The 10th Annual PZS is one week away!
While we have quite a few outreach fundraising events leading up to and during the Portland Zine Symposium, the 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium is the main attraction...
What: The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium
Theme: "Zine Arcade!"
Where: Peter W. Stott Main Gym, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, August 28th, from 10:00am until 5:00pm and Sunday, August 29th, 10:00am until 4:00pm
Who: Presented by local zinesters, comic makers, artists, and writers. Attended by independent publishing enthusiasts from all over the world!
Why: To promote greater community between diverse creators of independent publications and art. This fun and free event helps people share their work while exchanging their skills and information related to zine culture. Through workshops, panels and discussions, Portland Zine Symposium explores the role and effect of all types of zines.
We also have a Zinester's Feud (http://pdxzines.com/events/zinestersfeud/)happening the evening of August 28th at Floating World Comics and a Zinester's Music Show (http://pdxzines.com/events/zinestersmusicshow) happening the evening of August 29th at Backspace. Find those and other zinetastic events in the events section!
Posted August 22, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Zinester's Spelling Bee - August 7th
Calling all word-heads, spelling specialists and zinesters! You're invited to the PZS Zinester's Spelling Bee at Mississippi Pizza Pub!
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium
What: Zinester's Spelling Bee
Where: Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N Mississippi Ave
Why: To support PZS and show off your spelling skills!
When: August 7th, 5:00-8:00pm
The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium is almost here! Help us celebrate and support the 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium while showing off your talent for orthography.
The winner of the Spelling Bee will get a special, zine-tastic prize package! We'll also have small prizes for 2nd and 3rd place.
How will this help support PZS? Well, we'll be passing around the donation jar, but we'll also be having a raffle (similar to the awesome raffles we have during the symposium every year), so be sure to bring some singles!
Are you a local business? The PZS Zinester's Spelling Bee is just another outreach event brought to the community by PZS that you can help out with. If you're interested in any way to PZS, we greatly appreciate it! Mississippi Pizza Pub has donated their space to host the Zinester's Spelling Bee and we'll be raffling off a couple prizes that have already been donated to PZS, found here: http://www.pdxzines.com/info/sponsors10/ Donate to us and you could be added to our list!
Posted August 02, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Bike-In Movie Night
Bike-lovers, movie buffs, and zinesters! You're invited to the PZS Bike-In Movie Fundraiser presented by the Stumptown Underground and WTFBikes...
Who: The Portland Zine Symposium, Stumptown Underground and WTFBikes
What: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Bike-In Movie Night
Where: WTFBikes Lot, SE 11th & Clay
Why: To support PZS!
When: July 31st at dusk...
Posted July 17, 2010 Read Entire Entry
The 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challengers! (so far)
We have started!
Posted July 07, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Our 2nd Annual 24hr Zine Challenge!
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
Posted July 07, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Registration opening today, April 6th, 4pm (PST)!
We've got a couple major announcements for you! First, are winning artwork for PZS 2010 has been chosen! Our winning artist is Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg and you can view the poster here, but, as you can see, her fabulous work has been applied to our website's design! Thanks to all who submitted artwork for the 2010 poster art call, it was a challenging design to pick the work to represent the convention this year. We would also like to announce that a close second was artwork from Brian Kaas, so we plan on making a special edition button from his submission, to be available at PZS, as well as printing his poster art on the back of the program.
Now here's the news you've been waiting for!
When you register, be on the lookout for a special question in your form, "Would you like to preorder a Special Edition, 10th Anniversary Program?" It adds just $1 to your donation total and ensures you will get the guaranteed-to-be-popular, zine style program we're cooking up to help commemorate our 1th anniversary!
Also, remember that we're moving from the Smith Ballroom to PSU's Main Gym this year. This means more space and more tables! It also means that PZS has to pay a ton more money to book the space. You can support us a variety of ways, but this year we've adding some special gifts for supporters able to contribute donations. You can check out the donation levels here and you can donate just by clicking here!
As always, we love help at the event, too. Volunteers at the event get cool things like t-shirts and our undying gratitude.
Thanks for your support!
Posted April 06, 2010 Read Entire Entry
The 10th Annual PZS!
You've emailed, you've posted on our facebook page, you've called and now we're finally able to tell you...
The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium will be August 28th & 29th, 2010!
In addition, this year's PZS will not be held in the Smith Ballroom, but it will instead be held at PSU's Peter W. Stott Main Gym.
We should be opening up registration in early April and we will be rolling out a new perk, early bird registration versus late registration.
In other news, you still have a month to try and make your original art THE art work to represent the 2010 Portland Zine Symposium. Just send us your "Zine Arcade!" inspired art! Check out our submissions call for this year: http://groups.google.com/group/portlandzinesymposium/web/2010-poster-art-call---pzs
Guess what else? Moving to a new, bigger location is expensive, so you're going to see a lot of pre PZS events in the months before August to help us raise money for the event without jacking up tabling costs.. But you can start helping us now! We've added a new button to our website to donate to us and you can donate right now:
Posted February 17, 2010 Read Entire Entry
2010 Poster Art Call - Portland Zine Symposium
PZS is looking for art submissions for the 2010 poster. This year's theme is "Zine Arcade" Your art submission should be your creative interpretation of that theme.
The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the web, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the choosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
Your design should include (or be able to include once all details are finalized) the following:
- the theme
- the dates (August 28th & 29th)
- the place (PSU's Peter W. Stott Main Gym)
- the website (www.pdxzines.com)
- "10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium"
- "A conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture."
Submission deadline is March 15th. Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com (most strongly preferred), mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.
Posted January 17, 2010 Read Entire Entry
Cut, Copy, Collate - A Zine Construction Workshop
Learn the practical aspects of self-publishing your zine -- just in time for the Portland Zine Symposium! Skylaar Amann (Action Bookbinding) shows you tips and tricks for layout and design, paste-up and copying, and various simple binding techniques.
North Portland Library (512 N Killingsworth St.)
Tuesday, July 14
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Register via the library's website: http://www.multcolib.org/books/zines/events.html
Posted July 07, 2009 Read Entire Entry
Open Mic Zine Reading @ IPRC - with snacks!
You have a chance to read, perform, or listen at an open mic. So, get your zine done early, you don't want to miss it! On July 24th, starting at 8:00pm in Suite #218, bring your zines, bring food to share (if you can), and have a tour of the IPRC while socializing with your favorite zinesters... All for free!
July 24th
IPRC (917 SW Oak #218)
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Posted July 06, 2009 Read Entire Entry
PZS Movie Night @ Hawthorne Hostel!
The Hawthorne Hostel is pleased to partner with the Portland Zine Symposium this year. On Saturday, July 25th starting at 7 pm we'll have an outdoor Movie Night in our spacious side yard. Movies related to zines and the Do-It-Yourself spirit will be shown, along with refreshments and music.
Saturday, July 25
7:00pm
@ Hawthorne Hostel (3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
All Ages
If you have a short film that you feel would be good for the movie night, or would like to volunteer, please let Shawn Granton know!
shawn@portlandhostel.org or (503) 236-3380
Posted July 05, 2009 Read Entire Entry
IPRC Pre-Symposium Kick Off Dance Party! @ Holocene
Come get down with the IPRC in celebration of the Portland Zine Symposium! Featuring DJ Yeti, a live performance by local band Ah Holly Fam'ly, a reading by legendary zinester Alex Wrekk, a live performance by Arrington de Dionyso, plus late night 90's dance music. All proceeds benefit the IPRC.
Thursday, July 23
7:00pm 'til late
@ Holocene (1001 SE Morrison)
21+
$5-20 sliding scale
Posted July 05, 2009 Read Entire Entry
Shuffleupagus - A Collaborative Zine Experience
Think you can draw? Think you can write? Shuffleupagus doesn't care if you're an expert, an amateur or a hack! Join Jesse Reklaw ("Bluefuzz") and Androo Robinson ("Cryptozoa") and hang out with other creative types and make some mini-comics together. Participants will contribute words and art toward the creation of several zines with a variety of themes. Finished zines will be debuted at the library's table at the Portland Zine Symposium.
Central Library, U.S. Bank Room (801 S.W. 10th Ave.)
Tuesday, July 21
6:00pm-7:30pm
Posted July 04, 2009 Read Entire Entry
PZS 24hr Zine Challenge - You're invited!
Calling all ambitious zinesters! You're invited to the 24hr zine challenge, presented by the Portland Zine Symposium, Independent Publishing Resource Center, and Cosmic Monkey Comics...
In order to meet the challenge, the PZS 24hr Zine Challengers MUST make 24-page zine of an original, on-the-spot conception straight up to the final product in 24 hours straight. The zine should be of suitable size and technical difficulty so that this truly is a challenge for individual zinesters. The PZS 24hr Zine Challenge is brought to you by Portland Zine Symposium, the IPRC, and Cosmic Monkey Comics.
We will be providing some supplies (paper, glue scissors, a copy machine), snacks, and drink - anything you can bring will help! Bring any supplies you like to make zines with! Also, maybe pillows, snacks, and blankets..
We are rivaling the 24hr Zine Challenge ZAPP is hosting in Seattle and a live video feed will be set up between our two events!
Cosmic Monkey Comics (5335 NE Sandy Blvd. - Next to the Bike Gallery)
July 18th (Saturday) at 10:00am and going until July 19th (Sunday) at 10:00am!
So far, we know that we will have baked goods for 24hr zine makers provided by Black Sheep Bakery, bagels from Bagel Land, salads provided by The Higher Taste, and pizzas from Laurelwood Brewpub.
Please call Katie (503-287-0174) if you would like to make a donation to this event or to Portland Zine symposium.
Zines are awesome and it's International Zine Month! Get yourself one more zine ready for your PZS table...
Preregistration is REQUIRED as space is limited to 30 spots! Email pdxzines@gmail.com or call Blue at (503) 453-5839 to register!
Posted July 04, 2009 Read Entire Entry
We are looking for donations!
The Portland Zine Symposium is looking for donations for the 2009 conference! Any coffee or food your business can donate will help keep all attending zinesters energized and happy, but any sort of prizes you can send our way can help make our raffle juicy enough to keep attendees buying tickets!
A donation to the Portland Zine Symposium will raise awareness of your business among our 1,000+ participants. Any size donation is wonderful—even a five dollar gift certificate or a small item would be
greatly appreciated. You will be prominently thanked for your donation in our program and on our website, as well as on posters hanging in the food area. In addition, the Portland Zine Symposium is a 501c(3) non-profit organization, so your donation will be fully tax deductible! We will happily provide our Federal Tax ID Number upon request.
We are very grateful for any donation you are able to make. Our event's success depends on your generosity! If you're able to contribute, please contact:
Katie Ash
503-287-0174
katie.a.ash@gmail.com
Posted July 01, 2009 Read Entire Entry
Table registration for 2009 PZS is now OPEN!
Hello PZS friends!
This is your final heads up that table registration for the 2009 Portland Zine Symposium is now OPEN!
- Table registration is PER DAY: Attendees will be able to register for one day, two days, or all three days.
- Table registration is a $5 donation for a half table per day and a $10 donation for a full table per day: So, a full table for three days would be a $30 donation, or you could do a half table for three days for a $15 donation, or you could do a full table for two days and a half for one day for a $25 donation, etc.
- Full table registration is limited to 30 of the 90 tables: If you are planning to register for a full table this year, please keep this in mind and give us a detailed explanation as to why you'd prefer a full table when you register online. Not all table registrations will be approved, As full table registration will be limited to make sure PZS is more inclusive, so please DO NOT MAKE YOUR FULL TABLE DONATION UNTIL YOUR FULL TABLE REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AND APPROVED.
- Please register ONLINE: Even if you're mailing in your donation for a table, PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE so that we have your info and you don't end up getting waitlisted.
Thanks for your continued support of PZS.
Posted April 07, 2009
2009 PZS Artwork Chosen / Registration Opening Soon
After a long meeting full of passionate discussion, 2009 PZS organizers have chosen art from Maggie Nichols. The poster art she submitted will be applied to the website design and available for download soon.. For a rough preview, check it out here. Thanks to all who submitted their fantastic artwork for the poster this year, it was quite a challenging decision to make!
In other news, we hope you all have noticed that the dates for this year's PZS are July 24th, 25th, & 25th. Yes, this year's PZS is going to be 3 days! In addition, we are going to be changing registration options to be more flexible..
- Registration will be per day: Attendees will be able to register for one day, two days, or all three days.
- Registration will be $5 for a half table and $10 for a full table per day: So, a full table for three days would be $30, or you could do a half table for three days at $15, or you could do a full table for two days and a half for one day at $25, etc.
- PZS is aiming to open registration by the end of of this month: We will send out an e-mail 48 hours before the registration goes live so that none of you are caught terribly off guard, as we know that many people attending the PZS travel quite a ways to get here.
- Full table registration will be limited to 30 of the 90 tables: If you are planning to register for a full table this year, please keep this in mind and give us a detailed explanation as to why you'd prefer a full table when you register online. As full table registration will be limited to make sure PZS is more inclusive, not all full table registrations will be approved, so please do not pay your full table registration until it has been confirmed.
Want to make sure you're getting updates like these as we're releasing them? Join our google group! http://groups.google.com/group/portlandzinesymposium
Thanks for reading and happy zine making!
Posted March 13, 2009 No comments
Art Call: 2009 Portland Zine Symposium design...
Portland Zine Symposium Friends,
PZS is looking for art submissions for the 2009 poster. These year's themes are cats, 9 lives, and "Hang in there!" Your art submission should touch upon one or all of these themes.
The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the web, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the choosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
Your design should include:
- the theme
- the dates: July 24th, 25th, 26th
- the place (Portland State University Smith Memorial Ballroom)
- the website (www.pdxzines.com)
- "9th Annual Portland Zine Symposium"
- "A conference and zine social exploring facets of underground publishing and DIY culture."
Submission deadline is February 25th. Submissions can be emailed to pdxzines@gmail.com, mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.
Thanks in advance to all who submit, we look forward to seeing everyone's creative designs!
- Blue
Posted January 26, 2009
Thanks for attending the 2008 Portland Zine Symposium!
The 2008 Portland Zine Symposium is over and, wow, it was such a blast!
The organizers would like to thank all attendees, tablers, volunteers, workshop/panel leaders, PSU, Red & Black Cafe, the bands, and donors for being apart of Portland Zine Symposium. Thanks to the help of everyone involved, we were able to have yet another year of zine socializing and community building, which is what PZS is all about.
Once sufficiently recuperated from this year's symposium, we will start working on 2009! We'll be working out the dates, art, and events for next year's PZS by December. We will also be having a meeting for those interested in volunteering around then. You can join the PZS google group here, to get general PZS updates sent directly to you!
We've had a couple things reported missing after the event.. If you found a black hoodie with a patch on one of the front pockets or a black and light-weight rain jacket , please email us so that we can get them to the owner. If you found or lost anything else, please send us an email!
We've got shirts, travel mugs made from corn plastic, stickers, and other merch leftover from PZS. If you're interested in buying any, please send us an email detailing your order and we can send you an invoice to pay us via paypal. Be on the lookout for a whole section to view and buy PZS merch to help support PZS!
Posted August 30, 2008 No comments
Dates for 2008 Symposium!
The 8th Annual Portland Zine Symposium is on August 23rd & 24th, 2008 in Portland, Oregon in the Smith Memorial Ballroom on the Portland State University Campus.
Portland Zine Symposium hours will be:
- Saturday from 10:00AM until 5:00PM
- Sunday from 10:00AM until 4:00PM
PZS is an annual, free and open to the public zine conference and social.
This year's theme is:
Back to DIY
Back to Community
Back to Roots
Our website is constantly being updated with latest information. We have fabulous posters and fliers, if you would like to distribute some for us, let us know!
Please e-mail any questions to pdxzines@gmail.com
To get all the latest Portland Zine Symposium information updated to you directly, join our google group! http://groups.google.com/group/portlandzinesymposium
Posted August 21, 2008 No comments
Zine Camp Reading & Zine Potluck / Open Mic : August 22nd
Join us for Portland Zine Symposium kick off fun! Events happening at the IPRC (917 SW Oak, Suite #218) on Friday, August 22st: Teen zine readings, Zine Potluck, Open Mic Reading..
Posted August 21, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments
PZS Wrap Up Party and Music Show
After the last of the PZS tabling, after we're all totally exhausted from the weekend of tabling and walking around Smith Memorial Ballroom and cramming new ideas/names into our heads, it will be time to let loose at the Red & Black Cafe. Starting at 6:00PM and until 10:00PM.
Posted August 19, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments
PZS Pub Crawl with Kelly McElroy, Saturday, August 23rd.
Join Kelly and friends at Tugboat Brewery (711 SW Ankeny), starting at 6:00PM for a firsthand look at some of Portland's best craft beer.
Posted August 19, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments
Volunteer for the Portland Zine Symposium..
PZS organizers are still looking for a few good zinesters for help!
Posted August 12, 2008 Read Entire Entry No comments