £8 and includes access to book onto all four talks and panels, but spaces are limited.

Once they're gone, they're gone, so book your ticket now if you want to guarantee a place at the sessions you're interested in!

🔗 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/indiepressfair/2342756

One week to go until we open our doors for the Indie Press Fair, Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library, 1pm to 7pm....
06/09/2026

One week to go until we open our doors for the Indie Press Fair, Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library, 1pm to 7pm.

Independent presses are how a huge amount of the best writing gets published. Small teams, real risk, real commitment to authors who might not get a look-in elsewhere. This fair is a chance to meet the people behind that work, browse their stalls, and put some money directly into presses doing it for the right reasons.

Alongside the stalls, four talks and panels through the day:
1:45pm Translation and Creative Practice, chaired by Erica Hesketh
2:50pm Koushik Banerjea on Animal Nightlife
3:50pm Nell Osborne on Ghost Driver, winner of the 2026 Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize
5:30pm Success in Small Press Publishing, chaired by Neil Griffiths

£8 gets you in, gives you the run of the stalls, a welcome drink, buffet food, and free access to book any of the talks.

Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/indiepressfair/2342756

Come and back independent publishing.

Newly translated into English, "The Samurai Detectives" is a series of historical novels by acclaimed Japanese author Sh...
05/09/2026

Newly translated into English, "The Samurai Detectives" is a series of historical novels by acclaimed Japanese author Shōtarō Ikenami. Originally written as a serialisation in the magazine Shōsetsu Shinchō between 1972 and 1989, Ikenami's work has been adapted in popular Manga and TV series.

Winner of the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, Hisham Matar’s "My Friends" is a searing novel about exile, traum...
03/09/2026

Winner of the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, Hisham Matar’s "My Friends" is a searing novel about exile, trauma and enduring friendship. It follows Khaled, a Libyan in London whose life is upended after he’s shot during a 1984 anti‑Gaddafi demonstration outside the Libyan embassy. Cut off from his family and homeland, Khaled builds a new life in the UK with fellow exile Mustafa and the magnetic writer Hosam. When the 2011 Libyan uprising erupts, the friends must decide whether to return or remain in exile.

📚 Chinese Paper Cutting 📍Manor House Library Manor House Library marks ESEA Heritage Month with a Chinese paper cutting ...
02/09/2026

📚 Chinese Paper Cutting

📍Manor House Library

Manor House Library marks ESEA Heritage Month with a Chinese paper cutting workshop led by artist Carry Hornby, Forest Hill Library’s Artist in Residence. Carry brings her background in Chinese brush painting and calligraphy to this hands-on session, exploring a traditional art form with roots going back centuries. Free and suitable for all abilities, materials provided.

🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link https://calicolibraries.com/events/chinese-paper-cutting

MEET THE PRESSES 📚Loads of indie publishers, one afternoon. Here’s why your £8 ticket is worth it.🍷 A welcome drink (bef...
01/09/2026

MEET THE PRESSES 📚

Loads of indie publishers, one afternoon. Here’s why your £8 ticket is worth it.

🍷 A welcome drink (before 2:15) and buffet food included
📖 Browse and buy directly from independent presses
🎤 Free entry to all four talks and panels, you’ll be emailed an access code to book. Spaces limited.
💬 Meet the people behind the books, including Koushik Banerjea, Nell Osborne and the Success in Small Press Publishing panel
🤝 Supporting indie presses, we’re not charging them or taking a cut.

Bona Books — Q***r books across sci-fi, fantasy and horror, amplifying voices historically denied a platform.

Conduit Books — Ambitious, funny, political fiction and memoir with a focus on working-class narratives and regional voice. Founder Koushik Banerjea will speak on his novel Animal Nightlife.

Constellations Press — Fresh perspectives in fiction, memoir and essays, committed to new and emerging authors. Co-founder Claire Steele joins the Success in Small Press Publishing panel.

Deixis Press — Literary fiction and genre fiction that resists categorisation.

époque press — Great literature from diverse backgrounds, published in print and online. MD Sean Campbell joins the Success in Small Press Publishing panel.

Hajar Press — Political publishing run by and for people of colour, spanning fiction, poetry and essays. Co-founder Farhaana Arefin joins the Success in Small Press Publishing panel.

Héloïse Press — Championing women's talent worldwide with stylistically innovative, intimate storytelling.

MA BIBLIOTHÈQUE — Sharon Kivland's not-for-profit project publishing on art, architecture and writing.

MOIST BOOKS — Writing rooted in unease and disgust with the present, defying neat classification. Publisher of Nell Osborne's Ghost Driver, who speaks with Neil Griffiths at the fair.

Oblique House — Deptford-based poetry, art and architecture publisher, known for the tête-bêche Diptych series. Founder Oscar Mather joins the Success in Small Press Publishing panel.

Renard Press — Multiple award-winning, climate-positive publisher across genres, and founder of the Indie Press Network.

Spite Press — Edinburgh-based, championing unconventional poetry and art. Publishing a new Nell Osborne pamphlet in 2027.

Weatherglass Books — Structurally beautiful literary fiction and nonfiction. Co-founder Neil Griffiths chairs the Success in Small Press Publishing panel and speaks with Nell Osborne.

Sunday 13 September, 1pm to 7pm
Manor House Library, Lee

🔗 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/indiepressfair/2342756

Ever wanted to ask a publisher why they picked a book, or an author what actually happens after they say yes? Indie Pres...
01/09/2026

Ever wanted to ask a publisher why they picked a book, or an author what actually happens after they say yes? Indie Press Fair's entry ticket gives you free access to book onto four talks and panels through the day, with small press founders, editors and authors taking questions. Sunday 13 September, Manor House Library.

Sunday 13 September, Manor House Library.

Get tickets today https://www.tickettailor.com/events/indiepressfair or head to the link in our bio

STUDIO AVAILABLE: MH1.3 at Manor House Library263 sq ft. £684 pcm + £16.67 energy charge.25% discount for the first 4 mo...
31/08/2026

STUDIO AVAILABLE: MH1.3 at Manor House Library
263 sq ft. £684 pcm + £16.67 energy charge.
25% discount for the first 4 months if taken in August or September
Available 21 September 2026.
First floor / Natural Light
Calico Projects is a charity. Money from studio hire goes directly into running our community libraries and creative spaces across Lewisham, so taking on a studio helps keep them open for everyone.
Enquiries: [email protected]
https://calicoprojects.com/studio-vacancies/

Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't. Indie Press Fair is your chance to meet the people behind them fa...
30/08/2026

Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.

Indie Press Fair is your chance to meet the people behind them face to face, browse their stalls, and find your next read before it's everywhere.

One ticket gets you in, plus a drink and access to four talks and panels on the day.

Sunday 13 September, Manor House Library.

Get tickets today https://www.tickettailor.com/events/indiepressfair or head to the link in our bio

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