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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 […]

Cut and Paste Utopia with Oomk Zine

The Bank Gallery Space Central House 59-63 Whitechapel High Street, London, United Kingdom

Cut and Paste Utopia A Zine workshop led by Rose Nordin from Oomk Zine In this Risograph printing session, participants will be encouraged to assemble cut and paste collages reflecting their own vision of a Utopian London. Each collage will be run through the Risograph printer and folded into a zine for participants to take […]

£2

Digbeth First Friday: Lucy McLauchlan’s Zine Launch

Centrala Unit 4, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Join us on July 7 for Digbeth Frist Friday with the final evening of Lucy Mclauchlan’s residency at Centrala! We will celebrate of the launch of Lucy’s zine documenting her investigation along the highways and byways of Birmingham. From 8pm, there will be Music, Centrala’s specialty cocktails and Craft beer!

Khidr Collective Zine Launch

Rich Mix London 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, United Kingdom

Over the last few months, we've been hard at work to create a bi-annual magazine for young Muslims, by young Muslims. We are excited to share the zine & all the amazing content. Why do we need this? We all know how badly represented Muslim communities are in the media. From the Evening Standard to […]

£11.21

Grrrl Zine Fair at Village Green Festival

Chalkwell Park Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, United Kingdom

Grrrl Zine Fair is SUPER excited to be hosting its next event at Village Green Festival. We’re swapping London pubs for a beautiful park overlooking the essex seaside. Expect your fav magic and inclusive Grrrl event but with more workshops, more zines, a sculpture garden, art exhibition, bands and an immersive zine library. ☺ ☺ […]

Achilles! Fanzine Launch Party

Vinyl Deptford 4 Tanners Hill, London, United Kingdom

Achilles! is a fanzine about the Achilles Street area in New Cross, South-East London, which is under threat of regeneration by Lewisham council. 4 blocks of houses and 2 rows of shops face potential regeneration, a euphemism for total demolition. The zine is a space celebrating the existing area and people of Achilles Street. It […]

Zine Workshop – Sick!

INTRA 337-341 High Street, Rochester, United Kingdom

A workshop for those affected by invisible illnesses - guiding you to express yourself through words, images or collage to create a collaborative zine on this theme. Led by artist and printmaker Xtina Lamb, your contributions will be compiled into a small DIY publication - a 'zine', to be printed on INTRA's Risograph machine. The […]

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