Austin, TX – 1 July 2018 – Lone Star Zine Fest (lonestarzinefest.org) is back for a second year! At the heart of the event is an exhibition featuring over three dozen tables featuring Central Texas zine creators, collectives, distributors, retailers, libraries, and small presses sharing their amazing work in one big room and showcasing the diversity of expression made possible by independent- and self-publishing.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors (lonestarzinefest.org/2018-sponsors), we’ll be zineing it up in air-conditioned comfort at the North Door (ndvenue.com) on the afternoon of Sunday, September 2nd. The FREE, fun, and engaging event open to the general public and appropriate for all ages.
This year the exhibition is longer by popular demand and runs from 1pm-6pm, and we invite you to come buy zines directly from the creators, learn about zine libraries and places you can buy zines both locally and online, and even learn to make a zine of your own at our kid-friendly zine making area, and check out the pamphlet-binding demos happening at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm. Grab a bite and a drink and stick around after we fold up the tables to mix and mingle with zine makers and zine fans at our afterparty (6:30-8:30pm) and zine reading.
Lone Star Zine Fest is organized by a local group of zine-loving volunteers who are passionate about creating space for zine creators and zine fans to come together, and is financially supported by the University of Texas Libraries, Town Talk Library, and many fine members of our community who donated to our Indiegogo campaign.
The first Lone Star Zine fest was held in June 2017, and it was a huge success with over 400 attendees, more than 30 exhibitors (including 3 zine libraries), 8 volunteers, 2 fabulous door prizes, 8 zine reading performers, and 2 generous sponsors!
Here are some of the things attendees had to say after the event:
“I loved the diversity of the zine artists represented and the general vibe of the event. I walked away with amazing art and a warm, fuzzy feeling in my belly. <3 ”
“The energy!! Everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there and open to chatting about their work.”
“Great selection/curation of artists, themes, and subject matter.”
“As a zinester, I loved how open all of the vendors were to trading/looking at my zine! It was awesome to have librarians there as well.”
To find out more, please visit LoneStarZineFest.org, facebook.com/lonestarzinefest or search for #LSZineFest.