My compilation of 2009 zine fests and similar events, loosely organized by date:
(last updated May 2009)
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Q1 2009:
Q2 2009:
Q3 2009:
- Twin Cities Zine Fest - July 11-12, Minneapolis
- TypeCon 2009 - July 14-19 2009, Atlanta (different kind of event)
- Allied Media Conference - July 16-19 2009, Detroit
- San Francisco ZineFest - August 22-23, 2009
- A nice smaller, more zine-focused alternative to APE. In 2007 it was two days (Friday and Saturday) in October in the Womens' Building. Previous years was in Cellspace. In 2008 it was in the SF Country Fair building, also a nice venue. They also had a zine oasis at the Treasure Island Music Festival in 2008.
- This is the first fest that I had a table at, as "eldash zine", and I might again this year
- Boston Zine Fair - September 19-20, 2009
- Philly Zine Fest - September 20, 2009
- Small Press Expo - September 26-27 2009, (North Bethesda, MD, near Washington DC)
Q4 2009:
- Richmond Zine Fest - November 6-7, 2009 (partly in conjuction with a First Fridays art walk)
- Midwest Zine Fair - October 10-11, 2009, Milwaukee (this is the merging of the Milwaukee and Madison fests, I believe)
- Alternative Press Expo (APE) - Oct 17-18, 2009, San Francisco
- Used to be every spring in SF, changed to fall in 2008. Large, more expensive tables, has many larger-volume comics and other higher-production-value publications, in addition to some small zines.
- San Francisco Center for the Book: Roadworks - Fall 2009, San Francisco
- Somewhat different event: steamroller printing of giant linoleum plates, book arts fair, and so on.
- San Francisco Center for the Book / Pacific Center for Book Arts holiday book arts fairs - TBD in San Francisco
Of uncertain disposition:
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