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 330156
Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0156

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

Want to learn more about the IPRC or become a member? Join us for an orientation. Orientation occurs every 2nd Thursday of the month at 7 PM. Required for new users. Free, open to all ages. No pre-registration is required. The IPRC is at 917 SW Oak St. #218 in Portland, OR. The IPRC regularly hosts a variety of workshops and other programs. For more information, or to see a list of upcoming workshops, visit www.iprc.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS: SPRING 2008

The Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art in Nashville will host an Artists’ Books Exhibition April 19 - July 6. This exhibition will include books by a wide range of artists, as well as artists’ zines. For more information, visit www.cheekwood.org.

Quimby’s Bookstore and the Museum of Contemporary Art will co-present the third annual Zines, Comics, and Other Hip Lit Fair on May 17 from noon to 4 p.m. The Lit Fair will be held at MCA, in the Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Education Center Lobby, at 220 E. Chicago. Celebrate independent press in all forms, including zines, comics, graphic novels, artist books, and much more. Dozens of zinesters, artists, and independent publishers will be selling their work. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.mcachicago.org.

A zine fest will be held in Vilnius (Lithuania) on May 17 and 18. The fest will inclue a variety of workshops and discussions, including topics such as how to make zine production more eco-friendly, zine distribution, collective zine collection, and non-paper zines. For more information, email aggrrrh@riseup.net.

Grrrl Zines A Go-Go will host a Zine Picnic on May 18 at Balboa Park, 6th & Laurel, in San Diego. Grrrl Zines A Go-Go is an all-women group that facilitates workshops and focuses on the empowerment of young women through the production of zines. Find out more at gzagg.org.

The Multnomah County Library will host a Zine Social at 6 p.m. on May 20. It will also host a Zine Writing Workshop on May 31, 2-4 p.m. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the what, how, and whys of self-publishing with local comic artist and zine maven Nicole Georges. The library is located at 801 S.W. 10th Ave. in Portland, Ore. For more information, visit http://www.multcolib.org/books/zines/ or email zines@multcolib.org.

The 3rd annual Denver Zine Fest will be held May 31 at the First Unitarian Church (14th & Lafayette) in Capitol Hill, Co. Workshops will include The Emotional Life Cycle of a Zine; Hi, How Are You? (How to do an Interview); and Let’s Play Comix!, plus there will be demos on screenprinting throughout the day. For more information, to see a list of vendors, or to sign up for a table, check out: www.denverzinefest.com or www.myspace.com/denverzinefest2007.

UPCOMING EVENTS: SUMMER 2008

The Olympia Free School will host a zine potluck / gathering on June 1. Olympia Free School is located at 610 Columbia St. in Olympia, Wa. Everyone who likes zines is welcome to attend. If you’re interested in doing a reading from your zine or want more information, email olympiazines@gmail.com.

The 10th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-22 at Wayne State University in Detroit. This year’s conference will address Our Evolution Beyond Survival: Media Strategies for the Next Ten Years. The AMC cultivates media strategies for a more just and creative world, involving alternative media makers and committed social justice activists. Come together to share tools and tactics for transforming our communities through media-based organizing. Registration is now open. For more information, visit www.alliedmediaconference.org or write to PO Box 442339, Detroit MI 48232.

The 10th annual Southern Girls Convention will be held in Gainesville, Fla., in July (exact date and location, TBA). The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting for networking, organizing, educating, agitating, and activism, devoted to empowering women, girls, and transfolks in the South, and to furthering the struggle for social justice. Each year’s convention is hosted by a different Southern community and facilitated by local organizers. Hundreds of activists will meet for a weekend of discussion, action, and entertainment devoted to building a feminist community in the South. SGC is open to everyone, regardless of gender, age, or geographic location. For more information, visit http://southerngirlsconvention.org/ or email organizers@southerngirlsconvention.org.

The Twin Cities Zinefest brings zinesters and indie music fans to Minneapolis for a two-day celebration of DIY culture. The fifth annual Zinefest will be held July 12-13 at Stevens Square Center for the Arts, at the corner of 3rd Ave. South and 19th St. The event features an art show, craft demonstrations, live music, guest speakers, and panel discussions, plus some of the Midwest’s best self-made talent. For more information, visit zinefest.org.

The Milwaukee Zine Fest will be held July 18-20 at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Golda Meir Library, at 2311 E. Hardford Ave. in Milwaukee. More information coming soon at www.midwestzines.org/5.html.

The San Francisco Zine Fest will be returning on July 19-20 for its seventh annual celebration of small press, zines, comics, and all things DIY in an even bigger and better new location: The San Francisco County Fair Building, Lincoln Way at 9th Avenue in Golden Gate Park. Special guests, exhibitors, workshops, and so much more, with twice the exhibition space as last year. Admission will be FREE. Table registration is now open; costs are $30 for a half-table or $60 for a full table, if you register before June 15. A temporary or permanent California’s seller permit is also required. More information at www.sfzinefest.com.

The Portland Zine Symposium will be held August 23-24 at the Portland State University campus in downtown Portland, OR. This year’s theme is: Back to DIY, Back to Community, Back to Roots. The Portland Zine Symposium aims to create greater communication and community between diverse creators of independent media and art. This fun, free and open event helps people promote their work and share skills and information related to zines and zine culture. Through hands-on and discussion-based workshops, the conference will explore the role and effect of all types of zines in and on underground and mainstream culture. The Symposium includes workshops, panel discussions, community meal fixings, and several tables for networking, selling and trading zines. Admission is free. Volunteers needed. For more information check out www.pdxzines.com or email pdxzines@gmail.com.

In commemoration of the 40th year of the PrakalpanA MovemenT in literature & art on 6th September 2008, the PrakalpanA LitfesT will be held in Kolkata, India. All the concerned or discerned writers, poets, critics, artists and people who are or were once associated in any point of time as a writer / artist of SwatotsaR, kOBISENa & PrakalpanA Sahitya : PrakalpanA LiteraturE, or in any way with this movement, or now are interested to help or participate in this fest to make this historic event a grand success, are welcome to register their expression of interest from any corner of the globe within 31st August 2008 by email prakalpana@gmail or snail mail to Vattacharja Chandan, P40 Nandana Park, Kolkata 700034, India. Visit: PrakalpanA WorlD http://vattacharjachandan.blogspot.com

UPCOMING EVENTS: FALL 2008

The North of Nowhere Expo will be held in October in Edmonton, AB, Canada. Hosted by the Edmonton Small Press Association, the NoN Expo is a multidisciplinary festival of independent media and activist art. For more info, visit www.edmontonsmallpress.org/nonexpo.html.

This Is Not Art is Australia’s premier independent, emerging, and experimental arts festival held annually in Newcastle, NSW. This year’s festival will be October 2-6. This Is Not Art is comprised of four festivals that cover electronic music and culture, independent music, critical thinking, and all kinds of writing. A Zine and Independent Press Fair will be held on September 30. in Civic Park. Details on the zine fair and other aspects of TINA can be found at www.thisisnotart.org.

The 2008 Small Press Expo will be held October 4-5 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center. One day admission is $8, or $15 for the weekend. SPX brings together hundreds of small press artists, publishers, readers, booksellers, and distributors, making it the “preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books.” Visit spxpo.com for more information.

The Alternative Press Expo is moving to the fall! This year, APE will be held November 1-2 at the Concourse in San Francisco. The most popular show of its kind in the country, with over 300 exhibitors and 4,800 attendees in 2007, APE features an incredible gathering of the very best in indy, alternative, and self-published comics, books, and zines. For more information, visit www.comic-con.org/ape/.

UPCOMING EVENTS: TBA

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