Auckland Zinefest

Have you heard? There is a great bunch of people putting on this event in the capital in a few short weeks.

This is their wonderful poster:

Catch them on wellingtonzinefest.blogspot.com or on their Facebook here, or catch you there 19 November! x

Hands On Poetry was the launch of ‘Hands Like Mirrors’ poetry anthology, featuring work by New Zealand and Australian writers.

Launched at Alphabet City with spoken word performances and collaborative zine making, Friday 22 July, as part of National Poetry Day 2011.

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Of course there were going to be photos of this!

Our after party at the Wine Cellar featuring cupcakes, bands Luckless and Edward Gains and the Human Remains followed by Karaoke Dick taking us into the wee hours. Fun!

Unfortunately due to a mix up last weekend, we were unable to bring to you the beginners comic workshop with Amy Mackinnon as planned.

Fortunately we have been lucky enough to be able to reschedule to this weekend!

The new date, time and location are:
Tangleball, 27 Edinburgh Street, Newton
Sunday 11:00am – 2:00pm

Tell us you’re coming on Facebook here, or just show up prior to 11:00am!

See you there, and thanks for your patience.

Thank you so much to everyone who came along, took part in a workshop or discussion, attended a talk or sat on a stall. The day ran smoothly and was well attended in every aspect.

Many thanks to the dedicated volunteers throughout the day, and of course to the K Road Business Association, Wine Cellar and Allelyua Cafe.

Photos courtesy of Aimee Carruthers of Papercut Design.

A jam packed evening last Friday at Split/Fountain on K Road, featuring artist talks by Bryce Galloway and Moira Clunie.

Schedule as follows:
‘Trans and Queer webcomics’ talk with Sam Orchard
12:30pm – 1:00pm

Zine workshop with Common Bliss–morning session
1:00pm – 2:00pm

‘Zines as a tool for resistance’ panel discussion
2:30pm – 3:30pm

‘Inside Out’ workshop with David Merritt
3:30pm – ongoing

Zine workshop with Common Bliss afternoon session
4:00pm – 5:00pm

All this plus so much more on the day. For more information on these activities throughout the event, click here.

Auckland Zinefest runs 12 noon – 5pm, Saturday 16 July, from Allelyua Cafe and Wine Cellar, St Kevins Arcade, K Road.

Free entry! Please remember to bring cash as there is no eftpos available from stall holders.

Check it on Facebook here.

A huge thanks and big props to Wine Cellar, Alleluya Cafe and K Road Business Association.

Last weekend was the 24 Hour Zine Making Workshop at Tangleball. Participants were challenged with making a 24 page zine from scratch, either by themselves or as a team effort.

The zines that were produced during this challenge will be displayed at the Zinefest main event, this Saturday at Alleluya Cafe in St Kevins Arcade.

There is also a Photobooth gallery which documents the progress of the participants over the course of the 24 hours, which can be viewed here.

The idea for this event came from the ’24 Hour Zine Thing’ in Abingdon, Virginia, USA.

Big thanks to Tangleball and K Road Business Association for helping us put on this event.

24hr Zinefest – 95 bFM Morning Glory Interview

You can catch it here if you missed it. Tessa in the studio talking to the lovely Charlotte from Morning Glory about the upcoming 24 Hour Zine Making Workshop at Tangleball.

Wanna come? Email us at akzinefest@gmail.com and we’ll pass on the info, or come along at 11am this Saturday to register!

In case you missed the launch at the Audio Foundation hub this weekend, here are some photos. The exhibition runs the whole month though, so make sure you head along and read some zines from their expansive collection.

Many thanks to Ducklingmonster Futurian and the Audio Foundation for making this event happen.

Check out the Facebook event to tell your friends you are cool and you will see them there.