Auckland Zinefest month is on!
One free workshop a week all through August!
Learn something new & make friends with us – register to secure a spot!
If you’ve got a zine, DIY or art related event you’d like to share with us, please email us details at akzinefest@gmail.com
Summer ZineFest
Summer's not quite over yet! 🌞 Bring ya hats and zine-loving energy to our Summer Zinefest! Happening soon at Ellen Melville Centre on Saturday 1st March from 12pm to 5pm. Get ready for a day full of fun, funky zine things in the heart of the city! 🌺📚
Check out zines, prints, and other creations from 60 makers at the market! Relax and read some zines in the square with our zine library. ✂️ Get crafty and try your hand at zine making and badge making at our activity areas. Hear live poetry alongside the market for those good vibes.
Summer Zinefest
📅 Saturday 1st March
🕒 from 12pm – 5pm
📍Ellen Melville Centre
Supported by the city centre targeted rate ✨
2024 Closing Party
Celebrate the end of the 15th Annual Auckland Zinefest at our Closing Party!
Spend a night in the city at Norma Taps where you can meet other zinemakers, get crafty, boogie, drink, eat and more!
We’ll be starting the party with poetry readings by Hebe Kearney, Ash Raymond James, and Eve Jones. Followed by the Best of the Fest awards announcements and music by Spdrtwnbby and Fruju Peak.
Doors open at 6:30pm. Performances start at 7pm.
Enjoy the delicious menu on offer by Passa Passa with a great range of drinks at Norma Taps.
Winner from our Best of the Fest Zine Awards will receive a special prize from one of these lovely local businesses! Thanks to the amazing folks there for supporting us with unique prizes!
Winner, Runner-ups & Judges Wildcards will be released online on Sunday.
24-Hour Zine Challenge
Join us for our annual 24 Hour Zine Challenge!
This event is the perfect chance to dive into zinemaking with all the fun of being around other creatives, and only a little bit of time pressure!
Gather your ideas, grab some snacks, and get ready to create your very own zine from scratch in just 24 hours!
To join the challenge, just register and fill in our form via Eventfinda here.
HOW IT WORKS:
1. ZINE GENRES & TOPICS DRAWN
If you are participating in person, come join us at the Auckland Central City library on Saturday 24 August where the challenge will be explained and you’ll draw your zine genres and topics from 2.30pm.
If you are participating online you’ll still need to register for the event here on Eventfinda and join the Zinefest Discord server here where you’ll draw your zine genre and topic from 2.30pm on Saturday 24 August.
Scroll down to read more about the zine topics and genres that will be drawn.
2. CHALLENGE STARTS @ 3PM
The challenge kicks off at the library and online. Zine planning and making begins using the genre and topic you drew.
3. THE MAKING IS ON!
If you're at the library, materials and a workspace will be provided for zinemaking until it closes at 5pm. Feel free to take your zine home with you to continue working on them after this time.
If you're participating online, you can keep in touch via Discord in the challenge chat to get feedback or ideas from others.
On Sunday, the zinemaking space will be open from 10:30am until the end of the challenge at 3pm.
4. FINISHING THE CHALLENGE
After 24 hours, the challenge ends at 3pm, where all zines must be submitted.
You can submit your zine by dropping it off to the Auckland Zinefest team at the library, or by sending us a digital scan/copy of your zine via email akzinefest@gmail.com.
All zines that make it to the finish line will be entered into Auckland Zinefest's Best of the Fest competition where one will win 'Best 24 Hour Zine'! The winner will be announced at the Auckland Zinefest Closing Party on Saturday 31st of August.
Zine Genres
Before the challenge starts, participants will draw a zine genre to use on their zine. This is meant to be inspiring! and hopefully not too challenging. Here are the genres that will be in the mix and a little bit more about them:
Perzine
Short for personal zines, perzines focus on the author’s life, opinions, and thoughts. Personal zines can be about the day-to-day inanities, a single life-altering anecdote and everything in between.
Fanzine
If you love something, make a fanzine of it! Channel all your useless knowledge on a topic you love to tell someone how much you love it (and why they might enjoy it too!). It can be as free as writing about your favourite band or show, about your favourite dog at work or the best socks in your drawer.
Comic Zine
Tell a story through the format of comics. You pick the number of frames, the shape, rhythm, bubbles, fonts, onomatopoeia, etc. It can be literal where you draw the passing of time frame by frame or abstract using rhythm, repetition and sequences to tell a story (or give avibe).
Literary Zine
A haiku, a review, a personal essay expressing your inner thoughts. The literary zine is not as scary as it sounds! Literary zines can be fictional, autobiographical, non-fiction, poetry and anything that expresses an idea through writing. You can still use images but make sure you have some writing to make it literary.
Activist Zine
Let’s talk about politics, anarchy, social justice, historical movements and present day issues. You don’t have to be an expert (the personal can be political too!) so you are encouraged to observe your surroundings and explore what’s causing those power imbalances.
How-to-DIY Zine
Share your skills, no matter how chaotic or simple your method might be! It can be about how to cook the perfect pasta or how to darn a sock. These kind of zines will teach (and inspire) you to do it yourself!
Zine Subjects
All participant will also draw a zine subject. The list of subject is based on the Dewey Decimal system used to catalogue books in libraries. Embrace the challenge and use the subject creatively. You can adapt to an idea you may already have to use with your subject or use it as a staring point to create something completely new to you.
The zine subjects are:
Cooking
History
Natural History
Geography
Health & Wellness
Business
Genealogy
Biology
Music
Architecture
Sci-Fi
Biography
Science
Paper Marbling Workshop
Spend your Saturday getting psychedelic with this free paper marbling workshop.
Learn how to turn blank paper into a fun colourful pattern with this simple technique. You will produce at least three A4 pattern designs for you to take home and use for your zines or other crafts. All materials provided for free – just register to reserve your spot.
Beginner Book Binding Workshop
Ever wanted to learn basic bookbinding?
This beginner workshop will teach you the essential info and stitches you need to bind a booklet.
Spend the evening in the city learning three basic stitches that you can use to create your own zines or for making your own little booklets at home.
All materials provided for free – just register to reserve your spot.
Cyanotype Workshop
Learn the exciting sun-activated printing method, Cyanotype, with zinemaker and artist Cat Atkinson.
Spend a day learning about the method and trial it by making your own prints using the power of chemicals, found objects and the sun! All materials provided for free – just register to reserve your spot.
Layout Design Workshop
Struggling to design your zines?
Confused about how to set up your layout effectively?
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn essential design elements and principles to help you create more compelling and visually appealing zines!
Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will provide you with practical tips and techniques to elevate your zine-making game.
Youth Fanzine Workshop
What’s your current obsession? Thrifted fashion? Bubble tea? The All Blacks? Chappell Roan? Drawing manga? Puppies? Ancient history?
East Auckland Youthspace invites you to bring whatever it is you are loving right now to a creative workshop exploring fanzines as part of this year’s Auckland Zinefest.
What’s a zine? Zines are self-made booklets and publications of art, writing, and collage where you can express your thoughts, obsessions, stories, and creativity.
This workshop will introduce you to the world of zines and guide you through some fun and easy book-making activities. Go home with your own personal mini fanzine in three hours! No experience or supplies are needed for this workshop, though you are welcome to bring in images or text about a topic you really love!
Presented by Kim Snider (she/her):
Kim Snider (she/her) is a teacher and obsessive zine-collector from Toronto, Canada, where she teaches drama, creative writing, and gender studies. She recently moved to Tāmaki Makaurau to pursue her PhD, which focuses on the role of the arts in supporting queer and trans youth.
Auckland Zinefest Market Weekend
Auckland Zinefest Market in action.
Photo Credit David St George, courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Study Buddies #3
Make zines with some buddies, read zines for inspiration, and get help with your zines!
Join us at the Auckland Central City Library for Study Buddies where we host an open space for zinemakers to come and work on their zines, get inspiration from the Auckland Council zine library and get tips or feedback from other makers.
We will be hosting three sessions of ‘Study Buddies’:
Saturday 29th June from 12pm to 3pm
Thursday 4th July 5pm to 8pm
Sunday 21st July 12pm to 3pm
Some drawing tools, collage materials and paper will be provided for your use.
We will also have a small guillotine, long-arm stapler and thread-binding tools available.
Please bring your zines in progress or any of your favourite pens or tools for zinemaking.
Bookbinding & Zinemaking at the Auckland Central Library
Come make some Zines with us, and learn about various techniques for binding them! Whether you're an experienced zine maker who wants to hone your craft or a complete beginner who is looking to make your first zine, we have space for you. We won't taking registrations for this workshop but our resources and space will be a bit limited so come down early if you want to secure a spot! Open to anyone aged 14+
Study Buddies #2
Make zines with some buddies, read zines for inspiration, and get help with your zines!
Join us at the Auckland Central City Library for Study Buddies where we host an open space for zinemakers to come and work on their zines, get inspiration from the Auckland Council zine library and get tips or feedback from other makers.
We will be hosting three sessions of ‘Study Buddies’:
Saturday 29th June from 12pm to 3pm
Thursday 4th July 5pm to 8pm
Sunday 21st July 12pm to 3pm
Some drawing tools, collage materials and paper will be provided for your use.
We will also have a small guillotine, long-arm stapler and thread-binding tools available.
Please bring your zines in progress or any of your favourite pens or tools for zinemaking.
Study Buddies #1
Make zines with some buddies, read zines for inspiration, and get help with your zines!
Join us at the Auckland Central City Library for Study Buddies where we host an open space for zinemakers to come and work on their zines, get inspiration from the Auckland Council zine library and get tips or feedback from other makers.
We will be hosting three sessions of ‘Study Buddies’:
Saturday 29th June from 12pm to 3pm
Thursday 4th July 5pm to 8pm
Sunday 21st July 12pm to 3pm
Some drawing tools, collage materials and paper will be provided for your use.
We will also have a small guillotine, long-arm stapler and thread-binding tools available.
Please bring your zines in progress or any of your favourite pens or tools for zinemaking.
We Make The Space Work
You are invited to Marijke van Schaardenburg’s first solo exhibition and community space ‘We Make The Space Work’. Marijke is part of our volunteer committee and organiser of the Auckland Zinefest pop-ups at the Mid-Town Streetparty events of 2023!
‘We Make The Space Work’ is Marijke’s first solo exhibition culminating years of producing sapphic queer work. The exhibition features mixed media artworks, installed objects and an accompanying zine.
The exhibition works are boldly queer, reflecting on the intimacy of queer relationships, and discussing how we as queer people navigate and make the spaces around us ‘work’ when our identities often fall outside of the framework of society's expectations.
On the upper level above the exhibition is a small community space with a ‘community table’ selling queer zines and prints, as well as a reading area with a selection of queer zines, graphic novels and books. We hope you’ll be able to make it to the opening night, closing day, or swing by during opening hours to enjoy the space.
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/6ckxyfEeF
Insta: @five_stitch_printhouse
Make a Mean Zine
Get amongst the zine scene! As part of Auckland Writers Festival we will have a making station on Level 5 of Aotea Centre for you and your whānau to get creative and make your very own zine. A one-of-a-kind array of zines from the 2023 Best of the Fest Awards collection will also be available for reading and as sources of inspiration.
Free and no registration needed.
Calling Home - ScatterGun Zine-making Workshop
Join a free workshop inspired by the themes of home in Silo Theatre's new play ScatterGun: After the Death of Rūaumoko created & performed by Ana Chaya Scotney.
Make your own perzine (personal zine) using collaging materials, black-out poetry and old-fashioned pen and paper to answer what makes a place feel like home. All materials will be provided and, in the true DIY-spirit of zines, no experience is required!
Register Email akzinefest@gmail.com to register. Capacity is limited to 15 participants.
See the show See the 5PM performance of ScatterGun after the workshop. Tickets start from $30 and can be purchased from silotheatre.co.nz Use code TECTONIC at checkout to get 15% of A-Reserve tickets!
f.stop Photo Fair
Come along to the first f.stop photo fair – a day of talks; activities; stalls selling photo zines and books, photo prints, cameras, film and photography equipment; and a photography exhibition with submissions from around the world!
2024 AGM
Join us in Room 5 of Studio One Toi Tū for our 2024 AGM.
We will go over our Chair's and Treasurer's reports, review and make amendments to our constitution and welcome new members who would like to register and contribute to the Aukland Zinefest kaupapa.
Summer Zine Zone Pop-up
Artwork by Josh Nelson @joshprobably
Summer is coming! 🌻🌴🐛Come celebrate the start of it at our Summer Zine Zone Pop-up at the Midtown Street Party! 🌼🐠
What to expect.
Immerse yourself in the zine scene in one jam-packed night of zine fun and creativity!
👀Read zines from the 2023 Best of the Fest entries.
📚Buy zines from over 30+ zinemakers and grow your collection!
☀️Get into the summer mood with our ‘Summer Dreams’ art exhibit.
✂️Get creative with our badge making, add to our collab zine, and fill out a zine template – all for free at our activity area.
All materials and tools provided for free along with our friendly team to guide you. Our space is children and introvert friendly.
Thursday 30th November
From 6pm – 9pm
Strand Arcade, 227 Queen Street (enter from Elliot St)
See you there folks! 🫡
Check out the full Midtown Street Party programme below.
Zine Zone Pop-up
Experience a slice of Tāmaki Makaura’s zine scene with our Zine Zone Pop-up!
Read and buy zines from Aotearoa’s best zine makers, get inspired, make a badge or two, and contribute to our collaborative zine! All materials and tools will be provided for free along with our friendly team to guide you. Our space is kid and introvert-friendly.
➜ WHEN: Thursday 29th September from 6pm – 9pm
➜ WHERE: Strand Arcade, 227 Queen Street, Auckland
➜ ENTRY: Free!
Enjoy the best of Auckland CBD!
Our Zine Zone Pop-up is part of the Midtown Street Party, so Auckland CBD is gonna be ALIVE with a range of art installations, food stalls, performances, activities, prizes and more! Check out the full programme with the link below to see what else you can do alongside our Zine Zone.
Hosted by Auckland Council and supported by the city centre targeted rate.
A preview of the zinemakers at our Community Table 📚
If you missed out on the Market Weekend, this is your chance to support local zinemakers and grow your collection! Our Community Table stall will be filled with a range of zine genres, topics and styles from these zinemakers.
Yem Collective – @yem_collective
Kararua – @kararua_art
Amy & Lou – @aaajjjjmmm @louisematthews_art
Eli.jpeg – @eli.jpeg_
Blinking_icelashes – @blinking_Icelashes
咩What Zine – @blinking_icelashes & @oiimin_
Unconventional Void Axolotls – @unconventionalvoidaxolotls
Speck Comics – @speckcomics • speckcomicsnz.com
In a Bind – @inabind.bindery
The Love Zine – @thelovezine
Tidemarks – @rubeepj
Five Stitch Printhouse – @Five_Stitch_Printhouse
Autofus – @autofus
Overcom – @overcommag
Matt Joils – @mattjoils
Skeles – @skelesart
Gvnk –
Vish – @the.kun.manifesto
Closing Night Party
Come celebrate and close out another epic Auckland Zinefest with us.
There'll be Best of the Fest awards, live music and poetry readings. No need to RSVP, the more the merrier!
Creative Bookbinding Workshop
Get into the beautiful and gratifying world of bookbinding with this beginners workshop.
The AZF team will introduce you to the craft, teach you different creative binding techniques and support you to create your own booklet to take home.
24 Hour Zinemaking Challenge 2023
Test your creativity and skills by joining this year’s 24 Hour Zinemaking Challenge!
Join the AZF team for a fun yet strangely challenging quest where you’ll create a zine inspired by the randomly selected zine topic and genre within just 24hours! That means planning the content, creating the work and binding the zine!
Keep reading for essential
challenge information:
Start of the challenge online via Discord or in-person at the Auckland Central Library where we’ll explain the rules and you’ll get to randomly select one zine topic and one zine genre that you must base your zine on. Once everyone’s sorted, we’ll start the timer at 3pm and the making begins! The clock will run until 3pm on Sunday where you will have to submit your final zine.
All zines submitted will go into the ‘Best 24 Hour Zine Challenge’ category of the 2023 Best of the Fest awards.
This challenge is 100% free! All you’ve got to do is register to reserve your spot!
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is recommended for ages 13+
Zinemaking 101: Zine Binding Workshop
Bring your zines to life with fun and easy bookbinding methods. Join the AZF team for a cozy evening where you’ll learn about zine crafting tips and two easy yet beautiful bookbinding techniques. You can either bring pages you’d like to bind together or make your own blank booklet, and all materials will be provided.
Zinemaking 101: Blackout Poetry & Collage Workshop
Dive right into the world of zines by learning two fun, intuitive and iconic art forms used in zine making. Not only will you learn two new skills but also the history and significance of the art forms in zine culture.
Join poet and zinemaker, Hebe Kearney, who will help you get ‘unstuck’ artistically and let loose in a fun and comfortable group setting. Using books, magazines, and other found materials, you’ll create your own blackout poem and collage page(s). Your creations will then be scanned and turned into a collaborative zine to showcase the creations from the workshop.
All materials will be provided for free, all you’ve got to do is register to reserve your spot!
No creative experience required!
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is open to everyone and recommended for ages 13+
Draw Worse: A Cartooning Workshop
Join illustrator joshprobably for this workshop full of drawing games and exercises to help you get loose and sillier with how you draw, and improve your cartooning along the way.
Zine Talk #2: DIY Zine Printing
Join us for the second Zine Talk Session where we discuss the world of printing with makers.
The world of printing is big and scary, but these makers have dived right into it with a DIY-mindset to get their self-made work onto paper. Hear about their journey with different printing techniques, their recent print projects and tips for budding zinemakers to get into printing.
Zine Talk #1: Perzines as Activism
Join us for the first Zine Talk Session where we discuss perzines and their role in activism with local makers.
Perzines and activist zines are major zine genres, but often they intertwine. Hear from those using zines as a means to share their personal experiences as a form of activism. Learn about their recent projects, their zine journey and how they confidently create activist centred zines. Perhaps, it will even inspire you to make your own!
Auckland Zinefest Market Weekend
Auckland Zinefest is back with the annual Zinefest Market Weekend! ✨📚
Celebrate everything zines, small-press and DIY at the beautiful Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and experience the biggest zinefest of Aotearoa. Enjoy unique works from over 120 zinemakers, indie publishers and artists from all around the motu. From poetry to illustrations, travelogues to comics, fanzines to activist zines, you'll be sure to find one-of-a-kind creations that will inform and ignite your creativity!
Zines are a medium for people to express and share experiences and opinions that are usually underrepresented in mainstream media. This is why Auckland Zinefest attracts various communities and provides an interactive space to meet and share knowledge.
Speed Zining at East St. Hall
Get in the zine mood before our annual zinefest month with Speed Zining. Hosted with our friends at East St. Hall, you’ll make a zine and meet new people with this fun, fast-paced format.
You’ll get to try your hand at making a zine in a unique Q&A style method while enjoying drinks and snacks that will ease those nerves.
At the end of the night, you’ll walk away with a quirky zine filled with answers from your newly made zine pals.
↳ When: Friday 16th June from 7pm to 10pm
↳ Where: East St. Hall – 5 East St, Auckland CBD
↳ Tickets: $15 (includes a drink of your choice on arrival)
Disclaimer: no speed dating involved if you were worried!