CALLING ZINESTERS

from We Make Zines by AvantAfro

ZINE LIB aka Zine Library was formed in June 2009 and aims to showcase
and share creative work in the self-published form. The archive sources
work through contacting practitioners and word of mouth. There is no
curatorship and we don’t wish to be an arbiter of taste. Zine library is
completely inclusive and your contribution is important.


Viewing the archive is impossible as we are still insearch of finding a
homebase. Zine Library is non Profit and unable to purchase any work.
The Archive works on a donation only basis and is run by self-publishing
artist Abdul Dube and I DO ART a small culture production collective in
Aarhus - Denmark

I am making a call for contributions to the first zine exhibition in Århus(second largest city in Denmark)
working title now is ZINEs IN JUTLANDIA ---- on the flipside of the exhition i will be hosting
A ZineFactory (((Cut, Copy, Collate: zine construction A fanzine making
workshop two day long))) .It is directed at anyone interested in
Self/Independant publication slash editorial, Zinefactory happens in
conjunction with the Nybyggener(Settlers) experiment and will be held at
the Ridehuset(ridershouse) in Århus.
Exhibit runs for a week.and ZINE LIBs collection will be moving into the main library for a new zine exhibition 2011.


I f you would like your zine to feature in this first zine explosion In
jutlandia pls send your zine contributions to -----------------

ZINE LIBE c/o Abdul Dube Paludan Müllers vej 211 Aarhus N 8200 Denmark.

All contributors will recieve a copy of The Colaborative Zine produced at the Zinefactory Workshop. As a trade for ur zine.

DEADLINE FOR ENTERIES to the exhibtion is 24 November 2010.


for more information, pls feel free to drop me a line
fowtoe@gmail.com or leave a a message on my WMZ profile page

Geneva13 #12

Geneva13 #12, digest, 60 pages, $2
Every city should have a zine like this. A bunch of folks from Geneva, NY writing about stuff that matters to them, their community, and the world at large. This issue's loose theme is "foot power," and the intent is to not only promote alternative forms of transportation, but to inspire people to consider the social change that could come from pursuing such things. Included are interviews with bike shop workers, a bike shop owner, a triathlon founder, and a sandal maker. Also included are essays about eating local, pedestrian-centric cities, and the return of the small business model. Furthermore, there is a punkastronomy piece, thoughts about Geneva 13,000 years ago, and a few music reviews among other things. This is a big zine with lots to read and think about and some great photography thrown in as well. What I love most about this zine is its dedication to community, local issues, DIY, and social change. Seriously, if every city had a zine like this I think we'd be in pretty good shape.
Geneva13 Press, PO Box 13, Geneva NY 14456
mail@geneva13.com
www.geneva13.com

SCAM: the first four issues

from Randy Spaghetti by noreply@blogger.com (Randy Spaghetti)


SCAM: the first four issues
$16
Microcosm
222 S. Rogers st.
Bloomington, In
47404
This is a unique review for me in that I haven’t finished reading this yet. I might be done sometime around March 2215. This book is huge and packed with all kinds of visually stimulating and profoundly interesting stuff. The handwritten parts are very sloppy, uneven, and hard to read but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it just takes time to get through a page, especially when it’s full-size. The stories are full of colorful characters and situations, scams, and insight into the inner-workings of highly motivated societal critics and guerrilla street protesters. Arguably, Scam might just be the best punk zine ever created, at least in its entirety. If you are into anarchy, squatting, free punk shows, scamming all corporate and corrupt entities, graffiti, drinking copious amounts of cheap beer, and leaving pianos on hiking trails, well then look no further, your manifesto has arrived.

XXX Neon Sign

from Blackguard

44 pages, digest, $? by James Andre, sam_drane(at)hotmail.com + milkshadow.wordpress.com
This terrific zine is James's story of his time spent working in an adult bookstore. Soon after he started working there his friends called to congratulate him on scoring the perfect job. But you don't even get far into this before realising it was anything but. Dealing with crank calling kids, a drug-fucked douchebag who is so curious about a fake vagina he takes out his cock to give it a test poke, and a filthy-singleted psycho who comes an inch away from punching James's head off when he thinks he stole a fifty-dollar note he put on the counter (at the last minute the guy found it under the porno tapes he had selected). By the end of it, it seemed to me the only reason to work at a job like this is for material to write about (if you survive it, that is. Haw!)
XXX Neon Sign is intense and so compelling I read it in one sitting.
One thing about the layout - the text on each page is very thin vertically, the way poetry is sometimes written. Before I read it, it seemed like a bad decision. The zine is 44 pages but the story could easily fit into a quarter of that. After having read, I think the layout worked. It seemed to create an urgency, and maybe it captures something of the twitchy tunnel vision that seizes those searching through porn. (I don't know anything about that...)
Finally, the cover and inside front cover art by Bobby N. is really cool.

Fag Punk 10

Pork Belly #3

NIELZINE #72

Slam Bang - call for submissions

calling for entries for the Australian Book Arts Journal

The Australian Book Arts Journal publishers are inviting all artists to have their artist book featured on the inside back page, all in colour. This NEW page will be known as the GOBA ( Gallery of Book Art) page and will be included every issue from now on. Showcase your work. Send an image and description to theraggededge@hotmail.com for consideration. All entries will be answered. Artists will be notified if their book is successful. New issue of ABAJ due December 15.

New mailing address for Small Press Newsroom

New mailing address for Small Press Newsroom

from Small Press Newsroom by -AF

Send all books, DVD's, comics, you name it if it's Small Press....for review to:

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