Queer book fair montreal

Queer cultural center national queer arts festival. Sustainability action fund queer between the covers bookfair. After youve had a chance to check out the salon du livre queer entre les couverturesqbtc book fair 2017, stroll down ste. Therefore, the idea of stand up performances as a medium of expressionthe queer expression is something i can never give a miss. Queer between the covers queer entre les couvertures queer. Montreals queer between the covers quill and quire. About us queer between the covers queer entre les couvertures. Reading queer celebrates them and their influence with a. Its the second edition of the holiday popup book fair. This is a three part webinar on how to navigate the covid19 crisis by turning uncertainty and anxiety into confidence, calm, and creativity.

Here is some advice for lesbian travelers to montreal. Brooklyn art book fair, queer cult pride, take the l. Queer tech montreal recognized in 2017 as leading diversity and inclusion initiative in montreal s tech sector. Jun 02, 2019 this year in its 11 th installment, queer between the covers is a book, zine and art fair bringing you diy queer culture and hardtoaccess queer materials from the island and beyond. Last years book fair attracted several hundred participants and this year we are aiming to build upon this success. Aug 15, 2019 on the last day of fierte montreal on sunday, the 36th pride parade will be taking place at 1 p. Queer, although not devoted to that quest, does include a trip to south america looking for the substance.

Queer between the covers queer books and zines in mtl. They will provide us with 20% off with our monthly purchases. Zine and art book fairs if you know of a zine fair that you would like added to our list, please email the information to us here. Currently held in toronto, vancouver, winnipeg along with the anarchist bookfair, and calgary. Zine festivals and small press fairs broken pencil magazine.

Based in wendake, about three hours east of montreal, they aim to. Salon du livre queer entre les couvertures qbtc book. The event will be held at the centre communautaire. A multidisciplinary arts presenting organization that conducts artistic and interpretive programs exploring queer art and cultural issues. On this weeks episode of talking radical radio, scott neigh speaks with dorian jesse fraser. Publishers who are active or associate members of aelaq, and writers published by our members quebecbased writers, illustrators, and translators who have published an englishlanguage book with a nonaelaq member since the previous years fair. Salon du livre queer entre les couvertures queer between. The queer book club meets on the last thursday of the month at the dc center to discuss queer books. Presented by the association of englishlanguage publishers of quebec, the atwater library and computer centre, and the quebec writers federation, this book fair brings together dozens of englishquebec publishers and writers for a holiday.

International publishers association prix voltaire 2010. Jun 21, 2019 this article was updated on june 21, 2019. Home to one of north americas most famous gay neighborhoods simply known as the gay village, or le village gai to the citys predominantly francophone population montreal even marks it as such on its official tourism maps. Please note that the entrance to the book fair will be through the parking lot on the south side of the building. Montreal, canada, by sid photos by my former roommate jessica levy, who has great legs. It is partially a sequel to his earlier novel, junkie, which ends with the stated ambition of finding a drug called yage. Paris ass book fair is a queer fair in that it is a safe space for queers and a space open to diversity. Salon du livre queer entre les couvertures qbtc book fair. Catherine street east and atateken street in the villemarie borough of montreal the entire village is bordered approximately by st. Times festival of books this past sunday to discuss his new book, karamo. Their involvement in the queer between the covers book fair made it apparent theres a lack of space for queer and trans writers. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing.

Reading queer celebrates them and their influence with a reading of the very authors theyve variously recognized. Listings will be posted at printed matters discretion. Queer is an early short novel written between 1951 and 1953, published in 1985 by william s. Paris ass book fair is a meeting place for artists, publishers, booksellers and readers that looks to stimulate exchange and creativity in a spirit of openness, inventiveness and mutual respect. Lgbtq relationships sexuality divorce teens friendship activities. Librairie landrogyne was an lgbtoriented bookstore in montreal, quebec, canada, active from 1973 to 2002. Aug 17, 2018 montreal is a bit of an oddity for lgbtq nightlife and bars many consider it one of the most progressive cities on the continent, but its not exactly overflowing with gay bars. Queer entre les couvertures queer between the covers queer, feminist, sexpositive book and zine fair every summer. Queer between the covers queer entre les couvertures. Queer between the covers, montreals annual queer book fair, is almost upon us. Montreal hit list crayon party, international graffiti. Home post salon du livre queer entre les couvertures qbtc book fair 2018 salon du livre queer entre les couvertures qbtc book fair 2018 filed under. Montreal queer bookfair august 17, 20 12pm 6pm comite social centresud 1710 beaudry beaudry subway station wheelchair accessible.

Blonde art books is a brooklyn based publisher and organization dedicated to promoting selfpublished and small press art and poetry books through exhibitions, book fairs, symposia, and online exposure. Once again, metonymy will be tabling at the montreal anarchist bookfair. Montreals piknic electronik is an inclusive outdoor music festival running from may to september that often books queer artists and has a lot of free events. Rainbow book fair is the largest lgbt book event in the u. Salon du livre queer entre les couverturesqbtc book fair 2017. Putting queer and trans narratives at the forefront at. Zine festivals and small press fairs broken pencil.

Few cities in the world embrace their lgbt communities with as much gusto as montreal. The queer between the covers qbtc book fair aims to provide access to queer written materials, prioritizing traditionally marginalized voices and a variety of queer experiences. We are not an island queer zine fair sled islands own mini zine fair. Canadian comics and zine festivals the canada comics open. The fair is free to participants and public alike, and the artists and publishers taking part have been selected for their close alignment with. Montreal pride is the largest lgbtq pride in canada and will take place at the parc des faubourgs from august 8 to 18 in 2018, some 2. Reading queer literary festival november 9th 19th 2017 featuring literary events, queer film brunch and performances from a diverse cross section of queer artists, including chen chen, tai freedom ford, sam sax, danez smith, yrsa daleyward, steph burt and more. Perennial events like capture the fag and the queer between the covers zine book fair have been staples of the fest ever since it began, and. If youd like to view the poetry and writing that is not tanka, or tanka related, please click here. Meeting places and books will be determined monthly with group members. Trade shows by industry trade shows by month trade shows by location trade shows by organizer. Public hosted by queer entre les couvertures queer between the covers. To see all the posts on this blog with explicit and implicit gay content, click here.

Catherine street to leuguelionne, librairie feministe for the montreal launch of poet trish salahs new edition of lyric sexology vol. Public hosted by queer entre les couvertures queer between the. Jul 06, 2017 were both longstanding members of the queer between the covers book fair collective, which operates out of montreal, explains fortier. Queer between the covers, montreal s annual queer book fair, is almost upon us.

Oh i, i love the nightlife, i got to boogie, on the disco round, oh yeah. Festivals in montreal celebrate canadas multicultural heritage, like the montreal highland games, festival du monde arabe, kahnawake powwow, nuits dafrique, matsuri japon, and the st. Montreal for lesbians a lesbian visitors guide to montreal, canada. Founded in 1973 by a collective headed by will aitken, bruce garside and john southin, the store was originally located on crescent street at a time when the citys gay village was still centred on the nearby stanley street. So, this very inclination led me to mumbai last weekend where the gorgeous and famed founder of queer ink, ms shobhna was holding a book fair and a queer open mic. Montreal is a bit of an oddity for lgbtq nightlife and bars many consider it one of the most progressive cities on the continent, but its not exactly overflowing with gay bars. Montreal international book fair, montreal, canada home. Also, the 12th queer between the covers book fair happens on pride parade day this year, on august 18 from. Aug 01, 2018 the montreal literary pride open air book fair has become a pride tradition. Spruijt formally awarded the 2010 ipa freedom to publish prize to israpil shovkhalov and viktor koganyasny. We are proud to have bookmen dc as a community partner for this event.

Mar 05, 2019 the two high school friends nurtured the idea for the publishing company since the early 2010s, taking courses through the editing and publishing program at ryerson university. Indian society has long stifled the queer expression and our way of communicating with the world. We seek to provide access to materials that promote antiracism, anticapitalism, anticolonialism, antiableism, feminism and gender and body selfdetermination. Jul 30, 2017 queer tech montreal recognized in 2017 as leading diversity and inclusion initiative in montreals tech sector. Queer tech montreal and sister groups show the growing number of proud geeks in the lgbtq community. Big gay, lesbian, and queer venues, from le drugstore and complexe bourbon in the village, to cabaret playhouse and royal phoenix in the mile end, have all come. For those who are interested in purchasing books, we have generously been offered a discount from torontos glad day bookshop canadas oldest lgbtq. Stunning architecture is seen all throughout the city from the 19th century bank headquarters to the expo 67 building and the citys myriad of great churches. This webinar is for individuals who are seeking to acknowledge and adapt to new changes in their home and work. For those who are interested in purchasing books, we have generously been offered a discount from torontos glad day bookshop canadas oldest lgbtq bookstore. Originally meaning strange or peculiar, queer came to be deployed pejoratively against those with samesex desires or relationships in the late19th century.

The collective queer between the covers held their annual book fair of. Queer between the covers is a book, zine and art fair bringing you diy queer. Aug 10, 2011 montreal hit list crayon party, international graffiti convention, queer book sale and more. The dc center is proud to host our first lgbt book fair on saturday august 6th from 10.

Outwrite lgbt book fair in washington dcmore details at. Since 2008, the queer between the covers collective has been. Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities that are not heterosexual or cisgender. Now in its sixth year, montreals queer between the covers book fair puts the spotlight on queer publishers, zine distros, independent bookstores, artists, and authors. A queer book club membership is the perfect selfcare gift for passionate queer readers. Le village gai or simply le village is a neighbourhood delineated by st. Fraser is part of the queer between the covers collective, which maintains a distro of hardtofind queer and trans print media and organizes an annual book and zine fair in montreal one of the largest queer book fairs in north america. This is a queer book club for all interested in queer literature. Expozine montreal, quebec a huge, annual fair for zines, small press. Featuring slam poets in singapore, zines in california, and bookstores in england, it will be a taste of queer literary life. Fifth annual queer between the covers bookfair rabble.

Spruijt centre with abdulla duduev left and israpil shovkhalov right of the dosh magazineon 2 november 2010, ipa. Vancouver artbook fair vancouver a festival for zines, magazines, and small press. Once a year, approximately 1500 people get together in new york city to mingle, get to know each other, enrich, broaden, and even extend their lives through the amazing medium of lgbt books. Many of these events feature a heavy presence of risograph printers and publishers. Montreals best lgbtq bars and hangouts eater montreal. The little montreal lgbtq press that could the main. Salon du livre queer entre les couvertures queer between the covers book fair. The 10 biggest montreal tech news stories of 2017 the year 2017 was a huge one for. A collection of feminist, queer, lgbtqia2s books of all kinds. Trade shows by industry trade shows by month trade shows by location trade. In 2006 gay montreal was designated one of three cities in the world to receive the city of design award.

Be sure to stop in montreal, one of the most gay and lesbian friendly cities in the world. For many years, we were organizing the book fair each august and we developed a good sense of what the communities were looking for in terms of literature, who was producing that work, what was. We are inviting local and out of town bookstores, publishers, zine distros, and individual zinesters and authors to bring queer books, zines, videos, and other materials to sell. This book was created for the popup museum of queer historys queer book dioramas, an exhibition on books that have been meaningful or that have contributed to the formation of the artistis queer identities. Printed matter is not affiliated with any of the listed fairs, unless otherwise noted. It gives opportunities for people to discover great new books from lgbtq authors who write pieces about people and issues. On the same day of the pride parade, you can stop by the 12th annual queer book fair on. More get started queer book club admin posted on march 14, 2018 april 2, 2019. Facebook alternative media fair montreal, quebec a project from the concordia coop bookstore in collaboration with members of the community, bringing together publishers, writers, zinesters, activists, makers, and. Going to montreals 5th annual queer between the covers queer entre les couvertures bookfair, of course. This is a listing of artists book and zine fairs compiled by printed matter. Queer between the coversqueer entre les couvertures, montreal, qc ottawa zine fair. Rainbow book fair the largest lgbt book event in the u. Queer between the covers on the same day of the pride parade, you can stop by the 12th annual queer book fair on sunday between 11 a.

Last years bookfair attracted several hundred people and this years will feature an even larger crosssection of materials sure to draw. This years lineup has yet to be announced, but there are always some notable women djs on the roster. Saturday queer between the covers, montreals annual. Fairs is a calendar of art book fairs, zine fests, and comic book events around the globe.