Zines!

All about zines!

Had so much fun participating in an online protest zine workshop by Camilla Fanning

I attended my first (online) zine workshop, and it was run by Camilla Fanning.

Event dets:

I created a zine called “Human-centred AI Matters!”, it’s a 6 page half-page zine plus front and back covers. After the workshop I continued making to finish it. I scanned the zine so I can make copies of it and also make a mini-zine!

It was quite cathartic because I was raging from an article I read a couple of days before the workshop that sparked this specific topic on many issues coming from this hyped technology.

It was such good fun, you know you are having a great time when your desk is a wonderful mess afterwards! đŸĨ°

Note: That some of the images used were from old ImagineFX magazines and were by amazing artists, but with all the excitement of cutting and tearing things out, I forgot to note down the artists names, so if you see your image here, please let me know at vicky[at]eventgeek[dot]ie.

Here are some photos of side-by-side of my OG hand-made zine and the copy I printed out after I scanned it. There’s also a pic of my mini-zine.

For those wondering how I made my PDF:

  • I created A4 Portrait doc on Canva, and uploaded each image into its own page
  • Saved the PDF
  • Used Zine Arranger (free) - selected half-page and A4 options before I saved the PDF after it did its magic.
  • One thing Ihad to do was rotate every 2nd page 180 degrees as my own printer that handles double-sided printing and it printed every 2nd page upside down and you folded the zine. So if you are doing it, test in advance.

For the mini-zine:

  • I used Canva, and I already have a custom-made template for 8-page mini-zine
  • I pulled the already uploaded images (from before) into the template
  • Then I exported it, and chose PDF Print for printing.

I also just created a Flickr photo album for my zines: https://www.flickr.com/photos/whykay/albums/72177720333154260/

🔍 Other zine clubs/fests/fairs?

Is there a site that lists all the various zine clubs, fest and fairs around Ireland and Northern Ireland?

I keep coming across them via socmed, it would be great to find a hub of zine info. I keep missing all the info about their upcoming events!

Here are ones I found so far:

(Originally posted on 2025-08-15)

Put together a few zines this evening:

(Originally posted on 2025-07-02)

A collection of colorful zines and stationery items, including a stapler and scissors, are arranged on a wooden table.