IT IS HERE!

[Portland Zine Symposium]

THE PORTLAND ZINE SYMPOSIUM IS UPON US. Now is the time! Come out and see everything that we've been working on these past 12 months. 

1. Upcoming events

Zinesters Who Play Music @ The Know, 2026 NE Alberta

TONIGHT (Thursday, July 10)

Quackhammer

Ermine

Late Night Sleep T.V.

$5

Doors at 8pm

Art Opening and Reading @ Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch St.

Friday, July 11

6pm-9pm

View art by: Rachel Dukes, Katy Ellis O'Brien, Hopskotch SunDAY, Rio Aubry Taylor, Corinna Dross, Andrea Rae, Asher Craw, JustOne Raccoon, Sean Christensen, & Kinoko Evans

Readings by: Ariel Birks (Jesus Christ Superzine), Jonas (Cheer the Eff Up), Kelli Callis (That Girl), Gina Sarti (Shit's Fucked: A Positivity Guide), Zach (My Complicated Relationship With Food), & Joshua James Amberson (Basic Paper Airplane)

FREE

Portland Zine Symposium @ Ambridge Event Center, 1333 NE MLK Blvd.

Saturday July 12 & Sunday July 13

11am-5pm both days

FREE 

Zine Prom from Outer Space! @ IPRC, 1001 SE Division

Saturday July 12 

7pm-11pm

$5 suggested donation (includes corsage and raffle ticket while supplies last!)

featuring space DJs Lizard Music & Reverse Couple-Skate, blind contour drawings, photobooth, beer by Ninkasi, mixed drinks by New Deal, tin foil hat making station, raffle, and a chance to be part of the royal court - You don't want to miss this!

2. Tabling

If you are a tabler at the 2014 Portland Zine Symposium, you will receive a separate email with tabling check-in information. If you do not receive such an email today, please email pdxz...@gmail.com to get on the tablers email list.

If you are on the waitlist for Portland Zine Symposium, there are open spaces! Please come to Ambridge Event Center between 10am-noon on Saturday to claim a space. Bring $25 if you want to table both days, $15 if you only want to table one day. 

Check out our tabling map and assignments to see who's coming and where they're sitting!

3. Calling all photographers!

+ We are looking for someone who can take photobooth pictures at Zine Prom (Saturday July 12 from 7pm-11pm). We have the background & props covered, we just need a camera and photographer to complete the photobooth. Please get in touch ASAP if this is something you may be interested in helping with (pdxz...@gmail.com). All zine prom volunteers receive free admission and a free +1 for their help, plus tips for the photobooth operator!

+ We are also looking for people at the Portland Zine Symposium who are interested in helping us document the event through photographs and videos. Do you usually bring your camera and catch the action? Let us know so we can add them to our archive! Organizers try to take pictures each year but we get busy, so it would be great to have someone else take this job.

4. Help us Promote!

We received a bump in promotion earlier this week when an article about us came out in the Oregonian, but there's always more to be done! Please help us get the word out about Portland Zine Symposium and all the events surrounding it. Invite all your friends! Tell your neighbors! Spread the word! Use hashtag #pzs2014 and/or #portlandzinesymposium

5. Workshops

We have tons of great workshops this year, and of course they are ALL FREE to attend. Check out the workshop schedule here.

Help keep all your PZS weekend plans straight with the Bloodhound scheduling app, where we have an hour-by-hour breakdown of all our events and workshops.

7. Getting to Ambridge

Transportation is easy, especially if you ride Trimet! Ambridge Event Center is located along bus lines 6/8/17/77 (and nearby 4/44/70), as well as Central Line Streetcar and Green, Red & Blue MAX routes. Bike Parking is available in the main lot in front of the building. Parking in the area is free on Sundays (metered on Saturday).