Art by Kels Choo
I’m one of the organizers for Pikes Peak Zine Fest, Colorado Springs area’s new small-press event!
Join us in-person for our Zine Pop-Up Shop at Ladyfingers Letterpress, October 1 (3 - 7 pm), or online on your favorite platform October 1 - 3, 2021!
This October we will host a variety of virtual, mail-in, and in-person events like our:
Exhibitor Web Shop!
Virtual Programming!
PPZF's 1st Free Anthology Zine!
Mail-in Zine Swap!
Free DIY Zine Kits!
IRL Pop-up Event in COS!
UPCOMING:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - (Zines Due: Oct 20)
✩°｡⋆ Zine Swap Sign Ups Open! ⋆｡°✩
Rules to trade:
$5 participation fee (covers return shipping).
Open to all! (International shipping may be slow, though, so please be patient! We just use USPS.)
Up to 10 zines max.
You'll receive the same number of zines you send us.
Package your zines in a 9x12" or bigger envelope. We'll ship them in the same packaging.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
✩°｡⋆ Exhibitor Promotion ⋆｡°✩
(10:00 am - 8:00 pm Mountain Time)
Check out our social media for promotion of our 30+ Exhibitors whose work will be available in our Web Shop! Learn more about them and their art! We’ll be updating for the 3 days of our event (until 8:00 pm Mountain Time on Sunday, October 3).
✩°｡⋆ Zine Pop-Up Shop ⋆｡°✩
(3:00 - 7:00 pm Mountain Time)
Visit organizers Jennifer + Kelsey at Ladyfingers Letterpress to kick off PPZF 2021, Arts Month, and First Friday! We'll have Exhibitor zines for sale, PPZF's free 2021 anthology, free DIY zine kits, and PPZF merch for purchase. Or just stop by to chat zines with us!
✩°｡⋆ Exhibitor Web Shop Opens! ⋆｡°✩
(8:00 pm Mountain Time)
Check out all the work by our fabulous Exhibitors! We have 30+ participating artists, and all purchase profits go to them. Any PPZF merchandise purchased helps fund our budding event.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
✩°｡⋆ Read Zine Rainbow - Virtual Hang ⋆｡°✩
(6:00 - 8:00 pm Mountain Time)
A virtual zine reading for PPZF and Arts Month! Bring your favorite zine that you've either read or created to share, give us a tour of your zine collection, or simply join as an audience member! Feel free to get creative with presentations, dramatic readings, etc!
SUPPORT:
Just want to support your local zinesters or our event for next year? Check out our PPZF shop online (or in Colorado Springs at Eclectic Co. downtown) or our Bonfire campaign to get some merch, which helps fund our event.
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SPONSORS + FRIENDS:
Arts Month October
Peak Radar
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region
Ladyfingers Letterpress
THANK YOU!!
Feel free to shoot us an email if you have any questions!