The 2014 Boston Zine Fest will be held on October 11 at Washington Street Art Center, 321 Washington Street, Somerville and on October 12 at Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street, Somerville.

The Boston Zine Fest is an annual event dedicated to the celebration of zines and DIY (do-it-yourself) culture and aims to create a space where zine enthusiasts and creators can come together to share their creative work, exchange ideas, and promote self-publishing. For the uninitiated, zines (derived from “fanzine”) are self-published works usually with a small circulation and often reproduced via photocopier.

On Saturday, BZF will host a series of workshops from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., zine readings from out-of-town zine creators from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and a movie night at 8:00 p.m. at Washington Street Art Center. Scheduled workshops will be Riot Grrl Zines (presented by Papercut Zine Library), Personal Narratives Panel, and Zine Cover Screen Printing. More workshops to be announced.

BZF is holding a ZINE EXHIBITION in the marketplace of Aeronaut Brewing Company from 12:00-6:00 p.m., where local, national, and international “zinesters” will be displaying and selling their zines. The Taco Party food truck will be on site selling veggie/vegan tacos to hungry BZF attendees.
All BZF events are free to the public and wheelchair accessible.

For more information, please contact BZF: bostonzf@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/bostonzinefest or bostonzinefest.tumblr.com.