Publication Studio Vancouver

Agony Klub and Publication Studio Vancouver are pleased to present Whitney Houston, et al: essays around popular music. Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis’s chapter on Whitney Houston in his controversial novel, American Psycho (Vintage, 1991), editor/author Casey Wei invites five writers to explore their own relationships to popular music, resulting in essays on Marianne Faithfull, MIA, Kanye West, The 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Wiz Khalifa, My Bloody Valentine, Patti Smith, and more by Brit… read more Whitney Houston et al launches Wednesday, January 25

Saturday, November 26 2016, 7pm Join us for the launch of Tyler Brett’s new book Every Building & Some People in Bruno SK circa 2011 at Publication Studio/Selectors Records, 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver BC. The book is a series of matter-of-fact representations of everyday life in the town of Bruno, suitable for colouring by adults or children or for quiet enjoyment. Printed and bound on-premises by Publication Studio, it is available for the reasonable… read more Book launch for Tyler Brett: Every Building & Some People in Bruno SK circa 2011

  A new artist book prize for emerging artists! Deadline for submission February 1, 2017 Publication Studio Vancouver is pleased to announce a call for submissions for The Scorpion and Felix Prize, a new book prize for emerging artists. One artist will be selected by a jury to receive an honorarium of $500 and to have their book published by PSV. Submissions are open to all emerging artists who have demonstrated an interest in publication… read more The Scorpion and Felix Prize

NASCAR STORIES BY STEFFANIE LING Edited by Jacquelyn Ross Published by Blank Cheque Press/Publication Studio Vancouver Publication Studio Vancouver 8 East Pender Street Wednesday, August 10, 2016 @ 7pm With readings by Steffanie Ling & Alex Bovril “Somehow, the idea of watching him, a sexy sports car, only emphasized the straightforwardness of mastery. A matter of hitting notes, a grasp of physique.” In sixteen short stories punctuated by smoke breaks, writer and critic Steffanie Ling ponders questions… read more Reading & Book Launch: Nascar, Stories by Steffanie Ling

Just a quick note: we’re moving out of our storefront at 222 East Pender Street. Thanks to our neighbours in the studio, our next-door neighbours at Access Gallery, 221A for setting up this great facility in the first place, and to the Yee Fung Toy Society for watching over the building. We’ll miss you all, even though we won’t be far away. Our new premises are being set up now. We’ll be sharing space with… read more Goodbye to 222 East Pender

UPDATED: we’re pleased to announce that both Publication Studio Guelph and Publication Studio Edmonton are turning out copies in their cities! Inspired by the TRC Reading Challenge, we are printing and binding copies of Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, the 388-page summary of the final report of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We’re making these available at PS Vancouver on a pay-what-you-can basis, with a suggested price of $10. You can also order… read more Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report/TRC Reading Challenge

TIZIANA LA MELIA ORAL LIKE CLOAKS, DIALECT Selected Writings: 2005-2015 Edited by Steffanie Ling Published by Publication Studio Vancouver Publication Studio Vancouver 222 East Georgia Tuesday, March 22 7pm Readings by Jo Cook, Kara Hansen and Tiziana La Melia. Please join us at Publication Studio Vancouver for the launch of Oral like Cloaks, Dialect a selection of writing by poet and artist Tiziana La Melia. This collection of her texts includes poetry, scripts, reproductions of… read more Tiziana La Melia: Oral Like Cloaks, Dialect launches Tuesday March 22

Join us to celebrate the launch of Young Adult Issue 1: Friends Are Not The Same As Fans With fine wine and readings by //////////////// Steve Hubert \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Carey Mercer /////////////// ////////////// Jacquelyn Ross \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Young Adult is a literary journal promoting new writing by emerging and established voices. Published two or three times a year in a very small run, each issue includes a few short stories or otherwise prosey texts and a… read more Young Adult #1 launch Saturday, February 27

Publication Studio Vancouver’s storefront at 222 East Georgia is closed temporarily, while our building undergoes some necessary renovations. It looks like construction will be completed some time during November — we’ll give you an update when we know the exact date. In the meantime, our books are still available for order online — it may just take a few extra days to ship them to you.

We’re hosting two book launches this week, in conjunction with the Vancouver Art Book Fair’s Artists’ Books Week. On Tuesday the 13th at 7pm, join us for the Canadian launch of Places of a Present Past, published by our friends at Publication Studio Hudson, and by the Meadows School of Art at Southern Methodist University. Curator/editor Noah Simblist will be in town to introduce this book, a beautifully-produced volume including work by Jin-me Yoon, who… read more This week: Places of a Present Past and Bartleby