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zines in 2009

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2009 looks like it is shaping up to be an interesting year for zines. There’s some talk over at We Make Zines about declaring July as International Zine Month. We’ve just added a slew of events happening all over the globe to our events page. January and February will see zine fests happening in London, Ontario, and Brighton, plus a zine exhibit in Oceanside, CA.  The 14th annual San Francisco Anarchist Bookfair will be in March. April offers events in New York; Columbus,OH; and Muelheim, Germany. There’s sure to be lots more great events planned this summer; we’ll share the info as soon as dates are announced.

Also, if you’re in New York this week, don’t miss the zine reading at Bluestockings, 7-9 p.m. on January 7.  Six fabulous New York-based zines (and one from Pennsylvania!) provide a delicious evening of readings. The evening will feature: We’ll Never Have Paris, for all things never meant to be; Absent Cause, exploring the heart of dark and underground cultures; You Know Better, for the words you should have said (and some you shouldn’t); Obsolete, an alphabet of poems inspired by dead words; I Heart NYC (well not really but I’m trying), part visitor guide and part perzine; Primordial Perfection, a glimpse into one of the last wild places on earth; and Lower East Side Librarian Winter Solstice Shout-out, personal with a political bent (journal entries, essays, lists, and a shit ton of book reviews). This marks the first in a series of quarterly zine readings at Bluestockings! Open mic for zinesters follows, so bring your new, your old, your work-in-progress. Current issues of featured zines will also be available. Bluestockings is at 172 Allen St. (at Stanton, 1 block south of Houston).

If you know of an upcoming zine-related event, give us a shout and we’ll help promote it!


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