Our 2020 festival was cancelled due to covid19, but we hope to return in 2021. I had a great time looking at all the beautiful books and people who are. The century 21 exposition also known as the seattle worlds fair was held between april 21 and october 21, 1962 drew almost 10 million visitors. Now, seattle s iconic independent bookstore can add covid19 to the list. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. This sunday well read, the books and authors interview show that airs locally on kcts channel 9, does something different. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Sign up exhibitors logistics featured items photos about contact anderson butler rare books. The toronto urban book expo changed my pessimism it was my first time at a book fair. Attracting some of the finest authors from around the world, the search for meaning book festival is host to a whos who of the contemporary literary world.
The most complete and authoritative listing of north american book, paper, and ephemera fairs on the internet. Browse works by scott mcfarland being shown at seattle art fair 2016 on artsy. Host terry tazioli and a camera crew travel to the miami book fair, one. Seattle antiquarian book fair, seattle, washington. The seattle antiquarian book fair at seattle center. A defining moment in the history of seattle, this fair began life as the brainchild of city councilman al rochester. The seattle antiquarian book fair will be held oct. The list of these onsite and offsite events, installations, sculptures and performances has just been released. Remembering beloved seattle book dealer louis collins. Event location the seattle antiquarian book fair 301 mercer street seattle, wa 98109. Seattle anarchist book fair at washington hall in seattle.
Our new dates for the annual huge book sale are aug. Seattle anarchist book fair seeks to bring together community through radical left and anarchist literature, workshops and discussions. Browse and collect works from this leading pacific northwest fair, featuring 84 galleries from around the world. Pick up some books and make new friends to criticize the state with. Due to increased concerns brought on by covid19, we will be temporarily closing our sorting facility and suspending online sales until further notice. Official site for the annual seattle antiquarian book fair, the premier pacific northwest rare book event. Seattle art fair returns for its second year, august 47, 2016, and in addition to its 80 participating exhibitors, it will be featuring a number of talks, events and special projects organized by artistic director laura fried. Seattle cherry blossom and japanese cultural festival. So far, over 400 teachers from 35 schools have been given nearly 29,700 books new homes in their seattle classrooms, ranging from k 12. Seattles indie bookstores are back in survival mode. Trip to the antiquarian book fair in seattle road trip. Seattle anarchist book fair 2019 at vera project in. The pacific northwests premier book event always the second full weekend in october.
Books available for everyone in the family to enjoy. Leading art fair of the pacific northwest, presented by aig. Seattle bookfair catalouge 2016 by ec rare books issuu. Sign up exhibitors logistics featured items photos about contact sabf 20. A day at seattle s anarchist book fair brought literature, lectures, lots of people helping each other, a little girl shooting a crossbow and only one person willing to speak on the record. Seattle art fair 2016 announces its special events and. Here are my purchases from the seattle book fair back in early october. Dealers from across north america and beyond descend annually upon seattle, offering for sale thousands of collectible books, prints, maps, autographs, photographs, posters, postcards, ephemera, manuscripts, broadsides, fine bindings and more. The other day i went to kyoto antiquarian book fair, which is one of the three annual book fairs held in kyoto. The seattle art book fair is coorganized by jayme yen and tom eykemans, both of whom have worked in arts, design, education, nonprofits, and publishing for many years in seattle, along with a dedicated team of volunteers and advisors. Busy times i have just unpacked the bag containing my purchases.
Oe book fair saturday, april 25, 2020 to sunday, april 26, 2020. My big fat seattle book fair ten pound island book company. At anarchist book fair, history, literature and lowkey. Sometimes, when my nose is pressed right up against this business, it seems as if ive been doing the same thing, over and over, for decades take a chance on a book, catalog it, price it, try to sell it, try again and again to sell it, finally sell it, then ship it. I researched book fairs around the country and i was shocked over the lack of book fairs that catered to the black demographic and there were none in seattle.
The seattle art fair is a oneofakind destination for the best in modern and contemporary art and a showcase for the vibrant arts community of the pacific northwest. Our book fair is open online open online now through the 23 rd. Be sure to join us at university book store and town hall seattle for these featured author events supporting nest. In light of coronavirus news and restrictions on gatherings put in place by governor inslee, nearly all seattle events have been canceled through the end of march. Saturday, october 8thchildrens book illustrators 12. The seattle art book fair is a free, weekendlong festival that celebrates all kinds of art books. Three northwest book festivals to put on your calendars. Seattle antiquarian book fair october 2016 outstanding views of the grand canyon 1. The annual seattle antiquarian book fair in seattle, washington, is an international literary event showcasing rare books and antiquities. Seattle anarchist book fair 2019,vera project, seattle, wa, nov 30dec 1, 10 am4 pm. The inaugural fair will feature local, national, and international artists, designers, and organizations working in independent and experimental publishing. Huge book sale at seattle center exhibition hall in. Whether youre a local, new in town, or just passing through, youll be sure to find something on eventbrite that piques your interest.
The festival features numerous bestselling authors whose works encompass a diverse range of styles and genres including fiction, nonfictio. The longtime proprietor of louis collins books on capitol hill relocated to north seattle in 2016 and producer of the seattle antiquarian book fair, mr. Present our book fair voucher code nst when you check out. Saturday, october 10th, 10am6pm sunday, october 11th, 11am4pm. Click on the magnifying glass to search the fairs on this page. Official site for the annual seattle antiquarian book fair, the premier pacific northwest. One of the largest book fairs of its kind in the pacific northwest, the event attracts hundreds of antique book hunters and historians each year. The seattle childrens book festival is a 100% volunteer run 501c3 nonprofit organization that works to promote childrens literacy in the greater seattle area by connecting young readers with awardwinning authors and books. Based in seattle, a city as renowned for its natural beauty as its cultural landscape, the fair brings together the regions strong collector base.
Host a virtual scholastic book fair to get books in the hands of your students now to keep them reading. See whos going to seattle antiquarian book fair 2020 in seattle, wa. A printable list of important book fairs, festivals, and conferences scheduled to take place in 2020 and 2021. Seattle job fair september 21, 2020 career fair renaissance seattle hotel seattle, wa share seattle job fair september 21, 2020 career fair with your friends.