ZCMAG โ๏ธ๐ Community Updates for July 2023
News, Zine Releases, Events, Resources, and Best of Zine Crisis
ZCMAG Worldwide Community Updates is (re)born! This format is a work in progress, so bear with us while we figure out.
Table of Contents:
ZC MAG News
Best of ZC
New Zine Releases
Zine Events
Recent Resources
You need to be a member of the Zine Crisis discord community to view the links marked with (discord) or in the Best of ZC section. Itโs open to the public and free to join here
ZC MAG News
Zine Crisis is collaborating on an anti-car zine to raise awareness for the upcoming 2023 ZCMAG Mutual Assistance grant! If you are member you can read the details for the open call here. (discord link)
With help from the community, the Zine Idea Generator has reached over 12 Million potential zine ideas! Thank you! Generate your own idea here.
Virtual Festival Page Updates: Live booths are being prioritized! Stores that aren't Live Booths will no longer have a thumbnail in order for it to be easier to manually update. Learn more about live booths here
Reminder: We are always accepting donations for the Print At Home Zine Library and submissions to Rare Bloom Zine Series (discord link)
Best of ZC
Some of the highlights from the Zine Crisis discord server! All links in this section link to conversations on our discord server and you must join the community to view them.
A discussion on how to deal with existential dread ended with this awesome diagram of how to eat sunflower seeds drawn by booop
We had our first Toad Tuesday and Weroniker shared this great image of two toads. Don't forget to post toads next week! (We still aren't 100% sure what the difference between frogs and toads is)
Darryl shared a photo of an illuminated manuscript he saw at the Met Museum and Weroniker, Kathrin, Braktor and Julia worked together to translate the old High German caption.
New Zine Releases
INTER/EXHUME!
From Lorwell: "hello hello it's INTER/EXHUME! It's about ghosts! It's about gardening! It's about being haunted by literally everything that we do! If you like historical ruminations or plants, it's both! It's got 4 pages of footnotes!"
https://lorwell.itch.io/interexhume
Zines LGBTQ+ por Annya's Den
From Tama: "If you can read Spanish!: My friends and I made queer zines for pride, you can get the whole collection here for free 60+ pages of zines at your fingertips"
https://rumblemess.itch.io/zines-annyasden
Summer Shade, a Magical Trans Novella
From Lee: "i did a small reprint of a silly novella i wrote a couple years back about a rural commune of trans people with magic powers"
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1518092229/summer-shade-a-magical-trans-novella
The Depths
From Grant: "The Depths is an 8 page accordion book that celebrates the wild and wonderful animals of the ocean"
https://www.grantthomasonline.com/product/the-depths-accordion-book-zine/
Zine Events Worldwide ๐
Leer Zine Fest ๐ฉ๐ช
Where: Leer, Germany
When: November 25th, 2023
Zine Fest Leer! 25.11.2023 10:00-18:00 in der KWS Leer (Ostfriesland)! Mach mit!
More info: Leer Zine Fest Instagram account
Zineography ๐จ๐ฆ
Where: London, Ontario, Canada
When: September 16th, 2023, 12pm - 4pm
Zineography 2023 Vendor Application Form
Zine Machine zine fest ๐บ๐ธ
Where: Durham, North Carolina, US
When: Sunday, October 15th
How much: Free to attend, $30 to set up
From Andrew Neal: "Zine Machine in Durham (NC, US) is now open for registration. Sunday, Oct 15. Bring your own table at the Fruit. $30 to set up. Registration open through Sep 15 unless they hit their limit of 75 people. No public webpage, contact Bill Fick for more details and payment instructions. He confirmed it is cool to share his email: durhamsupergraphic@gmail.com"
Bradford Zine Fest ๐ฌ๐ง
Where: City Library, Bradford, UK
When: September 23rd, 2023, 11am - 4pm
Bradford Zine Fest instagram account
Richmond Zine Fest ๐บ๐ธ
Where: Richmond, Virginia, US
When: October 6th - 7th, 2023
Applications are open for Richmond Zine Fest
More info and apply: http://www.richmondzinefest.info/
Zine Market at Femxle Experience Art Rebellion ๐ฆ๐บ
Where: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
When: August 5th, 2023, 10am - 2pm
Scan the QR code in the flier for more info!
Recent Resources
Glaze - Protect your art from AI mimicry
Yokai - A fascinating database of Japanese Folklore
Free Seattle Library Card for any U.S. resident
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