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In Her Shoes Anti-Racist Zine Making Workshop

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Zines are small, self-made mini magazines that can be about anything – from what you did last week, to your personal, political and social life. In the 1990s, women involved in the punk rock scene formed feminist zine collectives in order to publish and share their experiences of prejudice and discrimination. At GWL we have […]

Zine Club #4: Penpals

Manchester Craft and Design Centre 17 Oak Street Northern Quarter , Manchester , United Kingdom

It's another Zine Club! This one's going to be slightly different from the others, though. It's still free to attend, materials are still provided and you can still drop in whenever you like. This time, however, we're going to be concentrating on mail art to co-incide with the upcoming exhibition "PENPALS" at Salford Zine Library, […]

“Home” Zine Workshop in Leeds with Womanstanley

Assembly House 44-46 Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, United Kingdom

Making zines inspired by Womanstanley's "Muriel" exhibition, on the theme of home. Drop by and use our materials or bring your own and we can make a collaborative zine or your own individual zines on what we home means to us, guided by Warrington based zine maker Isobel Harrop (www.2ndhandzine.tumblr.com / www.memorycardzine.tumblr.com) - Free!

Weirdo Zine Fest fundraiser ft Nachthexen // Cat Apostrophe // Cam Boys + spoken word from Finn Dobs!

Wharf Chambers Ground Floor, 23 - 25 Wharf Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

Hello! We are hosting a v exciting fundraiser show for Weirdo Zine Fest. Weirdo zine fest celebrates and centres publications and art made by radical and marginalised individuals and communities. The first one was in London at DIY space and we need to raise money for a bigger and more accessible space for next year! […]

£5

Girls Empowerment Workshop – Being Human Festival

The Enterprise Centre Room University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

The University of East Anglia and Day of the Girl Norwich are hosting an interactive empowerment workshop specifically for young people (14-17). Led by Dr Erica Horton, the session will include discussion and debate about what empowers girls in their communities, and a zine-making workshop. We're inviting young people to work together to realise your […]

The Rose Tinted Spectacular – A Zine Fair

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

Come down to the Rose Hill for a day & night of spectacular zine related activity! Zines! Illustration! Literature! Music! Stalls! Performaces! Fun! All profits will go to Brighton based migrant charities. £2 entry. Children are welcome during the afternoon. If you would like a stall please pm Adam or Alice

£2

ECAF: She Reads Comics – Zine Workshop

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

You’ve got one hour, one sheet of paper and its folded and cut to reveal 8 pages for a mini Zine... your subject is yours to choose.. Go Create! Suitable for all ages. Materials supplied. Location: Histology Lab

Festival of the Zine: Winter Edition

B&D Studios Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim Street., Newcastle, United Kingdom

£2 ENTRY Back by popular demand, our second FESTIVAL OF THE ZINE is taking place on 3rd December 2016, once again hosted by the fabulous B&D Studios! Come along and explore a great collection of zines to buy (both limited edition and regular prints), make your own on the craft table, and get to know […]

£2

Forest Cafe Zine Fair

Forest Cafe 141 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  Come along for a day of zine reading, buying and crafting! *Zines are DIY, small-scale magazines* * Zines are wonderful* If you would like to get involved/have zines you would like to sell, email agproguski@gmail.com or drop by the Forest to let us know!

Do Something’ zine at Astral Gypsy (Coventry)

The Astral Gypsy Unit 2E, Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry, United Kingdom

'Do Something' is a charity zine which contains comics, illustrations, short stories, poetry & non-fiction. Profits go to HOPE not hate. To tie-in with the HOPE not hate weekend of action, editors Jay Eales & Selina Lock will be at Astral Gypsy on Sunday 4th Dec to sell copies and chat

Etsy Made Local: Leeds Make Your Own Fun: Zine Workshop

Leeds City Museum Leeds, United Kingdom

Create your own self-published book with zine-maker and comic book creator Kristyna Baczynski. Zines can really be about anything, from outlandish and imaginary tales to confessions and secret obsessions. Whether it’s a pocket-sized pamphlet cataloguing your favourite pets, or a fold-out map charting your dream adventure, this workshop will help you take your zine ideas […]

£7

Papergirl Bristol: Zine-Making with Sophie Sherwood

Roll for the Soul 2 Quay Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

On December 7th, we’re hosting a beginner-friendly workshop on the art of zine-making with Sophie Sherwood, a Bristol-based photographer and zinester who has hosted workshops for other festivals such as Try This... Dorchester in Dorset - and is Papergirl Bristol's own team leader! You can see Sophie's art, photography and zines at her website: http://www.sophiesherwood.co.uk/ […]

Save it for the Bedroom

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

re-creating the DIY 'bedroom culture' to present a night featuring local artists zines with a zine-making workshop for everyone and anyone to get their hands dirty, for one night only. this is an opportunity to express opinions, ideas, anxieties, or just have a bit of fun, all for a good cause. materials will be supplied. […]

Fog Machine ~ Exhibition and Zine Launch

2 Piano Ln, London, United Kingdom

PRIVATE VIEW (free drinks!!!!! music!!!!) – Friday 9 December: 6-9pm Saturday 10 and Sunday 11: 12-6pm "COME SEE SOME ART, DON'T FART" – contributor Alex Warner 2016 Exhibition featuring work by young artists from in and around London. Will include painting, printing, photography, sculpture and film work We will also be launching Fog Machine zine: […]

D.I.Y Girl

Impact Hub Birmingham 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

A day of celebrating and exploring the power of D.I.Y in telling the stories of black girls and black women! Hear the stories that black females have to tell Prepare to be empowered and equipped with D.I.Y knowledge on how to share your narrative! There will zine and scrapbooking workshops, talks and discussions and FUN! […]

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