Anyone in the vicinity of Edinburgh, come see me at this event, where
I shall one of the few southrons present . . .
Tony
BY LEAVES WE LIVE: A CELEBRATION
OF ART & POETRY MAGAZINES
A unique one day fair at the Scottish Poetry Library.
Saturday 30 September, 11-6 pm
Free, drop in at any time
Stalls and displays, talks and launches running throughout the day.
Drop in to browse or buy magazines, and meet editors from Scotland
and beyond.
Listen to panel discussions on poetry and art magazine publishing.
All under one roof for one day.
For readers, writers, artists, designers, publishers – all welcome.
A not-to-be-missed event in the poetry year.
Exhibiting magazines include:
Agenda, An Guth, Banipal, Chanticleer, Chapman, The Dark Horse,
Edinburgh Review, The Eildon Tree, Fras, Gath, Haiku Scotland,
island, Lallans, Magma, Map, Markings, Modern Poetry in Translation,
Northwords Now, The North, PN Review, Poetry Review, Poetry Scotland,
The Red Wheelbarrow, Shearsman, The Shop, Sphinx, Textualities,
Tocher, Understanding, Variant, Zed20
The Fruitmarket Gallery Bookshop will showcase a vibrant range of
innovative art and design magazines from established and independent
publishers including Frieze, Grafik, Icon, Marmalade, Esopus, and
Free Association.
Events running throughout the day:
11.30-12.30 : The role of the magazine, the editor, and the
challenges of creating a readership
A discussion with Michael Schmidt (PN Review), Joy Hendry (Chapman),
Helen Nicholson (Magma). Chaired by Robyn Marsack, Director of the
Scottish Poetry Library.
1-1.45 : Duncan Glen (Akros, Zed20) in conversation with Gerry
Cambridge (The Dark Horse)
2.15-3 : Finding homes for poems
with Helena Nelson (Happenstance Press & Sphinx)
3.15-4.00 : Exploring the potential of the magazine & serial format –
creativity, content & design
A discussion with Alice Bain (MAP), Alec Finlay (Morning Star),
Matthew Williams (Fruitmarket Gallery). Chaired by Julie Johnstone
(island).
4.30-5.30 : Magazine publishing today – and what does the future hold?
A selection of editors and others take the opportunity to talk about
issues of interest to them, and about how recent editions of their
magazines evolved.
folio / series // book / series
Alec Finlay
Exhibition : 30 September – 30 November 2006
Preview : Friday 29 September, 6.30-8.30 pm
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An exhibition of serial publishing by Alec Finlay.
Julie Johnstone
Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close, Canongate
Edinburgh EH8 8DT
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