NOTICE:

Vendor registration is currently closed. we are trying to rearrange space to accommodate more vendors and may open registration again. Please check back regularly if you are interested in vending. If we are unable to provide additional tables, you are welcome to bring your zines with you for trade or sale while walking around the zine fest.

Hi, Please be sure your table space is secured by May 15th to ensure you have space. First register online and then send $5 to Denver Zine Library, PO Box 13826, Denver, CO, 80201 or via Paypal

Denver Zine Fest announces 3rd Annual Gathering

Iron Feather Bookstore and Denver Zine Library two of Denver's most enthusiastic supporters of underground publishing in Denver are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Denver Zine Fest, May 31st from 10 am – 6pm at First Unitarian Church in Denver. The church will be filled with self-publishers vending their zines,comix and projects. Throughout the day, volunteers will run free workshops and demonstrations offering how-to instruction on cartooning, screenprinting and of course, zine-making.The Fest is open to the public and free to attend.

“Zine” is an abbreviation of magazine; any self-published small press publication often a photocopied and hand-bound booklet falls under this category. The Denver Zine Fest promotes the spirit of Do-It-Yourself publishing,as well as independent thought and expression. This event also serves as a gathering for an often disparate zine community that relies primarily on mail to communicate and distribute materials.The Denver Zine Fest aims to be a day of showcasing, selling, trading, and collaboration for zinesters,poets,comic book artists and readers alike.

Last year, the Denver Zine Fest was held in March at Andenken Gallery’s former location at 21st & Market. Over 700 people attended the fest, which featured zine writers and artists from Denver and beyond.

Some of this years’ vendors include local cartoonists such as Patrick Keck, Lonnie Allen and Stan Yan, Growler Distro: a local distributer of independent music & zines, John Porcellino of the fifteen year old King Cat Comix, The Project, a zine composed of writings by Denver youth, Ironfeather Journal, Mixto Distro and and many more to be announced.

Throughout the day, workshops and skillshare demonstrations will be led by volunteers on topics ranging from how to conduct an interview to silkscreening to cartooning.

Denver Zine Fest has also teamed up with the Underground Carrot, who will be selling an array of tasty vegetarian foods.

Zine Fests have been popularized in cities like Portland, Philadelphia, and Madison, and Denver is quickly becoming a central spot on the map of the circuit that draws zinesters away from their typewriters to swap projects and strengthen the underground community that they share.

Zine Writers and zine fest organizers are available for interviews on request.

Flyers for re-printing (hi-resolution versions)

1. Lonnie Allen : http://denverzinefest.com/dzf2008flat.zip
2. Patrick Keck: http://www.denverzinefest.com/images/denverzinefest08_PK.jpg

Questions? Feel free to call Stevyn @ 720-628-0097

Zine Fest Poster by Patrick Keck

Print this poster? Snag this higher resolution version, here.

Hey Friends - The Denver Zine Fest will be here before you know it!

Saturday May 31st from 10am to 6 pm at The First Unitarian Church on 14th & Lafayette in the Capital Hill Denver area.

Our space is LIMITED this year so please sign up ASAP to vend yer wares!

$5 gets you a half table, if you need more space or need special accommodations, please contact us to make arrangements.


If you are interested in hosting/teaching/doing a workshop sign up!

Want to help in other ways?? Many many volunteer opportunities for you to do so exist:
* Set up: Getting the space ready for vendors, setting up tables and chairs, etc.
* Clean up: General cleaning up of area at the end of the day, taking down tables and chairs
* Welcome wagon/Security: Helping direct folks around, tabling the front Welcome Table, etc.
* Street Team: Flyering and general spreading of word/advertising/etc
* Housing/Driving out of town zinesters!

To sign up for VENDING, WORKSHOPING, VOLUNTEERING and/or to contact the Denver Zine Fest Organizers with questions or comments just click this fancy link: http://www.denverzinefest.com/welcome/

Cant wait to see you all there!

The Denver Zine Fest Organizers

News Flash!

EVENT: THIRD ANNUAL DENVER ZINE FEST
DATE: MAY 31 SATURDAY 2008
LOCATION: FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 14TH & LAFAYETTE, DENVER, COLORADO
TIME: 10AM-6PM

Contact us to reserve your table :)

Check out the zine fest poster currently under construction by Lonnie Allen:

http://www.squidworks.com/allen.html

Yes, the DENVER ZINE FEST returns in 2008 for year three! We are still scouting for locations so check back here for more infos very soon. Looks like the event will be in May and will be a two day event with lots of workshops and special events.