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[[Image:Publishandbedamned2004.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Publish And Be Damned 2004]]
 
[[Image:Publishandbedamned2004.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Publish And Be Damned 2004]]
  
'''Publish And Be Damned''' is an annual independent publishing fair in London, United Kingdom. It has come to be regarded as an annual highlight in the global micro-publishing calendar.
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'''Publish And Be Damned''' was an annual independent publishing fair in London, United Kingdom. It ran 2004-2013. It was a large annual event in the global micro-publishing calendar.
  
  
 
==Origin==
 
==Origin==
  
According to their official website, Publish And Be Damned was first held in 2004 and created by Emily Pethick and curator Kit Hammonds. This founding line-up now includes Sarah McCrory.  
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Publish And Be Damned was first held in 2004 and created by Emily Pethick and Kit Hammonds. This line-up later included Sarah McCrory.  
  
  
 
==The Event==
 
==The Event==
  
The selected publications and distros are allocated tables where they can display their work and sell from. The number of publications varies each year. The event itself has expanded since 2004, becoming a lot bigger in size and visitor numbers than the annual [[London Zine Symposium]].
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The selected publications were allocated tables where they can display their work and sell from. The number of publications varies each year. The event itself has expanded in size and attendance since 2004.
  
  
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
  
The types of publication featureded each year include everything from [[zine]]s and self-published books to newsprint titles and glossy magazines, all of which are independently published. Some titles are free while most are sold. Eligibility is decided by a panel made up of the founders and invited guests curators.  
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The types of publication featured each year include everything from [[zine]]s and self-published books to newsprint titles and glossy magazines, all of which are independently published. Some titles are free while most are sold. Eligibility is decided by a panel made up of the founders and invited guests curators.  
  
 
An open call for submissions is announced in early spring each year. Details on how to submit publications are found on their homepage.
 
An open call for submissions is announced in early spring each year. Details on how to submit publications are found on their homepage.
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The Publish And Be Damned Public Library is a travelling archive of past submissions to the fair. Each year sees new submissions added.  
 
The Publish And Be Damned Public Library is a travelling archive of past submissions to the fair. Each year sees new submissions added.  
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[[Image:Bratinstall.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Publish & Be Damned Library at Tranzit, Bratislava. March 2007]]
  
 
The collection has so far travelled to, or been featured in exhibitions in:
 
The collection has so far travelled to, or been featured in exhibitions in:
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'''2006''' saw a change of venue with the event moving to the Rochelle School in the Shoreditch area of East London.
 
'''2006''' saw a change of venue with the event moving to the Rochelle School in the Shoreditch area of East London.
  
'''2007''' will see Publish And Be Damned return once more to the Rochelle School in Shoreditch, East London.
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'''2007''' was at the Rochelle School in Shoreditch, East London.
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The last fair was in '''2013''' at the ICA.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
  
* [http://www.publishandbedamned.org/ Publish And Be Damned Homepage]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130810044637/http://www.publishandbedamned.org/ Archived Publish And Be Damned Homepage on the Wayback Machine]
 
* [http://www.publishandbedamned.org/library.htm Publish And Be Damned's Public Library]
 
* [http://www.publishandbedamned.org/library.htm Publish And Be Damned's Public Library]
  
  
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 15 April 2024

Publish And Be Damned 2004

Publish And Be Damned was an annual independent publishing fair in London, United Kingdom. It ran 2004-2013. It was a large annual event in the global micro-publishing calendar.


Origin

Publish And Be Damned was first held in 2004 and created by Emily Pethick and Kit Hammonds. This line-up later included Sarah McCrory.


The Event

The selected publications were allocated tables where they can display their work and sell from. The number of publications varies each year. The event itself has expanded in size and attendance since 2004.


Publications

The types of publication featured each year include everything from zines and self-published books to newsprint titles and glossy magazines, all of which are independently published. Some titles are free while most are sold. Eligibility is decided by a panel made up of the founders and invited guests curators.

An open call for submissions is announced in early spring each year. Details on how to submit publications are found on their homepage.

Public Library

The Publish And Be Damned Public Library is a travelling archive of past submissions to the fair. Each year sees new submissions added.

Publish & Be Damned Library at Tranzit, Bratislava. March 2007

The collection has so far travelled to, or been featured in exhibitions in:

Germany (Munich)

United Kingdom (Liverpool, Manchester, Cambridge, Norwich, Bristol)

The Netherlands (Utrecht)

United States (Los Angeles)

Czech Republic (Prague)

Switzerland (Winterthur)

Slovakia (Bratislava)


Funding

Publish And Be Damned is funded by grants from various Arts organisations. Since 2004 the event has received support from The Elephant Trust, Arts Council, England, A Foundation, The Goethe Institute, The Polish Cultural Forum, Pro Helvetia and the Mondrian Foundation.

The Public Library has received funding from amongst others the Cubitt Gallery, Tranzit, The Elephant Trust, Arts Council England & The British Council.


Events

2004's event took place in The Crypt of St James' Church in the Clerkenwell area of London on Sunday 4th of July. More than 30 titles from the U.K. and Europe took part.

2005's event took place on Sunday 31st of July at the same venue as the previous year.

2006 saw a change of venue with the event moving to the Rochelle School in the Shoreditch area of East London.

2007 was at the Rochelle School in Shoreditch, East London.

The last fair was in 2013 at the ICA.

Sources