Thu Apr 07, 2011/ 7:30pm @ The Black Swan 154 Danforth Ave Toronto, ON The evening will feature readings by contributors: Laurie D Graham / Julie Cameron Gray / Jim Johnstone / Christine Walde / Natalie Zina Walschots / Liz Worth + surprise guests! SPECIAL EVENT OFFER — please note that since we did not have a public launch of CAROUSEL #26, we hope you’ll support us by picking up both 26 and 27 together
Buffalo Small Press Book Fair Mar 19 /2011 (12 – 6 pm) @ Karpeles Manuscript Library (UPSTAIRS) 453 Porter Avenue / Buffalo, NY If you are in the Buffalo area on Saturday March 19th, the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a FREE one day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together. Over 100 vendors! Note that CAROUSEL will be present, and it will
Congratulations to Toronto-based artist Fiona Smyth (who we profiled/interviewed back in CAROUSEL 25) — she has just released her first graphic novel, The Never Weres, a youth-oriented science fiction tale where three teens become humanity’s only hope for survival. The Never Weres is a 6.75″ x 9.25″ book, 256 pages, b/w interior, and is being released by Annick Press in both softcover and hardcover editions. On Sunday, March 13, 2 – 5:30pm, The Never Weres
Do you know the work of Xavier Barrade? Xavier Barrade an artist and art director living and working in Paris, France. His page work, Trou, appears in our current issue. >>> To purchase CAROUSEL 26: go here >>> For more info on Xavier Barrade: go here
Do you know the work of Tin Can Forest? Tin Can Forest (Pat Shewchuk and Marek Colek) are a Toronto-based artist collaborative working in film and print. Besides their recent appearance in CAROUSEL 26, their work has also appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Communication Arts and Oaken Throne. In 2008, Drawn and Quarterly published Tin Can Forest’s first art book, POHADKY; in 2010, Koyama Press published their second book Baba Yaga and
Featuring more than 250 cartoonists from around the world The Toronto Comic Arts Festival at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. Saturday May 7th 2011, 9am-5pm Sunday May 8th 2011, 11am-5pm FREE ADMISSION >>> More info here
In 2010, several past CAROUSEL contributors made good, winning a range of prestigious awards for their current work. Congrats to Michael DeForge, who won “Best Emerging Talent” at The Doug Wright Awards, which recognizes the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels; Kristan Horton, who won The Grange Prize for Contemporary Photography; and Daniel Barrow, who won this year’s Sobey Art Award, Canada’s pre-eminent award for contemporary Canadian art. >>> Daniel Barrow’s work appeared way back
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CAROUSEL 4-ISSUE “U-CHOOSE” BUNDLE! Still looking for that special xmas gift? Gaps in your collection? Here’s a deal to help you fix that — order 4 back issues of your choice for one low price (you can choose from #17-26) — just $25, including shipping! A huge savings from ordering single copies of back issues separately (due to postage costs, prices higher in USA/INT) >>> To order, go here
EN MASSE, a collaborative drawing project based in Montreal, is featured in CAROUSEL 26! “In Black and White, and Not So Many Words”, an 1100 word feature written by Toronto writer Jason Paradiso, gives you the full picture on this interesting art project, and features a range of accompanying illustrations. Here are the first 2 paragraphs of the text: “The first time it happened, they met in a sterilized gallery, a room wallpapered white. The
This is a reminder that CAROUSEL is currently participating in the “Buy 2, Get 1 FREE Offer”, a fabulous deal on Canadian magazines! A wide range of Canada’s magazine publishers have come together to bring you this remarkable offer, which you won’t find anywhere else. Subscribe to any 3 of the nearly 200 magazines offered, pay for only 2! Your free subscription will be your lowest-priced subscription — you pay only for the other two
CAROUSEL 26 (Winter 2010 issue) OUT NOW! This latest issue of CAROUSEL MAGAZINE features work from the following writers and artists: Xavier Barrade • Jason Botkin / EN MASSE • Julie Cameron Gray • Michael DeForge • Daniel Everett • Sarah Feldbloom • Jaime Forsythe • Christopher Hutsul • Kasia Jaronczyk • Melinda Josie • KOYAMA PRESS • a.m. kozak • Drazen Kozjan • Mark Laliberte • Greg Lamarche • Ginette Lapalme • Aaron Leighton
2nd INDIE LITERARY MARKET Sat Jun 05, 2010, 12 – 5pm Clinton’s Tavern, Back Room (Toronto) 693 Bloor St W (just steps from the Christie Subway Station) … FREE! The Meet the Presses Indie Literary Market gives the public an opportunity to meet dozens of Canadian literary presses and micro-publishers. Referred to as “Toronto’s only all-literary indie-publisher showcase”, this event offers an opportunity to buy a variety of books and publication you’ll likely not find
A lush new Daniel Barrow book! Montreal-based artist David Barrow (featured way back in CAROUSEL #17) recently released a major publication documenting his performance Everytime I See Your Picture I Cry and related illustrations and drawings. This 65-page full-colour, hardcover publication displays a variety of his recent drawings, a READ & LISTEN story complete with a 7” record (voice by Daniel Barrow, music by Amy Linton of The Aislers Set; B-side by NYC-based band, The
Author of Lose #1 nominated! The Doug Wright Awards, established in 2004 to honour the legacy of Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright, have nominated Michael DeForge as a “Best Emerging Talent” finalist. His recent comic book, Lose #1 (published by the fiesty Koyama Press), is a grotesque and quirky adventure through hell by “guardian elf” Nesbit Lemon. The Awards ceremony is an annual featured event at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and will coincide with the
Jim Johnstone’s new book of poetry out in April! Toronto-based editor and poet Jim Johnstone‘s second collection of poetry from Nightwood Editions is now available for pre-ordering through Amazon Books. Patternicity clocks in at 80 pages and includes a selection of poems for which Johnstone received a 2009 CBC Literary Award. The collection follows the author’s debut collection, The Velocity of Escape (Guernica Editions, 2008). Tip: use a QR Code Reader to scan the QR
Join CAROUSEL in Buffalo! Buffalo Small Press Book Fair Mar 27 /2010 (12 pm – 6 pm) @ Karpeles Manuscript Library (UPSTAIRS) 453 Porter Avenue / Buffalo, NY If you are in the Buffalo area on Saturday March 27th, the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a FREE one day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together. Workshops are open to the public. >>>
CAROUSEL 25 (Fall-Winter 2009 issue) OUT NOW! This latest issue of CAROUSEL MAGAZINE features work from the following writers and artists: Hollie Adams, Katie Bethune-Leamen, Michael DeForge, Nicholas Di Genova, Leah Jane Esau, Diane Elizabeth Hill, Kristan Horton, Jim Johnstone, Evgeny Kiselev, Drazen Kozjan, Liisa Ladouceur, Mark Laliberte, Aaron Linton, Angela Long, Tor Lundvall, gustave morin, Patrick M. Pilarski, Sandy Pool, Ethan Rilly, Dan Siney, K. V. Skene, Fiona Smyth and Ann Walters. >>> Preview
This touring exhibition brings together a group of artists who are expanding the notion of cartooning and “sequential art” in a gallery context. It features animations, drawings and video projections by quite a few artists who have appeared in CAROUSEL over the years; it was co-curated by our Managing Editor, Mark Laliberte, who also designed the 40 page catalogue (the book officially launches on March 11/10). You can order copies now at our superstore!