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Co-Making a Zine – Women’s Spaces in Oxford

OARC Oxford, OX4 1DD, United Kingdom

Join Women’s History Oxford for an evening of collaborative zine-making to celebrate International Women's Day! Using the research gathered at our Learning Extravaganza in October, we’ll be looking at presenting our findings about current and historical women’s spaces in Oxford in visually interesting ways. Materials: We’ll be getting creative with scissors and glue sticks, so […]

£2

Zine Making Workshop with Holly Casio

Poplar Union 2 Cotall St, Poplar, London, United Kingdom

Celebrate women artists, activists, community leaders, musicians, family members and unsung heroes in this Women in Focus themed zine making workshop. What are zines? Zines are self-published DIY documents with a history rooted in radical publishing. Using cut and paste collage, writing and art, you can make your own publication dedicated to putting your heroes […]

Zine Making Workshop with Salford Zine Library

HOME 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, United Kingdom

Part of: Home Young Creatives/ Persepolis Zines are a flexible, exciting medium and a powerful method of communication, often raising awareness of topics outside of mainstream media. Following the screening of Persepolis, Ingrid Francis, curator at Salford Zine Library and Isobel Harrop, author and artist, will facilitate this practical zine making workshop inspired by the film’s themes. Participants will have […]

Grrrlizm Zine Launch

Common 39 to 41 Edge Street, Manchester

THE GRRRLIZM ZINE LAUNCH PARTY The party will be held in March in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 100th year of women receiving partial voting rights! You can purchase our zine as well as artwork by female creatives on the night. Profits from the Grrrlizm Zine will be donated to the Pankhurst Trust […]

The House That Heals The Soul: Digital Collections

The Tetley Hunslet Road, Leeds, LS10 1JQ, United Kingdom

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-house-that-heals-the-soul-workshop-with-shy-bairns-tickets-42908582726?aff=es2 Join Shy Bairns as they work with our Designers in Residence, Jamie Hudson and Orlando Lloyd, for a workshop as part of the exhibition, The House That Heals The Soul. This workshop will explore how digital matter on the internet are grouped into collections, be it through websites like YouTube, Instagram, or the photos […]

Zine Club Manchester: Women’s History Month

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

Zine Club is back! For this edition we'll be making a communal zine for women's history month (more info TBA). 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 […]

Can You Hear Me Now? Zine Issue 2 Launch

The Castle Hotel 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Can You Hear Me Now? Zine is a music zine that gives women a voice. After the massively successful and sold-out launch of our first zine, we are holding another event for our second issue, CHANGE, at the Castle Hotel Manchester on 24/3/17 from 4-10pm. It’s going to be an afternoon of live music, zine workshops, […]

£3

Zine making – Women’s Liberation Movement gems

Feminist Library 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom

This event will be the culmination of our Herstory Fridays exhibition on history of feminist publishing, focusing on the Feminist Library collection of Women's Liberation Movement materials. More details on the exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/138615093473196/ Come and join us for this session of zine making that's a tribute to women's history, feminist publishing & archiving.

Liverpool Anarchist Bookfair 2018

Black-e 1 Great George Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Second anarcho fair in Liverpool – happening 2018. More details TBA.

Glasgow Zine Fest

CCA Glasgow 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The very best of self publishing and homegrown dissent in the UK, for two days at CCA.

Northwest Zinefest 2018

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

After a year off, Northwest Zinefest is back! This time we're going to be at Partisan Collective, an independent, community led, DIY space on Cheetham Hill Road in Manchester. It's going to be on Sunday May 6th, so get it pencilled in your diaries (or wherever you keep track of your appointments) now. We're planning […]

Zinefest South

Zinefest South, hosted by Southampton Solent University / BA Hons Magazine Journalism. With Guest ZINES from around the UK. It's a celebration of independent thinking and creativity, hand crafted award winning publications available to read and buy. ALSO : Special guests/artists performing live on both days.

Swansea Zine Fest 2018

Volcano The Iceland Building, 27-29 High Street, Swansea, United Kingdom

Swansea Zine Fest, an event to celebrate fanzines and DIY self-publishing, will be held at Volcano Swansea on Saturday 19th May 2018 from 12pm - 5pm! A zine (pronounced “zeen,” as in “maga-zine”) is a self-published, small circulation, non-commercial booklet or magazine, usually produced by one person or a few individuals. Zines can include personal […]

Zine Social with special guest with Edinburgh Zine Library

The Forest Cafe 141 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A super chill get together to chat zines and zine libraries, with special guest creator of Fiddlers Green zine. We'll bring some of the collection to browse. Come on down to the forest anytime, we'll be in the basement from 6-9 with a brew. if you're anxious about coming and want more info or a […]

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