Windsor's Small Presses Featured Tonight @ The Capitol!

Have you ever thought about starting your own publishing house?

Are you an aspiring writer who has wondered about how to go about getting published and how the mystifying world of submissions, advances, and royalty statements works?

Or have maybe you have simply wondered what it is exactly that a publisher does?

If you answered yes to at least one of the above questions, then it's your lucky day.

Tonight, Thursday, October 23rd @ 7PM Bookfest Windsor will be presenting a special free feature on the small presses of Windsor at The Capitol! Each publisher will have a feature author representing their press who will give a brief reading, to be followed by an informative panel discussion on publishing in the region.

Rampike will feature poet Susan Holbrook, Cranberry Tree will feature novelist Rosalind Knight, Palimpsest will feature poet Ariel Gordon, Black Moss will feature poet Mary Ann Mulhern, and Biblioasis will be proudly presenting award-winning magazine and non-fiction writer Chris Turner who will be reading from his fantastic new collection of essays How To Breathe Underwater!

Come out and see the best of what the region has to offer and get your questions about the publishing industry demystified! 

For more info, please see Bookfest's Website or give us a call at 519-968-2206.

Bookfest Approacheth; Reviews, miscellaneous; a Tweet!

Afternoon, all, and a spookalicious Hallowe'en. We're chomping rockets and handing out candy here at the Bibliomanse all day, in part because 'tis the season, and in part to sugar ourselves up for a big booky weekend here in Windsor. Yep, it's the one weekend in Windsor where the downtown is flooded with authors, including two of our own: Paul Vasey and David Mason will grace the stage of the Capitol Theatre on Saturday. Dates below. Also of note is this charming l'il tweet from a certain M.A., whom a certain P.V. will be introducing at a certain BFW keynote event; a super-duper blog post on The River courtesy of Kim Hutchinson and The Windsor Star; two reviews of our splendid (and entirely giftable) Original Six Dynasties, one on Sportsology.com and another on Hockeybookreviews.com; and charming pieces on Cynthia Flood from Chad Pelley of Salty Ink and Kerry Clare of Pickle Me This. And don't forget that Cynthia Flood has a couple of appearances this weekend at IFOA!

BOOKFEST WINDSOR - VASEY & MASON - THE SCHED

The River
A Memoir of Life in the Border Cities
by Paul Vasey

Paul will be involved at three events for Bookfest this year including a writing workshop and a panel discussion on historical fiction. He will also be introducing Margaret Atwood at the Bookfest keynote event.

Saturday November 2nd, 2013:

10:30 am - 12:00 noon It's All Write. Writing workshop with Paul Vasey. Joy Theater Coffee, muffins, etc. *Ticket holders: please let Bookfest know if you are starting the day at this workshop - just for a head count:info@bookfestwindsor.com

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm A Trip To The Past. Authors: Tom Dilworth, Paul Vasey, Mark Warren. Moderator: Cheryl Hardcastle. Pentastar Theater

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm It's a Madd World. Author Margaret Atwood presents the third installment in her Oryx & Crake trilogy MaddAddam. Moderator: Paul Vasey.Pentastar Theater

The Pope's Bookbinder A Memoir by David Mason David Mason, one of Canada's most respected and influential rare book dealers, will be appearing at Bookfest to discuss his recent memoir, The Pope's Bookbinder. Saturday, November 2, 2013: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm The Pope's Bookbinder. Author: David Mason discusses the art of collecting antiquarian books and introduces his own book. Moderator: Dan Wells.Kelly Theater

BFW Bound

This is just a quick shout-out to Windsor-area writers: BookFest Windsor is holding a writing contest this year and they're looking for short submissions. Seems like a cool gig. First-, second-, and third-place winners get to read at the opening event for BookFest at the Capitol, and they've thrown some self-publishing resources in there too. Check it out! Deadline's October 5th.