Home / News / The art of bookbinding at the Campus Book Festival 2018 Back to News The art of bookbinding at the Campus Book Festival 2018 Campus Book Festival • Festivals • News 23rd February, 2018 What does it take to make a book by hand? Artist and poet Glen Calleja will be holding a workshop on the living art of handmade books during the Campus Book Festival held on the University’s quadrangle on Wednesday 21 March at 11 am. Glen will give a practical demonstration on how to produce a handmade book. What makes a book? The question is pertinent both because the West values the book as central to its civilisations (think of the Bible, law codices, etc) and because of the emerging publishing platforms and new materials available for book artists and bookbinders today. What book structures are we familiar with and what makes a book structure different to another? The workshop will answer these questions, while focusing on the principles of traditional bookbinding and on how these are essential in the process. A short explanation of the tools will be given, followed by the methods applied to design a book, from the initial idea to the final product. The presentation will treat both traditional bookbinding skills as well as contemporary book design. Glen is the founder of Kotba Calleja, and he has started a number of artistic collaborations with other craftsmen and artists. The Campus Book Festival is organised by the National Book Council and the Għaqda tal-Malti, kicking off daily at 9 am with back-to-back activities planned until 4 pm. On Friday the activities will continue until late. The Festival aims to promote literature while giving publishers and book distributors a platform to sell and promote their publications. The Festival’s programme is vast and offers a wide range of events to suit many interests, from book launches and talks to film screenings, workshops and live music. For more information about this event and the Campus Book Festival, visit the National Book Council’s website www.ktieb.org and Facebook page. A detailed programme can be downloaded by following the link. [add_posts category=campus-festival show=100] SHARE POST Related Articles Jeff VanderMeer is the special guest at the Malta Book Festival ’25 Malta Book Festival 24th June, 2025 Read More Launching the Malta Book Festival ’25 Poster! Festivals 16th June, 2025 Read More Open Call for Installation Proposals: Centrepiece of the From Illustration to Book Exhibition at the Malta Book Festival 2025 News 26th May, 2025 Read More Know Your Rights! Literary Agent Simon Trewin offers free Zoom session to stakeholders News 26th May, 2025 Read More CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: POSITION OF DIRECTOR (EXECUTIVE) WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL News 16th May, 2025 Read More The Malta Book Festival 2025 Will Be Writing Anew! News 14th May, 2025 Read More The 2025 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2025 Read More Open Call for illustration submissions for the exhibition From Illustration to Book at the Malta Book Festival 2025 Festivals 29th April, 2025 Read More Call for Short Stories About Valletta for Comma Press’ Reading the City Series News 28th April, 2025 Read More Have Your Say: The National Book Council 2025-2030 Strategy Up for Public Consultation News 28th April, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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