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Sunday, 16 March 2014

Zine News Round-Up, 16.03.14




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1.            New Releases
2.            Upcoming Events
3.            Submission Calls
4.            A.O.B.
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1.New Releases

Poor Lass, a zine about working-class women, released its 3rd issue this month!  Details here: https://www.facebook.com/PoorLassZine  

Split perzine ‘Mythologising Me #8 / Not Lonely #8’ was published this weekend. Buy your copy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/mythologisingme!

Issue #123 of Bi Community News, the UK’s biggest-selling bisexual zine, is available to buy now at http://bicommunitynews.co.uk/.  They also offer great subscription rates!

I published a full colour zine titled ‘Ways in which I am like my dog’, which is available to buy from my website for 50p! www.catherineelms.co.uk

New UK perzine Shelf Life is out now, featuring pieces on anxiety, obsessions, roller derby and university.  Buy a copy at http://etsy.com/uk/listing/177435234/shelf-life-1-zine.

Literary zine Hand Job #4 is out now!  Check it out at http://handjobzine.wordpress.com.

UK perzine Opinionated Nobody #7 is out now, which is all about the author turning 30.  Contact Rebs at clumsykisses @ gmail.com to buy or trade a copy.

D&D Virgin #2 is out now – buy a copy at www.marchingstars.co.uk.

MH perzine Unblissfully #2 was published last month – buy a copy at the author’s etsy store.

Your Pretty Face Is Going Straight To Hell #19 was published this weekend!  Details on buying/trading can be found here: http://tukru.vampiresushi.co.uk/blog/?p=514

Burnout (a minizine about burnout and self-care) is available for only 50p from Cool Schmool: http://coolschmool.bigcartel.com/product/burnout 

Athemaura #12 was also published this weekend, in time for Yorkshire Zine Weekender (you've all been such busy bees!) - lots of info here: http://athemaura.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/new-issue-of-athemaura.html 


2.Upcoming Events

'Dare to be free': a women's history zine making workshop: 29th March 2014, 13.30-16.30 at The National Archives in Kew.  A collaborative zine will be made during the course of the workshop!  Info here: http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/events/dare-to-be-free.htm

Alternative Press Fair: 10 May 2014, Bishopsgate Institute, London.  To take part as an exhibitor please apply for a table here: www.alternativepress.org.uk.   Spaces are limited and deadline is 5pm on 19th March.

Dublin Zine Fair: August 2014, date TBC.  The organisers are offering FREE tables for international zinesters, so email asap to register your interest!  Sarahbracken @ hotmail.com.


3.Submission Calls

‘Stories from Space Camp’ is looking for submissions for their second issue, on the theme of “bodies”.  Submissions from people who feel alienated from mainstream sci fi & fantasy media are particularly welcome. Check out the Facebook page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesFromSpaceCamp.

‘Sonorus: Feminist Perspectives on Harry Potter’ is looking for submissions for its second issue – deadline now extended to 29 March!  Lots of details on the website: http://sonoruszine.wordpress.com

Hand Job Literary Zine are looking for submissions for their next issue!  Email the editors at handjobzine @ gmail.com for more info, or visit www.handjobzine.wordpress.com.


4.A.O.B.


Did we miss anything?  Let us know – spillthezinesuk @ gmail.com .

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