SOUHT LONDON ZINE FEST - TALK

You’re all welcomed to join us for a free talk on Sunday 29th May to officially close the festival and network with other creatives in the diy publishing & zine world! Talk starts at 1.30pm (on time), doors 15 min before - bar on premises. There’ll be Q&A after each speaker and the floor will be open to anyone at the end of the talk to join in to read or perform - if that’s you, please email us to secure a spot (and get a free drink) but we’d be more than happy to include anyone that turns up on the day too if the time allows it. The talk should finish by 4pm. And as it’s free, please secure a spot via Eventbrite to avoid disappointment. Limited spaces. FCFS.

We’re very pleased to have a range of fantastic speakers including:

@spungpress is a small press and printing studio based here in Deptford. Run by Lewie and Marta, they specialise in zines, books and risograph printing. Lewie will talk about the history of artists’ books, self- publishing and zines in the world of art. Lewie’s personal background is in Book Arts in which he has an MA from Camberwell. spunpress.com

@boslaarts is a platform that supports and highlights the work of artists worldwide who are facing / confronting oppressive forces, while drawing on their experiences to raise and spread awareness to the UK public. Founded by Georgia Beeston and Hossam Fazulla. Georgia Beeston work focuses on the intersection between art and politics. She is Digital Officer at PEN International as well as a freelance arts journalist and researcher. Fazulla is a researcher, filmmaker, and producer from Cairo, based in London. His work merges art and new media with human rights and social justice and he is a Journalist at the BBC. boslaarts.com

@sicklovezine is an independent platform celebrating young creatives and their work. With an arts and culture focus, Sick Love encourages honest conversations around the issues that affect young creatives whilst promoting unique talent. 
Sick Love is a multi-platform project existing across Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, as well as in print. Print has always been a powerful political tool - especially for those excluded from the mainstream media - and they wish to build on a long history of print with purpose through our bi-annual publications. Find out more from Isobel Gorman-Buckley, the Sick Love Zine Editor-in-Chief. sicklovezine.com

@anthrazine lies somewhere between a zine, an anthology and a coffee table book. Compiled by writers Molly Hills and Patrick Walsh, designed and put together by Masa Mlakar, the first issue of Anthra explores the relationship between humans and plants in dense urban environments. It brings art, poetry and science together into a human space, to reflect on the ties between the wild and the domesticated. In this book, you’ll find imagery, poetry and essays that tell stories of what it means to be a human in an urban landscape, which can seem both so separated and yet so inextricable from the natural world. Catch them talking about their zine in more detail!

@alliesartclub is a community of creatives who believe in the power of art to generate positive changes for ourselves and others. Formed by volunteers in 2021, their mission is to create opportunities for people to have fun, express themselves, improve their sense of wellbeing and develop strong social connections through the arts. They value art as a peaceful yet powerful form of self-expression that can contribute to building a happy, healthy and honest world. Joining us for the talk will be @lydiarose_artist ; writer, poet, community activist and the the creator of alliesartclub.herokuapp.com