The Guild of Book Workers Newsletter appears 6 times a year. It contains the latest in Guild news, reports from national chapters, reports of conferences and meetings, publication reviews, and more.
Past issues of the GBW Newsletter are available online; however, copies of the most recent issue are available to members only. If you wish to receive issues as they are published, please join.
Printed back issues of the newsletter are also available for purchase at our store.
An index is available covering the years 1976-2001, compiled by Debbie Olson under the editorial direction of the 2005 Laura Young Award winner, Margaret Johnson.
Recent Editions
All journals are available for download in PDF format. Exhibit catalogs are available in an online exhibit.
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December 2024 | October 2024 | August 2024 |
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Letter from the President | Letter from the President | Letter from the President Letter from the Editors News and Notices The Book-Makers: a History of the Book in Eighteen Lives reviewed by Barbara Adams Hebard S Apostrophe S Artist Book Readings: An Experimental Initiative from AB Gorham and Aaron Cohick reviewed by Kim Knox Norman Working with Turpentine by Iris Nevins The Book as Natural Wonder by Nancy Leavitt Fanfic Binding: Inspiring the Next Generation of Bookbinders by Liz McHugh |
All journals are available for download in PDF format. Exhibit catalogs are available in an online exhibit.
June 2024 | April 2024 | February 2024 |
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Letter from the President | Letter from the President | Letter from the President Letter from the Editors News and Notices A Memory and an Appreciation of Gene Valentine by Madelyn Garrett and Pamela Wood It’s Been How Long Since You Marbled? by Iris Nevins An Online Artists’ Books Presentation by Ruth R. Rogers reviewed by Kim Norman A Conversation with Shanna Leino by Bridget McGraw |
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Back Issues
2024
- Number 272, February 2024
- Number 273, April 2024
- Number 274, June 2024
- Number 275, August 2024
- Number 276, October 2024
- Number 277, December 2024
2001
- Number 134, February 2001 (Unavailable)
- Number 135, April 2001
- Number 136, June 2001
- Number 137, August 2001
- Number 138, October 2001
- Number 139, December 2001