Our annual summer camp-style hangout for folks who love zines returns this July at a new location in Bridgeport! Get directions
Zine campers, get ready for a fun day of zinemaking, workshops, zine trading, socializing, snax, and more! Newbies and Zine Club Chicago regulars alike are welcome.
Camp activities include:
- Fortune teller zine workshop led by Larry Wolf!
- An impromptu rhyming zine appreciation jam led by Ayun Halliday!
- Mixtape-themed zine workshop led by Cynthia E. Hanifin!
- Zinemaking stations for adults and kids!
- All. the. snacks! (s’mores and more)
Feel free to drop in anytime between 1-5 p.m. and stay for as long as you like. Our homebase will be the indoor Community Room at the Richard J. Daley library branch, with activities around the fountain outdoors as weather permits. Make sure to visit our brand-new Zine Club Chicago South Side Zine Library while you’re in the Community Room, too!
Pen Pals
Can’t make it to Zine Camp and want a pen pal? We’ll be hosting a pen pal station so you can strike up a correspondence with one of our out-of-town Zine Club Chicago friends! Sign up here.
Accessibility information
The indoor and outdoor areas where Zine Camp will be held are accessible, and there are accessible restrooms on site. Zine Camp is a mask-supportive environment. There will be masks on hand for folks who want to wear one.
What to bring to Zine Camp (if you choose)
- Zines to trade (your own or your faves by other zinemakers)
- Snacks to share
- A beverage (stay hydrated, friends!)
- Sunscreen and bug spray if you need it
- Something to sit on (blanket, camp chair, etc.) if you want a seat in our outside area; we’ll have plenty of seating inside
- Outdoor games? Your fave hacky sack? Feel free to bring stuff that will be fun to do with others
Afterparty details!
After Zine Camp wraps at 5 p.m., we’ll be heading to Electric Funeral, 3529 S. Halsted St., to keep the fun going! The bar offers alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with a kitschy-creepy vibe. (And yes, it’s a 21-and-over establishment.)
Thanks
Zine Camp is made possible by our amazing sponsors: The Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library and branch manager Jeremy Kitchen; Quimby’s Bookstore and shop manager Liz Mason; and zinemakers Lucinda J. Williams and Johnny Misfit.
Shoutout to our Zine Camp Counselors: Aim Beland, Michael Verdi, Ayun Halliday, Liz Mason, and Cynthia E. Hanifin.
Thank you to Aim Beland for designing the Zine Camp 2024 logo and poster!