Call for Participants: Liverpool Book Art is excited to announce that the next Liverpool Artists' Book Fair will be held at the Bluecoat (Arts Centre) on Saturday 5th October and Sunday 6th October 2024. There will be around 30 tables of artists' work for sale. Entry to the public will be free. Applications are invited from individual book artists; artist collectives & groups; small press publishers; colleges/universities; and specialist trade suppliers.

Liverpool Book Art (LBA) is inviting submissions for the next Liverpool Artists Book Fair, marking 10 years since the first LBA Fair. The pandemic and other factors mean that this is the first 2-day Fair we have been able to put on in Liverpool since 2018!

We are excited that the Fair will be held at the Bluecoat (Arts Centre), Liverpool's city centre contemporary arts hub (& the oldest arts centre in the UK).

Not only is this a perfect fit in terms of contemporary art, including the interests of visitors to the Bluecoat, it also means that the Fair will be supported and promoted by the venue (unlike non-arts venues). For the Fair, we'll be using the first floor performance space, and at least one of the ground floor rooms.

We are looking to showcase a diversity of approaches and artistic practices, for sale at a range of prices.

Applications are invited from individual book artists, artist collectives and groups; small press publishers; colleges & universities; and specialist trade suppliers.

We embrace the whole diverse range of book art: unique hand-made books, limited editions, stories & illustrations, distinctive notebooks, altered books, book sculptures, bindings and more!

The price of a table for the 2 days of the Fair is: £80 for artists; £140 for colleges/universities; £160 trade/suppliers.