Catching Up On Announcements

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Lots of things coming up!

For zinesters in Sacramento:
“This year is going to be the debut of the first Sacramento Zine Expo! It’s still in the copulation stages and we need YOUR help to brainstorm and organize! Our first meeting is February 11th at 6PM at 122 B. St (Delta of Venus) in Davis, CA. Anyone and all interested should not hesitate to get involved. If interested, contact Sharmi Basu at shabasu@ucdavis.edu.”

For zinesters in the UK:

Zine makers from across the UK are invited to send a copy of their most recent zine to be included in a forthcoming exhibition at Turnpike Gallery in Greater Manchester. The exhibition, UK DIY, explores the emergency of alternative, subversive, political craft taking place across the UK as a new generation reclaim and re-define craft, adding a distinctive tongue-in-cheek edge, and features craft that crosses over with music, science, technology, activism, and street culture. The exhibition runs from 12 February – 25 April 2009.Send your zines to: UK DIY, Turnpike Gallery, Civic Square, Leigh, Greater Manchester, WN7 1EB. Please include your name and the town/city where you live. We’re unable to return zines at the end of the exhibition. Deadline for submissions is Monday 9 February 2009. For more information, please contact Louise Clennell, Gallery Co-ordinator, T. 01942 404469, email l.clennell@wlct.org, or visit www.uikdiycraft.com

For zinesters in Melbourne, Australia:
The first ever International Literature Conspiracy week will be held from Monday 9 – Sunday 15 February featuring zine launches at Sticky, insane creative projects to get involved with, and yes, a kick arse zine fair Saturday 14 February 2009. What better way to celebrate your love for zines than on valentine’s day, people. So mark this one in your diaries, and get ready to staple your heart out, because Sticky’s zine fair this year packed the subway out, and it’s going to be the same deal in 09, only bigger. Book your (free) table with Candace: runawaykite@gmail.com. To find out more information about the zine fair as well as all sorts of other events happening that week, go to http://www.stickyinstitute.com/

For zinesters in Canberra, Australia:
There’s a zine fair on Saturday 7 February 10AM-5PM at the ACT Writers Centre. It’s $10 for a table, or you could bring your own for free. It’s at QL2 Foyer, Gorman House Ainslie Ave, Braddon. Reserve your space at poetry.slams@gmail.com.

For zinesters in all over:
The Portland Zine Symposium dates are set! It will be held July 24-26 2009 at Portland State University. Now we’re looking for artwork! Could you be the one to create it?PZS is looking for art submissions for the 2009 poster. This year’s themes are cats, 9 lives, and “Hang in there!” Your art submission should touch on one or all of these themes.

The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11″ wide x 17″ tall posters that will also be used in other formats (the web, postcards, buttons, stickers, etc.), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened/screenprinted onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white, and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the chosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing/cropping/etc.) the image to multiple mediums. Your design should include:
-the theme
-the dates
-the website (www.pdxzines.com)
-”9th Annual Portland Zine Symposium”
-”A conference and zine social exploring facets of underground publishing and DIY culture.

The submission deadline is February 25th. Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com, mailed to PO Box 5901Portland OR 97228-5901, or dropped off at the IPRC.