Play, Publish, Progress: How Leeds Led the World
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Self-publishing has always been an important part of print and, in its 400 years of existence, Leeds has played a leading role.
Self-publishing has always been an important part of print and, in its 400 years of existence, Leeds has played a leading role.
Join us as we take a trip through the history of self-publishing in the city.Without this history, much of the media we see today would have been very different.
Self-publishing - from The Leeds Mercury to music and football fanzines - were the social media of their day, put Leeds on the map, and shaped the city we live in today.Part of the Leeds Libraries' Leeds400 programmeWant to know more about Leeds Libraries Local Studies resources, articles, events, and workshops? Subscribe here [https://s7umw.mjt.lu/wgt/s7umw/0svx/form?c=0d8dc434] for our monthly newsletter and have all our news direct to your inbox.
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