North Country Zine Fest

Saturday, October 12, Noon-5pm
Strand Center Gallery

We’re so excited to host the first ever North Country Zine Fest this fall on October 12th from Noon-5pm. This event is co-produced by local zinesters Erin Dorney & our very own Megan Charland. Stay tuned for more details, but in the meantime mark your calendars. This is an event not to be missed!

Call for Zinesters!

Do you create zines? Join us in Plattsburgh, New York to bring your work to a new audience! Attendees will be coming from all over the northeast including: NY, VT, PA, and Canada!

Readers here in the North Country are eager to experience perspectives from outside our rural environment! Diverse voices are welcome!

We look forward to having you joining us! If you have any questions, please reach out to us: zinefest@strandcenter.org

Event Details for Vendors

  • Day of timeframe: Saturday, October 12

    • 9-11am: setup

    • 11am-Noon: vendor hour (breakfast coffee, snacks etc)

    • Noon-5pm: vendor fair

    • 3-5pm: zine workshop/drop in 

  • Table Fees & Details

    • Full table - 6ft: $45

    • Half table - 3ft (share with another vendor - you can say who you want to share with if you know and if not, we will pair you randomly): $25

    • Vendors are encouraged to bring their own tables. We do have a limited number, please note in your application if you need to borrow one.

    • No wall space. Gallery walls will have an exhibition on display - more details soon!

  • Vendor Application Timeline

    • March 1: vendor applications open

    • July 1: vendor applications due

    • July 15: notifications go out to vendors

    • August 1: payment due

    • October 12 - EVENT!!

What’s a zine?!

So, WHAT exactly is a zine? A zine could really be ANYTHING.

A zine (pronounced “zeen”) is a self-published print-work that is typically produced in small, limited batches. (Think magazines.) Zines are created and bound in many DIY ways, but traditionally editions are easily reproduced—often by crafting an original “master,” and then photocopying, folding, and stapling the pages into simple pamphlets. Zines may also be sewn, taped, glued—or even exist in unbound and other non-folio formats. The main rule is that there are NO RULES!

“Zinesters” (people who create zines) are likely to be more motivated by self-expression and artistic passion than they are by profit: zines are usually inexpensive and sometimes distributed for free or in trade for other zines. The history of zines is super fascinating!

Zines can touch on a variety of topics from music and art, to politics, to self-portraits, and MORE! Their content may be written, drawn, collaged, or any other form of combining words and imagery. A zine really could be ANYTHING.

Questions? Contact Us!

Event organizers Erin Dorney (left) and Megan Charland (right) tabling at the Ithaca Book & Zine Fair at Buffalo Street Books produced by Illuminated Press in 2022.