The Dates for the 2012 Portland Zine Symposium!
The 2012 Portland Zine Symposium will be held on August 11-12 and will be at the same location as last year. Stay tuned for details about table registration!
» Posted January 24, 2012
Portland Zine Symposium wants your artwork!
Hello Zinesters and PZS fans!
The Portland Zine Symposium is looking for art submissions for the 2012 poster. This year's theme is "Sea of Zines." Your art submission should be your creative interpretation of that theme.
We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the chosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
The formatting guidelines are simple:
- We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the website, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces).
- Only 3 colors! The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color.
Your design should include (or be able to include once all details are finalized) the following:
- the theme - Sea of Zines
- the dates - TBA (for now)
- the place - Refuge 116 SE Yamhill
- the website - www.pdxzines.com
- "12th Annual Portland Zine Symposium" and the year "2012"
- "A conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture."
Submission deadline is February 25th.
Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com (most strongly preferred), mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.
We can't wait to see what you come up with!
-the PZS organizers
The Portland Zine Symposium is free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. The Portland Zine Symposium is a two day event held in Portland, Oregon every summer since 2001. It consists of two days of of workshops, panels, discussions, games and tabling of zines and independent media.
The Portland Zine Symposium aims to promote greater community between diverse creators of independent publications and art. This fun and free event helps people share their work while exchanging their skills and information related to zine culture. Through workshops, panels and discussions, Portland Zine Symposium explores the role and effect of all types of zines.
» Posted January 21, 2012
11th Annual PZS is HERE!
First, thank you so much for being apart of the Portland Zine Symposium for it's eleventh year. This year has been hard, moving locations across the river,
getting a late start planning everything due to finding a new venue, having less workshop space, etc. We appreciate your patience in all of this.
Here's everything you need to know (hopefully) about the final and biggest stages of Portland Zine Symposium this year!
The Portland Zine symposium is FREE to attend and opens to all attendees at 10:00AM on Saturday until closing down at 5:00PM, then again on Sunday at 10:00AM until 4:00PM on Sunday.
During this time, there will be over 140 individual exhibitors showing off all their hard work for you to peruse, as well as workshops all day, each day. Here is the list of workshops for this year:
http://pdxzines.com/workshops/
The remaining outreach events and parties are:
- IPRC Open House and Mic on Friday night (08/05/11)...
- Zinester's Feud at Floating World Comics on Saturday night (08/06/11), hosted by Marc Parker
- Zineter's Karaoke at Floating World Comics on Saturday night (08/06/11), hosted by Robin of Vox Populi Karaoke
- A 21+ wrap-up party for The Organizers (though anyone is invited) at The Alibi
The events happening the next few days the IPRC Open House and Open Mic, the main symposium at The Refuge, theZinester's Feud and Karaoke at Floating World on Saturday, etc. (http://pdxzines.com/events/) -- this is everything that makes it worthwhile for us, as organizers, after all our work to put it togetehr.. To see everyone come together, trade/buy/sell zines, share ideas and information, and celebrate our community together!
Please share as much info as you can about PZS via whatever means you can
(fliers, facebook, twitter, blogging, etc) and let's have a great Portland Zine
Symposium!
In solidarity,
The 2011 Sympanistas
» Posted August 04, 2011
A PZS 2011 General Update! (07/12/11)
Hey zinsters, here's a general update, to keep you in the loop. Be sure to read until the end, where we thank you for being here!
Word Game Wednesday at The Waypost
The last one before PZS is tomorrow, July 13th, at 6pm! The event is free, but there is a suggested fee of $1 per game per player, as we are trying to fund-raise. However, with every game you play, your $1 fee also gets you a raffle ticket! Every week we'll be raffling off PZS shirts, PZS mugs, and that totally rad, 10th Anniversary Special Edition Zine Program. We'll also sell you extra raffle tickets, if you're so inclined, and have a donation jar as extra-giving zine-enthusiasts are always appreciated! http://pdxzines.com/events/wordgamewednesdays/
24hr Zine Challenge
It’s only a few days away, starting July 16th at 10:00am at the IPRC! We only have about 8 spots left for challengers, so get on registering for it if you haven’t. Can’t make it? Well, consider sponsoring someone who is going for it. $10 or more gets you a copy of the zine if they finish and you only make the donation if they actually finish! http://pdxzines.com/events/24hrzinechallenge/
Bike-In Movie
Movie TBA (vote here until July 13th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MCB7HCN) and will be held at SE Division Pl and SE Grand (under the 99E overpass) on July 29th. Arrive at 8pm, movie starts at dusk. Zines are awesome and July is International Zine Month! Help us celebrate and support the 11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium while enjoying a nice movie in the great outdoors! To help support PZS, we'll be asking a $1-5 donation, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. There will also be Whiffies Fried Pies for purchase and a PZS raffle, so bringing cash if ya got it is definitely a good idea! http://pdxzines.com/events/bikeinmovie/
Tabling at the 2011 Portland Zine Symposium
Both Saturday and Sunday are now FULL! You don’t have to have a table to enjoy the Portland Zine Symposium but If you want to be on the waiting list for either day, please go ahead and fill out the online registration (selecting none, as no tables are available), and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can with your waiting list position. If you are registered and have table, but have not paid, please pay for your table ASAP so that we can confirm you and your information can go live on the website (we have your information in our database, but you are invisible until you are confirmed). http://pdxzines.com/tabling/
Workshops
At The Refuge, we’ll only have two rooms to conduct workshops, panels and discussions in, so we’ll be having less of them this year than usual. If you’d like to host a zine-related workshop, panel or discussion, please submit a form for our review and probable approval. Past ideas have ranged from hands-on DIY workshops like bookbinding to panels and discussions about various zine topics. http://pdxzines.com/workshops/
Volunteering
We need volunteers! We have a variety of duties we'll be needing assistance with the upcoming weeks; some are as simple as grabbing a stack of posters from the IPRC and hanging them up at your favorite, people populated places, while other are more involved, like helping run the info table a couple of hours during PZS. Your involvement level is totally up to you and will be greatly appreciated! We'll even give you a PZS shirt! If you’d like to volunteer, email us at pdxzines@gmail.com and we’ll get you in touch with our volunteer coordinator for this you, Emily. http://pdxzines.com/pr/volunteer/
A Word of Appreciation
We want to thank all of you who write to us every year seeking to table or to be at all involved in the Portland Zine Symposium. As volunteer collective of organizers, we all have jobs and our own projects, so PZS crunch-time can be very overwhelming. We have meetings twice a week, a million emails a day, and hundreds of people we are in contact with to get PZS off the ground and happening every year. So, every compliment and all feedback that we receive is much appreciated, it helps keep us going and helps keep PZS about our zine community and fulfilling the needs of that community. Thanks for bearing with us every year and thanks for continuing to be involved.
» Posted July 12, 2011 Read Entire Entry
Our 3rd Annual 24hr Zine Challenge!
Calling all ambitious zinesters! You're invited to the 3rd Annual, 24hr Zine Challenge, presented by the Portland Zine Symposium and the Independent Publishing Resource Center...
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium and awesome zinesters like you!
What: The 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challenge
Where: The Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak St. #218
Why: To make zines and support PZS!
When: July 16th at 10:00am until July 17th at 10:00am
For more information, check out the event under our events section, found here: http://pdxzines.com/events/24hrzinechallenge/
» Posted June 26, 2011 Read Entire Entry
PZS Postcards Project and ChipIn!
In case you didn't notice, this year the Portland Zine Symposium has moved from PSU to a new space, The Refuge. We decided to move in order to have a more accessible location and a more convention friendly space. As we grow every year, however, so do our expenses. We do NOT want to turn into an expensive convention, but we need the help of those more in a position to do so more than ever. If you help where you can, that keeps minimum tabling fees lower for those who are unable to afford more.
How you can help the Portland Zine Symposium though our growing pains and to keep our zine community inclusive for all?
1) Participate in the Postcard Project!
Our theme this year is “postmarked.” What better way to celebrate that than with mail? We are offering a pre-addressed and pre-stamped blank post card for you to decorate for $5 in the USA $7 rest of the world (International postcards come with an International Reply Coupon).
>Once you have colored, drawn, collaged, typed on or otherwise decorated the post card, drop it in the mail to us. All postcards we receive will be on display in a gallery at the 2011 Portland Zine Symposium. This is an inexpensive, fun, and easy way to support the Symposium even if you can’t be there. Get one for yourself! Buy some for friends! Go here, buy lots!
Last year, we introduced donation levels with rewards and accepted donations via Paypal and snailmail, but most of our donations came via Paypal. ChipIn is a site that allows all of you to see how much we need, how far we've gotten and to "chip in" yourself using Paypal… You can do as little or as much as you want and our donation levels still apply. If you can't do Paypal, we're happy to have donations mailed, of course.
3) Attend one of our many fundraising events!
We've been hosting Word Game Second Wednesdays at The Waypost the last few months, but be on the lookout for our Bike-In Movie, The 24hr Zine Challenge, Zinester's Music Show, and more for the month of July.
Thanks for all your continuing support!
» Posted June 13, 2011 Read Entire Entry
PZS Word Game Wednesdays @ The Waypost!
Calling all word-heads, board game lovers and zinesters! You're invited to the PZS Word Game Wednesdays at The Waypost!
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium
What: Word Game Wednesday!
Where: The Waypost, 3120 North Williams Ave.
Why: To support PZS and show off your skills!
When: April 13th, May 11th, June 8th, July 13th
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
The PZS organizers are gearing up for the 11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium! Help us celebrate words, make new, zinester friends, win prizes, and support the Portland Zine Symposium... Starting April 13th, we'll be hosting a board game night at The Waypost every second Wednesday of the months leading up to the 11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium. We will have fun word games like Banangrams, Scrabble, Apples to Apples and more! Drop in on a bike ride up Williams, have a snack or a drink, trade your zine and let you glorious wordiness shine!
How will this help support PZS? The event is free, but there is a fee of $1 per game entrance, as we are trying to fundraise. However, with every game you play, your $1 fee also gets you a raffle ticket! Every week we'll beraffling off PZS shirts, PZS mugs, and that totally rad, 10th Anniversary Special Edition Zine Program. We'll also sell you extra raffle tickets, if you're so inclined, and have a donation jar as extra giving zine enthusiasts are always appreciated.
Are you a local business? The PZS Word Game Wednesday is just another outreach event brought to the community by PZS that you can help out with. If you're interested in any way to PZS, we greatly appreciate it! The Waypost has donated their space to host the Word Game Wednesday, all of our other lovely supporters can be found here: http://www.pdxzines.com/info/sponsors11/ Donate to us and you could be added to our list!
» Posted April 01, 2011 Read Entire Entry
2011 Portland Zine Symposium Poster Art Call!
The Portland Zine Symposium is looking for art submissions for the 2011 poster. This year’s theme is “Postmarked 2011.” Your art submission should be your creative interpretation of that theme.
The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11″ wide x 17″ tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the web, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the choosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
Your design should include (or be able to include once all details are finalized) the following:
- the theme
- the dates (TBA)
- the place (TBA)
- the website (www.pdxzines.com)
- “11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium”
- “A conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture.”
Submission deadline is March 1st. Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com (most strongly preferred), mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.
» Posted January 30, 2011 Read Entire Entry
The 10th Annual PZS is one week away!
While we have quite a few outreach fundraising events leading up to and during the Portland Zine Symposium, the 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium is the main attraction...
What: The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium
Theme: "Zine Arcade!"
Where: Peter W. Stott Main Gym, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, August 28th, from 10:00am until 5:00pm and Sunday, August 29th, 10:00am until 4:00pm
Who: Presented by local zinesters, comic makers, artists, and writers. Attended by independent publishing enthusiasts from all over the world!
Why: To promote greater community between diverse creators of independent publications and art. This fun and free event helps people share their work while exchanging their skills and information related to zine culture. Through workshops, panels and discussions, Portland Zine Symposium explores the role and effect of all types of zines.
We also have a Zinester's Feud (http://pdxzines.com/events/zinestersfeud/)happening the evening of August 28th at Floating World Comics and a Zinester's Music Show (http://pdxzines.com/events/zinestersmusicshow) happening the evening of August 29th at Backspace. Find those and other zinetastic events in the events section!
» Posted August 22, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Zinester's Spelling Bee - August 7th
Calling all word-heads, spelling specialists and zinesters! You're invited to the PZS Zinester's Spelling Bee at Mississippi Pizza Pub!
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium
What: Zinester's Spelling Bee
Where: Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N Mississippi Ave
Why: To support PZS and show off your spelling skills!
When: August 7th, 5:00-8:00pm
The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium is almost here! Help us celebrate and support the 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium while showing off your talent for orthography.
The winner of the Spelling Bee will get a special, zine-tastic prize package! We'll also have small prizes for 2nd and 3rd place.
How will this help support PZS? Well, we'll be passing around the donation jar, but we'll also be having a raffle (similar to the awesome raffles we have during the symposium every year), so be sure to bring some singles!
Are you a local business? The PZS Zinester's Spelling Bee is just another outreach event brought to the community by PZS that you can help out with. If you're interested in any way to PZS, we greatly appreciate it! Mississippi Pizza Pub has donated their space to host the Zinester's Spelling Bee and we'll be raffling off a couple prizes that have already been donated to PZS, found here: http://www.pdxzines.com/info/sponsors10/ Donate to us and you could be added to our list!
» Posted August 02, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Bike-In Movie Night
Bike-lovers, movie buffs, and zinesters! You're invited to the PZS Bike-In Movie Fundraiser presented by the Stumptown Underground and WTFBikes...
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium, Stumptown Underground and WTFBikes
What: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Bike-In Movie Night
Where: WTFBikes Lot, SE 11th & Clay
Why: To support PZS!
When: July 31st at dusk...
» Posted July 17, 2010 Read Entire Entry
The 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challengers! (so far)
We have started!
» Posted July 07, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Our 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challenge!
Calling all ambitious zinesters! You're invited to the 2nd Annual, 24hr Zine Challenge, presented by the Portland Zine Symposium and the Independent Publishing Resource Center...
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium and awesome zinesters like you!
What: The 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challenge
Where: The Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak St. #218
Why: To make zines and support PZS!
When: July 24th at 10:00am until July 25th at 10:00am
» Posted July 07, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Registration opening today, April 6th, 4pm (PST)!
We've got a couple major announcements for you! First, are winning artwork for PZS 2010 has been chosen! Our winning artist is Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg and you can view the poster here, but, as you can see, her fabulous work has been applied to our website's design! Thanks to all who submitted artwork for the 2010 poster art call, it was a challenging design to pick the work to represent the convention this year. We would also like to announce that a close second was artwork from Brian Kaas, so we plan on making a special edition button from his submission, to be available at PZS, as well as printing his poster art on the back of the program.
Now here's the news you've been waiting for!
When you register, be on the lookout for a special question in your form, "Would you like to preorder a Special Edition, 10th Anniversary Program?" It adds just $1 to your donation total and ensures you will get the guaranteed-to-be-popular, zine style program we're cooking up to help commemorate our 1th anniversary!
Also, remember that we're moving from the Smith Ballroom to PSU's Main Gym this year. This means more space and more tables! It also means that PZS has to pay a ton more money to book the space. You can support us a variety of ways, but this year we've adding some special gifts for supporters able to contribute donations. You can check out the donation levels here and you can donate just by clicking here!
As always, we love help at the event, too. Volunteers at the event get cool things like t-shirts and our undying gratitude.
Thanks for your support!
» Posted April 06, 2010 Read Entire Entry
The 10th Annual PZS!
You've emailed, you've posted on our facebook page, you've called and now we're finally able to tell you...
The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium will be August 28th & 29th, 2010!
In addition, this year's PZS will not be held in the Smith Ballroom, but it will instead be held at PSU's Peter W. Stott Main Gym.
We should be opening up registration in early April and we will be rolling out a new perk, early bird registration versus late registration.
In other news, you still have a month to try and make your original art THE art work to represent the 2010 Portland Zine Symposium. Just send us your "Zine Arcade!" inspired art! Check out our submissions call for this year: http://groups.google.com/group/portlandzinesymposium/web/2010-poster-art-call---pzs
Guess what else? Moving to a new, bigger location is expensive, so you're going to see a lot of pre PZS events in the months before August to help us raise money for the event without jacking up tabling costs.. But you can start helping us now! We've added a new button to our website to donate to us and you can donate right now:
» Posted February 17, 2010 Read Entire Entry
2010 Poster Art Call - Portland Zine Symposium
PZS is looking for art submissions for the 2010 poster. This year's theme is "Zine Arcade" Your art submission should be your creative interpretation of that theme.
The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the web, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the choosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
Your design should include (or be able to include once all details are finalized) the following:
- the theme
- the dates (August 28th & 29th)
- the place (PSU's Peter W. Stott Main Gym)
- the website (www.pdxzines.com)
- "10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium"
- "A conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture."
Submission deadline is March 15th. Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com (most strongly preferred), mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.
» Posted January 17, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Cut, Copy, Collate - A Zine Construction Workshop
Learn the practical aspects of self-publishing your zine -- just in time for the Portland Zine Symposium! Skylaar Amann (Action Bookbinding) shows you tips and tricks for layout and design, paste-up and copying, and various simple binding techniques.
North Portland Library (512 N Killingsworth St.)
Tuesday, July 14
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Register via the library's website: http://www.multcolib.org/books/zines/events.html
» Posted July 07, 2009 Read Entire Entry
Open Mic Zine Reading @ IPRC - with snacks!
You have a chance to read, perform, or listen at an open mic. So, get your zine done early, you don't want to miss it! On July 24th, starting at 8:00pm in Suite #218, bring your zines, bring food to share (if you can), and have a tour of the IPRC while socializing with your favorite zinesters... All for free!
July 24th
IPRC (917 SW Oak #218)
8:00pm - 10:00pm
» Posted July 06, 2009 Read Entire Entry
PZS Movie Night @ Hawthorne Hostel!
The Hawthorne Hostel is pleased to partner with the Portland Zine Symposium this year. On Saturday, July 25th starting at 7 pm we'll have an outdoor Movie Night in our spacious side yard. Movies related to zines and the Do-It-Yourself spirit will be shown, along with refreshments and music.
Saturday, July 25
7:00pm
@ Hawthorne Hostel (3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
All Ages
If you have a short film that you feel would be good for the movie night, or would like to volunteer, please let Shawn Granton know!
shawn@portlandhostel.org or (503) 236-3380
» Posted July 05, 2009 Read Entire Entry
IPRC Pre-Symposium Kick Off Dance Party! @ Holocene
Come get down with the IPRC in celebration of the Portland Zine Symposium! Featuring DJ Yeti, a live performance by local band Ah Holly Fam'ly, a reading by legendary zinester Alex Wrekk, a live performance by Arrington de Dionyso, plus late night 90's dance music. All proceeds benefit the IPRC.
Thursday, July 23
7:00pm 'til late
@ Holocene (1001 SE Morrison)
21+
$5-20 sliding scale
» Posted July 05, 2009 Read Entire Entry
Shuffleupagus - A Collaborative Zine Experience
Think you can draw? Think you can write? Shuffleupagus doesn't care if you're an expert, an amateur or a hack! Join Jesse Reklaw ("Bluefuzz") and Androo Robinson ("Cryptozoa") and hang out with other creative types and make some mini-comics together. Participants will contribute words and art toward the creation of several zines with a variety of themes. Finished zines will be debuted at the library's table at the Portland Zine Symposium.
Central Library, U.S. Bank Room (801 S.W. 10th Ave.)
Tuesday, July 21
6:00pm-7:30pm
» Posted July 04, 2009 Read Entire Entry
PZS 24hr Zine Challenge - You're invited!
Calling all ambitious zinesters! You're invited to the 24hr zine challenge, presented by the Portland Zine Symposium, Independent Publishing Resource Center, and Cosmic Monkey Comics...
In order to meet the challenge, the PZS 24hr Zine Challengers MUST make 24-page zine of an original, on-the-spot conception straight up to the final product in 24 hours straight. The zine should be of suitable size and technical difficulty so that this truly is a challenge for individual zinesters. The PZS 24hr Zine Challenge is brought to you by Portland Zine Symposium, the IPRC, and Cosmic Monkey Comics.
We will be providing some supplies (paper, glue scissors, a copy machine), snacks, and drink - anything you can bring will help! Bring any supplies you like to make zines with! Also, maybe pillows, snacks, and blankets..
We are rivaling the 24hr Zine Challenge ZAPP is hosting in Seattle and a live video feed will be set up between our two events!
Cosmic Monkey Comics (5335 NE Sandy Blvd. - Next to the Bike Gallery)
July 18th (Saturday) at 10:00am and going until July 19th (Sunday) at 10:00am!
So far, we know that we will have baked goods for 24hr zine makers provided by Black Sheep Bakery, bagels from Bagel Land, salads provided by The Higher Taste, and pizzas from Laurelwood Brewpub.
Please call Katie (503-287-0174) if you would like to make a donation to this event or to Portland Zine symposium.
Zines are awesome and it's International Zine Month! Get yourself one more zine ready for your PZS table...
Preregistration is REQUIRED as space is limited to 30 spots! Email pdxzines@gmail.com or call Blue at (503) 453-5839 to register!
» Posted July 04, 2009 Read Entire Entry
We are looking for donations!
The Portland Zine Symposium is looking for donations for the 2009 conference! Any coffee or food your business can donate will help keep all attending zinesters energized and happy, but any sort of prizes you can send our way can help make our raffle juicy enough to keep attendees buying tickets!
A donation to the Portland Zine Symposium will raise awareness of your business among our 1,000+ participants. Any size donation is wonderful—even a five dollar gift certificate or a small item would be
greatly appreciated. You will be prominently thanked for your donation in our program and on our website, as well as on posters hanging in the food area. In addition, the Portland Zine Symposium is a 501c(3) non-profit organization, so your donation will be fully tax deductible! We will happily provide our Federal Tax ID Number upon request.
We are very grateful for any donation you are able to make. Our event's success depends on your generosity! If you're able to contribute, please contact:
Katie Ash
503-287-0174
katie.a.ash@gmail.com
» Posted July 01, 2009 Read Entire Entry
Table registration for 2009 PZS is now OPEN!
Hello PZS friends!
This is your final heads up that table registration for the 2009 Portland Zine Symposium is now OPEN!
- Table registration is PER DAY: Attendees will be able to register for one day, two days, or all three days.
- Table registration is a $5 donation for a half table per day and a $10 donation for a full table per day: So, a full table for three days would be a $30 donation, or you could do a half table for three days for a $15 donation, or you could do a full table for two days and a half for one day for a $25 donation, etc.
- Full table registration is limited to 30 of the 90 tables: If you are planning to register for a full table this year, please keep this in mind and give us a detailed explanation as to why you'd prefer a full table when you register online. Not all table registrations will be approved, As full table registration will be limited to make sure PZS is more inclusive, so please DO NOT MAKE YOUR FULL TABLE DONATION UNTIL YOUR FULL TABLE REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AND APPROVED.
- Please register ONLINE: Even if you're mailing in your donation for a table, PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE so that we have your info and you don't end up getting waitlisted.
Thanks for your continued support of PZS.
» Posted April 07, 2009
2009 PZS Artwork Chosen / Registration Opening Soon
After a long meeting full of passionate discussion, 2009 PZS organizers have chosen art from Maggie Nichols. The poster art she submitted will be applied to the website design and available for download soon.. For a rough preview, check it out here. Thanks to all who submitted their fantastic artwork for the poster this year, it was quite a challenging decision to make!
In other news, we hope you all have noticed that the dates for this year's PZS are July 24th, 25th, & 25th. Yes, this year's PZS is going to be 3 days! In addition, we are going to be changing registration options to be more flexible..
- Registration will be per day: Attendees will be able to register for one day, two days, or all three days.
- Registration will be $5 for a half table and $10 for a full table per day: So, a full table for three days would be $30, or you could do a half table for three days at $15, or you could do a full table for two days and a half for one day at $25, etc.
- PZS is aiming to open registration by the end of of this month: We will send out an e-mail 48 hours before the registration goes live so that none of you are caught terribly off guard, as we know that many people attending the PZS travel quite a ways to get here.
- Full table registration will be limited to 30 of the 90 tables: If you are planning to register for a full table this year, please keep this in mind and give us a detailed explanation as to why you'd prefer a full table when you register online. As full table registration will be limited to make sure PZS is more inclusive, not all full table registrations will be approved, so please do not pay your full table registration until it has been confirmed.
Want to make sure you're getting updates like these as we're releasing them? Join our google group! http://groups.google.com/group/portlandzinesymposium
Thanks for reading and happy zine making!
» Posted March 13, 2009 No comments
Art Call: 2009 Portland Zine Symposium design...
Portland Zine Symposium Friends,
PZS is looking for art submissions for the 2009 poster. These year's themes are cats, 9 lives, and "Hang in there!" Your art submission should touch upon one or all of these themes.
The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the web, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the choosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
Your design should include:
- the theme
- the dates: July 24th, 25th, 26th
- the place (Portland State University Smith Memorial Ballroom)
- the website (www.pdxzines.com)
- "9th Annual Portland Zine Symposium"
- "A conference and zine social exploring facets of underground publishing and DIY culture."
Submission deadline is February 25th. Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com, mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.
Thanks in advance to all who submit, we look forward to seeing everyone's creative designs!
- Blue
» Posted January 26, 2009
Thanks for attending the 2008 Portland Zine Symposium!
The 2008 Portland Zine Symposium is over and, wow, it was such a blast!
The organizers would like to thank all attendees, tablers, volunteers, workshop/panel leaders, PSU, Red & Black Cafe, the bands, and donors for being apart of Portland Zine Symposium. Thanks to the help of everyone involved, we were able to have yet another year of zine socializing and community building, which is what PZS is all about.
Once sufficiently recuperated from this year's symposium, we will start working on 2009! We'll be working out the dates, art, and events for next year's PZS by December. We will also be having a meeting for those interested in volunteering around then. You can join the PZS google group here, to get general PZS updates sent directly to you!
We've had a couple things reported missing after the event.. If you found a black hoodie with a patch on one of the front pockets or a black and light-weight rain jacket , please email us so that we can get them to the owner. If you found or lost anything else, please send us an email!
We've got shirts, travel mugs made from corn plastic, stickers, and other merch leftover from PZS. If you're interested in buying any, please send us an email detailing your order and we can send you an invoice to pay us via paypal. Be on the lookout for a whole section to view and buy PZS merch to help support PZS!
» Posted August 30, 2008 No comments
Dates for 2008 Symposium!
The 8th Annual Portland Zine Symposium is on August 23rd & 24th, 2008 in Portland, Oregon in the Smith Memorial Ballroom on the Portland State University Campus.
Portland Zine Symposium hours will be:
- Saturday from 10:00AM until 5:00PM
- Sunday from 10:00AM until 4:00PM
PZS is an annual, free and open to the public zine conference and social.
This year's theme is:
Back to DIY
Back to Community
Back to Roots
Our website is constantly being updated with latest information. We have fabulous posters and fliers, if you would like to distribute some for us, let us know!
Please e-mail any questions to pdxzines@gmail.com
To get all the latest Portland Zine Symposium information updated to you directly, join our google group! http://groups.google.com/group/portlandzinesymposium
» Posted August 21, 2008 No comments
Zine Camp Reading & Zine Potluck / Open Mic : August 22nd
Join us for Portland Zine Symposium kick off fun! Events happening at the IPRC (917 SW Oak, Suite #218) on Friday, August 22st: Teen zine readings, Zine Potluck, Open Mic Reading..
» Posted August 21, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments
PZS Wrap Up Party and Music Show
After the last of the PZS tabling, after we're all totally exhausted from the weekend of tabling and walking around Smith Memorial Ballroom and cramming new ideas/names into our heads, it will be time to let loose at the Red & Black Cafe. Starting at 6:00PM and until 10:00PM.
» Posted August 19, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments
PZS Pub Crawl with Kelly McElroy, Saturday, August 23rd.
Join Kelly and friends at Tugboat Brewery (711 SW Ankeny), starting at 6:00PM for a firsthand look at some of Portland's best craft beer.
» Posted August 19, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments
Volunteer for the Portland Zine Symposium..
PZS organizers are still looking for a few good zinesters for help!
» Posted August 12, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments