What is the Portland Zine Symposium?
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.
Mission
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.
How do I keep up with Portland Zine Symposium?
To keep up with PZS news, tabling, events and more, join our google group (it's basically our mailing list!), like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
When is the 11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium?
The 11th annual Portland Zine Symposium will be held on
Saturday, August 6th, from 10:00am until 5:00pm
Sunday, August 7th, from 10:00am until 4:00pm
Admissions is always free but if you would like to register a table to sell and trade your zines you can do that here.
If you would like to lead a workshop or would like to know what workshop there are this year go here.
Other extracurricular events can be found on our events page here.
How do I participate?
Show up! Admission is always free for the PortlandZine Symposium and includes workshops, panels, discussions, raffles, and other outreach events before and during the weekend. Registering for a table is not required, but if you would like some table space to sell or trade zines feel free to register for a full or half table here.
How can I help?
The Portland Zine Symposium would not function without the help of volunteers and we always need more of those! We would love your help whether it is the for the year long task of organizing the event, sending fliers out with your zine orders, teaching a workshop, hanging fliers around town, picking up donations, or graciously sitting behind our info booth at the Portland Zine Symposium. Please get in touch with our volunteer coordinator for more info.
Also, over the years the cost of running the Portland Zine Symposium has skyrocketed and any monetary support would be greatly appreciated! Please consider donating to the Portland Zine Symposium:
2011 Portland Zine Symposium postcard project
Be a part of the 2011 Portland Zine Symposium, even if you can't physically be there!
Help support the Portland Zine Symposium! For $5 you can purchase this self addressed stamped postcard. One side of the postcard is blank and ready for you to write, draw, or otherwise decorate. Then you can sign your name to it and drop it in a post box *.
All returned postcards will be on display in a gallery at the 2011 Portland Zine Symposium.
How do I get there?
The Portland Zine Symposium has moved across the river! After 10 years we have outgrown the space on the campus of Portland State University.
The 2011 Portland Zine Symposium will be held at Refuge:
located at 116 SE Yamhill
Refuge is a great space and we are exciting to work with them. Refuge is close-in on the east side, a quick walk over the Morrison or Hawthorn bridge, a short walk from the 6, 15, 4, 14 buses. It also offers ample car and bike parking.
Looking for a ride share to Portland? Check out our messageboard
using Portland public transit (Trimet) visit http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi
PZS will be held at the Portland State University in the Peter W. Stott MAIN GYM in downtown Portland, Oregon. If you'd like to hook up with a rideshare, you can use our messageboard.
To plan your trimet trip, visit http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi
VIA TRAIN
Amtrak offers a number of train lines and buses into the Rose City. The Coastal Starlight, Cascades, and Empire Builder service Portland's Union Station (800 NW Sixth Ave, cross street Irving) and it is conveniently located at the north end of the Transit Mall downtown. (You can't miss the station, it's got a tower that says "Go by Train!")
VIA BUS
Greyhound has a station at NW 6th Ave at NW Glisan (one block south of Union Station). The Greyhound station is located directly on the light rail (MAX) line.
VIA AIR
Portland International Airport has easy and inexpensive access to downtown by taking the Airport light rail (The MAX Red Line train) Trains leave frequently and tickets are available from a machine on the platform for $2.35 into the city. A cab runs upwards of $20.
Once in the City...
Tickets purchased from Trimet, Portland’s excellent public transit system, are good for the MAX light rail, buses and streetcars. 2 hour tickets are $2.05 for 2 zones and $2.35 for 3 zones. Most places are within 2 zones (unless you are at the Airport, that’s zone 3) Tickets can be purchased from Max platforms with cash or credit, tickets purchased on buses will require exact change.
All day passes can be purchased from machines or on buses for the price of $4.75. Or, consider ordering a week pass for $23 online ahead of time or from a ticket machine or a grocery store. down that street. You'll have to park and then walk the rest of the way down the park blocks.
GO BY BIKE
Portland is an excellent bicycle town and there are several places to rent bikes while you are here:
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?a=71974&c=34812
http://www.waterfrontbikes.com/rentals
http://www.portlandbicycletours.com/blog/portland-bike-rentals
http://www.pedalbiketours.com/bike-rentals/index.shtml
WHERE SHOULD I STAY?
Check out of messageboard for friendly people offering couch, floor, or even tent pitching space in their yard.
Portland has two hostels. The one in SE is closer to the event. Hostel in SE Portland on Hawthorne www.portlandhostel.org Hostel in NW Portland www.nwportlandhostel.com
Jupiter Hotel is offering discounted rates for our zine friends if you follow this link:
https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=583029&hotelID=5753