What is OXIB?
The National Independent Publishing Event
Established 2020
There are 2 OXiB events for 2026 and they’re both FREE to visitors.
- Summer Book Fair
Sunday 12th – July 11am-4pm
Magdalen College School OX4 1DZ - Autumn Book Fair
Sunday 22nd November – 11am-4.30pm
Oxford Exams Schools OX1 4BG
Exhibitor tickets for the 2026 Autumn Book Fair are now SOLD OUT.
Both fairs bring together the book-buying public and the burgeoning independent creative community of small publishers & presses, established and un-agented authors, poets, writing groups, and self-published writers. A meeting place as much as a marketplace, OXIB offers a superb space for conversation, collaboration, and inspiration. Visitors can meet authors face-to-face, attend talks and readings, and hear the stories behind the stories – all FOR FREE.
OXIB offers a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere where independent and alternative voices take centre stage.
Join us and discover your next favourite book.
Who will be there?
Exhibitors
Exhibitor tickets for the 2026 Autumn Book Fair are now SOLD OUT.
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Thousand Horsemen Press
Publisher
Founded in 2025, Thousand Horsemen Press is an indie publisher specialising in fiction in translation, with a particular focus on Turkish literature. Whether in translation or not, we are always in pursuit of great stories that will stand the test of time.
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The Winterbourne Press
Author, Publisher
Francis Towne’s Lake District Sketchbook, published by the Winterbourne Press in a limited edition, is a beautifully crafted book. The exquisite watercolour illustrations, reproduced at actual size from the 1786 originals, are accompanied by an Introduction and Commentary. A two-volume signed and numbered special edition, hand-bound in a slip case, will also be available at the fair at a cut price, as long as stocks last.
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Oxfordfolio
Event Organiser, Publisher, Publisher Services, History
Oxfordfolio is a high-quality self-publishing provider, taking you and your unique story from manuscript to physical book. We are experts in full-colour integrated books with over 40 years of editorial, typesetting and graphic design experience. We work primarily in illustrated non-fiction (memoirs, histories, travel, biographies) but have also launched Anglepoise Books for quality fiction. We aim is to provide a flexible service tailored to your specific requirements as we take you through the whole publishing process We work with personally selected artists and illustrators, copy-editors, proof-readers and indexers, graphic designers, typesetters, and UK printers to produce the best bespoke book for your budget.
Your Life • Your Story • Your Book
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Invergarven Press
Author, Publisher, Editors, Publisher Services
Invergarven Press is the imprint of Ayrshire-based literary translator, performance poet, publisher and bard Jim MacCool. Jim will be promoting his fresh rendition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘Parliament of Fowls’. Jim has an extensive selection of illustrated verse. His latest collection, ‘Soundings’, will be available, and can be signed by Jim himself.
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ignitionpress
Publisher
Established in 2017 and based at Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre, ignitionpress is an award-winning poetry pamphlet press with an international outlook which publishes original, arresting poetry from emerging poets.
The press won the Michael Marks Publishers’ Award in 2021, and six of our pamphlets have been shortlisted for the Michael Marks Poetry Award, with one winning the Michael Marks Environmental Poetry Pamphlet Award in 2026. Six of our pamphlets have also been Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice selections.
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Elizabeth (Liz) Reilly
Author
“No-one has to live with chronic pain! In my book “Back in Charge” I relate my personal story of recovering from fourteen years of chronic back pain, after learning about the connection between mind and body. The journey of recovery I then pursued restored me to full health and quite simply transformed my life.
Determined to spread the message about this powerful method of healing I wrote “Back in Charge”, which blends a personal narrative with information from the relevant professionals, including Dr John Sarno, Dr Howard Schubiner and British physiotherapist Georgie Oldfield, founder of SIRPA. This gives the book wide appeal and an immediate readability. The text is often upbeat and humorous, and contains many pointers for readers who might also be suffering from chronic pain or other unexplained symptoms. There is hope, there is a way of healing and there is a pain-free life to be enjoyed and celebrated.
Back in Charge has featured in “Pain News”, the journal of the British Pain Society, and in “Saga” magazine. A video interview with Georgie Oldfield is available to watch on the SIRPA website.
I have also written a novel called “Debbie’s Memorable Year”, available from Amazon.
Information about the author
Elizabeth Reilly taught music and piano in London and the home counties. After retiring from full-time work she lived for seventeen years in Gloucestershire, where she started to write, before moving to Oxfordshire in 2021. She has a grown-up daughter and son.”

What's happening on the day?
Event Schedule
Join us on Sunday November 22nd, to discover your next favourite book at the Oxford Examination Schools, OX1 4BG.
Throughout the day we have a packed schedule full of exciting and informative sessions for all attendees.
This event is to be opened by the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Chewe Munkonge.
Where to find us
The Venue
Location
Oxford Examination Schools
75 – 81 High St, Oxford, OX1 4BG
Directions
By Car: The M40, M4 and A34 provide easy access to Oxford from London and the south. The M40 links Birmingham to Oxford from the north. The A420 and A40 approach Oxford from the west.
Parking: We are unable to offer parking for Festival events. Parking in Oxford city centre is limited. Visitors are advised to use one of the five Park & Ride systems, which are all clearly signposted from the Oxford Ring Road. The nearest car park is at St Clement’s Street, OX4 1AB.
By Bus: Oxford has an extensive network of local buses, making it easy to visit the town centre from every direction. The main Festival site is a short 5-10 minute walk from central bus stops. The closest bus stops are outside the Exam School. There are also fast and frequent bus services from central London that also stop at the venue.
By Train: Oxford has a centrally located train station with frequent and direct train services from London and Reading, as well as from Birmingham via Banbury and Coventry. Oxford Parkway station, north of the city, serves London Marylebone. The main Festival site is a 25-minute walk from the station.
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