Make a collaborative zine in this hands-on workshop.
Co-facilitated by zine enthusiasts Trish Kelly and Rachel Bergquist, this hands-on workshop will introduce the personal zine format. Personal zines are the autobiographies of the zine world.
By the end of the workshop each participant will have written their contribution to a collaborative zine we'll call Humans of Squamish, complete with a selfie taken with the library's polaroid camera.
Trish Kelly will start off the workshop by sharing her own experiences writing nearly 25 zines. Her zines chronicled her experiences growing up as a queer punk kid in Vancouver in the 1990s. Trish will share how writing her heart into her own zines connected her to an international community of zinesters, taking her to zine fairs and a zine tour, and eventually providing opportunities to publish her autobiographical stories in legit books.
Participants will enjoy a table of cut-and-paste supplies to help them make a page or two for the collaborative zine. Express yourself with alphabet stamps, markers, or try a manual typewriter. We'll also supply writing prompts that can help you get started in sharing your own story as a Human of Squamish.
This is a hands-on program, and written instructions that support the flow of the workshop will be provided.
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Conveniently located downtown, the Squamish Public Library has a large meeting room, quiet study spaces, an outdoor pickup window, and an art gallery.
