Small Prestivus

Small Prestivus This is the community page for Small Prestivus. SP is an annual literary festival celebrating the diversity of small presses and the writers they represent

Small Prestivus is an annual creative arts gathering with a focus on the literary arts in the Small Press. Founded in 2015 by Julie Demoff-Larson, SP's aim is to celebrate the diversity in small presses and promote the writers it represents. The backbone of Small Prestivus is the Small Press community, the DIY ethos that runs throughout... with that in mind, we honor the independent nature while r

emaining always inclusive. SP 2015 is being brought to you with the generous support and participation of these small presses, organizations, local businesses, and dedicated volunteers: Blotterature Literary Magazine, Lit Fest Press, The Literary Underground, the Town of Griffith, Dynamite Music, Grindhouse Cafe, Pokro Brewing Company, Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant, Lady's Gourmet Popcorn, Unknown Press, Sundress Publications, Punk Hostage Press, Flying Turtle Publishing, Citizens for Decent Literature Press, Sala Creative Association, Twelve Winters Press, Red Fez Publications, Julie Demoff-Larson, Michele McDannold, Kayla Greenwell, Michelle L. Quinn, and Kelsie Plesac.

07/25/2016

The music at Small Prestivus this year was off the charts! Northwest Indiana is fortunate to have great talent. A big thank you to Lacey, James Neary, Fragile Soul, and Patti Shaffner and Dave Cowen! And from Toledo--Drew Coomer! He was amazing!

07/25/2016

A big shout-out to Wildrose Brewing Co and Pokro Brewing Co for hosting our readings this weekend. It was a blast! And a special thank you to Dan's Pierogies for sticking with us through the heat.

The readings and eXperiments were fantastic today! Thank you all for coming out to Small Prestivus. It was a damn good t...
07/25/2016

The readings and eXperiments were fantastic today! Thank you all for coming out to Small Prestivus. It was a damn good time.

More pics to come...

07/24/2016

Great first day at Prestivus! Thanks for coming. Today we will be at Pokro Brewing Co for the Literary Orphans reading and a reading eXperiment. Noon. Join us!

07/23/2016

And the Small Prestivus countdown begins! See you in a few hours in Central Park. Come buy a book, hear some killer readings, and take a free workshop.

07/19/2016

Guess who else will be selling goods at the Prestivus Book Store? Shadows in the Attic, an entertainment venture offering on-site photography and dabbling in other areas of entertainment.

Check them out on their page!
https://www.facebook.com/shadowsintheattic/

Shadows In the Attic offers pop-tab wearables (& costume armour); bespoke gifts; art prints, stickers

Small Prestivus is featuring some killer musicians this weekend. Saturday, July 23 at the Book Fair: A.S. Coomer (10:30 ...
07/19/2016

Small Prestivus is featuring some killer musicians this weekend.

Saturday, July 23 at the Book Fair: A.S. Coomer (10:30 am and Noon) and Lacey (1:30 PM)
Saturday Night Reading at Wildrose Brewing Co: James Neary, Patti Shaffner and Dave Cowan, and Fragile Soul

You don't want to miss this!

Come out to the Small Prestivus Book Fair and buy books from some incredible small presses.
07/17/2016

Come out to the Small Prestivus Book Fair and buy books from some incredible small presses.

We did it! We have a list of authors, presses, and titles that will be sold in the book store at the Small Prestivus Boo...
07/16/2016

We did it! We have a list of authors, presses, and titles that will be sold in the book store at the Small Prestivus Book Fair. This does not include the additional presses and authors that will be selling at their own tables! So many books to buy!

Shaindel Beers The Children’s War and Other Poems (Salt Publishing, 2013) A Brief History of Time (Salt Publishing, 2009) Sylvia Cavanaugh Staring Through My Eyes, by Sylvia Cavanaugh (2016, Finis…

Small Prestivus will be hosting the Saturday Night Show at Wildrose Brewing Co. Be there!
07/15/2016

Small Prestivus will be hosting the Saturday Night Show at Wildrose Brewing Co. Be there!

07/14/2016

UPDATE for Festival of Language Reading:

New additions and times. Come listen to your favorite small press authors at the Book Fair on Saturday, July 23 in Central Park in Griffith, Indiana!

10:30-12:00
A.S. Coomer (musician)
Julie Demoff-Larson
Irene Taylor
Melissa Morrissey
Michelle Dottore
Martha Jackson Kaplan
James D. Sullivan
Josh Olsen
Tess Ward
Jade Greenberg
Len Lundh
Ted Morrissey
Shawn Misener

12:00-1:30
(Music)
Shaindel Beers
Bill Yarrow
Ed Werstein
Dawn Comer
Jonathan Cardew
Sylvia Cavanaugh
Michael Grover
Joe Gianotti
Jen Knox
Amy Robillard
Robert Vaughan
Joani Reese

1:30-3:00
(Music)
T.A. Noonan
John Goode
Matt Sradeja
John F. Buckley
Lily Rex
Eckhard Gerdes
Mary Catherine Harper
Jane L. Carman
William Allegrezza
Garin Cycholl
Kirk Robinson

Thanks to Bill Yarrow we now have a complete quick guide to Small Prestivus 2016 on our website to help you get from eve...
07/14/2016

Thanks to Bill Yarrow we now have a complete quick guide to Small Prestivus 2016 on our website to help you get from event to event.

SMALL PRESTIVUS 2016 Schedule of Events: Overview Where: Griffith, Indiana—Central Park, Pokro Brewing Company, Wildrose Brewing Company When: July 23 – 24, 2016 Saturday, July 23: Book Fair…

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698 N Broad St
Griffith, IN
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