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But I’m a Cheerleader Zine Workshop

Edinburgh Central Library 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A free zine making workshop as part of the LEAP festival fortnight exploring and celebrating LGBTQI experiences in sport. Join the Edinburgh Zine Library to create zines, share your experiences of sport, and explore LGBTQI and human rights issues. Make a fanzine about your favourite LGBTQI players! Shout out about the sport you love! Explore […]

Second Ever Cameo Zine Fair

Cameo Cinema 38 Home Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

We're happy to announce our summer zine fair! Come down to our bar on Sunday the 17th for a host of local artistic talent, with a couple friends coming in from out of town as well. If you are interested in presenting your work at the fair (or know someone who would be) get in […]

Indie Book & Zine Fair Edinburgh

Out of the Blue Drill Hall Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Newsflash: we have a venue! The fair will take place at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, on 21 July 2018, 12-5pm. Message/email me (rosalind.gibb@gmail.com) if you're interested in having a stall. Get the date in your diary. Come and discover new print publications and celebrate DIY publishing. Plus have a cuppa […]

Unfinished Zine Club

The Forest Cafe 141 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Come one, come all, come zine! We're running our very relaxed (almost horizontal) zine club at Forest again! There'll be materials to make zines, good chat, falafel wraps, and coffee. If you're new to the world of zines, or working on a zine already (at whatever stage) come on down. As well as zine-making, we'll […]

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Zine Workshop – Edinburgh

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Arboretum Pl, Edinburgh

Join Butterfly Conservations Bog Squad in collaboration with the Edinburgh Zine Library for a fun workshop in a fantastic location at the Botanic Cottage, RBGE! What is a zine? - A zine is a kind of mini mixed-media magazine which is handmade/self-published. They are made by many writers, artists and creators on a range of […]

FREE

Come make Zines with the Edinburgh Zine Library for 9 to 12 year olds

Edinburgh Central Library 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Zines are small books that you make yourself. Often, people make them to tell stories from their life, about themselves, their friends or family or where they live, to share things that they love or to teach people about things that they know about. You can draw and write and collage about whatever you want […]

Come make Zines with the Edinburgh Zine Library for 13 to 18 year olds

Edinburgh Central Library 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Zines are small books, pamphlets or magazines that you make yourself. Some people write zines to share their love of something - a hobby, fandom, band, type of food or a place. Sometimes people write zines to share knowledge - like a paper version of YouTube contouring tutorials. Sometimes people write zines to tell their […]

Free

Zine Making Workshop

Edinburgh Central Library 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

BOOK TICKETS DIRECTLY WITH THE ORGANISER HERE Saturday 5 October 2019, 2-4pm. Free. 15 places for 16-25 year olds Location: The Edinburgh Zine Library, Edinburgh Central Library, 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EG Pool your ideas to make pages for a collective zine about your experiences of buildings and the art you’ve seen in […]

Free

Zine Production

Out of the Blueprint 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

BOOK TICKETS WITH THE ORGANISERS HERE Free. 15 places for 16-25 year olds 2-4pm: Finish Zines at Out of the Blueprint, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG Get hands-on with the zine production process, folding, binding and getting the publications ready for the launch event. Risograph printing is an […]

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Makin’ Babies and the Law: A zine-making workshop

Summerhall Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL, United Kingdom

Learn about the law regulating fertility treatment and feminist critiques of the same. Explore the legislation and case law which regulates embryo production and the devastating consequences this regulation can have for people who want to make babies (particularly women, trans-men and non-binary folk). Learn about the history of zines and then contribute pages to […]

Free

Zine Workshop with Edinburgh Zine Library

We are delighted to announce that Edinburgh Zine Library are holding a zine workshop for SX Scotland. About this Event This workshop is for Gay and Bisexual men and all men who have sex with men. This is inclusive of both Cis and Trans men. Zines are handmade pamphlets often crafted by minority voices. Please […]

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 […]

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 […]

Edinburgh Zine Festival 2024

Edinburgh Zine Festival is back for 2024 alongside Fruitmarket’s Artist BookMarket on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February 2024. Venue Edinburgh Zine Fest 2024 will be in Fruitmarket’s warehouse space, next door to Waverley Station. Timings The Zine Fest will run 11-6 on Saturday, and 11-5 on Sunday. Access Accessiblity information about Fruitmarket can be […]

Pride Zine Fair

Kafe Kweer 5 St Peter’s Buildings, Edinburgh

Join us for a zine fair in celebration of Pride Month! Pop along and support your friendly neighbourhood queer zine-makers... be gay, buy zines!! Where: This workshop will take place in the downstairs room in Kafe Kweer, 5 St Peter’s Buildings, Edinburgh, EH3 9PG When: Saturday 8th June Time: 12:00-17:00 Free entry! Open to everyone! Zine-makers to be […]

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