Zinefest’s accompanying art show this year is called “Zine-Making in the Heartland” and it’s on display through the end of July at the Seward Cafe in Minneapolis.

This show features the zine collection of Andy Sturdevant.  Please reference the accompanying catalog which details the origin and impact of each book on display.

Zinefest has the distinction of winning the smallest dollar amount from the Minnesota State Arts Board’s 2010 Festival Grant.  We’re tiny and proud!  Congratulations to all the other winners, including our friends at Red Hot Art and the Rain Taxi Book Festival.  LINK!

Arise! Resource Center and Book Store is going out of business. Their prices are dropping throughout the week and on Saturday, May 15th, they’ll have a farewell bonfire.
We’d like to thank Arise! for everything they’ve done since 1993 to help promote and support zinesters and zine culture in the Twin Cities. They’ve been [...]

We are currently looking for volunteers with certain skills who wish to be incorporated into the programming for Zinefest  2010.  More information is available on the volunteer page of our site.

We have sold out of space for the 2010 Twin Cities Zinefest.  But don’t lose heart!  We may be able to find room for you yet.  There’s plenty of time between now and July, so who knows what will happen in the meantime?  If you would like to exhibit at the TC Zinefest, but haven’t [...]

If you’re in the neighborhood, please drop by the Chicago Zinefest next month!  The events are scheduled over two days on March 12-13.  This is the fest’s first year.  Let’s help Chicago get their show up and running by showing support.  More information is available on their website: chicagozinefest.org

Zinefest is currently accepting exhibitor applications. Go here to reserve your table: http://zinefest.org/application/

If you want to be involved with this year’s show, or just want to know what’s going on, feel free to attend the first planning meeting on Sunday, January 31, 6-8pm at Gangchen.  Gangchen is a restaurant located near the corner of Franklin & Nicollet in south Minneapolis.  Here is the address: 1833 Nicollet Avenue, [...]

Thank you to everyone who exhibited at this year’s Zinefest, or attended and spent time with us.
Photos of Zinefest 2009 are now up on our flickr account for you to view. If you re-post the photos elsewhere, or print them for any reason, please credit the Zinefest photographer Sarah Jordet for her work. [...]

Read all about it!  Zinefest blurbs have hit the news.
Madeline Baran for Minnesota Public Radio
Cyrstal Erickson for Twin Cities Daily Planet [correction: Zinefest is July 11 and July 12; the Zinefest after-party is Saturday night at Arise! at 6pm]
Jessica Armbruster for the City Pages [correction: the Zinefest after-party is Saturday night at Arise! at 6pm]
Jahna [...]