Small Prestivus 2016 Get the Tents!

What We Are

In 2015, Julie Demoff-Larson and Michele McDannold (with the help of many volunteers & sponsors) came together to create Small Prestivus , an annual event that celebrates the small press community and its writers. Small Prestivus is a graas-roots effort that provides a weekend of literary arts events (along with musicians and visual arts) for the community at no cost. 

What We Need

The founders of Small Prestivus are working diligently to fund this grass roots, community driven event through the help of volunteers and sponsors.  As with anything self-supported comes great financial hurdles. This year, SP 2016 is looking to the community to help fund the purchase of three 20x20 tents with side panels, and three 20x10 tents with side panels for a total cost of $2000.



Now, we know that this seems like a staggering price for tents, and that’s because it is! In the past, we have borrowed many of the tents from friends and family, but because of limited time for pick-up and delivery it makes more sense for us to purchase our own for continual use thus eliminating any cost that may be necessary in the future. And not only do we plan on using the tents year after year, we also plan on leasing them throughout the year to help fund Small Prestivus. This way we can continue to keep the cost to writers and small presses who participate extremely low. And who knows, we might be able to offer even more to the small press writing community—as in stipends. Wha? You heard us—stipends!

That’s where you come in! With a donation towards our tents, you can earn yourself a spot in our literary hearts, and something for yourself:

Level 1: Any donation = a good donation

Level 2 $25: Sponsor line name on tent/signage. Or, goodies/garb such as books

Level 3 $50: Sponsor logo on everything. Or, goodies/garb such as books, t-shirts, etc.

Level 4 $100: Sponsor logo on everything, mention in press, and a table. Or, up to 3 books in the bookstore, goodies/garb, a line on the website with link to a website of your choosing, and a free beer/coffee at a brewery or coffee house.

*If you should have a tent that you would like to donate rather than give money, by all means get in touch with us! We will be forever grateful. Furthermore, you will get all the awesome benefits from the Level 4 donation.

Getting these tents is crucial to our success at this year’s Small Prestivus as we would like to continue this event for years to come. That being said, we are relying solely on the community and our sponsors to help us keep this going. On behalf of everyone working towards SP 2016, we would like to sincerely thank you for your support in making our dream a reality.

Contact Us

Get in touch with us by going to our Facebook page or website:

https://smallprestivus.wordpress.com/

https://www.facebook.com/smallprestivus/ 


 
Small Prestivus 2016

SP 2016 is sponsored by the following: Grindhouse Café , Pokro Brewing Co ., Wildrose Brewing Co ., Town of Griffith Central Park , and Billy O’s Dynamite Music .

Event schedule

Where: Griffith, Indiana—venues include Central Park,
Pokro Brewing Co, Grindhouse Café, Wildrose Brewing Co

When: July 22-24, 2016 at various times

Readers: Mark James Andrew, Bree, Lennart Lundh, Alexandra Naughton, Jesse Prado,
Musicians: TBA

July 23—Book Fair and Workshops 10 AM-4 PM,
Central Park, N. Broad Street, Griffith, Indiana

Festival of Language Reading
Bookwrecking!
Workshops
Food, Beer, and lots of books to buy

Featured Reading w/One Shot Open Mic 7 PM, Wildrose Brewing Co, 1104 East Street

Readers: Curtis Cristler, Tolonda Henderson, Karl Koweski,  Tom Janikowski, Meg Tuite, Bill Yarrow, Jen Knox, Roberta Miles

July 24—A Day of Cool Stuff! at Pokro Brewing Company, 311 N. Broad Street

Literary Orphans Reading 12-3PM *Readers TBA

a reading eXperiment 3-5PM
       *Prestivus favorite–the dopest time you will have all year! Everyone participates!


Small Prestivus 2015

Last year’s Small Prestivus was an amazing success. Featured readers included: Sarah A. Chavez, Bill Gainer, Michele McDannold, Joani (JP) Reese, Bud Smith, Robert Vaughan, Laura Madeline Wiseman, Dawn Diamantopoulos, and Melissa Washburn. Musical entertainment was provided by: Billy-O of Dynamite Music, Fragile Soul, and James Neary.

SP 2015 was 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.