We have officially reached the last 24 hours of the 2010 24 Hour Zine Thing! Two more participants have been added, which makes for 95 total participants signed up this year! Sign-ups will remain open throughout the day, so if you have just stumbled upon this website, it’s not too late.
Eight completed zines have been received, and there are a few pins still waiting to be sent out, which will go out Monday morning. If you have completed your zine, or are almost finished, sent it in to this address:
Raven/ 24 Hour Zine Thing
PO Box 2001
Abingdon, VA. 24210
USA
and sit back and wait until your 24HZT Participant Pin arrives!
Don’t forget to check out the Olympia Timberland Library’s 24 Hour Zine Thing event in Olympia, Washington tonight at 5:30pm if you are in the area! You can find a link to the event, as well as more information , as well as some details below:
The Olympia Timberland Library & Northern |
The Olympia All Ages Project want to keep you up all night for the second annual 24 Hour Zine Thing workshop. Your challenge: make a 24-page zine from conception to completion in 24 hours straight. Take a break from zine creation at 8 p.m. to enjoy the musical stylings of Olympia’s own Broken Water. The event culminates with willing sleep-deprived zinesters reading from their shiny new… zines on Sunday, August 1 at 3:30 p.m. Note: feel free to drop in at any point between July 31 at 5:30 p.m. and August 1 at 5 p.m. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring materials to use or share.
Need more info?
Contact: Kelsey
Adult Services Librarian
Olympia Timberland Library
313 8th Ave SE
Olympia, WA 98501-1307
Phone: 360-352-0595
zines[at]trl.org
If you were unable to make it to the Toronto Zine Library’s 24 Hr Zine Challenge Kick Off, you can now watch the event live from your computer! Check out the posted by the amazing Amy! There is also a feature on the site that allows you to chat and encourage the participants along the way. Be sure to stop by and say hello!
The Toronto Zine Library sent over this information about a free event they are hosting tomorrow, July 28th:
Happy International Zine Month!
To celebrate, the Toronto Zine Library is participating in the 24 hour zine challenge and we would love for you to join us! We are hosting a kick off event this Wednesday, July 28th starting at 5pm and going strong until the Tranzac Club closes.
What is the 24 hour zine challenge, you ask?
A yearly event where one attempts to make a 24 page zine from start to finish in 24 hours. From initial idea right through to photocopying/collating/stapling your zine. More information, list of this year’s participants and sign up can be found here: http://24hourzines.com/
(Please note that you dont *have* to register and/or send your zine in when its finished. We encourage you participate to whatever degree you are most comfortable with. Or, you are welcome to just come and hang out at the TZL and cheer participants on!)
Bring your ideas and if youre able a snack to share while we hang out, listen to music, and get a start on our 24 hour zines! Some supplies will be available (paper, glue, scissors, magazine clippings, a couple of typewriters, a long arm stapler) but please do bring your favourite or necessary zine making supplies. Conveniently, there is a 24 hour Kinkos a half-block away!
Also, similar to the event folks at the Independent Pubishing Resource Center () in Portland Oregon held a few days ago, we will be streaming our 24 hour zine challenge event live! If you’re unable to join us, bookmark and tune in on Wednesday starting at 5pm EST and participate alongside us from wherever you may be.
Ok, to recap:
WHEN: wednesday july 28th, 5pm EST until close WHERE: the toronto zine library — 2nd floor of the tranzac club — 292 brunswick st. just south of bloor. close to spadina subway station COST: free! WHAT: 24 hour zine challenge kick off BRING: yourself, your friends, snacks, creativity, zine making supplies, ideas
Facebook event:
Holler at us if you have any additional questions or concerns. We regret that the TZL is not a wheelchair accessible space.
The Toronto Zine Library
292 Brunswick Ave, 2nd floor
torontozinelibrary@gmail.com
Pulling an all-nighter? Working on your second 24HZT submission? Take a break from the late night zine-making, make some coffee, add 24 Hour Zine Thing on and enjoy this review of Nicci’s fantastic cooking zine, “Cook This! #1″.
July seems to be flying by, and there is only one week and three days left to complete your 24 hour zine. Have you started yet? If you have already completed your zine, pop it in the mail to this address:
Raven / 24 Hour Zine Thing
PO Box 2001
Abingdon, VA 24210
USA
and then head over to the Mail Box Page to track when your zine has been received and when your button has been sent out. The official deadline for all 2010 24 Hour Zine Thing zines is Friday, August 20th, 2010, which should give international participants time to get their zines through the mail.
Also, please remember that you can submit your zines for consignment in the 24 Hour Zine Thing Distro, which is currently under construction while all the zines are being uploaded and added. If you are interested in consignment, please fill out the form found on the Consignment Page and include with your 2010 24 Hour Zine Thing completed zine, as well as the extra copies that you would like distro’ed.
Here’s a zine review for all you night owls, and check back within the next hour for another one!
[outside cover - black felt]
[inside cover]
Goat Farm by Kim Riot Name: Kim Riot City: San Diego, CA Zine Goal: A docu-mini style zine dedicating my years living and
breathing heavy metal as a girl.
Kim’s zine “Goat Farm” is the first zine I have ever received that featured felt as the cover, which really makes her zine stand out, and ties in perfectly with the overall theme. Staying true to the subtitle, “musings of a metal muff”, Kim retells of her experience as a female in the metal scene, and memories of the mindset and behavior of the ladies at shows she attended. Kim also includes an awesomely collaged “The Five Most Metal Animals” section, and includes a guide for spotting “The Types of Metal Heads”. Kim combines musical experiences with personal writing to create a unique, informative 24 hour zine.
Sorry for the delay in zine scans and reviews, it’s been one busy weekend! Three more participants have been added to the Participants Page, which makes 78 signed up so far! To celebrate, here are three reviews to help get you in the mood for some 24 hour zine making.
Summertime (& The Living Is Easy) by Dina
Name: Dina
City: Mill Spring, NC
Zine Goal: Genuine writing. Clean, 1/4-sized layout. An actually
FINISHED zine.
Dina’s zine perfectly embodies the carefree feeling many associate with the lazy days and warm nights of summer. Her black and white zine incorporates free-flowing text, with subject matter jumping from present tense adventures to daydreams of a life as an artist, with journals, notes, and music filling each day of her life, pasted over high contrast images and photographs. Dina’s zine is the perfect read to get you into the summer feeling.
Yesterday marked the midway point for the 2010 24 Hour Zine Thing, which means there are only 15 days left to complete your 24 hour zine! Two zines have been received so far, with Sandra’s zine “Razor Sharp Haze Daze” waiting for me in my post office box yesterday morning.
Check out the new Mail Box Page to keep track of what zines have been received, and when pins are sent out!
I will be posting some new scans and zine reviews later tonight and throughout the weekend, so be sure to check back often. Also, stay completely up to date with everything happening at the 24HZT headquarters by becoming a fan on Facebook!
Congratulations to Rachel of San Diego, California for completing her 24 hour zine and sending it in! Rachel’s cute little zine “Pilgrim” arrived in my post office box today, marking the first zine received for this years challenge.
Finished with your zine and can’t wait to release it to the world? Send your zine to:
Raven / 24 Hour Zine Thing
PO Box 2001
Abingdon, VA. 24210
USA
Good luck to everyone and leave a comment with how you are doing with your 24 hour zine!
The is sponsoring their ! Here is some information from their website:
Calling all ambitious zinesters! You’re invited to the 2nd Annual, 24hr Zine Challenge, presented by the Portland Zine Symposium and the Independent Publishing Resource Center…
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium and awesome zinesters like you!
What: The 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challenge
Where: The Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak St. #218
Why: To make zines and support PZS!
When: July 24th at 10:00am until July 25th at 10:00am
Zines are awesome and July is International Zine Month! Get yourself one more zine finished for your PZS table, make some new friends over the dizzying madness of staying up too many hours, and help support the Portland Zine Symposium!
We will be providing some supplies (paper, glue, scissors, etc), snacks, and drink – anything you can bring will help. Bring any supplies you normally like to make zines with that you just can’t live without! Also, you might want to bring pillows, snacks, and blankets… We are also asking registrants for a $5 donation which will help us cover any costs for supplies and food that are not donated, so we can make sure your well fed and fully supplied. The IPRC has two copy machines on hand to help you create your fabulous zine, available for 5 cents per side for members (trial membership is $25) and 10 cents per side for nonmembers.
In addition to being a quite awesome challenge, this event will also be a major fund raiser for the Portland Zine Symposium
If you can’t make it to the event, you can find a list of registrants on our website (here: ) and pick one to sponsor, marathon style! Once you’ve chosen a lucky challenger to back, we’ll list you under their name as a supporter and you will only be asked to make the donation you’ve pledged if the challenger completes their zine. If you pledge more than $10, we’ll provide you with a copy of the zine they’ve created! You pledge helps us raise funds to keep PZS affordable to table at for zine-makers (half table at the symposium are $20 for the whole weekend) and free to attend for zine-appreciators. To support a 24hr Zine Challenger, just email pdxzines@gmail.com with the name of the lucky participant you want to back and the amount you’d like to pledge.
If you’re a challenger, request a form to print out to ask people to sign up on if they’d like to sponsor you, or you can direct them to our website (specifically here: ) from your blog or website and share the link on your favorite social network (email/facebook/twitter/etc.) to allow your friends to pledge. Your amazing creativity and endurance will really help us make the event a success!
We will also have a live video feed set up at the 24hr Zine Challenge, just like last year, so zine supporters anywhere can encourage the 24hr Zine Challengers and so 24hr Zine Sponsors can check in on who they’ve backed!
Are you a local business? The 24hr Zine Challenge is just another outreach event brought to the community by PZS that you can help out with. If you’re interested in donating any food or treats to help keep our zinesters going their full 24 hours. You donation would be listed here, right on our front page, and on our 2010 Sponsors page!
Please call Katie (804-514-8413) if you would like to make a donation to this event or to Portland Zine symposium.
Preregistration is REQUIRED as space is limited! Email pdxzines@gmail.com or call Blue at (503) 453-5839 to register before time runs out!
If you are in Portland, take advantage of this great opportunity and sign up! If you are not in the area, consider sponsoring a 24 Hour Zine Challenger and helping the Portland Zine Symposium at the same time!
The 24 Hour Zine Challenge asks zinesters to create a 24-page zine
from conception to final product in 24 hours straight.
Zines should be of suitable size and technical difficulty
so that this truly is a challenge for individual zinesters.
