Indie Press Fair

Browse displays from ten independent publishers, meet the people behind the presses, and discover new reads. Books and other publications will be available to buy directly from publishers on the day. Our exhibitors span genre and form, including literary and genre fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, memoir, and more:

Conduit Books · Constellations Press · Deixis Press · époque press · Hajar Press · Héloïse Press · MA BIBLIOTHÈQUE · MOIST BOOKS · Oblique House · Renard Press · Weatherglass Books

Your £8 Entry Ticket includes:

• A free drink on arrival (before 2:15pm)
• A food break, included in your ticket price
• Free access to book onto four events throughout the day (spaces are limited):
  • Nell Osborne (Ghost Driver) in conversation with Neil Griffiths
  • Koushik Banerjea (Animal Nightlife) in conversation with Andi Thomas
  • Panel: Small Press Publishing, chaired by Neil Griffiths
  • Panel: Translation and Creative Practice, chaired by Erica Hesketh

How booking works: After buying your Entry Ticket, you'll receive an access code by email. Use it to book your free place at each talk or panel. Availability is limited, so book early.

Location details

Manor House Library, 34 Old Road, Lee, London SE13 5SY (London Borough of Lewisham).

Ten minutes' walk from Hither Green Station, fourteen minutes from Blackheath Station. The DLR runs to Lewisham, approximately 20 minutes' walk away, and is serviced well by taxis and numerous bus routes to within less than 400 yards of the venue.

Manor House Library is an eighteenth-century Grade II* listed building set in the award-winning Manor House Gardens park. We have level entrance access throughout, with ample toilet facilities. We will be operating a pay bar throughout the day serving a selection of wines, beers and soft drinks. The event spaces where talks are held and the bar operates are air conditioned, and the ornate ceilings in the library itself sit alongside works of twenty-first century art from the Calico Collection and paintings of the Baring family, who once occupied the house and were known as "the sixth great European power," facilitating the Louisiana Purchase. A library for over a hundred years, Manor House now attracts over 250,000 visits a year.

There is a car park to the front of the library, but spaces are limited. Parking on the roads around Manor House and the park is free of charge on Sundays.

Calico Projects operates four libraries in Lewisham and numerous other arts and community venues. It is a registered charity (number 1180229).

If you have any specific access requirements, please email contact@calicoprojects.com in advance and we'll be happy to help.