Something’s afoot…

Regular readers will know that I occasionally publish new works by other writers and artists as part of the artists’ book series Piece of Paper Press, which I founded in 1994. It was designed as a lo-fi, sustainable format to commission and publish new writing, visual and graphic works by artists and writers. Each miniature copy is made from a single A4 sheet, printed on both sides and then folded, stapled and trimmed by hand to create the book. There is no schedule; titles are published when they are ready, and always distributed free, usually in a limited edition of 150. Fifty copies are distributed by the contributor, and approximately a hundred to a gradually evolving mailing list (which in turn is incrementally displaced by the growing number of past contributors). Remaining copies are added to an archive.

This photo is a production close-up of what will be the forty-eighth title in the series.

Interviewed by Timothy Dixon of Matt’s Gallery recently, I described the project as ‘a serious sideline’ to my work as a novelist and author. An exhibition, ‘Thirty-one Years of Piece of Paper Press: artists’ books, art-works and ephemera, 1994–2025’, was held at Matt’s Gallery, London, 29 Jan–25 April 2025.