States of Independence is an annual one-day festival that celebrates indie publishing. Now in its 15th year, States 24 will be hosted by the Leicester Centre for Creative Writing at DMU and our industry partner, Dahlia Books. As ever, our ‘Book Festival In a Day’ on Saturday 22nd March 2025 will be open to the public and FREE to all.
Join us for an hour or the whole day. Attend lots of events – you will be spoiled for choice – or just one, or simply come along and browse the stalls to see what the independent sector has to offer.
We have heaps of bookstalls from small press publishers, indie authors and our very own wonderful final year students!
If you’re a small press publisher, zine maker or indie author why not join us? Fill out our stall booking form to reserve your stall by 31st January 2025.
