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Wasted Ink Zine Distro (or WIZD) is a fully-functioning small-press store and library in Phoenix, Arizona with a focus on local and international zines – short for magazines or fanzines. WIZD's collection includes all types of zines made from handmade and independently produced materials. These small press publications can be read on-site in our extensive, ever-growing library of over 500 zine titles. WIZD also houses over 450 zine titles for sale from local creators and creators from different states and countries.
Location: 2222 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
Street Parking Available. Handicap Accessible.
Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 11-4pm // Open 1st and 3rd Fridays 7-10pm. Coming in from out of town? We can open the shop most evenings during the week to give you the tour. Shoot us an email to schedule!
Location: 2222 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
Street Parking Available. Handicap Accessible.
Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 11-4pm // Open 1st and 3rd Fridays 7-10pm. Coming in from out of town? We can open the shop most evenings during the week to give you the tour. Shoot us an email to schedule!
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Wasted Ink Zine Distro is a community event space run solely by a passionate zinester named Charissa Lucille and a great community. In addition to curating and maintaining this collection, we also host a number of literary events including zine making workshops, zine release parties and rotating art shows.
Wasted Ink Zine Distro provides people with alternative forms of media with publications about a myriad of different topics ranging from, educational and woman’s studies, personal and political activism, music and punk history, photography, art and more. WIZD is constantly growing and expanding and receiving more material every week. |
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What is a Zine?"A zine - pronounced zeen - derived from magazine - is an independently- or self-published booklet, often created by a single person. Zines are customarily created by physically cutting and gluing text and images together onto a master flat for photocopying, but it is also common to produce the master by typing and formatting pages on a computer. The end product is usually folded and stapled. Zines can be printed and bound in any manner. Offset printing is a relatively common alternative to photocopying, though there is some controversy among zine writers as to whether professionally printed products may be defined as zines."
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The Hive
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The Hive is an artistic incubator space in Downtown Phoenix. In addition to housing Wasted Ink Zine Distro, it also houses an art gallery, The Bee's Knees clothing store, Buzz Beans Coffee Shop, an Air BnB, a courtyard with a stage and a beautiful cactus garden out back. The Hive is a collection of arts, cultures, food, and micro business development that offers local artists a community hub.
Come visit us and see this wonderful gem in Phoenix!
Come visit us and see this wonderful gem in Phoenix!
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Phoenix is spread out across a vast desert landscape connected by stacks of freeway systems, yet it's full of bold zine makers and artists. Zine Stack Podcast aims to amplify the voices we represent through Wasted Ink Zine Distro and the Phx Zine Fest. We will interview local Arizona zinesters, plug various events, and provide commentary on what we see and experience in our growing zine community. There's never a bad time to get involved. Reach us at wastedinkzinedistro@gmail.com.
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Wasted Ink is proud to support the Phx Zine Fest each year. PHX Zine Fest is an annual event that includes a multitude of people from all over the nation who create a culmination of DIY small press publications, comics, photo books, art and the like. The event is a meeting place for people to celebrate self-publishing and that have a deep interest in the art form. This event allows us to share Arizona zines with other zinesters and with the public. This event is fun and informational and includes guest speakers, music and paper. Lots of paper.
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Zine Fests We've Tabled:Albuquerque Zine Fest 2017
San Fransisco Zine Fest 2015 LA Zine Fest 2015, 2016, 2017 Long Beach Zine Fest 2015 San Diego Zine Fest 2017 Portland Zine Symposium 2016 Grid Zine Fest 2018 928 Gilman Zine Fest 2016 |