ZineWriMo 2024 Day 14: Zine Wiki Day!

ZineWriMo Day 14: Zine Wiki Day! Check in at zinewiki.com

We’re almost to the halfway mark already! My goodness.

Have you ever wanted a place to find information on zines and zinemakers all in one place without googling? Welcome to ZineWiki.com

It was down for a while and took a bit of effort to get it up and running again. But it is back and healthy with so much to offer, including articles as well as a catalogue of awesome zine people.

Definitely check it out and be sure to update your page or make one if you don’t have one already!

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That is all for my day 14. Check out this ZineWriMo post for more on the background of ZineWriMo as well as the prompts list. Also be sure to check out the links below to start connecting to other zinemakers.

Joining In

*Hadass – https://hadass420.wordpress.com

*Smita – https://www.instagram.com/smitavkumar/

*ShellBob – https://www.instagram.com/shellbobmv/

*Erica – https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com

*Ola – https://www.instagram.com/backseatzzz/

*Sierra – https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

~Let me know if you are participating so I can add you to the list!~

ZineWriMo 2024 Day 13: WIP Wednesday

ZineWriMo Day 13: Work In Progress Wednesday

Hello and happy Wednesday, zine friends.

Wednesdays are for your work in progress. And as much as I have piled on my desk, today’s Work In Progress is me. I went on a little adventure for fresh air and sunshine. There’s a place nearby that I always wanted to check out, and I finally did. It was so lovely and peaceful. So worth it.

Refilling the well is important too! What do you work on today?

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That is all for my day 13. Check out this ZineWriMo post for more on the background of ZineWriMo as well as the prompts list. Also be sure to check out the links below to start connecting to other zinemakers.

Joining In

*Hadass – https://hadass420.wordpress.com

*Smita – https://www.instagram.com/smitavkumar/

*ShellBob – https://www.instagram.com/shellbobmv/

*Erica – https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com

*Ola – https://www.instagram.com/backseatzzz/

*Sierra – https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

~Let me know if you are participating so I can add you to the list!~

ZineWriMo 2024 Day 12: Tuesday Trade Day

ZineWriMo Day 12: Tuesday Trade Day – Trade Zines

It’s Tuesday Trade Day!

Trading is a huge part of the zineverse, connecting with others, broadening your horizons and perspectives. Some of the first things I did when I discovered zines was trade! And, well, here I am today.

If you’re looking for someone to trade with, check out the list of links below or get onto the hashtags #zinewrimo #zinewrimo2024 to connect with people!

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That is all for my day 12. Check out this ZineWriMo post for more on the background of ZineWriMo as well as the prompts list. Also be sure to check out the links below to start connecting to other zinemakers.

Joining In

*Hadass – https://hadass420.wordpress.com

*Smita – https://www.instagram.com/smitavkumar/

*ShellBob – https://www.instagram.com/shellbobmv/

*Erica – https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com

*Ola – https://www.instagram.com/backseatzzz/

*Sierra – https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

~Let me know if you are participating so I can add you to the list!~

ZineWriMo 2024 Day 11: Make a Zine – Celebrate Someone

ZineWriMo Day 11: Make a Zine – Make a zine celebrating someone

Happy Monday, zine friends! We don’t have Happy Mail Monday today, but we do have plenty of good feels with today’s prompt!

I had the inspiration for this zine quite a while ago and was happy to have the time to not only start but also finish this zine today! This one is for my recent but already dear friend Violet who has taught me so much.

Who are you celebrating today?

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That is all for my day 11. Check out this ZineWriMo post for more on the background of ZineWriMo as well as the prompts list. Also be sure to check out the links below to start connecting to other zinemakers.

Joining In

*Hadass – https://hadass420.wordpress.com

*Smita – https://www.instagram.com/smitavkumar/

*ShellBob – https://www.instagram.com/shellbobmv/

*Erica – https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com

*Ola – https://www.instagram.com/backseatzzz/

*Sierra – https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

~Let me know if you are participating so I can add you to the list!~

ZineWriMo 2024 Day 10: Sharing is Caring – Favourite Zine Tools

ZineWriMo Day 10: Sharing is Caring: Show off your favourite zinemaking tools

Is it Sunday already? My goodness. Today we show off our favourite zinemaking tools. I wasn’t sure what to pick at first because my love of stationery includes so much. But then I thought I would pick what I use most – which has to be what I have in my pencil case!

What are your favourite zinemaking tools?

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That is all for my day 10. Check out this ZineWriMo post for more on the background of ZineWriMo as well as the prompts list. Also be sure to check out the links below to start connecting to other zinemakers.

Joining In

*Hadass – https://hadass420.wordpress.com

*Smita – https://www.instagram.com/smitavkumar/

*ShellBob – https://www.instagram.com/shellbobmv/

*Erica – https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com

*Ola – https://www.instagram.com/backseatzzz/

*Sierra – https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

~Let me know if you are participating so I can add you to the list!~

Check It Out:  VLASINDA’s DESOLATE LIBRARY

Brush aside, the cobwebs of time.
And wander between the pages.
The tales of reality,
Told in fable and rhymes,
Through struggles, and weary ages.
Truth, and perspective will likely vary,
When you enter the walls,

Of VLASINDA’s DESOLATE LIBRARY

A Podcast for Storytellers, Poets, and more. We feature storytellers, poets, musicians, as well as interviews with people with interesting occupations. Many contributions come from fellow zinemakers.

Find it here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/77iM0H8rO4xW4fnkcM5GC5?si=c4c8799c572049ff
https://www.instagram.com/vlasinda_desolate_library

Call for Submissions: Liminal Spaces and Non-Binary People

@apebellica 

OPEN CALL
DEADLINE NOVEMBER 18TH

Floors upon floors of empty corridors, incongruent spaces stacked on narrow, wide, long rooms. Doors. Rooms. Windows. Let’s build an hotel. Collettive and dissonant.

In this zine we want to represent the uncanny, the weird and the disturbing. We want to explore strange happenings, backrooms, and distorted dreams. We want to investigate liminal spaces with a non-binary perspective. 

We want to construct an impossible architecture build on paper.

< So… what to send? >

Everything. We ask you to build the elements of this hotel by creating doors, corridors, rooms, warehouses, reception halls and fill them with your work. Whether these are in the form of written text (random thoughts, short essays, stories, playlists, reviews, recommendations or advice), illustrations, sculptures, photographs, mixed media art, memes…

< In what language can I send my work? >

Preferably English and Italian. But all languages are welcome 🙂

< How to send them? >

Send everything in BW, A5 format and high resolution to nonbinaryhorror@yahoo.com

< Ok. I sent my contribution, now what? >

This is a collective zine, which means that once the layout is finished and the file PDF has been sent to everyone, you will be free to print, distribute or sell it without problems.

You have questions? Write to @apebellica for clarifications! 

ZineWriMo 2024 Day 9: Refill the Well – Tunes

ZineWriMo Day 9: Refill the Well: Listen to & share your favourite creative tunes

Hello and happy zine weekend, my dear zine friends! I don’t think I have ever been so ready for a weekend as I am for this one. My goodness! Today it’s about refilling that well and the tunes we use to do so.

Here’s a screenshot of part of my Spotify ‘feels’ list that I find really puts me into a zone.

What are you listening to?

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That is all for my day eight. Check out this ZineWriMo post for more on the background of ZineWriMo as well as the prompts list. Also be sure to check out the links below to start connecting to other zinemakers.

Joining In

*Hadass – https://hadass420.wordpress.com

*Smita – https://www.instagram.com/smitavkumar/

*ShellBob – https://www.instagram.com/shellbobmv/

*Erica – https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com

*Ola – https://www.instagram.com/backseatzzz/

~Let me know if you are participating so I can add you to the list!~

Check It Out: Queer Zest Zine Fest

Queer Zest Zine Fest
https://queerzestzinefest.carrd.co

Event Date: November 9-17, 2024
Event Location: Online

Spotlighting the work of diverse queer creators from around the world. Featuring virtual tablers, presentations, workshops, and meetups on zines, queer issues, and DIY culture!

This November, around the world, LGBTQ+ zine makers and fans will gather at
the Queer Zest Zine Fest — a two-day all-virtual zine fest accessible to anyone with an internet connection. This will allow folks around the world to meet and exchange ideas where physical limitations would restrict access to these spaces.

It will be a place where queer zine makers and queer zine fans can gather to celebrate zines, queer community, and share stories.

The Queer Zest Zine Fest organizers are a coalition of like-minded queer zinesters with a host of event planning experience under their belts. The organizer team met online in queer zine scenes and decided to join together to make this event a reality!

The fest will highlight the work of diverse queer creators from around the world.