Ongoing notes: the ottawa small press book fair (part two : Pearl Pirie, Sacha Archer + STUMPT 7 + issue eight, / @pinholepoetry.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social @sachaarcher.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/ongo...

Ongoing notes: the ottawa small press book fair (part three : Claudia Souto Cuello (trans. by the author + Stuart Ross, robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/ongo...

ottawa small press book fair fall 2025 edition: vendors wanted smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Post #3 summarizing our survey of #literarymagazines in Canada. We found that while litmags contribute significantly to writers & literary publishing, they are working with very limited resources. The large majority in our survey have no full-time paid staff. Read the full report: litmags.ca/survey/

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Fall 2025 | Common House Magazine smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/09/call...

fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025; smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/09/fwd-...

coming up November 22nd: the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! / @arcpoetry.bsky.social @swooncor.bsky.social @thesedayszine.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

coming up November 22nd: the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! / @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @razovsky.bsky.social @amandaearl.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

I'll be here again, selling copies of Hate Story... and maybe something else? More deets to come.

coming up November 22nd: the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! / @arcpoetry.bsky.social @swooncor.bsky.social @thesedayszine.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Gonna be here next weekend at the Bizarro Booth! Will be there Sat morning and all day Sunday. Come on down!!

ANNOUNCING: the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025 / @bookhugpress.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025 / @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025 / @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025 / @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

ANNOUNCING: the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025 / @bookhugpress.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

hey everyone! ive had a couple of dozen folk telling me they're going to this event on thursday, but only 5 tickets have sold, which is prompting the venue to talk about cancelling; if you are planning to go, could you please pre-purchase your ticket? thanks! robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Canadian Poets Series #8 : Ellen Chang-Richardson / @ehjchang.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social ; peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/07/cana...

The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 3:00 pm. Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower 1811, the Gordon Wood Lounge Email: [email protected] bring writing to share

Touch the Donkey supplement #282 : seven questions for Beatriz Hausner / @bookhugpress.bsky.social ; touchthedonkey.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttd-...

It’s getting real, y’all. Ignatz plates for our prized bricks have arrived!

new from above/ground press: B U R N T O R A N G E, by Buck Downs abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...

Only a few days left in this month's Smashwords sale! Grab Catalyst at 50% off before the end of the month. (You can pre-order Castoff there too!) www.smashwords.com/b... @atthisarts.com

Ellie Sawatzky's poem "On Crete" describes a daughter-father trip that is overshadowed by grief and unease, but also small moments of connection. See why this is Char Harrison's Editor's Choice, and take a little trip to Greece with this selection from our Poem of the Year Contest: buff.ly/dXFIexO

Reading with a fab spec-fic crew on Thurs, July 24! Raven’s End Books: The Horror Bookshop: A Spec-Fic Midsummer Spectacular with readings by Canuck speculative fiction voices: @smbeiko.bsky.social Keith Cadieux @susiewrites.bsky.social & special guest: Ottawa’s James K. Moran

Ongoing notes: the ottawa small press book fair (part four : Grant Wilkins + Salma Hussain, robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/ongo...

SAVE THE DATE(S): ottawa small press fair fall 2025 and 2026 dates now available, / @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social ; smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/07/save...

new from above/ground press: The Oh Oh, by Beatriz Hausner , launching in Ottawa on August 7th as part of the above/ground press 32nd anniversary event at RedBird! abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-...

Ongoing notes: the ottawa small press book fair (part one: Bardia Sinaee + George Bowering, / @thesedayszine.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/06/ongo...

The Book Purge has done it again! Last year we hit 3k raised in Sept. This year we hit the milestone in June. Thank you to everyone who donated this weekend❤️ #fundraiser #fundraising #thebookpurge #ottawastraycatrescue #ottawaevents #ottawa613 #ottawafundraiser #forthecats #adoptdontshop

Currently working on reviews of some of the items I picked up at our most recent ottawa small press book fair; so much small press goodness! / @thesedayszine.bsky.social @pinholepoetry.bsky.social @razovsky.bsky.social

Two read already. Spookiness achieved by stephanieanneauthor.ca And second worthwhile book of haiku I’ve read from Carole Martignacco

Should we do a 4-pack sale?

in which i express my gratitude to Invisible Publishing, rob mclennan & a host of other folk who make this fair such a welcome and enriching experience for this girl bookslinger. it was great fun! see you in November! amandaearl.substack.com/p/report-fro...

These treasures troved from the @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social book fair yesterday. Old, new to me, new. So hard to make choices and only come home with three. @susanrobertson.bsky.social , Anne-Marie Todkill & Sneha Madhaven-Reese

oh, you are missing the coolest sound poetry performance by nina jane, jwcurry and Chris Johnson at the ottawa small press book fair right now,

Stopped by the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair and it was so much fun with so many good books! #smallpressbookfair

Great Ottawa Small Press Fair, with fine @xtianbaines.bsky.social, co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social. New connections, posssibilites, ideas. Insomnia the night before, but reminded I'm a writer, and not alone. Thanks kindly, @robmclennan.bsky.social, for organizing it.

I had such a fabulous time at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair today! I got to see friends, meet authors, buy books (and more books!). More than that, it was so lovely to be amongst so many people that felt like home. Thank you to the organizers. Today, you brought me joy. #ottawasmallpressbookfair

This reprint was a big hit. DM if you're interested

Today, 22 June from 10.00am-3.00pm it's the Anglian Authors Book Fair at the Sudbury Arts Centre! buff.ly/c9HiMVs #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency

todays the day, hope to see you there!

some above/ground press author activity: Lea Graham, Gary Barwin, Stuart Ross, Miranda Mellis, rob mclennan + Orchid Tierney, / @orchidtierney.bsky.social @garybarwin.bsky.social @razovsky.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/06/some...

I'm going to be at the @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social tomorrow! Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Station Road 12-5 PM Come see me and my books!

Issue 11, available exclusively at @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social book fair Sat June 21 noon to 5 at Tom Brown Arena

Ottawa folks, we will be here from 11-5 come say hi!

Ottawa friends! I will be selling copies of Seed Beetle and new print editions of the Sprawl Mag here. Hope to see you!

Today we're tabling at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair: @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social Come on out 12-5pm!

Our bougiest run yet, including the Outrageous Open Mic issue with 15 poets and hecklers, and poetry collections by Ksenija Spasic, Jordan Chevalier and Bardia Sinaee. Best of the Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal corridor today at the @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social book fair