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Anyone in Edinburgh, or in Scotland for that matter, should head across to the Edinburgh Zine Fest in Forest Cafe this Saturday. It looks like it’s going to be really great.

Another comics and zine event is happening in London on Saturday 19th July which I thought people who came to the London Zine Symposium would be interested in.
From 11am to 7pm zines and comics are being brought together at The Plough, 27 Museum Street, London. Its right next door to the Cartoon Museum and […]

This is an all too short account of my day at the Zine Symposium, and some photo’s I took (apologies for how crap they are - I fully intend to blame the flash!). There are some other reviews online [1], [2], [3] (and even a film), check them out if you want a fuller picture!
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Well, this year’s symposium was a roaring success. There’s mad fluxtuation over how many people came along but we reckon between 750 - 1,000 people came down, enjoyed the stalls, workshops and the rest. Photos and a report should be up in the next week or so. Thanks to everyone who came down, and to […]

In case people are curious as to where individual stalls are placed within the room we’ve uploaded a copy of the table plan here. We’ll also be uploading the programme later today. Download the Zine Symposium table plan

There’s only a week left till this year’s Symposium; time to announce the confirmed workshops, talks and walks at this year’s event plus times and locations at the venue. We’ll be handing out a programme on the day, which will have these details and a map of where they are in the building.
Workshops at LZS […]

This year, we’re happy to be hosting another Radical History Walk, which take in the radical sights and sounds around the Rag Factory where this year’s symposium is happening. Taking in talks about rioting silkweavers; Jewish radicals; east London anarchists; antifascist struggles; gentrification and more its sure to be an illuminating event. The walk will […]

Many of the stalls for this year’s London Zine Symposium have been confirmed. Full details of which room they’ll be in, and where they’ll be in that room will be updated soon. There are still a few zines/ distros to confirm, but this will make up the bulk of the stalls at the event! Its […]

We’re having a zine feast at POGO CAFE on April 1st after the Zine Symposium exhibition’s private view. The zine feast is a benefit for the London Zine Symposium and will be a lot fun. There’ll be a selection of vegan roast dishes, zinester games (oh yes!) and also some zines & comix for sale […]

Thanks for everyone who applied for a stall at the Zine Symposium, the application form has now closed though. It looks like there’s going to be an amazing array of people coming and tabling. We’ll keep everyone posted about what’s going on in the next few days.