Gaspereau Press Wayzgoose 2002

On Saturday October 19 & 20, 2002, Gaspereau Press will hold its third annual wayzgoose and open house at its printing works in Kentville, Nova Scotia. The event will include the following activities and workshops:

WRITING WORKSHOP:
Author John Terpstra of Hamilton, Ontario, will be facilitating a workshop for 10 writers. The three-hour, interdisciplinary workshop will focus on the topic "Writing the Landscape of Home." Applicants will be selected on the basis of their publication experience and a five-page sample of recent work (on any topic) which will be submitted with their application. This workshop will be held on Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 am until noon at the Kings Courthouse Museum. There is a $20 registration fee. Limited to 10 participants.

How to register: Send us a letter including your name, postal address, phone number and email along with a brief CV listing any publication credits and a five-page sample of your writing. Ten participants will be selected by a panel of Gaspereau Press staff in consultation with the facilitator.

BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP:
Book artist Ruth Legge of West Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, will be facilitating a bookbinding workshop for 10 people. During the three-hour workshop, participants will fold, sew, back and cover a blank-paged journal in a cloth-spined, paper-covered binding. No previous bookbinding experience is required. Materials will be supplied. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. This workshop will be held on Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 AM until noon at the Gaspereau Press printing works. There is a $20 registration fee. Limited to 10 participants.

How to register: Send us a letter including your name, postal address, phone number and email. Ten participants will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Publisher Gary Dunfield touring a typecase

BOOK-ARTS LECTURE & OPEN HOUSE:
This year's public lecture will be delivered by Rod McDonald, one of Canada's foremost type designers. McDonald, best known for his redesign of Carl Dair's Cartier typeface, will lecture on the history and evolution of our present-day letterforms. His lecture will make use of rare film footage that Carl Dair shot of a master punchcutter engraving type for punches at Enschedéé in 1955. This lecture is intended for a general audience. Presented Saturday, October 19 at 2:00 PM in the printing works and followed by an open house from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Come and see demonstrations of both modern and antique production methods. Free admission.

Wood engraver Wesley Bates at 2001 Wayzgoose

PUBLIC FORUM:
Moderated by Peter Sanger, the public forum will feature authors Heather Pyrcz, Michael deBeyer and John Terpstra. This year's forum will explore the way that we put down roots in a place by writing about it. The wayzgoose forums always takes on a relaxed, living-room conversation style. Come and take part. Presented Saturday, October 19 at 7:00 PM, upstairs at Paddy's Pub, Kentville. Free admission.

SUNDAY READINGS:
Gaspereau Press will be launching three of its fall titles during the wayzgoose. Larry Lynch will read from his first novel, An Expectation of Home, John Terpstra will read from his creative non-fiction work Falling Into Place and poet Michael deBeyer will read from his new collection Rural Night Catalogue. Presented Sunday, October 20 at 2:00 PM at CentreStage Theatre, Kentville. Free admission.

Learning to sew a simple pamphlet

BACKGROUND:
Gaspereau Press is a Nova Scotia owned and operated trade publisher based in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Publishing short-run editions of both literary and regional interest, Gaspereau Press produces quality paperbacks and limited-edition hardcover books aimed at the Canadian market. The press was established in 1997 by Gary Dunfield and Andrew Steeves and it is one of the few publishers in Canada that also operates a full-scale print shop, producing its own books. This hands-on approach has prompted Gaspereau Press to experiment with antiquated technologies along with modern production methods. While the majority of its books are produced using contemporary equipment, Gaspereau Press also preserves and employs many antique presses and hot-metal typesetters, and often uses them in the production of its books.

Traditionally, a WAYZGOOSE was an annual dinner or celebration given to or held by those employed in a printing establishment. In recent years, the term has been applied to gatherings of book artists. Gaspereau Press has decided to make the wayzgoose a public event, one that celebrates all aspects of the book -- writing, publishing, typography, printing, binding and reading.

Portions of this event art funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture.

For more information, please contact Beth Crosby or Christine McNair at 902.678.6002 or email info@gaspereau.com.