By Jena Carr
ZINEverleigh is coming to Inverleigh Town Hall for a quirky and artistic community day out.
More than 30 zine (pronounced zeen) makers will attend the hall at 71 High Street on Saturday, July 27, from 10am to 2pm for the free event.
Organiser Bec Wilson said she looked forward to running the community event with her husband and four children for its second year.
“It’s pretty easy going and quite diverse…with a whole range of different things that people will be able to see,” she said.
“We ran it last year for the first time, and it was really well attended. It was quite inspiring to see so many people come out to our tiny little town for this quirky event.
“I really enjoy the group of people who come to zine fairs. It’s very casual and there’s a lot of swapping of zines that goes on and it’s more people meeting because they’ve got a shared interest.”
Ms Wilson said zines were self-published booklets of art, stories, comics, collage, fan fiction and observations, with stall holders selling, swapping and giving away zines, stickers, badges and prints.
“Zines are generally self-published works that people have made themselves, and it’s something that’s really accessible, so small children through to serious artists make zines,” she said.
“This zine fair will have a really big range of ages and people who will be at the fair, so we’ve got over 30 stall holders coming along from Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong and the Surf Coast.”
ZINEverleigh will also feature a vintage letterpress workshop, soup and sausage rolls provided by the Country Women’s Association (CWA), and sweet treats by the local playgroup.
