ZM is pleased to announce two VERY SPECIAL & TOTALLY FREE public talks on Sunday, October 13th, during the zine fest:

1:30PM – PATRICK HOLT – Underestimating Comics

Durham County librarian, Durham Comics Fest organizer, & all-around comics SUPER GENIUS Patrick Holt will give a talk called “Underestimating Comics.” Do you think Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics is the last word in making sense of comics? Think again!

3:30PM – RYAN HOLMBERG – Only Idiots Make Good Manga Translators

Is manga difficult to translate? Ryan knows the answer & it might surprise you! Exploring the tricks of the trade, scholar Ryan Holmberg chats about what he’s learned after translating nearly two dozen manga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks, everyone! Can’t wait to see y’all on Sunday, Oct. 13th, 2019!

ZM4 was the best one yet! Thanks to all the awesome zinesters and visitors!

The Orange County Rape Crisis Center, who will be tabling at this year’s Zine Machine, announces a zine writing workshop series:

Zine-making & Creative writing Workshops | Mondays Sept 24-Oct 8, 7:15-8:15 at the Hargraves Community Center 216 N. Roberson St. in Chapel Hill | Register by September 22 by emailing anole [at] ocrcc.org

This three workshop series is open to all survivors of sexual violence and those who support them. Attendees are welcome to attend one or more sessions, with no pre-screening required. In this workshop series, writers and zinesters, Heather and Mesha will facilitate writing exercises focused on joy and lead attendees through the process of collaboratively creating a DIY publication (zine) out of the writings they create. The zine will be distributed at the Zine Machine Festival in Durham on Saturday October 13.

The next ZINE MACHINE: DURHAM PRINTED MATTER FESTIVAL is happening on Saturday, Oct. 13th, 2018, from 11AM – 6PM at the DURHAM ARMORY.

Scores of amazing zinesters, comic artists, print makers, and printed matter maestros will be in attendance. Bring the whole family!

Click on the links to learn more!

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The amazingly talented JENNY ZERVAKIS has created the ZM4 poster and we’re OVER THE MOON about it! Thank you, Jenny!!