Yay for collaborative ziney goodness!!

The people at Melbourne Street Press are producing wonderful things, you should check it out. And while you’re at Sticky, look out for Hoopla!

Yay for clever people! Yay for self publishing! Yay!

xox

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An opportunity for all of those interested in any aspect of Melbourne’s buzzing Street Press from zines to comics, from magazines to blogs, any genre and any level, all are welcome.

Whether you’re a budding writer, designer, editor, artist, programmer or photographer, there will be a space for you to meet the like-minded, exchange ideas and learn new skills.

The series of eight workshops will commence on May 14th at City Library, 253 Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s CBD.

They will run from 6pm until 7.45pm and will be FREE.

Visit www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/libraries or call (03)96589500 for more details and to confirm a space.

All members of the Street Press will enjoy the following benefits :

o Regular guest speakers on a variety of subjects
o 100 pages of free printing and photocopying for the Street Press group every month
o The opportunity to host regular zine fairs at City Library
o Opportunity to display suitable digital zines as part of the City Library projections program
o Provision of scissors, glue, staplers and other basic resources for zine creation
o Access to a wide range of graphics and web design programs in our computer labs (with training if needed)
o A copy of each zine created as part of the program will be added to the library’s collection and will be able to be borrowed by library members.

The program of speakers is as follows (and subject to change) :

14th May
Introductions and TBC

21st May
Luke from Melbourne’s infamous home of zines, Sticky Institute.

28th May
Emily from Aduki press, a small Melbourne publisher with an interest in community, environment, food, migration, politics, social justice and travel.

4th June
Bernard from Cardigan Comics.

11th June
Timba from slick quarterly, Wooden Toy.

18th June
A discussion of multimedia street press with Tape Projects.

25th June
Currently editor of MCV, but a man with a little bit of everything under his belt, Richard Watts.

2nd July
Wrap up and TBC

Come and talk to us and find out more about the project at the Emerging Writer’s Festival Zine Fair at Fed Square on May 11th.

Join the Facebook group!

I’m definitely getting involved. It might mean I finally get Hoop-La #2 created!

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