The design challenge for 2010 will be themed ‘Bird in the Hand’ and will see emerging designers and artists creating an image that will be screenprinted onto t-shirts, tote bags and postcards.
This is an exciting opportunity for emerging local artists to see their work printed on merchandise and their profile well-represented in local arts scene and media.
To obtain more information or for media enquiries, simply email zineshop@gmail.com with the subject as ‘Design Challenge’.
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This time next week I’ll be readying myself for an old fashioned journey to Melbourne to attend a couple days of Sticky’s month long zine lovefest The Festival of the Photocopier. Of course, see the whole program on [their website]. Part of my inclusion in the program is the following talk:
‘Susy Pow: How to make zines your entire life’ revolves around my unending (unplanned) mission to let zines take over my life. From making zines to organising zine fairs to running a distro to hosting and running workshops to talking at festivals like this sucker to running a zine shop, I’ll try to encompass all it requires to lose your soul to zines. Take some advice and lose yourself to zines or simply come to heckle me about being a sellout or being boring. Whatever you can take from this, I suggest you take all measures to ensure you’re satiated.
You’ll probably find there’s heaps of new zines on our [online shop]. There’s also a heap of re-stocks.
Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine?
Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills
Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture
The Frugal Vegan’s Spring and Summer Survival Guide
Nuns I’ve Known zine
DIY Book: The Rise of Lo-Fi Culture (only 1 left!)
Make a Zine!: When Words and Graphics Collide (only 1 left!)
Barefoot in the Kitchen zine pack (only 2 left!)
We’ve been celebrating the Summer heatwave with some pretty wild offers on our online store (are our brains melting?!) but we thought we’d make something pretty fun available on the website/blog…
This week we’ve started a Zine Club and it’s already proving popular. If you sign up before the end of January we’ll send you a pack of zines straightaway for free. You’ll start receiving your Zine Club zines at the start of each month for three months.
Also, we’ve decided to extend our Twitter offer, which was 10% extra zines on any Grab Bag. Grab Bags come in $10, $20, $50 lots and we’ve gotten some great feedback from people who’ve loved their selections.
Hope you enjoy. And don’t forget… there’s plenty more on our online store and we’re always keen for new zines.
While our schedule is filling up and everything’s getting busy, we’re now excited to start searching for some new and enthusiastic people to lend a hand at Bird in the Hand. Do you think you might like to spend some time getting cosy with zines?
During our first 6 months we were lucky enough to have three wonderful helpers in the zine shop whose dedication really helped us grow – I love being in the shop and knowing my customers but sometimes there’s events like market stalls, talks and meetings that force me to escape Newcastle for a short time. Bird in the Hand is ideally looking for individuals happy to ’shop sit’ one day of each week. It might be that you’re a student currently on holidays or currently looking for work, or simply have a spare day in your week… We don’t really mind as long as you’re a) trustworthy b) responsible/on time c) have an interest in zines or associated creative industries.
While in the shop you’ll be serving customers & making them feel welcome, noting down all sales, and keeping entertained. You might like reading books or zines (you can read anything off the shelves while you’re in the shop!); you might like to use the shop as your studio for the day; you might like to check your facebook or update your twitter (update ours while you’re at it…). The choice is really yours but ideally you won’t be bored or wasting your time.
We don’t want to waste your time but we think Bird in the Hand is a really important asset for Newcastle and helping the creative industries grow and keep the creative juices flowing. This is a volunteer position but comes with the perks of being able to do your creative junk outside of the house, having access to zines from 1990s – current (we have a zine library), helping keep the zine shop open and accessible, options for getting discounted zines and books (you’ll just need to ask and if it’s reasonable we’ll say yes)…
Does this sound like something you could get into? Please either send your resume or an email with a little detail about yourself and how you’re able to help Bird in the Hand to zineshop[at]gmail.com
Thanks so much for your interest. Hope to see you in the shop soon.
x Susy
Yes, zinesters, another zine fair is upon us. This time it’s being organised by Blacktown City Council community development in conjunction with Blacktown Arts Centre..
It’s amazing to see so many libraries, schools and community-minded organisations getting involved in the zine community and aiding youngsters to bring a creative element into their lives.
What? Zine Fair
Where? Blacktown
When? 13 March 2010
More details contact Majidi on 02 9839 6086.
The festival program of 2010 is filling up quick for us chaps at Bird in the Hand. First off the bat is Sticky’s Festival of the Photocopier, which celebrates Australia’s underground zine culture in all its ziney glory! February is a busy month for me as there’s lots of roller derby junk going on as well so my February visit to Melbourne will be pretty quick and jam packed with awesome.
First cab off the rank for us in the program will be my scheduled talk at Sticky HQ. The puppy is called ‘Susy Pow: How to make zines your entire life’ and revolves around my unending (unplanned) mission to let zines take over my life. From making zines to organising zine fairs to running a distro to hosting and running workshops to talking at festivals like this sucker to running a zine shop, I’ll try to encompass all it requires to lose your soul to zines. Take some advice and lose yourself to zines or simply come to heckle me about being a sellout or being boring. Whatever you can take from this, I suggest you take all measures to ensure you’re satiated.
When? 8-9pm, Friday 12 February 2010
Where? S-t-ticky Zine Shop (Degraves Subway, Flinders St Station – Melbourne)
Wanna follow up this hard-hitting expose with a little afternoon tea ala zine? Well, Sticky are hosting a zine fair in City Square…
February 13, 2010 – Melbourne
Sticky’s zine fair
Venue: City Square (It’s between Collins St and Flinders Lane on Swanston street where the Bourke and Wills statue is, and the Brunetti cafe, starbucks and the Westin Hotel)
Times: 3pm – 8pm
More info? pop stickyshop[at]gmail.com an email or keep your noggin’ to the ground
The Festival of the Photocopier continues with some other excellent events though I won’t go on in too much detail lest I feel upset that I can’t spend more time in luscious Melbournia. I highly suggest DX’s talk on Zines and the Punk Scene, the exhibition launch of Undiscovered Press in the Degraves subway on the same night as my talk, and many other events including a bunch of launches and Luke You will partake in a discussion about copyright and messy artist legalities (you might remember the ‘debacle’ that played out on the Zines-Aus Google Group?)
Submissions to Voiceworks #80 MISSIONARY close this Sunday the 17th! Don’t miss out! See theme blurb below for inspiration, but remember we do accept and publish non-themed work too.
#80: MISSIONARY (Autumn 2010)
NONFICTION PITCHES DUE & SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: Sunday 17th JanuaryTheir first night away from home, their first night together. She lies back and thinks of England. Legs splayed and praying. They do it with the lights out. Ecstatic. He’s the man, don’t forget. Spread the word, feel the earth move. Be saved. In the morning there’s blood on the sheets from a marriage consummated, or just her stigmata. They go out and convert under the foreign sun. As long as their souls are cleansed before they starve, they’ll all go to heaven. Isn’t that how they put men on the moon? Then burned their weightless bodies to hide the science. Knocked on their wives’ doors, imagined the day they started drinking and then handed them a pamphlet to make it all go away. Far from home? Is this your first time? How far will you go to stop being alone? Can you even look her in the eyes while you do it? No, no, this way. Oh God, oh God. Before it goes too far, withdraw.
… but theme isn’t everything – the theme blurbs are just a starting point. Think laterally about them, experiment, have fun. Tell us your thoughts, philosophies and stories. Remember the Voiceworks motto:
themed work: good
good work: better
good themed work: BESTEmily Andersen
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We currently stock a perfect-bound book/zine called ‘Sick: A compilation zine on physical illness’ and have just heard word that a second issue of the zine is being put together at the moment. Submissions are currently open so if you think that you have something to contribute, please get in contact with them.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ON PHYSICAL ILLNESS
Sick: A Compilation Zine on Physical Illness collects peoples’ experiences with illness to help establish a collective voice of those impacted by illness within radical/left/diy communities. The zine is meant to be a resource for those who are living with illness as well as those who have not directly experienced it themselves. We’re doing a second issue of Sick now and are looking for submissions.
Submissions should be 750-2500 words. Somewhat longer pieces may be considered, or may be hosted on the Sick zine website. We are open to submissions in other media, such as comics, drawings, photography, or collage. For more information on the previous edition and the ongoing project, see our website: http://sickzine.blogspot.com/.
Please be in touch with questions and submission ideas: sickzine at gmail dot com
Potential topics:
- Personal narratives of living with illness
- Illness and support within left/ radical / DIY scenes
- Current or historic examples of community-based groups that focus on the politics of illness or support of community members
- Intersections of race / gender / sexuality / class / culture and illness
- Experiences with doctors, hospitals and treatments
- Body image / identity and illness
- Bridging the space between disability and illness
- Disempowerment / empowerment of illness
- Mental health and physical illness
- The experiences of being a caregiver
- How life changes after a diagnosis
- Living with multiple diagnoses
- Illness as taboo
- Insurance
- The financial burden of illness
- Sex and illness
- Illness and creativity
- Illness and isolation
- The invisibility of illness
- Providing support to someone living with illness
- Creating and sustaining community support networks
In addition to pieces by individuals, we’d like to include a few pieces about the work that community-based groups have done to address the politics of illness and to support those dealing with illness. If you are a member of such a group, please feel free to write!
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS ARPIL 17th, 2010
Please forward this message on, and spread the word!
Additionally, if you know anyone who would like to donate funds of any amount to support the printing of this issue, please have them contact sickzine at gmail dot com
If you’d like to get a copy of the first issue, please head here
I just got word of this zine fair and simply couldn’t wait to pass the info on to you. I’ve never been to Adelaide (but we can fix that!) so I’m wondering if anyone from Sydney/Newcastle wants to journey down to Adelaide with me for the fair? Get in touch!
www.format.net.au
On Sunday March 14 2010 the Adelaide Zine & DIY Fair will go zap, pow, wham on the unsuspecting (and some suspecting) people of Adelaide.
The address of the event is 15 Peel St. Adelaide (Peel St is between Currie and Hindley sts)
Would you like to book a table? Contact Sam Rodgers on samwise27@gmail.com
Would you like to find out more about Adelaide’s cultural going-ons? Either email Sam or check out www.format.net.au
