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Here’s a list of zine and DIY events coming up in the UK.

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Edinburgh Anarchist Feminist Bookfair 2018

Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

What is an anarcha-feminist bookfair? It’s an all-day event, open to all genders but led by women, non-binary and trans people. The event will have stalls, talks and workshops, a crèche, food and potentially film showings and performances. Who are we? We are a group of anarchist feminists who have come together to organise an […]

York Zine Fest

The Crescent York

Yorks very first Zine Fest, bringing together paper lovers and celebrating DIY publishing. Saturday 21st July at The Crescent, York - 12-5pm - free entry! Join us for zine stalls, craft workshops, browse through the zine library and enjoy some lovely food and drinks. Application details for stall holders will be announced soon...

Indie Book & Zine Fair Edinburgh

Out of the Blue Drill Hall Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Newsflash: we have a venue! The fair will take place at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, on 21 July 2018, 12-5pm. Message/email me (rosalind.gibb@gmail.com) if you're interested in having a stall. Get the date in your diary. Come and discover new print publications and celebrate DIY publishing. Plus have a cuppa […]

Swindon Zine Fest 2018

Central Community Centre Emlyn Square, Swindon

Swindon will have its first zinefest on the 18th of August this year! Applications are now open for zine makers, illustrators, comic artists & self-publishers to apply for Swindon Zine Fest 2018! It will be held at the Central Community Centre in Swindon on the 18th August from 1pm to 6pm. Priority will be given […]

Zine Making with Katy Alston

St George's Telford, Women's Institute Church Street, St Georges, Telford, United Kingdom

St George’s Women’s Institute’s activity is Zine Making with Katy Alston. Katy, an artist/illustrator is base in Shropshire and creates maps, 3D illustrations and book art using pen and ink, watercolour and lino-cut printmaking. Zines are small circulation, self-published works on paper. Which Katy is going to demonstrate and encourage members to have a go […]

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ROOT-ed Zine Meet Up

Liverpool St Johns Market Liverpool

We are holding a meet up for those of you who have contributed to ROOT-ed Zine over the past few months, and for those who would like to in the future. We have had so many people tell us that they want to network and meet up with artists they saw in the zine and […]

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Afropunk Exhibition and Zine Launch

198 Contemporary Arts & Learning 198 Railton Road, , London, United Kingdom

AFROPUNK x 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning Present People. Art. Resistance. People. Art. Resistance., is a zine and exhibition produced by AFROPUNK London and 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning. The zine challenges young creatives including commissioned artists from 198 CAL's multidisciplinary art programme and open submission artists to respond to Black British resistance - past, […]

Global Gardens Zine Workshop

Embassy Cafe 36 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Global Gardens are inviting folks to contribute to a zine about the incredible world of fungi, herb and seed. You may have attended some of the Global Gardens workshops over the last few months. Or you might just want to learn more about zines/create. Join us for a supper where we will learn more about zines […]

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Collective Zine Making Workshop

The NewBridge Project 232-240 High Street, Gateshead

Collective Zine Making Workshop Tuesday 4 September, 5.30 - 8pm The NewBridge Project : Gateshead FREE - Please reserve a space: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collective-zine-making-workshop-tickets-49090501010 Join Rene McBrearty and Jill McKnight for an evening of food and a discussion that will explore the themes of their current exhibition. In their work, themes of hidden histories, work and labour are […]

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Tongue Zine- Issue 1 Launch.

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath, London, United Kingdom

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, Tongue Zine is proud to present the launch of our first issue! Come along to this historically queer, literary and all out mystical space to celebrate this with copies of the zine available to buy along with drinks, snacks and stickers around. (we will post details of exactly where we […]

Zine Edition #10 – Triple One Five

Minerva Works Fazeley Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Come along and grab a copy of our tenth edition of Triple One Five! We will be celebrating our first year of cutting, pasting, publishing, selling and drinking at our usual spot in Minerva Works. £3.00 per zine, with some back-editions available too. Hope to see you there!

Anarchist/Radical Bookfair and an after acoustic and a punk gig

1 in 12 21-23 Albion Street, City of Bradford, United Kingdom

Rebel Cat and Aardvark Production Collective along with the 1 in 12 Club are proud to announce the first anarchist/radical bookfair in many years from 11.00am to 4.00pm followed by an acoustic gig from 5.30pm to 8.10pm, and a Punk gig from 7.30pm to 11.30pm. There will be stalls, films and some speakers/workshops. If you […]

Unfinished Zine Club

The Forest Cafe 141 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Come one, come all, come zine! We're running our very relaxed (almost horizontal) zine club at Forest again! There'll be materials to make zines, good chat, falafel wraps, and coffee. If you're new to the world of zines, or working on a zine already (at whatever stage) come on down. As well as zine-making, we'll […]

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Pen Fight InHouse: Thomas Schmidinger – Rojava: Revolution, War and the Future of Syria’s Kurds

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

Join Partisan Collective X Pen Fight and Pluto Press for an evening lecture and discussion with Thomas Schmidinger, author of Rojava: Revolution, War and the Future of Syria's Kurds The Kurdish territory of Rojava in Syria has become a watchword for radical democracy, communalism and gender equality. But while Western radicals continue to project their own values onto the revolution, the […]

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Fanzine: an exhibition and zine by Girl Gang Leeds

11a Alma Road Leeds, United Kingdom

We’re launching our brand new zine - it’s a fanzine about fans! This exhibition will feature the amazing artists we’re showcasing in our zine, and will be your first chance to buy it. ✨FREE ENTRY - EVERYONE WELCOME✨ We’re celebrating, talking about and featuring ideas about: - Our experiences as women/non-binary/gender non-conforming superfans - Having […]

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