It’s our 7th annual Photobook Fair and this year we are going hybrid with a digital and in-person event. A big part the Photobook Fair is supporting, promoting, and selling self-published photobooks by photographers and artists.
We are looking for self-published and/or handmade photobooks, and photography zines to sell on a dedicated self-publisher stall at the gallery and through our online photo bookshop on Saturday 9 October during our annual Photobook Fair.
The Photobook Fair will be held on Saturday 9 October 2021, 11.00am to 4.30pm, and is free to attend. At the gallery there will be book stalls with leading photographic international publishers and booksellers, as well as a programme of live talks and events throughout the day.
If selected your photobook or zine will be part of a dedicated self-publishers stall on Saturday 9 October and available for people to buy for up to a month after the Photobook Fair. We will also add your book to our online photo Bookshop for people to purchase who cannot visit the gallery. You must have a pdf of your photobook or zine so we can make it available for people to browse on the online bookshop.
If your publication is selected, you will only need to pay a one-off donation of £10. In return we will sell your book through our online bookshop and at the gallery on your behalf. We will take no other commission and all sales will go to you. You will be responsible for posting your publication to us and covering return postage and packaging costs.
How to apply
The application process is free.
You can apply to sell one title at the Photobook Fair. If successful your book or zine will be sold on a dedicated stall at the gallery and through our online photo bookshop.
To apply email either a full copy or some sample pages of your books in PDF or JPEG format to bookshop@impressions-gallery.com. This must include an image of the front cover.
Your photobook, if selected will be uploaded onto our online photo bookshop and available to buy in-person on a dedicated stall during the Photobook Fair and for people to buy up to a month after the Photobook Fair. You must have a pdf of your photobook so we can make it available for people to browse online. Your book will fit inside a template that will be 1080 x 1080 pixels on our online photo bookshop.
Your email submission must include your name, address, telephone number, email address, retail cost and a brief description of your publication (100 words max).
Closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 8 September 2021.
What’s next
We will notify you if your publication has been selected for sale by Saturday 18 September 2021.
Spaces are limited and the selection panel’s decision will be final. The selection panel is Jane Hiley, Bookshop Manager and Anne McNeill, Director, Impressions Gallery.
If your publication is selected to be sold at the Photobook Fair, you will only need to pay a one-off donation of £10. In return we will sell your book online alongside our other submissions on your behalf. The gallery will take no other commission and all sales will go to you.
After the Photobook Fair, you will be responsible for collecting any unsold publications or covering return postage and packaging costs.
For enquiries regarding the Photobook Fair please contact Jane Hiley: bookshop@impressions-gallery.com or call 01274 737843.