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  • 2026 National Year of Reading
  • Oxford Indie Book Fair

    Keeping publishing independent

    November 22nd 2026

  • 2026 National Year of Reading
  • Oxford Indie Book Fair

    Keeping publishing independent

    November 22nd 2026

  • 2026 National Year of Reading
  • Oxford Indie Book Fair

    Keeping publishing independent

    November 22nd 2026

    What is OXIB?

    The National Independent Publishing Event

    Established 2020

    There are 2 OXiB events for 2026 and they’re both FREE to visitors.

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    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.

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    Who will be there?

    Exhibitors

    Final tickets for the 2026 Autumn Book Fair will be live from Friday 11th September 2026 at approximately 5pm. 

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    Table N70

    Rural Rampage

    My name is Matt Frame, founder of the Rural Rampage genre of fiction and Youtube channel, where my first book under this all new genre, The Fete of Douglas Blouse, is available in video chapter form. I am pleased to say that I will have physical paperback copies of this book for sale at the Oxford Indie Book Fair and am very much looking forward to welcoming you all to join the rampage!

    Table S39

    Maureen Chiana

    The Mindsight Academy

    Maureen Chiana | Author & Founder of The Mindsight Academy

    What if changing your life begins with changing the way you think?

    Maureen Chiana is an author, neuroleadership facilitator and emotional intelligence specialist who brings together neuroscience, emotional intelligence and Scripture to help people renew their minds, overcome limiting beliefs and create lasting change. Her book, “Rewire Your Brain with Neuroscience and Scripture Every Day”, is a 366-day guide that explores the fascinating connection between the brain, our thoughts, emotions, behaviour and biblical principles for renewing the mind. Her newly released companion workbook takes readers from understanding to action. Through practical daily exercises and weekly reviews, readers learn to recognise unhelpful patterns, practise new responses, build healthier habits and track their progress. Designed to be used together, the books equip individuals, churches, book clubs and groups to pursue meaningful transformation through daily practice and shared accountability.

    Meet Maureen at the Oxford Indie Book Fair, explore her books and discover how neuroscience and Scripture can transform the way you think, live and grow.

    Table N62

    Ink&Ink Publishing Ltd

    Ink&Ink Publishing Ltd

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    Stories that stay with you. Ink&Ink Publishing is an independent publishing house dedicated to timeless stories that inspire, entertain and touch the earth. Listen, Nurture, Publish.

    Table S64

    Steve Sheppard

    Steve Sheppard

    Steve Sheppard was born and grew up in Surrey before moving to Buckinghamshire and then to Oxfordshire, where he spent a quarter of a century living in an idiosyncratic village that was the affectionate inspiration for his fourth book, Lazytown. He now lives in Hampshire. He spent forty years starting to write books but not finishing them, until belatedly realising that the key is not to give up. The other thing he has since learned is that he should have become a celebrity before writing a book, as this would have made selling it much easier.

    False Connections, Steve’s fifth book, was published in June and is the first to be written as a straight thriller and not primarily as a comedy although, don’t worry, there’s still quite a lot of humour in it. He hopes it will be the first of a series featuring feisty, funny but flawed ex-MI5 agent, Mel Milano. He also has three spy thrillers with laughs to his name, all published by Claret Press: A Very Important Teapot (2019), set in Australia, Bored to Death in the Baltics (2021), not set in Australia, and Poor Table Manners (2024), which takes place in Cape Town. These feature an initially fairly hapless hero, Dawson, and a considerably less hapless heroine, Lucy, together with varied supporting casts, most of whom are not who they claim to be. Steve’s fourth book (as mentioned above) is an out-and-out comedy-murder-mystery, Lazytown (2025).

    Table N08

    Stardust Book Services

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    Stardust Book Services is an author services company focused on pre-publication. We offer high-quality services to writers, authors, and publishers around the world. We are a small, independent company located in the UK and offer the widest array of author services on the market.
    Our team is comprised of award-winning artists and designers, plus vetted, qualified editors to bring you an exceptional array of services. We’re fantasy and romance specialists in all areas, but we welcome most genres.

    And very importantly, we NEVER use AI. Every single piece of work we produce is by human hands. We support the creative industry in keeping it uniquely human.

    Stardust founder, Nastasia Bishop-McHugh, will also be representing Stardust’s sister publishing house, Astronaut Publishing, with their debut Romantasy anthology, available for sale at the table.

    Table S10

    Sarah Downing

    Sable Dragon

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    Author of character-driven dark fantasy about human bonds formed in adversity shaped by folklore, ecological realism and history. Sarah spent a decade studying Traditional English Martial Arts in order to write better fight scenes.

    Latest book ‘Flesh and Blood’ releases 6th October.

    Vampire Richard Dawes has spent years trying to outrun the monster he fears he is. When he wakes beside the bodies of three murdered strangers with blood on his lips and no memory of the night before, he is convinced he has once more crossed the line.

    Ecologist Samantha Woods returns home to find her family slaughtered in what police believe was a vampire attack. When suspicion falls on her late father, a renowned vampirologist, Samantha sets out to clear his name.

    To uncover the truth, the woman searching for her family’s killer and the man who believes he is that killer will have to work together.

    And with calls for a nationwide vampire cull intensifying, exposing what really happened may be the only way to stop it.

    Oxford Poetry Slam

    What's happening on the day? 

    Programme To Be Confirmed

    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.

    Who's Speaking?

    Where to find us

    The Venue

    Location

    Oxford Examination Schools
    75 – 81 High St, Oxford, OX1 4BG

    Directions

    Parking: We are unable to offer parking for Festival events. Parking in Oxford city centre is limited. Visitors are advised to use the Park & Ride systems. The Thornhill Seacourt Park and Ride stops outside the Examination Schools.

    By Bus: The East / West Park and Ride stops outside the Exam Schools as do the frequent London/Oxford bus, the Oxford Tube and lots of local buses. Redbridge / Pear Tree Park and Ride− get off at the Westgate Centre (10 minute walk to Exam Schools).

    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 and has a Park & Ride. The fair is approximately 20-minute walk from Oxford station.

    In September, traffic filters will come into operation. Driving through them without permission incurs fines. Exhibitors are warned not to approach via the London Rd but use the Iffley Road instead. The nearest car park to MCS is at St Clement’s Street, OX4 1AB.

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