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DSFL Zine and Community Fair

DIY Space for London 96-108 Ormside St, London, United Kingdom

As part of our birthday celebrations, we're running a zine and community fair! Want to run a stall? Email hello@diyspaceforlondon.org with details of the stall. Evening entertainment TBC.

The ZINE Library ZINE Workshop

Strange Cargo The Factory, 43 Geraldine Road, Cheriton, Folkestone, United Kingdom

Join Margate based artists Steve Alan, Jo Murray and Bob Henderson for a zine making workshop where you can walk away with your very own creation. They’ll lead you through the world of homemade self published magazines, where you’re the editor and cut’n’paste is done with scissors, not CTRL + C. In preperation for Strange […]

TYPICAL GIRLS

The Four Quarters 187 Rye Lane, London, United Kingdom

TYPICAL GIRLS is a day and night of zines and music by women for all women, whether trans, cis or non-binary, to raise money and awareness for Women for Refugee Women. Please come and join in! **************************************** Bands until 11pm & DJs until 2am. Check back for details and get in touch if you want […]

Bristol Comic & Zine Fair

The Station Silver St, Bristol , United Kingdom

We are pleased to announce that #BCZF will be returning to The Station on Silver Street, Bristol on Saturday 1st October 2016. More details to follow about the table application process, but in the mean time SAVE THE DATE!

Decolonise Not Diversify (ft. zine making workshop)

Impact Hub Birmingham 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Art Against the Grain presents Decolonise Not Diversify: a one-day festival to unpack and challenge dominant narratives. ‘The concept of diversity only exists if there is an assumed neutral point from which ‘others’ are ‘diverse.’ Putting aside for now the straight, male, middle-classness of that ‘neutral’ space, its dominant aspect is whiteness. Constructed by a […]

£10

Zine-making with Cherry Styles

Nexus Art Cafe 2 Dale Lane, Manchester, United Kingdom

Self-Care Sunday is the perfect ending to cap off your Ladyfest MCR weekend. Dedicated to all things creative, it's a night to sit back, relax and let Ladyfest guide you in the art of taking care of you. Watch, learn, create as we bring you stand-up, spoken word, music, talks, crafts, zines and much, much […]

Lincoln Zine Fest

Lincoln Central Library Free School Ln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

Saturday 15th October 2016 will see Lincoln's 1st annual zine fest! The fest will be held at the beautiful Central Library on Free School Lane, in easy reach of the bus and train stations. Please come along and support the DIY community of Lincoln and beyond!

The Kvinde Launch Party

Pastille 3 Wharf Approach, Granary Wharf, Leeds, United Kingdom

Join us to mark the launch of the zine, celebrate female creativity and raise funds for a worthy cause! Along with the opportunity to mingle with some creative, like-minded people, come along to pick up a copy of the zine, enter our (rather incredible) raffle, jazz up your nails (if you fancy) and eat cake […]

£7.89

Zine Workshop

The Media Centre Northumberland Street, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

As part of Made in Huddersfield 03. Contribute to our first Zine on the theme of Huddersfield. Share your best recommendations, memories, feelings, artwork and musings. Learn more about zines, what they are and how they're put together. Browse our extensive Zine Library for inspiration and create your own pages for the zine with a […]

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 […]

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