Entries from December 2008

December 26, 2008

Zine Trade

There is no better xmas gift than a zine trade waiting in your P.O. Box on Christmas Day.
N.C.M.C

This chunky (I mean it, its thick!) b/w zine comes from Ste Muzz and its called N.C.M.C. Its a collection of photographs of people, graffiti and also some pretty sweet illustrations. You can check out a sample of [...]

December 24, 2008

Secret secret! I got a secret!

Several in fact. I have many secrets to tell you on this lovely (?) xmas eve, while you are, hopefully, far away from your glowing computer screens, gulping down egg nog and pulling on bangers with the fam, for I am not, I have secret blogging business.
Secret 1:
Our favourite girl (and panda) Amanda has got [...]

December 19, 2008

Save the date – MCA Zine Fair 2009

Well if we live until 2009 then you will be happy to know that there will already be a zine fair for you to attend. That’s right, you heard/read me correctly, the MCA are putting on another zine fair on Sunday 24th of May 2009.
This is all the info we have for now, but the [...]

December 17, 2008

Life Zine Collective

Maybe you have heard what the kids over at Life Zine Collective are up to or maybe you haven’t. If you haven’t then I’m about to let you in on this blossoming project. Life Zine Collective sent a call out to established and aspiring zinemakers about a month or so ago asking zinemakers to make [...]

December 11, 2008

Adopt a Grump Cat and Mini Zine Packs!

Well now, this has been a big old night of blogging. Still, I have one more thing to tell you all. The little felt Grump Cats I’ve been making are now ready to be adopted from our etsy! Hooray! I can’t really feed all those mouths after all and while I may weep a bit [...]

December 11, 2008

Calling on regional zine makers: ZINE CLOUD

Sarah Howell and Emma-Jean Gilmour are working on a grant proposal to organise some regional zine workshops ZINE CLOUD 2010 but they need zine artists/makers to make this happen.
The basic proposal is that the ZINE CLOUD workshops will lead to the zine artist host, supported by their local Regional Arts organisation, to travel to the [...]

December 11, 2008

Voiceworks Launch – zine babes wanted

Voiceworks are looking for zine makers to show their wares at the upcoming Voiceworks Launch on Saturday 20th of december, from 1pm till 3pm at Glebe Library. Details are as follows:
(This was posted on the zine google group tonight, but we meant to blog about it before, sorry for the lateness.)
What: Sydney launch for Voiceworks [...]

December 10, 2008

Zine Trade: Popdrome Service!

I can’t say my heart didn’t skip a little when I poured out the contents of the package from Popdrome Service, as group of three zinemakers from Japan. You can see below we got quite a good stash of zines AND these amazing little felt badges, two of which are not pictured since we are [...]

December 3, 2008

Are you coming?

Two zine related things are happening this weekend. First the zine picnic which will be held at the Rotundra in Camperdown Park. Starts at 2pm. Here is the facebook event thing.
The second thing that is on is the DIY Markets/Zine Fair at Little Fish Gallery in Newtown. It starts at 1pm and goes until 5pm. [...]

December 1, 2008

Zine Trades

Another week, another bundle of zines to devour.
Little Yellow Umbrella

A heart felt perzine written by The Lorax who writes about her memories of her father and a little umbrella he once bought her which remains a symbol and reminder of her relationship with her father. This is a very honest, bitter sweet little zine [...]