Dear All,

Our Scotland Director for USPCO, Colin Herd, has secured us a BRILLIANT VENUE: The Old Ambulence Depot in Edinburgh, for our first book-fair on the 23rd of July 2011.  He has also sorted out tables and chairs for vendors. So, many thanks to Mr. Herd.

The tables are FREE and we are organizing cheap Hostel accommodation for publishers (deposit required), and an after party.  All that publishers need to pay for is transport, a bed, food and booze.  

We STILL NEED volunteers for the event, but these are the appointments so far:

USPCO Director for Scotland: Colin Herd.

Accommodation Manager: James Davies

Public Relations Officer: Linus Slug.

Bookings Clerk: Alec Newman.

Many thanks to these capable folk for offering their time.  Except for Alec, who is an untrustworthy character, and will surely dance the gallows jig.  

If you would like to volunteer, please contact [log in to unmask] WE NEED YOUR HELP.

To book your FREE table, contact [log in to unmask]  If you would also like Hostel accommodation, and to attend the after party, please state this in your email (deposit required).  

We want this to be as inclusive as possible.  So, if you have only just started out as a publisher, bring your books along and someone else will sell them for you (Claire Thompson), whilst you take advantage of advice from other publishers.  But, remember: YOU MUST book a place, and accommodation (if needed).

If you are a publisher and have books to sell, but don’t want to attend, you can send them to USPCO* and we will take a 30% cut, which will be used to publicize future events (this is the same as Amazon take).  Your books will be retained for future events or returned at your cost.



About The Old Ambulence Depot

The Old Ambulence Depot is just 10 minutes walk from Waverley Station, the main station.  It is owned by the award winning New Haven advertising agency, and it is a regular venue for arts exhibitions and literary events.  So, there WILL BE a heavy footfall of likely punters.  

As one would expect from an Advertising Agency, the venue is in the trendy part of town, and is surrounded by cool bars and pubs.  Colin Herd will be organizing readings in one of these.  



Publicity

We have already made contacts with local literary groups, the local media, and at Edinburgh University.  Knives Forks and Spoons are donating A3 & A4 posters (as many as are required), and as many flyers as they can print, which will be distributed by a growing team of Edinburgh volunteers around poetry venues and bars.  Many thanks to those kind people.



USPCO,
122 Birley Street,
Newton-le-Willows,
Merseyside,
WA12 9UN.

Alec Newman