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Zine Workshop: Spread the Word and Repeal the 8th

Blackwell's Bookshop Liverpool Peach Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom

How can we use our creativity to influence others and affect change? In collaboration with Liverpool Irish Festival, Blackwell’s Liverpool will host a drop in workshop looking at zines, posters and self-publishing as activism. Through the medium of collage, attendees will make handmade booklets and posters to photocopy and distribute amongst friends on the Repeal […]

Lincoln Zine Fest 2017

The LPAC University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, United Kingdom

Lincoln Zine Fest 2017 will be held at the LPAC at  University of Lincoln on Saturday 28th October from 11-4pm in Studio 1. Applications will be open from Saturday 1st July to Saturday 2nd September! - apply here Facebook event here.

Notts Zine Fest 2017 at Rough Trade

Rough Trade Nottingham 5 Broad Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Dizzy Ink and Artist Hannah Whitlow will be holding the fourth annual Nottingham Zine Festival at Rough Trade Nottingham, with a huge selection of Zine makers, publishers, and poets gathering to celebrate the best of print and creativity in the City. FREE ENTRY - NO TICKET NEEDED. SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER, FROM 12PM-6PM. "Last year saw over five […]

Eca Eps: DIY Zine/Tote Bag Printmaking Workshop

Ort Gallery 500-504 Moseley Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Eca Eps in collaboration with SHOUT leads a workshop at Ort Gallery in provocative DIY printmaking, using a satirical take on anti-LGBT propaganda and helping you to design and create your own zine or tote bag to take away. All abilities welcome. http://ortgallery.co.uk http://www.shoutfestival.co.uk

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Sassify Zine Issue #4 Launch Party!

Soho Radio 22 Great Windmill Street, London, United Kingdom

Come and help GRRRL ZINE FAIR and SASSIFY ZINE spread the gospel of sass, with a free launch party at Soho Radio. DJ sets from: Disco Freaks Hayley Stella Browne SO & SOUL +Special Guests. Free bar with special thanks to Jägermeister

Girl Gang Zine Launch: EVERY BODY

La Biblioteka 70 Pinstone Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom

All the girl gangs have come together to make this zine reality. • We have had a amazing response to our theme EVERY BODY and are looking forward to celebrating its release with you all at La Biblioteka, it will be a chance to see and purchase the zine as well as a pop up […]

Girl Gang Zine Launch: EVERY BODY

La Biblioteka 70 Pinstone Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom

All the girl gangs have come together to make this zine reality. • We have had a amazing response to our theme EVERY BODY and are looking forward to celebrating its release with you all at La Biblioteka, it will be a chance to see and purchase the zine as well as a pop up […]

Winter ZINE FAIR w/ Paradise Palms & Crisps

Paradise Palms 41 Lothian Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A fabulous feast of self-published goods! Come one, come all, and browse the delights from an excellent array of local artists (and one anomalous non-local zine team hailing from Cork, Ireland!). Starting from 1pm we'll be hosting a cosy afternoon of zine browsing/ buying with lots of fantastic stalls, and will also have a PATCH […]

Zine Club! Manchester

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

Zine Club is a space where anyone can read, make zines, collaborate, be shown what a zine is and how to make one, work on an existing project, or ask more seasoned zine-makers any practical questions. Just come and have a nice hang out and a chat with us! Zines to read and materials will […]

#2050StartsNow – Zine Making Workshop

Summerhall Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL, United Kingdom

Our climate is dramatically changing, yet where are all our stories to reflect this? We hear about climate change in news reports and scientific studies, but why is it missing from other narratives - art, literature, music. In order to shift to a more just and sustainable society, what kind of stories should we be […]

OOMK 6 LAUNCH: THE FOOD ISSUE

The Food Issue is FINALLY here! In Issue 6 we push food beyond our plates as we discover artists, chefs and writers doing more than just eating. An essential component for remaining alive and a favourite of pastimes, we explore food as art, enemy, friend and refuge. Forever food. Featuring: Jamaica Dyer, Neila Czermak, Adriana […]

Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair 2017

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

2017 anarchist bookfair in Manchester will variety of stalls and talks. The Cunningham Amendment The Cunningham Amendment (formerly Anarchism Lancastrium), the longest surviving Anarchist journal in the U of K “Probably the most beautiful anarcrisp booklet ever”. Under The Pavement Radio Show The long running anarchist radio show broadcast on Manchester’s ALL FM 96.9 community radio station. http://www.underthepavement.org […]

The Rose Tinted Spectacular 3 – Zine Fair

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

Come gather round people, wherever you roam! The waters around you may well have grown! But the Rose Hill is still standing, and the Rose Tinted Spectacular is still celebrating zines, lovely lovely zines, while calling for an end to borders. If anything, with greater gusto than ever before. Join us on 2nd December for […]

9 Grrrl Zine presents Feminist Christmas Fair

R.A.W. Lab Norton Quays, Royal Albert Wharf, London, United Kingdom

Grrrl Zine Fair are bringing the bunting, paste ups and tinsel to RAW Labs. We're creating a feminist christmas party hosting a zine, art and craft fair, interactive workshops and film screenings throughout the day, a zine library, a panel talk and the most finely tuned holiday playlist, creating an immersive alternative Christmas environment with […]

MAKE STUFF: Zine making workshop

Goodstock 6A Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom

⎔ Intro to zine making?? If you want to make some zines/spend some quality crafty time with your pals/learn how to make small publications with limited resources then pop in to Goodstock (Oxford road, Manchester). ✄ MAKE STUFF is a series of skill-sharing & open access workshops to help you enhance your skills, encourage collaboration […]

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