Category: Zine opportunity

  • Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Zinetronica Zinemaking Hangout, March 13th!

    Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Zinetronica Zinemaking Hangout

    Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown

    7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2025

    Free!

    In March, Zine Club Chicago is celebrating the music that moves us in collaboration with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme Zinetronica.

    This month’s theme is inspired by Marz Community Brewing’s Synth Fest 2025, a week of awesome bloops, bleeps, and beats taking place March 7-15 at both Life on Marz and the Marz Mothership.

    Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Zinetronica Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!

    Zine Club Chicago will provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club, our favorite locally owned taproom and café space, offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Brewery and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase. Conflict Bureau’s Tactical Acid Weapon will be providing sonic accoutrement during the evening, and we encourage y’all to stick around for some awesome music!

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck is the creative force behind our visuals.

    More info:

    Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Facebook event link.

    lifeonmarz.club

    Image description
    A flyer featuring images of a vintage synthesizer and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Zinetronica; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 13; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave; Free!; Info at quimbys.com”

  • Offsite: Zine Club Chicago on Marz: People Have the Power Zinemaking Hangout, Jan 9th

    Zine Club Chicago on Marz: People Have the Power Zinemaking Hangout

    Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown

    7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2025

    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is channeling the strength of collective resistance with a free zinemaking hangout in collaboration with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme People Have the Power.

    Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: People Have the Power Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, January 9 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!

    Zine Club Chicago will provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club, our favorite locally owned taproom and café space, offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Brewery and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase. The taproom also will be holding a DJ Night that evening, and we encourage y’all to stick around for an awesome selection of garage and punk!

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free monthly event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our visuals and created our logo.

    #zines #zinemaking #ZineClubChicago #DIY #LifeonMarz #Quimbys #QuimbysChicago

    More info:

    Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Facebook event invite here.

    lifeonmarz.club

    Image description

    A flyer featuring a photo of several hands giving the peace sign and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: People Have the Power; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, January 9; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave; Free!; Info at quimbys.com”

  • Offsite: Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE! Zinemaking Hangout

    Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE! Zinemaking Hangout
    Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown
    7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2024
    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is teaming up again with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club to host a free zinemaking hangout at the locally owned taproom and café space. We’re inviting folks to help create a group zine on a theme that’s close to our treat-loving hearts: SNACKWAVE!

    Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE! Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, November 14 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!

    Zine Club Chicago will provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Brewery and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase. The taproom also will be holding a DJ Night featuring Tender Lovin’ Cutz with Tommy Kladis after our event wraps up at 9 p.m., and we encourage y’all to stick around for some all-vinyl jams, too!

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free monthly event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the monthly flyers, created the logo.

    Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago like here on IG and here on Twitter.

    #zines #zinemaking #ZineClubChicago #DIY #LifeonMarz #Quimbys #QuimbysChicago

    Facebook event link is here.

    Image description

    A flyer featuring a stack of Oreo cookies riding a surfboard inside a huge wave and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE!; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, November 14; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave; Free!; Info: quimbys.com”

  • South Side Zine Library Launch Party in Bridgeport, June 9th

    Zine Club Chicago is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand-new South Side Zine Library! This free community resource, stocked with zines of all kinds, will be permanently housed in the Community Room at the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library in Bridgeport.

    To celebrate, Zine Club Chicago is pairing up with the Blue Ribbon Glee Club to host a launch party featuring the intermittent reading and performance series Three Songs, plus an open mic and zinemaking!

    All are invited to the Zine Club Chicago South Side Zine Library Launch Party featuring Three Songs with the Blue Ribbon Glee Club on Sunday, June 9 at the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Zinemaking begins at 1 p.m.; the Three Songs readings and performance will start at 2 p.m. Free!

    For the Three Songs performance, a trio of featured readers will each share a story about one of the songs in the BRGC punk a capella repertoire, and then the group will sing it. The readers are:

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago socials: @zineclubchicago

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the monthly flyers and created the logo, and she also created the visuals for the South Side Zine Library.

    Zine Club Chicago would like to thank the South Side Zine Library sponsors: The Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library + branch manager Jeremy Kitchen, Quimby’s Bookstore, Lucinda J. Williams, and Johnny Misfit.

    Want the Facebook Event Post for this? Go here!

    Want the CPL listing? Go here!

    Image description

    A flyer with an image of the Chicago skyline viewed from Palmisano Park in Bridgeport and this text: “Zine Club Chicago South Side Zine Library Launch Party! Featuring Three Songs with Blue Ribbon Glee Club; Readings by Nikki Roberts, Liz Olney, and Cynthia E. Hanifin; Punk a capella performance, open mic + zinemaking!: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 9; Richard J. Daley Branch, Chicago Public Library in Bridgeport; 3400 S. Halsted St.; More info: quimbys.com; Instagram: @zineclubchicago; chipublib.org

  • Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives – A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O'Keefe, May 11th

    Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives –
    A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe
    3 p.m. Saturday, May 11
    Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave.
    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is excited to welcome special guest Alex O’Keefe of DnA Artists as we each share personal narratives to form a group perzine!

    Alex will walk participants through the process of creating a small auto-bio work (writing, drawing, collage — anything goes!) She’ll gather those stories to create an anthology zine, which everyone on the Zine Club Chicago Google group email list will receive for home printing after the event. A limited number of free print copies will also be made available at our shop (first-come, first-served).

    Please join us for Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives – A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe, 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park. Free!

    We’ll provide zinemaking supplies and snacks. Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one. Please note that seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Alex O’Keefe (she/her) is a Chicago-based artist, librarian, and storyteller. Her creative work often takes the form of comics, drawings, fiber arts, zines, and book arts. She is 1/2 of DnA Artists, who make bite-sized, humorous, and often informative zines, prints, and paper goods with an illustrative and comics aesthetic.

     

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free monthly event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and made our Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events: https://zineclubchicagoshoutouts.spread.name/

    More info at the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Flyer design by Anna Jo Beck, featuring an illustration by Alex O’Keefe.
    Photo of Alex by Jamie Kelter Davis.

    Facebook event link is here.

    Image descriptions

    A red-and-blue infographic flyer featuring an illustration by Alex O’Keefe of a person wearing glasses and holding a zine, with text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives – A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe,; In Person! Free!; 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2024; Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park”

    A headshot of Chicago-based artist, librarian, and storyteller Alex O’Keefe.

  • Zine Club Chicago SNAX Collab Zine Call for Submissions!

    SNAX
    A Zine Club Chicago collab zine
    Call for Submissions

    The members of Zine Club Chicago love snacks (almost) as much as they love zines, so the group is celebrating their collective snackiness with a collab zine. Send in your writing, lists, comics, drawing, collage & more all about SNACKS!

    Updated food pyramids made up only of snacks, an essay about discovering Zapp’s chips on your first trip to New Orleans, a renaissance-style still life of your favorite noshes, a power ranking of the most coveted sleepover snacks of 2000, a poem about your first experience of the munchies . . . if it pertains to the realm of the edible, Zine Club Chicago wants to know about it!

    Submission guidelines: 500 words max for writing; 4.5” x 7.5” max, black & white + 300 dpi for artwork. (One submission per contributor, please; you’re welcome to submit images to accompany a written submission, or text to accompany a visual art submission.) Due to space limitations, please limit visual submissions to 2 pages max.

    SUBMISSION LINK HERE: bit.ly/snackzine

    Deadline: July 31, 2022

    All contributors will receive a free copy of the zine! Zine Club Chicago is planning for an autumn 2022 release, and will keep everyone updated via the email address you provide.

    Co-edited by Rachel Hyman, Liz Mason, and Cynthia E. Hanifin

    Questions? Email zineclubchicago(at)gmail(dot)com

    You don’t need to be a Zine Club Chicago member to submit, but all are welcome at the monthly Zoom meetups!

    Want to know more about Zine Club Chicago? Check out their social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Please note that Zine Club Chicago reserves the right to reject any submissions that do not meet their guidelines.

    Image #1 description: A purple illustration, accented with green on a peach background, of a bag of potato chips, with this text: SNAX; A Zine Club Chicago collab zine; bit.ly/snackzine

    Image #2 description: An illustration of 2 green cake pops on a peach background, with this text: Send us your writing, lists, comics, drawing, collage & more all about SNACKS! Writing: 500 words max; Artwork: 4.5 in x 7.5 in max, black & white, 300 dpi; Submission deadline: July 31, 2022; Co-edited by Rachel Hyman, Liz Mason & Cynthia E. Hanifin; zineclubchicago@gmail.com; bit.ly/snackzine“

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Holiday Zinemaking Hangout + Swap Edition, Dec. 14

     

    Zine Club Chicago Online: Holiday Zinemaking Hangout + Swap Edition
    7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, December 14 on Zoom
    Free!

    For Zine Club Chicago’s last event of the year, you’re all invited to make mini zines with our merry crew! Let’s celebrate this festive season together with a laidback virtual hangout. A swap by mail will be held after the event for folks who’d like to share the mini zine they made, too.

    All you need to bring is a few sheets of paper, a writing utensil, and your creativity. If you’ve never made a mini zine before, here’s a quick video tutorial (and we can provide any assistance you need at the event, too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiUzo41dh5Q

    Grab your zinemaking supplies, BYO(H)oliday(T)reats, and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Holiday Zinemaking Hangout + Swap Edition at 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, December 14!

    ** RSVP required ** To help make sure that online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, the Zoom link won’t be released publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CST Monday, December 13. You’ll receive the Zoom link by 11 p.m. CST that evening.

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the club’s monthly flyers, created its logo, and made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines.

    More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago. Facebook event is here.

     

  • Third Coast Review Lit Editor Looking For Stuff to Review

    Quimby’s friend Dan Kelly (@mrdankelly) is the lit editor for the Third Coast Review and is looking for your books, zines, and lit-related announcements for consideration/review.

    Snail mail: Dan Kelly – Third Coast Review, P.O. Box 744, Highland Park, IL 60035

    https://thirdcoastreview.com/

    @ThirdCoastRvw on Twitter

     

     

  • Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout! Jan 24th, 6-10pm

    Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!

    6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24

    Here at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park

    Free!

    We know that making progress on your zine projects is probably one of your new year’s resolutions, so Zine Club Chicago is kicking off 2020 with a special event: The No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!

    Bring your work-in-progress, create a new zine on the spot, or just catch up with other zine folks at our 4-hour Friday night event. (Quimby’s will not be holding a Zlumber Party this year, so our gathering will channel that chill hangout vibe.) We’ll have zinemaking supplies, creative prompts, and lots of snacks on hand. Zinemakers are encouraged to bring their zines to swap with others, as well! We’ll keep the zinemaking party rolling from 6 to 10 p.m.; feel free to drop in anytime during the evening.

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome to join us at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.

    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/522787471921314/

    Thanks to Anna Jo Beck for our graphics!

  • Zine Club Chicago: Back From the Dead + Zinemaking Hangout!

    7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22

    Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park

    Free


    This month, we’re celebrating the spookiest time of the year with an action-packed special event! Zine Club member Eric Bartholomew (Junk Drawer) will kick off our Zinemaking Hangout with a mini workshop on making zines inspired by found photographs. We’ll have all the supplies you need to create a new zine on the spot or make headway on a work-in-progress. We’ll also be discussing zines we wish we could call Back from the Dead, so please bring your favorite out-of-print titles to share. Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are invited to join us at Quimby’s!

    Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines, is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin.

    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/505744893327848/