Wednesday, 25 June 2014

July is International Zine Month 2014!


The month of July is dedicated to a celebration of zines and independent publishing with people all over the world. This is not a spectator sport - you must get involved!  When posting online about International Zine Month use the hashtag #IZM2014.  Here are 31 suggested activities for each day of IZM 2014:

Get Ready!

-Sign in to WeMakeZines.ning.com & write about IZM

-Sign up for the 24 hour zine challenge (24hourzines.com)

-Use #IZM2014 when writing online about International Zine Month


GO!

1 – Make a Top 10 list of reasons why your love zines!

2 – Re-read your favorite zines – Let’s remember why we fell in love with zines in the first place!

3 – Zine Distro Appreciation Day! Order from a zine distro.

4 – Read a zine from a country other than your own: There are so many fantastic zines from around the world!

5 – Teach yourself a new zine skill: learn how to book bind, make a 1 page zine, photocopier art, etc.

6 – Check out ZineWiki.org and add your zine or update existing entries.

7 – Make some envelopes or postcards for postal week

8 – Make a flyer for your zine to send with trades or orders and see if other people will trade for stacks of them so you can all promote each other.

9 – Write a letter to a zine maker that you don’t know

10 – Send a care package to a zine friend

11 – Make some mail art!

12 – Send your zine out to be reviewed

13 – Zine Trade Day! Ask someone if they would like to trade zines with you.

14 – ValenZINE’s Day! Write to ZineCrush.com (or write to your zine crush!)

15 – Leave a zine in public for someone else to find: leave your zine at a bus stop, bathroom, waiting room, or anywhere else someone will find it!

16 – Send your zine to a distro for consideration

17 – Review a zine online or write a review to share

18 – Order from a different zine distro than usual

19 – Zine Shop appreciation day! Try to find a local shop that sells zine or see if you can get a local store to stock zines!

20 – Free Zine Day! Give your zine away to someone.

21 – International Zine Library Day! Visit your local zine library!

22 – Send your zine to a zine library

23 – Make a 1 page zine. Here are some instructions.

24 – Organize your zine collection

25 – Teach a friend or family member about zines

26- Submit something to a compilation zine

27 – Organize a zine event!  any size! big or small!

28 – Cook with a recipe from a zine or cook zine!

29- Post a photo of you with your zine or zine collection.

30 – Read some zines!  Lay in bed & read zines all day if you can

31 – HallowZINE: Remember zines and zinesters that are no longer with us. Light a candle at the virtual HallowZine shrine.



EXTRA CREDIT

-Read a zine everyday

-Attend a zine event

-do a 24 hour zine: sign up at 24hourzines.com

-post your progress on your blog or on We Make Zines

-Drawa comic a day then release a comic zine

-Write about your progress daily online

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Reblogged from Alex Wrekk's zinetastic blog Stolen Sharpie Revolution!

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