Portland Zine Symposium

The 10th Annual PZS!

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:40:35 PST

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:

2010 Poster Art Call - Portland Zine Symposium

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:27:38 PST

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 â 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.

Cut, Copy, Collate - A Zine Construction Workshop

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:14:17 PST

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.

Open Mic Zine Reading @ IPRC - with snacks!

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 01:24:21 PST

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

PZS Movie Night @ Hawthorne Hostel!

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:05:56 PST

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