Positive Deviance NYC Author Talk + Vendor Fair

Author talks + a vendor fair with books, zines, art, and more. Masks-required.

Positive Deviance NYC presents its first annual Author Talk + Vendor Fair featuring Bobbito García with Roya Marsh, Isabel Attyah Flower, and Marcel Rosa-Salas (co-authors of The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture, and Identity)

Together, they will dig into the craft of storytelling: where our stories come from, how they’re shaped through research, writing, and revision, and how identity, personhood, and place show up on the page.

Browse the vendor fair throughout the event. Expect live portrait drawing, live sewing commissions, and books & zines to swap and buy + more!

We’ll be raffling off signed copies of the featured authors. books. Every attendee gets one free entry at the door. Winners announced around 6:30pm.

date + time

Sunday, March 15 • 3:00–7:00 PM

location

Bronxlandia
910 Hunts Point Ave, The Bronx

what to expect

• Brief readings from each featured guest
• A moderated discussion led by Bobbito Garcia
• Audience Q&A
• Vendor fair open throughout: books & zines, art goods, handmade items, and more
• Live portrait drawing + live sewing commissions (select vendors)
• Signed Book Raffle

accessibility information:

• N95 masks are required and provided
• Air purifiers with HEPA filters + Far UVC lamps cleaning the air
• If you are sick, have any symptoms, or have had a recent exposure to covid, kindly stay home
• If you test positive for COVID after the event, kindly alert us

vendors:

• @trans____gression — Handmade patches + upcycled clothing (block printing, fabric markers, fiber arts), plus art prints, zines, hats, buttons, and more. Themes include queerness/transness, identity, childhood/nostalgia, COVID/disability justice, philosophy, and liberation.
• @newlevant — Zines, graphic novels, live portrait drawing
• @longdistancereads — Books + zines (including original zines)
• @tightendwidereceiver — Embroidered garments, keychains & earrings, and prints of paintings
• @kaypoema — Books, zines, and art
• @naicha.studio — Art prints, stationery, silk scarves, and possibly a zine
• @starlyartstudio — Mask chains (including custom mask chain service), keychains, hair clips, zines, and prints
• @Midnightsunshin3e — Mask chains and glasses chains