Upcoming Alternative Press events:
Alternative Press Fair: Sunday 28th November 2010
Calling all artists, would you like to be involved in the next Fair? A day of zines, comix, poetry, radical literature, printmaking and anything else self-published! If you'd like table space to sell your wares, or if you have ideas for things to do on the day then we'd love to hear from you.
Please email: peterlally@gmail.com
St. Aloysius' Social Centre Corner of Eversholt Street and Phoenix Road London NW1 1TA Nearest
Tube: Euston 12pm to 6pm
ALSO: There are some flyer designs up on the comicsandzines blog. We want you to recreate the flyers in your own style!
http://comicsandzines.wordpress.com
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Other upcoming events:
Tunbridge Wells Zine Fest - Saturday 21st August 2010
Deadline for table submissions is 7th August, as Tunbridge Wells goes zine crazy! Get all the info here: http://wolfwindpress.blogspot.com/2010/05/upcoming-event.html
Comica Comiket -Sunday 22 August 2010 - 12pm to 6pm
The annual independent self-publishing comics' fair will be this Sunday. The event is taking place as part of the Hypercomics Exhibition with over 50 stall holders under one marquee. "The day will be packed with comic related activities and attractions which will include walk-and-talk in-conversation sessions with participating artists and exhibition curator Paul Gravett, a family workshop for younger comic enthusiasts and a stall by Wacom where you will be able to make your own artistic contribution and develop the stories begun in the Hypercomics Exhibition. Admission to the Fair and Exhibition will be free to the public and there will be a bar and a delicious BBQ on the day provided by Butcher and Grill." Where: PumpHouse Gallery, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ When: Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 12pm to 6pm http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/events/detail/comica_comiket/
Birmingham Zine Fest - 10 to 12 September 2010
Their website is up and running, get involved in some of the various events and activities being organised. Birmingham is back on the map: http://www.birminghamzinefestival.com
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Other news:
Doing porridge - are there any illustrators out there with a genuine interest in prisons and jails? A mystery woman has been in touch.
Please let me know: peterlally@gmail.com
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Events in 2010:
- March: Comix Thing (27th March)
- April: Alternative Press DIY workshop (17th April)
- May: London Zine Symposium
- June: Womens Library Zine Fest (12th June)
- October: Anarchist Book Fair (23rd October)
- November: Thought Bubble
Past Alternative Press Events:
- Alternative Press DIY workshop (17th April 2010)
- Alternative Press Fair 2010 (13th February 2010)
- Are You Zine Friendly? 12th November 2009
- Alternative Press festival 2009 (5 days long)
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Annual Events
- Anarchist Book Fair
- Brighton Zine Fest
- Comica
- Craftwerk
- Handmade and Bound
- London Zine Symposium
- Manchester Zine Fest
- Small Publishers Fair
- Thought Bubble
- Womens Library Zine Fest
