Upcoming Events

If you’re planning an event even peripherally related to the underground press — a science fiction convention, a riot-grrrls — get-together, a symposium on self-publishing, — or anything where most of the people present — will know how to pronounce ‘zine’ — we want to know about it. Please drop us a line as soon as possible, so we can add your event to the big list! There is no charge for announcing your event in Zine World. Send information to

Zine World
PO Box 3556
Portland, OR 97208

or email

wordofmouth@undergroundpress.org.

Important: It’s not at all uncommon for events to be canceled, relocated, rescheduled for a different weekend at the last minute, etc. Please consider all listings tentative, and always call or write to event organizers for the latest word before making plans to attend.

ONGOING EVENTS

The Independent Publishing Resource Center offers a variety of educational workshops on a variety of subjects related to publishing. The workshops are designed to give participants technical information and hands-on experience which they can apply to their individual projects. Topics include: bookbinding, design & publishing software, comic/zine/chapbook publishing, copyright law, letterpress printing, and printmaking basics. Want to learn more about the IPRC or become a member? Join us for an orientation, held at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. The IPRC is at 917 SW Oak St. #218 in Portland, Ore. For more information, or to see a list of scheduled workshops, visit www.iprc.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS: WINTER 2012

The Festival of the Photocopier will be held Feb. 4-28 in Melbourne, Australia, with lots of events including zine exhibitions. A massive zine fair will be held a the Melbourne Town Hall on Feb. 12. For more information visit http://blog.stickyinstitute.com/?page_id=20.

The L.A. Zine Fest will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 on the second floor of the Spring Arts Tower (453 S. Spring St.) in Los Angeles, Ca. Table space has sold out! Admission to the fest will be free. For more information visit lazinefest.wordpress.com or email lazinefest@gmail.com.

The NYC Feminist Zinefest will be held 1-6 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Ave., in Brooklyn, NY. The festival will “showcase the work of artists and zinesters who proudly identify as feminists, and whos politics are reflected in their work.” For more information visit feministzinefestnyc.wordpress.com or email feministzinefestnyc@gmail.com.

The Book Arts Fayre 6 (a biannual community arts event) will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 at Ffotogallery, Turner House, Plymouth Rd., in Cardiff, Wales, UK. For more information visit ffotogallerybookartsfayre.wordpress.com/six/ or email turnerhouse@ffotogallery.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS: SPRING 2012

The Chicago Zine Fest will be held March 9-10 at in Chicago, Ill. The festival’s goal is to make DIY zine-making accessible, highlight the talents of self-published artists, and give independent artists a chance to interact, and swap skills. Exhibitor registration has already sold out, but potential tablers can sign up on a waiting list, as they hope to make more space available. The festival will include a youth zine reading, Zine Olumpics, workshops, a DIY film festival, kids’ activities, and more. For more information visit chicagozinefest.org.

The Brooklyn Zine Fest will be held 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 15 at Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St., in Williamsburg, NY. The Brooklyn Zine Fest is a space for creative, independent, talanted voices from Brooklyn and beyond to connect with an enganged audience. Table space has sold out! Admission is free. For more information visit www.brooklynzinefest.com or email brooklynzinefest@gmail.com.

The Midwest Zine Fest will be held April 28 at the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S. Broadway in Urbana, Ill. More details to be announced at midwestzinefest.ucimc.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS: SUMMER 2012 AND BEYOND

The Scranton Zine Fest will be held in June in Scranton, Pa. See http://scrantonzinefest.wordpress.com/ for more information.

The Portland Zine Symposium will be held in August in Portland, Ore. See pdxzines.com for more information.

SPX (the Small Press Expo) will be held Sept. 15-16 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, Md. Registration for table space is open. Find out more at www.spxpo.com.

The ABQ Zine Fest will be held in Albuquerque, NM, on Oct. 5-6. Find out more at www.abqzinefest.com.

APE (the Alternative press Expo) will be held at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, Ca., on Oct. 13-14. More details will be posted at www.comic-con.org/ape.

UPCOMING EVENTS: TBA

Other zine events which may be happening this year; dates & locations to be announced:

Other places to keep up with zine events:

alexwrekk.wordpress.com/zine-event-calendar/
wemakezines.ning.com/events