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International Zine Month 2018 – Day 12 – ZineWiki Day!

Hello, zine friends! Today’s posts are brought to you by the power of zine love because, without it, I would probably sleep all day. Haha. My spoons are running away at a rapid pace. Today highlights a great zinemaker resource, though, so I could hardly stay in bed and miss it!

Today’s prompt is:

ZineWiki Day! Add to or update zinewiki.com

ZineWiki is what it sounds – a wiki site for zines, zinemaking, and zinemakers. There are directories that you can search by name, by country, and more. You can also search for individual zines and maybe find out more about the zine and the person or people who made it.

You can create and edit your own pages as well as add your pages to the various directories. It does take a bit of learning if you’re not familiar, but it’s not too difficult, and you can find help on the help page.

You can also ask for assistance in the comments as well. ^_^

Have you set up a Wiki page? Leave the link in the comments!

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List of activities: http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/international-zine-month/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/internationalzinemonth/

Others Joining In :

*Echo Publishing – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com
*Feral Publications – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dA2HTUon0
*You?

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The Zine Collector Episode 012 – Selling Zines Online Pt 1 – Etsy Changes

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Hello, zine friends! In this episode of The Zine Collector, I talk about the changes Etsy have made to their fees, why I’m not happy about it, and how it inspired me to start this series.

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People/Places/Zines Mentioned This Episode:

*International Zine Month Activity List – http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/international-zine-month/
*Etsy – https://www.etsy.com
*MarketWatch – https://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-etsy-side-gig-is-about-to-get-more-expensive-2018-06-15
*CNBC – https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/etsy-earnings-q4-2017.html
*Etsy Announcement Stock Rise – https://www.marketwatch.com/story/etsys-stock-rockets-to-highest-ever-price-2nd-biggest-gain-2018-06-14

*@Fanzines: https://twitter.com/fanzines
*Zine World Calendar: http://bit.ly/2lAVSYK

You Can Find Me At:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeaGreenZines/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seagreenzines/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zineninja
Etsy: https://www.seagreenzines.etsy.com
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/seagreenzines
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seagreenzines
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzyDIb85hSvcwPsDQIP4Qg

Want to listen to the podcast? Find me at: https://shows.pippa.io/thezinecollector

Also on:
Spotify: https://www.spotify.com/
Pocket Casts https://play.pocketcasts.com
Cast Box https://castbox.fm

My PO Box:

Jaime Nyx
PO Box 378
Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Australia

Spanish Summer by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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International Zine Month Days 10 & 11 – New Zine Friends & International Zines

Hello, zine friends! I hope you’re well today. I apologise for missing out on yesterday’s IZM prompt. When you run out of spoons, you run out of spoons, right? That just means there are double the prompts today, haha. So let’s get to it!

Yesterday’s prompt:

Write a letter to a zinemaker you don’t know

I decided to write to Juli Jumprope, who rights the Homebody Herald. I’ve never actually read Juli’s zine myself, but Billy of East Coast Adventures recommended it and kindly provided a point of contact. ^_^

Today’s prompt is:

International Zine Day! Buy, share, or read a zine from a country different to your own

Today I am sitting down with ‘Let Your Fingers Do the Walking’ by Johnnie B Baker who lives in the US.

I do review a heap of zines from all around the world, though, so if you want to check out more zines from other places, be sure to look at the Zine Review Index.

What are you up to today? Have you written to a zinemaker you don’t know? What zines are you buying, reading, or otherwise sharing? Let me know in the comments.

Have a wonderful day!

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List of activities: http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/international-zine-month/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/internationalzinemonth/

Others Joining In :

*Echo Publishing – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com
*Feral Publications – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dA2HTUon0
*You?

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International Zine Month 2018 – Day 9 – Zine Friends

Hello, zine friends! Hello, beginning of a new week. A busy week, too. Plenty to do and never enough time to do it, right? However, today’s prompt lined up perfectly with something that has been on my to-do list for a while.

Today’s prompt is:

Write a letter to a zine penpal

Maaaaaail. Happy zine mail.

You have to send mail to receive mail, and the envelopes pictured above are what’s left out of a big ol’ mail out. Spreading the zine sunshine around the world. 🙂

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List of activities: http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/international-zine-month/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/internationalzinemonth/

Others Joining In :

*Echo Publishing – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com
*Feral Publications – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dA2HTUon0
*You?

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Happy Mail Monday – Tiny Mailbox Edition

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Happy Mail Monday! This week I share some lovely zines from a friend in Queensland and two friends from the US. There’s a teeny tiny surprise!

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Thank you to the wonderful people who sent me mail:

*Keira – https://www.instagram.com/k.huolohan/
*Billy – https://bunnyears.bandcamp.com
*True Zine Marin

Other Mentions:

*Amber is Blue – https://www.instagram.com/amberisblue/
*Alison Evans – https://www.instagram.com/_budgie/
*Copy and Destroy – https://www.instagram.com/copyanddestroy/
*Sticker Nation – http://www.stickernation.com (? Doesn’t seem to be working)
*We Make Zines – http://wemakezines.com
*New Mexico Montage Plus – ?
*I Bought Zines at Tower Records – ?
*Found Words No. 3 – ?

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My PO Box:

Jaime Nyx
PO Box 378
Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Australia

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You Can Find Me At:

seagreenzines@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeaGreenZines/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seagreenzines/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zineninja
Etsy: https://www.seagreenzines.etsy.com
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/seagreenzines
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seagreenzines

Want to listen to The Zine Collector Podcast? Find me at: https://shows.pippa.io/thezinecollector

Also on:
Spotify: https://www.spotify.com/
Pocket Casts https://play.pocketcasts.com
Cast Box https://castbox.fm
And other podcast apps

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International Zine Month 2018 – Day 8 – Cooking Time

Hello, zine friends! A bit of a late one today – at least in my time zone. But I am determined to get in the activities on the day.

Today’s prompt is:

Cook with a recipe from a zine

I love this prompt! I’ve come across quite a few recipes in zines recently. From easy-to-make recipes from Sober Bob’s $50 Minimum to Miss Muffcake’s The Stay at Home Girlfriend’s vegan recipes.

And, of course, I can’t forget the inspiration for my gorgeous peanutellas:

Unfortunately, I don’t have all the ingredients for any of the zine recipes I could find. Le sigh. So I’m afraid it’s a bit of a cheat day for me. If you are cooking up some good zine stuff, let me know in the comments!

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List of activities: http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/international-zine-month/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/internationalzinemonth/

Others Joining In :

*Echo Publishing – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com
*Feral Publications – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dA2HTUon0
*You?

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Call for Submissions: The Rock N’ Roll Horror Zine

The Rock N’ Roll Horror Zine
Submissions Now Open

Looking for rock, metal and punk themed horror, sci-fi, pulp and bizarro fiction submissions up to 2,500 words. Also interested in visual art submissions that are on theme, especially cover art.

Accepted submissions receive $5 and a contributor copy.

Email submissions to doomgoat666@gmail.com

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Call for Submissions: Plump the Post

Plump the Post! is a mail art project centering and celebrating fat queer and trans folks–and submissions are now wide
open! Please send plush postcards, packages, enveloped things, curiosities, and all other miscellany that can be mailed.

Plump the Post! welcomes drawings, photographs, scrawls, sketches, typographic art, scribbles, fiber art, self-portraits, collages, mixed media, sculpture, comics, abstract art, and any other mailed creation that reflects queer and trans fat liberation, however obliquely. Identifying as an artist is not required, being a “good” artist is not necessary, not one bit.

Submissions will be photographed and shared (with permission, attribution, and obscured addresses) via a social media gallery. In Fall 2018 participating mail artists will receive a zine anthology (physical copy) featuring all contributions.

Deadline: September 19, 2018

Email plumpthepost@gmail.com to get the address for mailing your work or to ask any questions. Please submit, please spread the word, and please plump the post!

This project was funded in part by a grant from
NOLOSE (www.nolose.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

[Image: Background is a colorful array of stamps, papers, pens on a tablecloth with astrological symbols. Illustration of a lilac envelope exploding with pink hearts in the lower right-hand corner. White foreground reads, “Fat Queer & Trans Mail Art/Plump the Post!/plumpthepost@gmail.com.” A constellation of decorative dots on the foreground and background.]

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International Zine Month 2018 – Day 7 – Zine Distro Appreciation Day!

Hello, zine friends! Happy weekend. I hope yours is going well. I miss having more sunshine, but rainy days are lovely for curling up and reading some zines. Or working on tweaking websites in my case. Ha!

Today’s prompt is:

Zine Distro Appreciation Day! Order zines from a distro to read during IZM2018

Distroooooooooo. If you’re curious, a ‘general’ definition of distro is:

Distro = sell zines from more than one author
Shop = sell only your own zines

As much as I would love to join in with today’s prompt, I can’t. So I decided to join in by posting up a list of distros. These are the ones I know of, but if you know of any I’ve missed, be sure to let me know!

Antiquated Future (USA)
Black Mosquito (Germany)
Brown Recluse Zine Distro (USA)
Doris Press & Distro (USA)
Food + Paper (USA)
Mend My Dress Press (USA)
Pen Fight Distro (UK)
Pioneers Press (USA)
Portland Button Works (USA)
Small Zine Volcano (Australia)
Sticky Institute (Australia)
Stranger Danger (USA)
Sweet Candy Distro & Press (USA)
Take Care Zine Distro (Australia)
Vampire Sushi (UK)
Wasted Ink Zine Distro (USA)

Enjoy! Let me know what you order. ^_^

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List of activities: http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/international-zine-month/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/internationalzinemonth/

Others Joining In :

*Echo Publishing – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com
*Feral Publications – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dA2HTUon0
*You?