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☆ Polyester Issue Six Launch Party ☆

Moth Club Valette Street, Hackney, United Kingdom

♡☆* Polyester issue six is here! ☆* ♡ 25th April @ MOTH Club Sets from: BFF666 (Alice Go & Bella Podpadec) Jender Anomie Grossmary UGLY BUT HUNG + Mx World Moonchild ✿ Our sixth zine features/work by: Pussy Riot, Smart Girl Club (Princess Nokia), The Love Witch, Cherry Glazerr, Lora Mathis, Ambivalently Yours, Panteha Abareshi, […]

Damsel Zine 1.0 Launch Party

VFD 66 Stoke Newington Road, London, United Kingdom

-?-DAMSEL ZINE 1.0 LAUNCH PARTY-?- 11TH OF MAY @VFD DALSTON ????❣️?????????? Hello all my fashionistas and sassy pals, Damsel is inviting u to our first ever launch party happening on the 11th of May!!!!!! Please join us @ VFD Dalston to celebrate the release of our first issue! Our first issue is all about being […]

£3

DIY Cultures 2017: Zines, comics, activist day festival

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

DIY Cultures is an annual day festival centred around a zine, small press and artists' book fair that simultaneously takes place over 4 floors of Rich Mix arts centre. Running since 2013, the extended programme consists of exhibitions, new art commissions, workshops, contemporary craft, panel discussions,comics, illustration, video art, digital animation, poetry and music exploring […]

Zine Fair @ BENT FEST 2017

DIY Space for London 96-108 Ormside St, London, United Kingdom

More QUEER PUNK and exciting times are on the horizon so get yr glitter and studs ready because Bent Fest 2017 is going to be a wild one!!! Three days of punk and DIY bands from all over the UK and abroad, there will be dancing and singing at the Drag-e-oke with the one and […]

£20

WHIP Issue 01 Launch

The Peckham Pelican 92 Peckham Rd, London , United Kingdom

Calm your election night jitters by joining WHIP at the Peckham Pelican for the launch of our first issue

SORT Zine Issue 3 Launch Party

Vogue Fabrics 66 Stoke Newington Rd, London, United Kingdom

SORT ZINE: THE CULT ISSUE (photo by Derek Ridgers for SORT Zine – more information soon) LINE-UP: Antonio Mingot https://soundcloud.com/antoniomingot NAKED (Live+DJ) https://soundcloud.com/naked Soonbe (Live) https://soundcloud.com/soonbe Never Worse (Live) https://soundcloud.com/never_worse Slugbait Venus Flytrap www.sort-studio.co.uk

Queer Zine-Making and Crafting!

Feminist Library 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom

That’s right, it's a crafternoon, but in the morning. What? A chance to sit round a table with a bunch of lovely people and chat about life, work on some projects, bring your own knitting/cross-stitch/badge making/paper/pens/snacks etc. I myself will be collaging my very first zine and yes you can borrow my scissors. It’ll be […]

£3

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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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 […]

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