Co-facilitated by zine enthusiasts Trish K elly and Rachel Bergquist\, this hands-on workshop will introduce the pers onal zine format. Personal zines are the \;autobiographies of the zine world.
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By the \;end of the workshop each participant wi
ll \;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 wor
kshop by sharing her own experiences writing nearly 25 zines. Her zines&nb
sp\;chronicled \;her experiences growing \;up as a queer punk kid
in Vancouver in the 1990s. Trish will share how writing \;her heart in
to her own zines connected her to an international community of zinesters\
, taking her to zine fairs and a zine tour\, \;and eventually providin
g opportunities \;to publish her autobiographical stories in \;leg
it books.
Participants will enjoy a table of cut-and-paste s
upplies to help them make a page or two for the collaborative zine. Expres
s yourself with alphabet stamps\, markers\, or try a manual typewriter. We
'll also supply writing prompts that can help you get started in sharing y
our own story as a Human of Squamish.
This is a hands-on program\, and written instructions that support the flow of the workshop w ill be provided.
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