above: Printer's Row 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Printer’s Ball 2009 is coming! The fifth celebration of print literature will be hosted by Columbia College and the Center for Book & Paper Arts in the historic Ludington Building, former home to the American Book Company. Poetry magazine has opened the event to organizations outside of Chicago. Tomorrow, June 24, is the deadline for organizations wishing to showcase their print materials. If your organization wants to get involved, it’s time to send the following information:

• Name of your publication or organization and corresponding URL
• A 20- to 50-word mission statement
• Contact person (full name and e-mail)

E-mail to fsasaki@poetryfoundation.org

If you’re an individual wishing to attend: relax. You’ve got over a month to make plans.

But here’s the event information anyway:

The Printers’ Ball
Friday, July 31, 2009
5pm to 11pm
1104 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Free to Attend!