Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2! needs your help...

[Alex Wrekk]

Sorry if this seems self serving to post about, but I sort of see my project Stolen Sharpie Revolution as a community project and the more info I get from the rad zine community the better it will be!

Stolen Sharpie Revolution is a book I put together as a DIY giude for zines. There have been 3 printings since 2002 and I'm working on the 4th right now. I'm actually calling it Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2 because a lot has changed over the years and I had added a lot of new stuff. The printing has been delayed forever due to a large variety of things... usually money related. But I have the funds together now so here's where I need your help.

In the back of each edition of Stolen Sharpie Revolution I have listings of distros, stores that sell zines, zine libraries, zine events and more. I need you help because I can't really travel all over the world in search of illusive zine events (but that would be awesome!) I need your eyes and ears in the corners of the world to help SSR2 be the best print resource for zines.

I have pretty extensive listings as it is but the more the merrier. I would love it if you would mention shops or distros or whatever in this discussion thread and I'll let you know if they are included. Also, if you have a new distro let me know and I'll let you know the info I need to get it included in SSR2.

Thanks so much for being patient with me!

[Paper Dinosaur]

oh and there are a few london events that are happening:
http://comicsandzines.wordpress.com/ THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS FAIR
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/whats-on/events/worksho... THE WOMENS LIBRARY ZINE FEST
and
http://www.theforest.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=5642 ZINE-O-RAMA in Edinburgh
i would check with these guys if they do the events more often but they all seem to be at least annually.

[Alex Wrekk]

This is another reason I'm slacking on getting the new one out. There are so many exciting things going on with new distros and events and even this site!

Yup feel free to leave your info for your distro here in this format or e-mail me at [e-mail]

Name of distro
web address
e-mailaddress
mailing address
short description

Paper Dinosaur said:

hello,
we have a zine distro called paper dinosaur...
am i too late? i would like to give you information for including us?

[Alex Wrekk]

thanks!

Paper Dinosaur said:

oh and there are a few london events that are happening:
http://comicsandzines.wordpress.com/ THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS FAIR
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/whats-on/events/worksho... THE WOMENS LIBRARY ZINE FEST
and
http://www.theforest.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=5642 ZINE-O-RAMA in Edinburgh
i would check with these guys if they do the events more often but they all seem to be at least annually.

[Ms Valerie Park Distro]

I would love it if you listed my zine, Ms Valerie Park (http://www.msvaleriepark.blogspot.com/)
It's out of Olympia, Washington.
There's also a good zine library at Last Word Books (211 East 4th Ave. Olympia, WA 98501) and at the Olympia Library (313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, Wa 98501).
Thanks for asking!

[Alex Wrekk]

I spent awhile researching these shops and think I found contact info for most of them. Thank you so much for this!

p.s. There is some mail for you here.

k-leigh-m said:

The TTC Gallery is a fantastic zine shop in Copenhagen. http://www.ttcgallery.com/

In Berlin, SupaLife Kiosk, ProQM, Fleischerei, Comicbibliothek Renate, Neurotitan, and Modern Graphics Comics & More sell zines, plus there is an actual zine library (http://www.jugendkulturen.de) and this: http://www.monatsende.com/srdistro/ is a distro.

In Hamburg, Comics Total, Druck Dealer, and Lockengelöt sell zines.

In Warsaw, there's the UFA Zine Library: http://www.u-f-a.pl/.

KutiKuti (http://www.kutikuti.com/html/kuti.html) sells zines in Finland.

The Plin Tub gallery sells zines in Bucharest.

And here are a few shops in France: Un regard Moderne (Paris), Bimbo Tower (Paris), Monte en l'air (Paris), Grand Guignol (Lyon).


Good luck with round 2/4 of SSR! I'm excited to see it. : )

[Alex Wrekk]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for getting me some info I didn't have.

womans monthly said:

I distro my zine to a lot of places in Australia. They don't charge anything, except perrhaps Sticky:

HOBART:

- Tommy Gun Records, 102 Elizabeth Street, hobart TAS 7000
- Huon Valley Environment Centre, 3/17 Wilmot Road
Huonville. Tasmania. Australia. 7109
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: centre[at]huon.org

MELBOURNE: Sticky, (Lentil As Anything restaurant may be happy to stock a copy for eaters to peruse)

CANBERRA: Smiths Alternative Bookshop, 76 Alinga St
Canberra, Australia, 2601, http://www.smithsbooks.com.au

SYDNEY: Tenzenmen distro guy: www.tenzenmen.com

dualplover distro are relaxed - too relaxed for me.

[Alex Wrekk]

I don't really list single zines, just distros, shops, and libraries. thanks though!

Ms Valerie Park Distro said:

I would love it if you listed my zine, Ms Valerie Park (http://www.msvaleriepark.blogspot.com/)
It's out of Olympia, Washington.
There's also a good zine library at Last Word Books (211 East 4th Ave. Olympia, WA 98501) and at the Olympia Library (313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, Wa 98501).
Thanks for asking!

[Open-Minded Press]

Hey! In 2008 we started a Los Angeles zine distro and are steadily receiving submissions for an archive/mini-library.
Here is the info in the order you requested :-)
Only For the Open Minded
www.myspace.com/onlyfortheopenminded
[e-mail]
726 S Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA. 90021
ONLY FOR THE OPEN-MINDED is a community supported independent literary, art and music dissemination unit that dares to distribute any forms of creation made by people who believe that art and music is an adventure that cannot be restricted by any kind of categorization and limitation. ONLY FOR THE OPEN-MINDED supports all kinds of artists and creative endeavors that encourage and inspires others to create their own in whatever form they please.

[Alex Wrekk]

added, thanks!

Only For The Open-Minded Press said:

Hey! In 2008 we started a Los Angeles zine distro and are steadily receiving submissions for an archive/mini-library.
Here is the info in the order you requested :-)
Only For the Open Minded
www.myspace.com/onlyfortheopenminded
[e-mail]
726 S Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA. 90021
ONLY FOR THE OPEN-MINDED is a community supported independent literary, art and music dissemination unit that dares to distribute any forms of creation made by people who believe that art and music is an adventure that cannot be restricted by any kind of categorization and limitation. ONLY FOR THE OPEN-MINDED supports all kinds of artists and creative endeavors that encourage and inspires others to create their own in whatever form they please.

[Alex Wrekk]

Just took another look at this and "Zine" must have been a typo.

Please leave a comment here or e-mail the info in this format:
name if distro
web address
e-mail address
mailing address
short description

Ms Valerie Park Distro said:

I would love it if you listed my zine, Ms Valerie Park (http://www.msvaleriepark.blogspot.com/)
It's out of Olympia, Washington.
There's also a good zine library at Last Word Books (211 East 4th Ave. Olympia, WA 98501) and at the Olympia Library (313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, Wa 98501).
Thanks for asking!

[Alex Wrekk]

Already have it! thanks!

Clementine Cannibal said:

the toronto zine library

http://sitekreator.com/zinelibrary

[e.war]

i've got an article about the importance of small press and slef publishing with a anarchist slant that might be good...lemme know if you'd like to read it...