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    Zine Club! Manchester with Shy Bairns

    Partisan 12, New Islington Mill Regent Trading Estate, Oldfield Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Shy Bairns will be running a workshop using collage materials and a risograph printer, aiming to create a collaborative zine loosely based around themes of community and local identity. Shy Bairns is multi-disciplinary collective specialising in DIY arts publications. Their first publication in their self titled series, The Only Pizza Shop Where I Live Burnt Down, was released December 2016, with a second,Where's […]

    Christmas Zine making

    The Place To Be York Place, Newcastle under Lyme, United Kingdom

    Come and share your love for Christmas and make your own mini-magazine, and then fill it with writing, pictures or stick things in that are all about your favourite Christmas things. £3 per person, material provided

    £3

    Wish Fulfillment Press X Erin McGrath Zine Launch & Exhibition

    The Old Hairdressers 20 - 28 Renfield Lane, , Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Join Wish Fulfillment Press to celebrate the launch of their newest title 'ONCE CONNECTED' by Glasgow Artist Erin McGrath. 'Once Connected' is a collection of black and white drawings Astrally projected from Dennistoun in the early 90's and arriving to us in Zine form via the pen of Erin McGrath. The drawings borrow from the […]

    Printmaking for Zines – Sick! workshop

    INTRA 337-341 High Street, Rochester, United Kingdom

    A workshop for people who want to learn how to use printmaking to communicate ideas and stories in visual ways. In two hours, artist Xtina Lamb will show you simple methods to create effective graphics with print techniques including relief printing and stencils. Zines are small self-published magazines, focused on a particular topic or theme. […]

    Zine Club @ the Wellcome Collection

    Wellcome Collection 83 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

    Zine Club! The next zine-making session with @robertbidder, El and Tundun is happening this Thursday 18th January between 3-4pm in the Reading Room @ExploreWellcome. Drop in to make, chat and read. It's free! (info taken from twitter)

    Women’s Network Zine Open Meeting

    Drayton House 30 Gordon St, Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom

    //This event is open to women and non-binary people only// Second term the Women's Network will produce zines with articles written and edited by members of the network, with artwork and designs by members too. Come along to get involved. There will be pizza! Picture from the Sheffield Women's Newsletter from the 1970s http://shefflibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/exploring-archives-sheffield-womens-lib.html

    Drop-in workshop: Zines & artist’s books with simple bookbinding

    INTRA 337-341 High Street, Rochester, United Kingdom

    The last in a series of four drop-in creative workshop days, looking at ways to create DIY publications and explore self-expression. This workshop offers a chance to try out, practice, or combine skills from our previous workshops in the series, working on a theme of living with invisible illness. Try writing about your experiences, express […]

    Girl Gang Manchester 2nd Bday Bash & Zine Launch

    Texture 67 Lever Street, Manchester

    You are cordially invited to our second birthday bash! Help us celebrate entering the terrible two's with cake, craft and quizzes, party hats, party games and party pop hits! There will be: - A quiz about badass babes from the past present and popular culture. - Party hat decorating station. - Birthday card making - […]

    £5

    Ground Zine Fair

    Ground 60 Beverley Road, Hull, United Kingdom

    GROUND ZINE FAIR 2 A Zine is a DIY book/magazine/pamphlet. At GZF2 there'll be a whole lot of zines, and their creators, from Hull, Leeds, Manchester, London, Denmark and Norway. Sarurday & Sunday 27th & 28th ALL WELCOME!!!

    I Look Better Online (Exhibition and Zine Launch)

    System Gallery Leazes Park Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    'I Look Better Online' is a publication organised by Stella Dixon and Petra Szeman which explores the popular constructs of femininity and the online self. Join us for an exhibition to celebrate the launch of this publication at: System gallery Saturday 27th January 6.00pm - 9.00pm Featured artists inlcude: Iona Brown, Stella Dixon, Petra Szeman, […]

    Zine Launch – The End of The Runt

    Anseo Camden Street 18 Camden Street Lower, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, Ireland

    Apocalypse How? Apocalypse Wow! The Runt is celebrating the upcoming end of the world as we know it (any day now) with the launch of our 11th issue. So come along for a flood of apocalypse-themed stories and poems! And have your say in determining post-apocalyptic society by deciding which aspects of our beleaguered culture […]

    €4

    The GAZE: A short exhibition about feminist zines

    London College of Communication Elephant and Castle, London, United Kingdom

    This short exhibition brings together a feminist collection of Latin American zines with the aim of diversifying the way of understanding the movement, its research and perspectives, its social impact, its expression and group discussion when addressing its problems in the editorial practice of DIY culture. Also, this event showcases the recent artwork of Cat […]

    Your Body Is Not Your Own: Dream Nails Vinyl + Zine Launch

    The Shacklewell Arms 71 Shacklewell Lane, London, United Kingdom

    Join Dream Nails for a night of feminist punk and zine readings on reproductive justice, featuring support band Brosephine! We're releasing a limited edition double A-side vinyl of “Vagina Police”/ “Fascism is Coming” on 7th February with Everything Sucks Music, and 100% of the physical and digital proceeds are going to Abortion Support Network. The […]

    Creative Workshops: Zines – Write, Print, Share!

    Beeston Library Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

    CREATIVE WORKSHOP Write, Print, Share! Make your own Zine in this two-part workshop Writing Workshop: Saturday 10 February, 2pm – 4pm Zine-making: Saturday 24 February, 10.30am – 3.30pm £15 for both sessions, workshops can not be booked separately Booking essential (limited places) Adults Make your own Zine and see your words in print in this […]

    £15

    Co-Making a Zine – Women’s Spaces in Oxford

    OARC Oxford, OX4 1DD, United Kingdom

    Join Women’s History Oxford for an evening of collaborative zine-making to celebrate International Women's Day! Using the research gathered at our Learning Extravaganza in October, we’ll be looking at presenting our findings about current and historical women’s spaces in Oxford in visually interesting ways. Materials: We’ll be getting creative with scissors and glue sticks, so […]

    £2
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