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
