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Zine Launch: Unpredictapple

The Workman's Club 10 Wellington Quay, , Dublin, Ireland

Hello I am publishing a zine and also putting on a gig. Entry is €5 which gets u a zine and also a gig. The zine is called UNPREDICTAPPLE and is loosely about apples. (You can still submit to this zine until June 1st) The gig will be: Readings (from such artists as Alicia Byrne […]

€5

Glasgow Science Festival: Climate Change Adaptation – Student Zine Workshop

University of Glasgow

What does climate change mean to you? How will it affect your life? Explore the issues, discover the latest research in climate adaptation and create your own mini-magazine to take home. This event is for college/university students only. Venue will be confirmed via email.

WHIP Issue 01 Launch

The Peckham Pelican 92 Peckham Rd, London , United Kingdom

Calm your election night jitters by joining WHIP at the Peckham Pelican for the launch of our first issue

SORT Zine Issue 3 Launch Party

Vogue Fabrics 66 Stoke Newington Rd, London, United Kingdom

SORT ZINE: THE CULT ISSUE (photo by Derek Ridgers for SORT Zine – more information soon) LINE-UP: Antonio Mingot https://soundcloud.com/antoniomingot NAKED (Live+DJ) https://soundcloud.com/naked Soonbe (Live) https://soundcloud.com/soonbe Never Worse (Live) https://soundcloud.com/never_worse Slugbait Venus Flytrap www.sort-studio.co.uk

Zine Workshop with Unseen

Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery 23 Donegall Street, Belfast, United Kingdom

Tickets: £20 In partnership with Unseen Photo Fair, we are pleased to present a two-day workshop delivered by Paul van Mameren (Managing Director, Lecturis). Participants will learn how to make their own experimental zine with a theme of their choosing. Day one: Paul will introduce Lecturis’ work to participants, and provide a brief history of […]

£20

Queer Zine-Making and Crafting!

Feminist Library 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom

That’s right, it's a crafternoon, but in the morning. What? A chance to sit round a table with a bunch of lovely people and chat about life, work on some projects, bring your own knitting/cross-stitch/badge making/paper/pens/snacks etc. I myself will be collaging my very first zine and yes you can borrow my scissors. It’ll be […]

£3

Zine Launch – Howl of the Runt

Anseo 18 camden street lower, Dublin, Ireland

After a brief hiatus, the Runt is back to baffle minds once again! For issue 10 of our beloved zine, our theme is that of Madness. Forever the booty call of controversy, we selected this theme in order to generate the question: what does it mean to be 'mad'? For some, this was a way […]

€4

OPEN LETTERS #5

Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingley Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom

join us for another evening of letters, read aloud. letter-reading is open-mic, just sign up on the night. letters might be fiction or nonfiction. they might be to people, places, or things. they might never have been sent. they might be to you. PLUS : the launch of the OPEN LETTERS zine, available to pre-order […]

London Radical Bookfair 2017

Grand Hall, Goldsmiths University University of London, New Cross, London, United Kingdom

Radical booksellers, publishers, artists and activists of all stripes are setting up in the Great Hall at Goldsmiths University to host the 5th London Radical Bookfair.  With over 130 exhibitors and 20 guest speakers, this will be a unique gathering of progressive readers, thinkers and doers, in a celebration of radical publishing and politics.  The […]

Zine Fair – The Rose Tinted Spectacular 2

The Rose Hill 70-71 Rosehill Terrace, Brighton, United Kingdom

Hello! Join us for our second Rose Tinted Spectacular Zine Fair at The Rose Hill! During the day there'll be an assortment of amazing artists selling zines, comics, illustration, poetry, literature and photography, and in the evening we'll be entertaining you with talks, poetry and music! The event will be raising money and awareness for […]

£2

Workshop + Zine Making: Seeing beyond the crises – The Role of Radical Speculative Fiction

Grow Heathrow Vineries Cl, Sipson, , West Drayton

In our current context of Trump in the Whitehouse, austerity and crises across Europe, the rise of the far right and the ever looming threat of catastrophic climate change it can be hard to find hope for radical social change these days. In this participatory workshop we'll explore what it feels like to live in […]

Exchange Zine Fair

The Finborough Arms 118 Finborough Road, London, United Kingdom

Exchange hosts it first zine fair! As well as launching our second edition of The Exchange, zines will be available from HYSTERIA Doomed Gallery Dalston Ana Soria Blame Your Parents Press Dead Tress & Dye Maxwell Rushton Jess & Jim Amongst others! If you're interested in having a table, message me!

Art for All (free art workshops at North Chingford library)

North Chingford Library London, United Kingdom

The Art for All workshops are back at North Chingford library! A free monthly programme for adults exploring different art styles facilitated by professional artists, where all levels are welcome. Whether your artistic skills are equivalent to Michaelangelo or fingerpainting, everyone can enjoy these free, fun and practical classes that use art to explore and […]

Fields of Wheat, a zine library by Twigs & Apples Publishing

The Birley Town Hall Annexe, Preston, United Kingdom

Browse the collection of 200+ zines gathered together by Twigs & Apples A Preston-based zine & print-making project which began in 2009. The collection includes self-published works on themes of art, photography, creative writing, poetry, music, activism, politics, environmentalism, feminism & more. come and have a cup of tea & biscuits / have a read and a rest / […]

OPEN Pop-Up Shop | Zine Fair + Workshops with Road Gal LDN

Brixton Pound Cafe 77 Atlantic Road, London, United Kingdom

OPEN Pop-Up Shop at Brixton Pound Cafe Abondance Matanda + Jasmine Kahlia, founders of Road Gal LDN are hosting a one-day Zine Fair with workshops, talks and film screening of TOP GIRL taking place during the afternoon. --- OPEN is a collective of accomplished young entrepreneurs & creatives that have teamed up with Livity to […]

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