Richmond Young Writers: Zine Making 101

3/9/10

Zine Making 101

Zine Making 101: The Art of DIY Publishing.

This workshop shows participants how to create their own publications, from generating ideas, to layout and production. Zines (pronounced "zeens") are handmade, usually photocopied, publications that have a small print run. Zine writers vary in age from 13-63 and zine topics are equally diverse. We will talk about zine history and construct our own group zine. Workshop materials will be provided.

Liz Canfield has an MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry from VCU and her poems appear in thINK and diode. She teaches at VCU as an Assistant Professor in the Women's Studies Department. She is one of the organizers for the Richmond Zine Fest and organizes the Von Gribley reading series at Chop Suey Books. Her interests include DIY publishing, activism, and feminist theory. She is currently working on her PhD in VCU's Media, Art, and Text program.

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1A: FICTION, June 18-22, 10am-1pm, ages 11-13 with Bird 1B: WRITING SAMPLER, June 18-22, 2-5pm, ages 8-10 with Valley 2A: ZOMBIES, ALIENS, WEREWOLVES & VAMPIRES, June 25-29, 10am-1pm, ages 11-13 with Julie 2B: CREATIVE NONFICTION, June 25-29, 2-5 pm, ages 14-16 with Valley 3A: SCREENWRITING, July 9-13, 10am-1pm, ages 14-16 with Bird 3B: POETRY & PROSE, July 9-13, 2-5pm, ages 11-13 with Valley 4A: FICTION, July 16-20, 10am-1pm, ages 14-16 with Bird 4B: WRITING SAMPLER, July 16-20, 2-5 pm, ages 11-13 with Valley 5A: WRITING SAMPLER, July 23-27, 10am-1pm, ages 11-13 with Bird 5B: MAGICAL CREATURES July 23-27, 2-5 pm, ages 8-10 with Julie

“I learned that I have more ideas locked up in my head than I thought.”
--Logan,13

“I learned that when you focus you get great ideas.”
--Alex, 9

“I think everything was done perfectly.”
--Odessa, 9

“I was reminded again how if I go to a class in a bad mood I’ll leave in a good one.”
--Pippin, 15

“I was surprised how so many people around my age really enjoy writing like I do.”
--Amelia, 12

“I learned that I can be free and vulnerable when I’m writing and let the words just flow on the page.”
--Grantland, 12

“I learned that I can get more ideas than I ever imagined before.”
--Georgia, 13

“I learned there’s a lot more to me that I didn’t know and that I like to write both suspenseful and funny stories.”
--Caroline, 13

“I learned that I don’t have to be afraid to read my work out lead and people won’t judge me.”
--Devin, 15

“I was really surprised at how fun it was! I honestly thought before the class that all we’d do is write, but I learned a lot too.”
--Gowri, 14

"I learned that everything I write doesn't have to be perfect." -Nina, 10

"I learned that I'm very creative down deep." -Fields, 10

"I learned that I had more words in me than there is in a dictionary!" -Sarah, 13

"This class was a lot more fun than I expected! I loved it!" -Matthew, 11

"I was surprised that I liked writing poetry. I don't usually like it." -Cassie, 13

"I'm better at poetry than I thought (I think)." -Levi, 14

"I learned that everything I do is sort of dark, but I like it." -Samantha, 13

"I learned that I could write decent horror." -Chico, 12

"I learned that I could write in a different style." -Maddie, 10

"I learned that I could easily be inspired." -Henry, 13

"I learned that there are a lot of different ways I could come up with an idea for a book." -Ryan, 12

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3/9/10

Zine Making 101

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