Holy criminy, CZF2017 is a week and a half away!! We have so much good stuff lined up for you, including a zinester reading, a panel on using zines for self-care, lots of hands-on creative activities for people of all ages (sticker making! button making!), a youth reading, workshops on patch printing and experimental drawing techniques, a @quimbys retrospective, a portable letterpress demo, a hair styling station, and--oh yeah, more than 250 of the world’s most incredible zinesters ready to show off their stuff! Find all the info at our website — we’ll see you there!!
We are so excited to announce the 6th annual Chicago Zine Fest Bingo Night! This year will be better than ever--we’ll be at Hamburger Mary’s in Andersonville with seriously fabulous prizes like gift certificates to @quimbys, Vice Versa Press, and many more!! Mark your calendars for Sunday March 26th at 8 pm and RSVP at our Facebook event!!
Support CZF & have a great time with our friends at Shameless Karaoke! December 8th at Beauty Bar Chicago. Just $5 for karaoke superstardom!! RSVP at our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/687284344764371/
We're so pleased to debut the official #CZF2017 poster! This year, our artist is Chicago local (but Venezuelan-born) Mike Centeno. Mike is a cartoonist whose work ranges from grotesque stand-alone monsters to comics on the subtle social conflicts in our modern age. He draws inspiration from science fiction and comics artists from Kirby to Clowes. His work can be seen on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_centeno and his website: http://www.mikecenteno.com/. He also works the counter at our beloved @quimbys, so if you see him around, don't be shy—say hello!
Support CZF & have a great time with our friends at Shameless Karaoke! December 8th at Beauty Bar Chicago. Just $5 for karaoke superstardom!! RSVP at our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/687284344764371/
Registration for CZF 2017 is *TOMORROW* Sunday November 13th at 11 am Central! Registration will sell out--don’t miss out! Find registration and payment details at http://chicagozinefest.org/2016/10/registration-info-for-czf-2017/.
Hallowzine is TONIGHT! We're excited to see all of you in your spookiest costumes and celebrate the diverse set of readers and performers we have lined up! Chi-PRC! 7 p.m. $5 donation goes towards helping support CZF 2017!
The final reader we are highlighting here is Jack Murphy. Jack is a high school English teacher living in Chicago. He has published two collections of poetry and flash fiction. His work has been featured in Southside Weekly among other publications.
Chicago Zine Fest presents: HALLOWZINE 2016 is TOMORROW! 10/28/16 @ 7:00 p.m. at Chi-PRC (858 N. Ashland Ave.)
Five years of spooky stories: it's our fifth annual Hallowzine!
We'll have zine & comics artists telling you their creepiest, funniest, most Halloween-y stories. Just a $5 donation to Chicago Zine Fest will get you in to hear great artists and enter our door prize raffle with fabulous prizes!
The fright night of ghoulish performers includes:
a zine reading by Jack Murphy,
video presentation by Jade Beach,
comics from Bianca Xunise,
poetry by Dan Pogorzelski
and the musical comedy stylings of Fresh2Death.
Costumes are encouraged!
At Chicago Publishers Resource Center, 858 N. Ashland Ave.
Enter if you dare...
I worry about my black brothers, but I never considered worrying about myself.
Come to Hallowzine this Friday, 10/28 at Chi PRC at 7:00 PM! $5 donation goes towards benefiting CZF 2017!
We'll be highlighting all of our readers this week in anticipation for one of CZF's most beloved readings/fundraisers!
Bianca Xunise is an illustrator based out of Chicago, Il. When she's not doodling her feelings, she's probably somewhere eating donuts or dancing to Bauhaus.
You can read Bianca's recent comic 'The Weight of Being Black in America' at The Nib and see more of her work at http://www.biancaxunise.com
Five years of spooky stories: it's our fifth annual Hallowzine!
We'll have zine & comics artists telling you their creepiest, funniest, most Halloween-y stories. Just a $5 donation to Chicago Zine Fest will get you in to hear great artists and enter our door prize raffle with fabulous prizes!
The fright night of ghoulish performers includes:
a zine reading by Jack Murphy,
video presentation by Jade Beach,
comics from Bianca Xunise,
and the musical comedy stylings of Fresh2Death.
MORE READERS TBA!
Costumes are encouraged!
At Chicago Publishers Resource Center, 858 N. Ashland Ave.
Enter if you dare...
So grateful to everyone who came out for a very successful CZF 2016!! We’re especially thankful to our volunteers, sponsors, and donors--we couldn’t have done it without you.
If you attended any part of this weekend’s activities, we’d love to hear from you. Please fill out this short, anonymous survey to let us know how we did and how we can make CZF 2017 even better!! http://goo.gl/forms/iTUp50i4SF
Friday, April 29
PANEL DISCUSSION & EXHIBITOR READING
Permission Not Granted: Women of Color and the Politics of Zines
- a discussion with Leila Abdelrazaq, Sarah Gonzalez, and Monika Harris
Moderated by Monica Trinidad. Sponsored by the University of Chicago Library
6:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Reading at 8:00 p.m.
Chicago Workspace
935 W. Chestnut St. Suite 530
Chicago, IL, 60642
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Saturday, April 30
EXHIBITION DAY
Featuring over 200 zinesters selling zines, self-published books, and mini-comics from all over the country! Enjoy workshops, discussions, and hands-on activities for all ages!
Plumber’s Union Hall
1340 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL, 60607
11 am- 6 p.m
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND OFFER FREE PARKING!
Dearest Chicago Zine Fest supporters, We held off as long as we could, but unfortunately we're in quite a bind right now. For the first five years of CZF we had a free space, which allowed us to keep our costs very low. When we were forced to find an alternate space to host CZF we were shocked...
Dearest Chicago Zine Fest supporters,
We held off as long as we could, but unfortunately we’re in quite a bind right now.
For the first five years of CZF we had a free space, which allowed us to keep our costs very low. When we were forced to find an alternate space to host CZF we were shocked by the costs of accessible, large, event spaces in Chicago. We have worked very hard over the last two years to keep costs for our exhibitors low and to keep the fest free for attendees. In the span of a year we went from needing to raise $3,000 to $4,000 to needing almost $12,000 to cover our costs.
We have an entirely volunteer staff. Those of you in Chicago know that we beg, plead, and cajole our friends and community to help out and offer their skills whenever possible as well. Designing posters, reading at events, volunteering during the fest, running around town hanging up posters, schlepping supplies to the fest-for this we can never thank you enough. Right now we could really use your monetary donations. We are $1,902 short to fulfill all of our financial expenses for the year.
We have been so happy in our newest exhibition space. We found a space that is willing to have us, very accommodating, fulfills all of our space and accessibility needs, and is beautiful! The costs for such an awesome space are quite high and figuring out how to offset those costs has been an ongoing issue.
To give you a sense of what it costs to run the fest here is a basic run down of our expenses:
$9,000 Friday and Saturday spaces
$1,000 for invited guests and artists
$400 Event insurance
$600 printing costs
$500 Supplies
Total $11,500
We really need your help and any amount would be greatly appreciated. We realize that just making ends meet for this year is the priority, but anything we get over our costs for this year, will give us less anxiety about getting Chicago Zine Fest prepared for next year.
Thank you so much,
CZF Organizers
Alex, Allison, Heather, Johnny, Julie, and Violet
Dearest Chicago Zine Fest supporters, We held off as long as we could, but unfortunately we're in quite a bind right now. For the first five years of CZF we had a free space, which allowed us to keep our costs very low. When we were forced to find an alternate space to host CZF we were shocked...
Dearest Chicago Zine Fest supporters,
We held off as long as we could, but unfortunately we're in quite a bind right now.
For the first five years of CZF we had a free space, which allowed us to keep our costs very low. When we were forced to find an alternate space to host CZF we were shocked by the costs of accessible, large, event spaces in Chicago. We have worked very hard over the last two years to keep costs for our exhibitors low and to keep the fest free for attendees. In the span of a year we went from needing to raise $3,000 to $4,000 to needing almost $12,000 to cover our costs.
We have an entirely volunteer staff. Those of you in Chicago know that we beg, plead, and cajole our friends and community to help out and offer their skills whenever possible as well. Designing posters, reading at events, volunteering during the fest, running around town hanging up posters, schlepping supplies to the fest-for this we can never thank you enough. Right now we could really use your monetary donations. We are $1,902 short to fulfill all of our financial expenses for the year.
We have been so happy in our newest exhibition space. We found a space that is willing to have us, very accommodating, fulfills all of our space and accessibility needs, and is beautiful! The costs for such an awesome space are quite high and figuring out how to offset those costs has been an ongoing issue.
To give you a sense of what it costs to run the fest here is a basic run down of our expenses:
$9,000 Friday and Saturday spaces
$1,000 for invited guests and artists
$400 Event insurance
$600 printing costs
$500 Supplies
Total $11,500
We really need your help and any amount would be greatly appreciated. We realize that just making ends meet for this year is the priority, but anything we get over our costs for this year, will give us less anxiety about getting Chicago Zine Fest prepared for next year.
Thank you so much,
CZF Organizers
Alex, Allison, Heather, Johnny, Julie, and Violet
#CZF2016 could use your support! We need volunteers on the day of the fest (April 30th), or stop by @chicagoprc this Sunday from 1-3pm to help with prep work. Get in touch at [email protected] for more details--we'd be grateful for your help!! 💓
