We’re working hard on our next issue, with plans to release it early in the new year. As always, we need your help. Please send in:

• free classified ads, 50 word limit, for any DIY or out-of-the-mainstream project. Usual categories: zines, books, distros, calls for submissions, writers/artists/publishers wanted, groups & projects, online/websites, personals, stuff for sale/rent/swap, services rendered. Send to jerianne at undergroundpress.org.
• display ads. Say what you want to say, how you want to say it. Your ad will be seen by hundreds of zine readers, publishers, and fans. Several sizes available, with rates as low as $15. We’ll also consider ad trades. Buying an ad supports our publishing efforts. Check our our ad rates or email ads at undergroundpress.org for info.
• word of mouth. Share what you know with other zinesters. We need:
  - recommendations on distros and stores
  - address changes
  - upcoming events
  - feedback about zine events you attended in 2008
  - deadbeat zines & news about zines
  - zine review zine & website listings (new ones, discontinued ones, or updates)
  - zine library & infoshop listings (new ones, discontinued ones, or updates)
  - postage, mailing, shipping tips
  - copying, DIY printing, equipment tips
  - other zine friendly resources
  Please send to wordofmouth at undergroundpress.org. Info shared may be published in our zine and on our website.

Deadline for all submitted info is Christmas Eve. Thanks for helping us make Zine World a kick-ass resource for zinesters!

  Zine World #26 is now available. Find out more…

At long last, the new issue of Zine World is now available! All pre-order and subscriber copies will go into the mail next week!

Zine World #26 is 62 pages, full-size, and contains:

• about 300 reviews of zines, mini-comics, books, and indie magazines.
• our completely updated list of zine libraries & infoshops in the United States and worldwide. (These updates haven’t been posted to the website yet but will be soon.)
• an article on newspaper censorship.
• columns about writing by Evan Fleischer and on politics by Grant Schreiber.
• word of mouth on zine distros & stores, zine review zines & websites, upcoming events, zine resources, and address changes, plus classified listings for zines, indie groups, stuff for sale, and calls for submissions.
• art by Sue Clancy, Jim Sumii, Kris, Pat M. and a cover by P.5!

It all can be yours for $4 US, $5 Canada/Mexico, or $7 overseas. Subscribe and get the next 3 issues (plus any in-between supplements) for $10 US, $13 Canada/Mexico, or $20 overseas. Cash, stamps, or mail order (to Jerianne, NOT Zine World), please.

Send in your pre-orders and subscription renewals now! Mail orders to: PO Box 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133-0156. We love your mail, but if you want to PayPal, visit our ordering page for details. All subscribers will get a free Zine World 1″ button, made by our friends at Small World Buttons.

If you’d also like a free copy of the Zinester’s Guide to US Mail, please include a note with your order. This Guide covers the various options zine publishers can use for mailing within the U.S., including detailed information about the new First Class rules, Media Mail, and Bound Printed Matter. (You can also download a copy of this guide, in PDF format.)

Jerianne and mishap will be at the Portland Zine Symposium this Saturday. If you’re going, too, drop by and say hi.

We had hoped to debut the new issue of Zine World (#26) at the Symposium, but sadly we didn’t quite get it ready in time. We’re hoping to have it ready to release around Sept. 1. We will be pre-selling the new issue at the Symposium; we’ll have a preview copy of the nearly finished zine you can take a gander at. Pay for it in Portland, and we’ll mail you a copy just as soon as it’s published.

Jerianne will be presenting a workshop on Sunday called the Zinesters Guide to U.S. Mail, which will cover the options zine publishers can use for mailing zines within the U.S., along with other helpful advice about working with the postal service.

Stay tuned for more details about the new issue!

Here’s a few upcoming zine fests; you can find out about others on our events page.

• The Richmond Zine Fest will take place on October 11, 2008 from 11am-5pm at The Gay Community Center of Richmond. The event is free to the public and currently the organizers are looking for zinesters that would like to do a reading or run a workshop. If you are interested get in touch through the website: http://www.richmondzinefest.org/

• Papercut Zine Library is putting on The Boston Zine Fair on September 20-21! Table registration is now full. For more information visit: http://www.bostonzinefair.org

• The Fifth Annual Twin Cities Zinefest is set to take place on July 12 & 13 at Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Tabling at the event requires a $10 donation however according to the website they are almost at capacity. Email Sarah Morean at zines@stevensarts.org to get on the waiting list. Attendance for event is free. For more information visit: http://www.stevensarts.org/zinefest/

• The Edinburgh Zine Fair is set to take place July 26th at Forest Up! located on 3 Bristo Place, edinburgh. The event is free to attend and it does not cost anything to host a table. For more information visit: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20430416502

 

We’re working on a new issue, to be released later this summer. Zine World wants to be a great resource for all zine publishers and readers; we need your help to make that happen. The information you give us will be shared with all of Zine World’s readers, plus with visitors to our website.

Please send us:

• Updates for our zine library / infoshop list. The next issue will include our full list (U.S. and international). Email info on new locations, closed locations, or changes to jerianne@undergroundpress.org. Please include as much contact info as possible and a brief description about your collection / services.
• Listings and recommendations for our stores & distros list. Share your recommendations on what distros or stores have done you right, either as a publisher or as a purchaser. Or tell us what places to stay away from — which ones are unreliable, don’t pay promptly, etc. Or, if you have a distro or a store that sells zines and you want to be on our list, email us with your distro’s name, website, mailing address, and a one-sentence description.
• Updates for our zine review zines list (including websites). Tell us about new review sources or ones that have stopped publishing. Please include contact information.
• Event listings, for events happening August 2008 or later. Or, if you’ve recently attended a zine event, we’d love to hear your report about how it went. (Event organizers — we’d love to hear from you, too! Share your knowledge and experience about planning, organizing, or hosting an event.)
• Other zine resources or advice — experiences with print shops; advice on or experiences with postage & mailing; deadbeat zines; advice on diy printing or equipment; online resources; or anything else you think other zinesters would want to know.
• Moved? Share youre zine’s new mailing address.

Send info or comments on any of the above to wordofmouth@undergroundpress.org.

We also take advertising! You can submit a free classified ad (up to 50 words) for your zine, distro, diy project or group, as well as for calls-for-submissions, personals, or whatever else. Please be sure to include contact information — that means a mailing address, unless you’re just hawking a website. Display ads are super affordable, starting at just $15. Buying an ad helps us pay for printing the zine, so we can keep the cover price affordable. Email jerianne@undergroundpress.org for ad rates or to submit your classified.

And: Zine World wants to put you to work! Help us get the next issue out, and we’ll give you free zines and whatnot. Volunteers are needed for:

• ad rep - We need someone to coordinate advertising for ZW, including answering advertising queries and seeking new advertisers.
• distribution / order fulfillment - We need someone to take over distribution of ZW to stores; it would be great to have someone help out with filling orders.
• art coordinator - We need someone to keep up with the art submissions and to stay in contact with artists to line up artwork for each issue.
• writers & artists - We need someone to make a cover for the next issue, as well as interior art submission. We’re also looking for a column for the next issue. Email with your ideas.
• general grunt work - typing, checking addresses, online research, etc.

A lot of work goes into each issue of Zine World. The more volunteers we have, the quicker it will get done, and the quicker we can release a new issue. Email jerianne@undergroundpress.org for more details.

Tom Hendricks — publisher of Musea, musician behind Hunkasaurus and His Pet Dog Guitar, and reviewer for Zine World — shares his song honoring our zine:

We hope you like the new look of the Zine World website. We’ll be using this new blog to keep you informed of important stuff in between issues of our zine: news about censorship, publishing, the post office, etc.; announcements about various zine-related things and resources; and much more. If you use an RSS reader, please be sure to add our feed!

Of course, you can still find great zine resources on our website, including our lists of zine libraries & infoshops (U.S. and worldwide), zine review zines and websites, zine distros and stores that sell zines (with recommendations from our readers), links to zine websites and other great sources of information, and upcoming zine events.

If you have news you’d like us to share with the zine community — on our website and in our zine — please email it to wordofmouth@undergroundpress.org. We are always looking for: event listings, recommendations (and warnings) about zine vendors, publishing advice, mailing/shipping tips, and information about places to find zines.

Zine World #25.5 is a supplemental issue featuring 150+ reviews and updates to our lists of zine review zines and zine libraries. Released in March, issue #25.5 is available for free to all current subscribers. If you’re not a subscriber, you can get a copy by sending $1 (or a couple of U.S. stamps) to: Zine World, PO Box 330156, Murfreesboro TN 37133-0156. (Want to become a subscriber? Check out Ordering Zine World for details.)

Interested in back issues? We have those, too.

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