About the event
Zines are a safe space for their creator to freely express themselves and share their art, words, and thoughts.
You can plan ahead what kind of zine you will create (a main theme) or you can come along and create on the day what comes to mind, whatever you prefer!
Our guest speaker will guide, support, and provide the supplies you need!
A little more about this form of Art & Writing...
Zines have drifted in and out of public consciousness over the last fifty years or so, and are now often dismissed as frivolous, pretentious, or irrelevant. They have gone out of fashion somewhat since the early 2000s—there are easier ways to shout about your opinions these days. But, as we have seen time and time again, the internet is a hotbed of fleeting opinions, fake news, and bullying that simply wouldn’t happen offline. To set your thoughts down on paper forces you to reckon with them!
The two defining factors of a zine are normally said to be small print-runs, and self-publishing methods. These two elements often facilitate a third common element which is an unconventional, niche, or otherwise controversial subject matter. Without the screening of traditional publishing houses, and, importantly, without a need or desire to be profitable, zine creators can say whatever they want - conventions be damned!
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