2016 stalls are fully booked!

Everyone seems to have booked early this year, and all of our stalls are already full up! Sorry for those who missed out - we didn't expect such a large and efficient turnout! If you missed out but would still like a space, send us an email at wellingtonzinefest@gmail.com with a few details about your project, and how much space you need, and we can do our best to match you up with an existing stallholder.

Thanks everyone for your support and for making Wellington Zinefest bigger and better every year!

xx

// Zinefest Meets Matchbox - Literary Zines with Ellen Walker //

Wellington Zinefest is hosting a rad workshop series at Matchbox Studios over October/November, leading up to Wellington Zinefest on November 19th! 

First up is Literary Zines with committee member Ellen Walker. Ellen had a chat with herself about what zines, and writing, mean to her.  

• Tell us a few things you are passionate about? I’m passionate about clothes with patterns on them, especially animals, reading graphic novels, reading reviews of bad films and, of course, art and literature.

• How did you get into zine making? As the story goes I first became interested in zines in 2011. That year was the first Zinefest I attended and I remember feeling incredibly shy and I left after a quick look around. It wasn’t until late 2014 that I got truly interested in zine making after I attended a workshop on how to distribute zines hosted by Claire Harris. It was there that I met Kylie and Tessa, who were working on a project called zine review, which they asked me to contribute to. Zine making is mainly about the community it creates and once I was introduced to that community it caused a snowball effect. I got most of my closest friends and my girlfriend, also a Zinefest committee member, into zine making as well. Within a year I had joined the Zinefest committee and produced many zines with my friends. I held my first stall at the winter market in 2015. It just hasn’t stopped from there. Zines are love, zines are life.  

• What kind of zines do you make? Mostly zines about me or my friends. My latest output was a two part zine totalling at about 8000 words, that was about a year of my life related to the music I was listening to at the time. That zine project was called ‘Back to the Future Islands’. I have also created some poetry and short story zines as a way to practice my writing and share it with people. Before I made zines I wouldn’t show my writing to anyone. The practice has made me a more confident writer.

• When/ why/ how did you become a committee member (tee hee)? I honestly had the best time at the 2014 Zinefest and I met the most encouraging people. Kylie Buck was there selling her zines with Tessa and she picked up on my enthusiasm. She had helped establish the first Zinefest event and was in the loop about the status of the committee. She told me that they were expecting new people in early 2015. I went along to one of the earliest meetings with Cathy-Ellen and my friend Hamish, and I have been working with the committee ever since.

• Any good zine recommendations? All zines are good zines to someone. I personally love the zines my friends have made because you have more context when you know the author, of course. Cathy’s zines are similar to mine in that they are very personal and emotional but she has a style that is distinctly different from my own work. As I’m a big fan of literary work, if you can get your hands on the Food Court zines from last year, you won’t regret it. They are all available at the library.

• What workshops are you running up to the big event Zinefest November 19th 2016?! I’m looking after a literary zine workshop this Sunday the 9th of October at Matchbox Studios. Come and listen to me ramble more about writing and zines.

• Got any plugs? Plug them now. I have a zine collective! We are called Closet Monster Zines and it’s made up of me, Cathy and Hamish. We have a page on Facebook- check us out here! I also have a podcast called High Expectations Podcast with Cathy and Jaslyn where we talk about everything from queerness, sex, relationships, our love/hatred for musicals and KFC. I also tweet under the handle @spike_for_pm.

• Most importantly, if you were a dog what kind of dog would you be? I would be some kind of cross breed scrappy Terrier. Maybe a Jack Russell. I would be slightly internet famous because my owner would dress me up in jaunty vintage outfits, think 1940s-60s little hats and suits that are hand sewn. Dog me would hate photos as much as human me and I would try to destroy the shot often.

Stall registrations now open!

Registrations for Wellington Zinefest 2016 are now open! Spaces usually fill up fast, so get in quick. Submissions close on Friday 28th October or when spaces are full, whichever comes first. Click here to go to the registration form. Go forth and create zines!

P.S. We have a Make n' Swap zine event happening this Thursday from 6-8pm at the Wellington Central library. Come along!

Stall registration 2016

Exciting news! Registrations for Wellington Zinefest 2016, being held on November 19th at Wellington High School Hall, open tomorrow at noon! Registrations close on Friday October 28th at 5pm, so get in quick. Tell your friends!

Winter Zine Market is back!

Remember last year when there was that awesome Winter Zine Market at Thistle Hall?

Well it's back again as part of Wellington Comic Con, this time on Saturday June the 4th! That’s the first day of Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Its in the top floor of Thistle Hall again (on the Southern end of Cuba Street for those who don’t know their way around Wellington) starting at 12 and finishing at 5 pm. Unfortunately it clashes with the Tauranga Zinefest but if you can’t get to that one then you can come to this one instead.

The callout to zine makers is now open so if you want a space email celfbw@xtra.co.nz .
Due to limited space we are only offering half tables which will cost a five dollar rental charge for the day. You can pay this money to me on the day. (Although there may be full spaces available closer to market day.)

So if you are interested, let me know:

Your name and/or zine project name.

How many seats you’ll need (either 1 or 2 for a half table)

and whether you’d be interested in a full table for $10 if space became available.

Thats all I can think of for now. Feel free to ask any questions and if I remember any more important information, I’ll let you know.

Cheers!

Brent

Stallholder applications open now

Hey zinesters! Stallholder applications are now OPEN! This year's Wellington Zinefest will be held from 12 – 5pm, Saturday 28 November @ Ivy Bar & Cabaret, 49 Cuba St, Wellington.

Make your submission now and share it with all your pals! Let's fill up our new venue to the brim!

Also! Our friends at The French Art Shop Wellington are very kindly offering any registered stallholders 20% off all non-discounted products from now until November 20th! Just show your confirmation email either printed out or on your phone to receive the discount.

Registration form here

Kids zine workshops

Hey Zine Enthusiasts! 

Wellington Zinefest Committee members Ellen, Cathy and Hamish are running Kids' Zine Workshops as part of their public programme next month!
Every Sunday at 2pm in September we'll be teaching kids how to make different types of zines, at the Wellington Museum on Jervois Quay.
If you have or know of kids aged 8-12 who are budding writers, zine makers, creative geniuses, send them our way! We have a capacity of 10 kids, so book your space fast. Parents/Guardians are welcome to come along.
The French Art Shop have generously donated materials so we could make individual zine kits for you!
If you're keen to sign up, or have any questions, please email Ellen at walkerelle91@gmail.com.

 (A few of us got together and tested out the activities - turns out they're super fun for all ages!)