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Festive Zine Workshop with 2B or Not 2B

The Corporation Cardiff, United Kingdom

Book tickets here. SHELF LIFE ZINE CLUB PRESENTS.... FESTIVE ZINE WORKSHOP with special guests Elsa and Sarah aka 2B or Not 2B. We're very excited to welcome two of our favourite zinesters to the shop to kick off our in-house zine club at our new home with an extra special Christmas edition! We'll be drawing […]

Beaumont Leys Library Zine Making Workshop for kids

Beaumont Leys Library Beaumont Way, Leicester, United Kingdom

In this workshop your child will learn a little bit about the history of zines and why people make them. Zines are great ways of capturing the coolest things you can think of and sharing them with people! Leicester Zine Library will have a family friendly selection of their catalogue available for visitors and workshop […]

Zine & Craft Workshop

Leadworks 170 Rendle Street, Stonehouse, United Kingdom

Book tickets here Free Workshop in Plymouth Learn how to make, bind and sell zines (self-published magazines) Run by one of the creators of Puddle Jump Zines

Sapphic Writers Zine Launch: Meet Me At Lesbos

Online

Book tickets here Please note: this event will be held online using Zoom Join the Sapphic Writers Collective for a night of performances to celebrate the launch of their new zine: Meet Me At Lesbos. In this issue, we’re thinking about reunion. For some of us, the prospect of borders re-opening and travel restrictions easing […]

Collage & Zine-Making Workshop

Ffotogallery Wales LTD Fanny Street, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Book tickets here   General Writing Workshop Pop-Up WHEN: Wednesday 15th December, 10am-12pm WHERE: Ffotogallery Wales, Fanny Street, CF24 4EH COST: FREE These are the LAST workshops Joshua is running at Ffotogallery, so for these special one-off workshops on 15th and 16th December, Joshua will be joined by Ruth Holliday to deliver a session on […]

REBEL DYKES Zine Making Workshop

Leith Hall Leigh Hall, Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Book tickets here To accompany the screening of the documentary REBEL DYKES at 8.30pm, Edinburgh Filmhouse, join the pre-screening zine making workshop About this event On Friday 17 December, the REBEL DYKES are in Edinburgh! To accompany the screening of the hit documentary at 8.30pm, Edinburgh Filmhouse all ticket holders can attend a REBEL DYKES […]

York Zine Fest 2021

The Crescent York

York Zine Fest is back for a very merry Festive Edition!! Join us for 35+ stalls selling a mix of zines, mags, books, prints, badges, xmas decs, ceramics and more. Saturday 18th December at The Crescent Community Venue, York - 12-4pm - free entry but please bring a donation for the food bank collection if […]

Free Queer Feminist Zine Workshop

The Old Fire Station 40 George Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

Book event here This workshop is open to everyone (although we do have an age guidance of 14+ due to some of the content we may explore in the workshop). In the 2 hours we have together, we aim to create a safe space where those participating can choose to explore and express their experiences […]

Festive Zine Workshop

Twenty One Victoria Rd 21 Victoria Road, Scarborough

zines//coffee//music//festivities Get yourselves a hot drink at @twentyonevictoriard and come in out the cold ❄️ Since the last workshop was such a success we thought we'd bring you another one, this time with a festive twist! Get ya Christmas on and come along and say hello! ☺️☃️ Also support your local businesses! Go send some love to @twentyonevictoriard and […]

Edinburgh Zine Fest 2022

Edinburgh Zine Fest will be an affordable, accessible, welcoming and inclusive space to explore DIY self-publishing and zines. An exciting new partnership between Fruitmarket and Edinburgh Zine Library, it will bring a zine-shaped space to Fruitmarket’s annual celebration of artists’ book culture. The Edinburgh Zine Fest will take place alongside the Artist Bookmarket and will […]

Swindon Zine Fest

Swindon Hub 36 The Parade, Swindon, United Kingdom

Queer Theory for Everyday Life

52 Lant St 52 Lant Street, London

Come and join us for a relaxed in-person exploration of Queer Theory and the many ways we can use it in our everyday lives! About this event Queer Theory encompasses an intentional questioning and deconstructing of the categories (man or woman), oppositions (man vs. woman, heterosexual vs. homosexual) and equations (gender=sex) that underpin notions of […]

Zineophilia Social Club at Kapow Coffee

Kapow Coffee 15 Thorntons Arcade, Leeds

Zineophilia Social Club returns for an evening of zine making and art socialising. Learn how to fold paper into self published books, and then draw, collage, write, and print the contents. Meet like minded zine people, work on projects together, make new friends, all at Kapow! Coffee in the Thorntons Arcade Leeds. All materials provided, […]

Inclusive Zine-Making Workshop @Deptford High St, Southeast London.

Deptford Does Art 28 Deptford High Street, London

Learn how to make a zine from scratch, celebrate indie publishing and get to meet Southeast London's zine-making community. About this event This workshop is part of the programme fo events and workshop for the South Zine Fest organised by Deptford Does Art, taking place 19th-29th May in their exhibition space. In this workshop you'll […]

Nerdy Zine-Making Workshop at The Hive in DUSA, Dundee

DUSA The Union Airlie Place, Dundee

Coin-Operated Press presents this 2-hour zine-making workshop with a focus on making zines themed around nerd culture and fandoms. About this event Coin-Operated Press presents this 2-hour zine-making workshop with a focus on making zines themed around nerd culture and fandoms. In this workshop, you will be creating an 8-page mini-zine folded from one sheet […]

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