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Here’s a list of zine and DIY events coming up in the UK.

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QUARANZINE FEST 2020! (online)

Quaranzine Fest 2020 ~ a viral safe-space! | APRIL 4th & 5th 2020 | #quaranzinefest Inoculate against boredom! Self-quarantine is not exciting! Start stockpiling zines before panic buying starts! Quaranzine Fest is a (cough…) viral concept to connect zine makers and patrons in this turbulent time of social distancing. In the face of Federal Government ineptitude, callousness, and lack of empathy, the […]

Radical Cataloguing Workshop with Glasgow Zine Library (online)

A discussion and workshop about how Glasgow Zine Library organised and categorises our collection and how we can ensure we are doing this in the most radical, accessible and useful way. For those with an interest in zines, cataloguing, organising stuff, or just who want to give their input! This event will be hosted on […]

Come Zine With Me: finish your unfinished zines with us! (online)

The struggle for any zine maker is finding the time to finish one of the thousands of ideas you’ve got on the go. Join GZL for an afternoon of companionable zine-making, online! Get some new ideas, and tell us about what you’re making! This event will be hosted on Zoom, an online video conferencing tool. […]

(POSTPONED) Northwest Zinefest: Burnley

Burnley Central Library Grimshaw Street, Burnley, Lancashire

We are incredibly excited to tell you that we are holding a zinefest at the amazing That 0282 place, on the first floor of Burnley Central Library. It will be held on Saturday 11th April 2020 from 12 - 4pm Please be mindful that the first hour will be an accessibility hour to ensure the […]

Make Your First Zine: An online workshop for beginners (online)

Ever wanted to make your own zine, but didn’t know where to start? There’s never been a more perfect time to take that first step. GZL is hosting a live zine-making tutorial for beginners. Get to grips with zine-making from the comfort of your own home. This event will be hosted on Zoom, an online […]

(CANCELLED) Essex Grrrl Zine Workshop

Beecroft Art Gallery Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea

Join us on 30 April from 6 - 8 pm, alongside Beecroft Art Gallery's This Is What An Essex Girl Looks Like exhibition, to create our own self-published zines. We're sticking one up to the Essex Girl stereotype, writing our own narratives and documenting our experiences in a relaxed, creative form of self-care through collage, writing and […]

£5.98

Swansea Zine Fest 2020 (online)

We will be holding a VIRTUAL Swansea Zine Fest on the original zine fest date, Saturday 9th May 2020! The event will take place on this page and be shared across our other social media. The day will involve workshops, crafting and zine reviews as well as our usual open mic session - more info […]

Sheffield Zine Fest 2020

The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Come along to browse and buy zines and crafts made by local writers, artists and designers and those from further afield - or make your own - and find out all about independent publishing. What's a zine? Pronounced ‘zeen’ like maga-zine, it's a magazine or booklet that you make yourself, and give away, swap or […]

(POSTPONED) Weirdo Zine Fest 2020 (London)

Science Gallery London Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom

Weirdo Zine Fest is a self-publishing fair celebrating DIY cultural production by radical and marginalised people. Preference for tables goes to women, queers, people of colour, disabled people, trans people, fat people, sex workers and anyone who is otherwise marginalised. We also encourage applications from new and first timer zinesters! This year there will be […]

Swindon Zine Fest 2020

Swindon Central Library

We will be holding the third Swindon Zine Fest on the 1 August 2020 at the Central Library in Swindon from 12pm to 4pm. As with previous zine fests, we especially encourage LGBTQIA+/POC/disabled makers to apply. If you have any worries or accessibility questions we will try our best to accommodate you/reassure you! We will […]

Levenshulme Zine Club (online)

Join in Levenshulme zine club on Instagram stories (tagging @burnyourbones) every wednesday from 6pm. https://www.instagram.com/burnyourbones/

Santa Rosa Zine Fest 2020

PLEASE NOTE TIMES ARE IN GMT-8 Sonoma County Library and the volunteer collective SRZF are excited to announce Santa Rosa Zine Fest 2020 (#SRZF2020), a free online event for all ages happening on Zoom on November 7, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Santa Rosa Zine Fest will feature an interactive artist conversation between Amanda […]

Tell me about your dream last night! Zine-making for children and families

Online

Dreams can be many things, An image, a story, an emotion Using zines as a guide for our dreams and stories to exist, this children's workshop explores how we tell the stories of our dreams when we awake from sleep. Kreatively Imagining a Decolonial School was created by Alaya Ang, a platform exploring creative ways of […]

Free

SOX Zine Fest

Online

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS “From Flip to Swipe” We are now accepting works for this year’s SOX Zine Fest! Now in its fourth year, SOX Zine Fest is an annual gathering of creators, readers, and supporters of zines and independent publications in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region. The first three installments were held in General Santos City, Koronadal […]

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