Wasted Ink offers many different workshops and lectures. Want to hire WIZD? Email us at wastedinkzinedistro@gmail.com.
Workshop & Lectures:
1. Mini Zine Workshop
In this popular workshop, we will learn discuss the history of zines, look through examples, and make mini zines of our own. We use a variety of materials to make a zine from one sheet of paper. This workshop is best for all ages!
2. Zines as Activism Lecture & Workshop
You will learn about the history of zines and their role in underground movements and politics. We will learn how zines provide alternative voices that fight oppressive systems. The workshop prompts attendees to zero in on a topic they're passionate about from their life experiences and how to make a zine promoting activism and social movements.
3. Get Paid: How to distro your work Lecture
You’ve done the hard part of creating a unique and wonderful zine. I aim to answer the “NOW WHAT?” question. After opening and running a distro for years, I have some tips and tricks on how to send your work to different distros and libraries across the United States. I'll provide a list of different zine distros and what to expect while selling your work. We will answer questions about how to price items, how often to check in with a distro, and how to best set yourself up for success. This lecture works best for people ages 16 +.
4. Owning Your Own Zine Distro/Store Lecture
You will learn about the history of WIZD and what it's like to own a store front distro versus an online distro. We will cover the good, the bad, and the ugly and provide tips about how to get one started and provide a list of our favorite distros across the United States!
5. DIY Publishing Lecture
You will learn about the many forms of publishing mediums. Many people are accustomed to traditional methods and I aim to offer options for “Do It Yourself” publishing. This workshop will explore zines, chapbooks, DIY books, e-zines and more. We will also discuss where and how to sell your published work. This lecture works best for people ages 16 +.
Past Workshops & Lectures:
Zine Fests: LA Zine Fest 2016 (Zine Archiving: The Importance of Archives in Today's Culture), Gilman Zine Fest 2016 (Owning your own zine store/independent bookstore), Phoenix Zine Fest 2017 (Get Paid: How to Distro Your Work)
Museums: Heard Museum (Mini Zine Workshop), Phoenix Art Museum (Mini Zine Workshop)
Organizations: One N Ten (Mini Zine Workshop), Girls Rock Phoenix (Mini Zine Workshop), Art Intersection & Femme Fotale (Mini Zine Workshop)
Educational Programs: ASU English Students (DIY Publishing Lecture), ASU Radical Activism Class (Zines and Activism), Womanity Conference 2015 (Zines and Activism Lecture), Woman As Hero Feminist Club (Zines and Activism Lecture), Outside the Box Homeschool Group (Mini Zine Workshop)
Events & Festivals: Moab Pride Festival 2017 (DIY Publishing Lecture), Individual World Poetry Slam 2016 (DIY Publishing Lecture), Southwest Makers Fest 2016 & 2017 (Mini Zine Workshop), Spark! After Dark at Mesa Arts Center 2018 (Mini Zine Workshop), Fox and Peacock Music Festival 2018 (Mini Zine Workshop), Tempe Festival of the Arts March 2018 (Mini Zine Workshop)
Want to hire WIZD for a zine workshop? Please email us at wastedinkzinedistro@gmail.com.
Workshop & Lectures:
1. Mini Zine Workshop
In this popular workshop, we will learn discuss the history of zines, look through examples, and make mini zines of our own. We use a variety of materials to make a zine from one sheet of paper. This workshop is best for all ages!
2. Zines as Activism Lecture & Workshop
You will learn about the history of zines and their role in underground movements and politics. We will learn how zines provide alternative voices that fight oppressive systems. The workshop prompts attendees to zero in on a topic they're passionate about from their life experiences and how to make a zine promoting activism and social movements.
3. Get Paid: How to distro your work Lecture
You’ve done the hard part of creating a unique and wonderful zine. I aim to answer the “NOW WHAT?” question. After opening and running a distro for years, I have some tips and tricks on how to send your work to different distros and libraries across the United States. I'll provide a list of different zine distros and what to expect while selling your work. We will answer questions about how to price items, how often to check in with a distro, and how to best set yourself up for success. This lecture works best for people ages 16 +.
4. Owning Your Own Zine Distro/Store Lecture
You will learn about the history of WIZD and what it's like to own a store front distro versus an online distro. We will cover the good, the bad, and the ugly and provide tips about how to get one started and provide a list of our favorite distros across the United States!
5. DIY Publishing Lecture
You will learn about the many forms of publishing mediums. Many people are accustomed to traditional methods and I aim to offer options for “Do It Yourself” publishing. This workshop will explore zines, chapbooks, DIY books, e-zines and more. We will also discuss where and how to sell your published work. This lecture works best for people ages 16 +.
Past Workshops & Lectures:
Zine Fests: LA Zine Fest 2016 (Zine Archiving: The Importance of Archives in Today's Culture), Gilman Zine Fest 2016 (Owning your own zine store/independent bookstore), Phoenix Zine Fest 2017 (Get Paid: How to Distro Your Work)
Museums: Heard Museum (Mini Zine Workshop), Phoenix Art Museum (Mini Zine Workshop)
Organizations: One N Ten (Mini Zine Workshop), Girls Rock Phoenix (Mini Zine Workshop), Art Intersection & Femme Fotale (Mini Zine Workshop)
Educational Programs: ASU English Students (DIY Publishing Lecture), ASU Radical Activism Class (Zines and Activism), Womanity Conference 2015 (Zines and Activism Lecture), Woman As Hero Feminist Club (Zines and Activism Lecture), Outside the Box Homeschool Group (Mini Zine Workshop)
Events & Festivals: Moab Pride Festival 2017 (DIY Publishing Lecture), Individual World Poetry Slam 2016 (DIY Publishing Lecture), Southwest Makers Fest 2016 & 2017 (Mini Zine Workshop), Spark! After Dark at Mesa Arts Center 2018 (Mini Zine Workshop), Fox and Peacock Music Festival 2018 (Mini Zine Workshop), Tempe Festival of the Arts March 2018 (Mini Zine Workshop)
Want to hire WIZD for a zine workshop? Please email us at wastedinkzinedistro@gmail.com.
Workshop and Lecture Reviews:
"Charissa facilitated a mini zine workshop at Girls Rock! Phoenix's first summer camp in 2016. It was a great introduction to zine making for our campers, and showed kids between eight and 17, many of whom had no previous knowledge of self-publishing, that they have the ability to create their own work without anyone's permission. Campers came away with amazing and very personal mini zines that they were very excited about and proud of. We loved working with her!" - Sarah Ventre
"Charisssa Lucille offered a workshop to my junior high/high school aged homeschool students. This fall, our homeschool co-op offered a class to promote creative expression in the form of zines. She came in to introduce the topic and workshop on a few ways to get started; she began by bringing in content-appropriate examples of zines others had written. She explained the history of zines: how they have transformed over the years and how they continue to evolve. She then demonstrated an easy way of getting started with a small-sized folded zine using a single piece of paper. She included an example with instructions written in zine format to hand out to each student as well as promotional stickers. This workshop was a perfect way to get students thinking of new ways to creatively express themselves through writing and art. My students used this as a jumping off point to create a collaborative zine called Controversial Foods, as well as individual zines on topics like lamps, super heroes, mushrooms, space travel... Charissa is a clear presenter with a gentle and kind demeanor. She listened to the students and promoted discussion to begin their flow of ideas. I'm so grateful we had this workshop to get us started and grateful that Phoenix has the Wasted Ink Zine Distro to showcase, share, and market local zines and those from across the country." - Sarah Garcia
"I had the pleasure to attend Wasted Ink Owner, Charissa’s talk, “Get Paid: How to Distro Your Work,” and walked away with some great nuggets of information. I’ve always wondered what it’s like to own your own shop distro or otherwise as a working artist, and she provided great insight into how she manages it. She spoke to what her daily tasks are, how she manages her team, and what some of her favorite parts of owning the distro are. I find it fascinating that she gets all this “snail mail” and opens it up to find zines being shipped to her from all over the city, state, country, and even different parts of the world. It really makes you think about all the connections zinesters make on all sorts of levels. In terms of the local community, I think Wasted Ink Distro is such an important part of the Phoenix art scene. She spoke to where the idea came from, which was Phoenix simply not having any type of distro, and decided she was going to give it a go. She went on to discuss how she never knew how quickly the shop would blow up, but that just goes to show that the local Phoenix community was starving for a place like Wasted Ink. Charissa is such a positive, professional, and delightful speaker and I would highly recommend attending any other talks given by her." - Jessica Davis
"Charissa facilitated a mini zine workshop at Girls Rock! Phoenix's first summer camp in 2016. It was a great introduction to zine making for our campers, and showed kids between eight and 17, many of whom had no previous knowledge of self-publishing, that they have the ability to create their own work without anyone's permission. Campers came away with amazing and very personal mini zines that they were very excited about and proud of. We loved working with her!" - Sarah Ventre
"Charisssa Lucille offered a workshop to my junior high/high school aged homeschool students. This fall, our homeschool co-op offered a class to promote creative expression in the form of zines. She came in to introduce the topic and workshop on a few ways to get started; she began by bringing in content-appropriate examples of zines others had written. She explained the history of zines: how they have transformed over the years and how they continue to evolve. She then demonstrated an easy way of getting started with a small-sized folded zine using a single piece of paper. She included an example with instructions written in zine format to hand out to each student as well as promotional stickers. This workshop was a perfect way to get students thinking of new ways to creatively express themselves through writing and art. My students used this as a jumping off point to create a collaborative zine called Controversial Foods, as well as individual zines on topics like lamps, super heroes, mushrooms, space travel... Charissa is a clear presenter with a gentle and kind demeanor. She listened to the students and promoted discussion to begin their flow of ideas. I'm so grateful we had this workshop to get us started and grateful that Phoenix has the Wasted Ink Zine Distro to showcase, share, and market local zines and those from across the country." - Sarah Garcia
"I had the pleasure to attend Wasted Ink Owner, Charissa’s talk, “Get Paid: How to Distro Your Work,” and walked away with some great nuggets of information. I’ve always wondered what it’s like to own your own shop distro or otherwise as a working artist, and she provided great insight into how she manages it. She spoke to what her daily tasks are, how she manages her team, and what some of her favorite parts of owning the distro are. I find it fascinating that she gets all this “snail mail” and opens it up to find zines being shipped to her from all over the city, state, country, and even different parts of the world. It really makes you think about all the connections zinesters make on all sorts of levels. In terms of the local community, I think Wasted Ink Distro is such an important part of the Phoenix art scene. She spoke to where the idea came from, which was Phoenix simply not having any type of distro, and decided she was going to give it a go. She went on to discuss how she never knew how quickly the shop would blow up, but that just goes to show that the local Phoenix community was starving for a place like Wasted Ink. Charissa is such a positive, professional, and delightful speaker and I would highly recommend attending any other talks given by her." - Jessica Davis
