Zine Workshops/Courses

*Independent Workshops *College/University Courses*

Independent Workshops

DIY Academy. Richard Hugo House and the Zine Archive and Publishing Project (ZAPP). Seattle, WA

Founded in 2005, the DIY Academy runs a series of summer workshops "dealing with anything and everything do it yourself, from arts & crafts to political activism." See the listings from last years events. Check the Richard Hugo House for upcoming events.

Grrrl Zines A Go-Go. San Diego, CA

"Grrrl Zines A Go-Go is a zine and artist book-making workshop group that has formed in 2002 and facilitates workshops in community venues and nonprofit organizations in the San Diego area, and especially focuses on the empowerment of teenage girls through the production of zines and artist books." View an archive of Grrrl Zines A Go-Go's past events. Join their mailing list to be informed of future events.

Independent Publishing Resource Center. Portland, OR

Since 1998, the IPRC "has been dedicated to encouraging the growth of a visual and literary publishing community by offering a space to gather and exchange information and ideas, as well as to produce work." PRC offers various workshops and outreach projects as well as having weekly and monthly writing and book arts groups. Read about Upcoming IPRC Stuff on MySpace.

Toronto Public Library. Maria A. Shchuka District Library Branch. Toronto, ON

An Afternoon in Zine Land With the Broken Pencil Team, Including Hal Niedzviecki and Marc Ngui. TPL hosted this 2 hr. workshop on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.

"Participants of this workshop will learn the creative, theoretical and practical aspects of putting together their own independently created, handmade periodical, also known as a zine. Using forms as diverse as comics, collage, autobiography, essay and poetry, the zine crosses the lines between journalism and free expression. This program is for beginners and zinesters alike and no special skills are necessary. "

College/University Courses

Experimental College. University of California, Davis. Davis, CA

M. Althaea, author of the zine, Deviant Recipes and involved in the Queer Zine Archive Project teaches Art and Revolution: Zine Construction. "In this class you will learn the basics of how to put together a zine, from layout to binding to photocopying, plus we will bring plenty of other zines for you to look through. Come and learn about this unique way of sharing your stories and interacting with the world. Anyone can do this! What to bring: ideas and any content you would

like to turn into a zine."

University of California, Davis. Davis, CA

As a part of the Technocultural Studies program, U of C offers the following course: TCS 159- Media Subcultures. This class investigates "the inter-relationship of subcultural groups and media technologies, in particular how media often serves as the cohesive and persuasive force of subcultural activities. Students will examine and participate in such activities as list-servs, websites, free radio, fan 'zines, hip-hop culture, and other activities."

University of Oregon. Eugene, OR

Doug Blandy teaches Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy, one of several freshman seminars offered in the spring 2006 semester. "This seminar encourages participants to create and critique zines. In doing so, participants not only think about ideas but debate and clarify their own visions. Creating, distributing, and critiquing zines is an effective way to participate in democracy." This seminar culminates in an exhibit. Read an article about it in the Universities online publication CultureWork.

The UO Libraries Special Collections and University Archives have also hosted zine readings.