Here’s a list of zine and DIY events coming up in the UK.
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Come along to browse and buy zines and crafts made by local writers, artists and designers and those from further afield - or make your own - and find out all about independent publishing. What's a zine? Pronounced ‘zeen’ like maga-zine, it's a magazine or booklet that you make yourself, and give away, swap or […]
The inaugural Duplicate Artist Publishing Fair welcomes various collective and individual self-publishers from the UK and beyond. The fair will showcase a broad range of independent publications, zines, comics and artists’ books whilst a programme of activity in Eastside Projects’ second gallery space will run alongside it. The full list of stall holders and any […]
Boshemia is an international print and online magazine centered on art, culture and feminism, brought to you by a global collective of womxn, femmes, non-binary and LGBTQ+ folk based in the US and UK. BACKLIT's arts writers in residence Notts/Poke will also be providing a space for women and non-binary peopler to present written works […]
Swansea Zine Fest is a not-for-profit event held to celebrate fanzines and DIY self-publishing. The very first SZF was held in 2018. The organisers are three Swansea-based zinesters and activists. A zine (pronounced “zeen,” as in “maga-zine”) is a self-published, small circulation, non-commercial booklet or magazine, usually produced by one person or a few individuals. […]
Create a zine through creative collage at this free workshop as part of Urban Village Fete About this Event Create your own two colour zine with Hato Press - the independent printing and publishing house based in London. The Hato team will supply you with a variety of collage materials to create your own iconic […]
We're very pleased to announce the Strange Perfume Queer Book Fair will return to the South London Gallery (SLG) this summer, and we'd love you to join us! Applications are open to LGBTQ+ artists, writers, zinesters, publishers and organisations. We would particularly like to hear from people of colour, disabled, neurodiverse, unemployed and low income […]
Bradford Zine Fair is happening for the second year running at City Library in central Bradford. Stalls, speakers, workshops and more, all on the theme of ‘zines with a message’, plus a special mini zine workshop next door with our friends at Impressions Gallery on the opening day of their exhibition ‘Our Plastic Ocean’ - […]
Zines are small books that you make yourself. Often, people make them to tell stories from their life, about themselves, their friends or family or where they live, to share things that they love or to teach people about things that they know about. You can draw and write and collage about whatever you want […]
Zines are small books, pamphlets or magazines that you make yourself. Some people write zines to share their love of something - a hobby, fandom, band, type of food or a place. Sometimes people write zines to share knowledge - like a paper version of YouTube contouring tutorials. Sometimes people write zines to tell their […]
We will be holding the second Swindon Zine Fest on the 27 July 2019! It will be held at the Central Community Centre in Swindon from 12pm to 4pm. Stallholders We accept applications from zine makers, zine distros, illustrators and small press comics. Tables will be £5 for a half and £10 for a whole […]
Northwest Zinefest will be taking place in Manchester City Centre on July 28th
York Zine Fest is back for 2019, bringing together paper lovers and celebrating DIY publishing. Join us and browse over 40 zine stalls, meet the makers and enjoy some lovely food and drinks. Saturday 3rd August at The Crescent, York - 12-4pm - free entry! After Party in the front bar for anyone who wants […]
Following the success of 2017’s and 2018’s, Open Eye Gallery will be holding a third Zine & Photobook Fair for independent, commercial and self published photobooks and zines from the North West and beyond – including limited prints. The event will take place on 7th September 2019 11am — 4pm in the bright, covered Mann […]
On Sunday 8th September 2019, Hackney Comic + Zine Fair will be taking over London Fields Arches for a celebration of sequential art and the people that produce it. Over 40 artists, writers and publishers will be there, with a huge range of styles, genres and approaches to the comics medium available to purchase. Presented […]
When 19 September 2019 - 20 September 2019 12:00-7:00pm each day Price: Free Description Zines, or fanzines, are self-published material made for little money and distributed cheaply. Their focus is not on profit, but rather they have historically been used as a tool of political resistance, often circumventing traditional publishing and distributing standards, giving a voice […]
