SUMMER UNTITLED is a 3 month long event, collaboratively organized by three San Jose groups: South Bay DIY Zine Collective, Cheers from the Wasteland, and Silicon Valley DeBug. It serves to document participants' experiences and record our collective histories, through self-publishing.
The project stretches from June until September. Participants create a new zine or zines over the period of the summer. Each zine's content and style is completely up to the zinester: personal narrative, poems, photos, research essays, comix, how-to, collective zines, and everything in-between!
While all zinesters are encouraged to sign up, a main goal of SUMMER UNTITLED is to create a fun and nurturing space for first-time zinesters of all ages to give zine-making a go. We have workshops, casual meet ups, a zine reading, and other events scheduled throughout the summer and our organizers can provide support with layout, printing, and ideas.
This fest is in the tradition of Summer of Discontent, first created in 2014 by Think and Die Thinking Collective, as an experiment in kick-starting some creativity and making space for people who might not always feel they get to be creative.
The project stretches from June until September. Participants create a new zine or zines over the period of the summer. Each zine's content and style is completely up to the zinester: personal narrative, poems, photos, research essays, comix, how-to, collective zines, and everything in-between!
While all zinesters are encouraged to sign up, a main goal of SUMMER UNTITLED is to create a fun and nurturing space for first-time zinesters of all ages to give zine-making a go. We have workshops, casual meet ups, a zine reading, and other events scheduled throughout the summer and our organizers can provide support with layout, printing, and ideas.
This fest is in the tradition of Summer of Discontent, first created in 2014 by Think and Die Thinking Collective, as an experiment in kick-starting some creativity and making space for people who might not always feel they get to be creative.
sign up to participate: deadline june 30, 2017
Participants will:
+ create a zine or zines over the course of Summer 2017.
+ make 10 copies of each zine to trade with other participants.
+ get 10 unique zines at random from other participants at the RELEASE PARTY in September 2017.
EVERYONE'S WELCOME // NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
+ create a zine or zines over the course of Summer 2017.
+ make 10 copies of each zine to trade with other participants.
+ get 10 unique zines at random from other participants at the RELEASE PARTY in September 2017.
EVERYONE'S WELCOME // NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
free, all-ages events, check-ins, & workshops
Saturday, June 24
Zine Picnic!
read zines / hear from zinesters / eat snacks / be outdoors!
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
read zines / hear from zinesters / eat snacks / be outdoors!
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, July 13
Art Show!
Boba Bar
6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Boba Bar
6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
August: Date TBD
Zine Reading!
Chromatic Cafe DTSJ
Chromatic Cafe DTSJ
Saturday, September 23
Zine Release Party / Swap!
Silicon Valley De-Bug
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Silicon Valley De-Bug
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.