Come celebrate the release of our 9th issue, FOOD!
There will be loads of food to snack on & we’ll be joined by DJ Doris Day All Night, who really knows how to weave ’90s R&B and 2000′s pop together to get us dancing.
Admission: $5
Static Zine #9 is free!
Party starts at 7 pm!
Thank you Fat Girl Food Squad for helping to organize this event.
YUM! Static Zine’s 9th issue is all about food!
It’s actually SUPER surprising we have not done a food issue yet, what with the Static editors being expert eaters. But when it was one of the suggestions in the voting round for Issue 8 and it didn’t win, well, that was super surprising too. (But we now have the most wonderful mental health issue to show for it!) So it was unanimous for us to agree that Issue 9 would be all about food.
And we can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with.
Theme: Food
What we’re looking for: Right now, all you have to do is submit what you’d like to make a page about in our zine regarding food. An idea for something serious, witty, opinionated, you name it. There’s pretty much a whole field of corn out there, waiting for you to pick just one. You can come at the idea through any kind of word or art interpretation. Anything that works, printed on a sheet of paper. Common uses in our zine include personal stories, fiction, illustration, photo collages, game designs, comics, doodles, etc. Feel free to combine!
What to do right now: Email us at info@staticzine.com explaining what you would like to make a page on and how you plan to do it. We will get back to you *after* the deadline to discuss it.
Deadline: Monday, January 20. Submissions will then be due by Monday, February 24 *at the absolute latest*. We have a low tolerance for late submissions, and it takes us time to put everything together. This issue is on a strict deadline in order to be ready for Chicago Zine Fest on March 15, so please take this seriously.
Other important information:
Thank you & we can’t wait to see your ideas! This will be a very important issue and we’re excited to share on this topic.
xo,
Static editors Jessica, Melody & Aviva
//What is Static Cloud?//
Static Cloud is our new umbrella name that incorporates a fabulous new Etsy webstore, fair presence and distro.
Static Cloud is a baby cloud still and we’re looking forward to making it explode. So far, the distro (both on webstore and at fairs) includes our editors’ solo zines, but we are getting ready to develop it! It will include zines by Static contributors and international friends, with the goal of getting their zines out to Toronto and Canada (and, webwise, at a bit of cheaper postal rates!)
Please take a peek at the store and support! (And share the link!) Costs of Static Zines themselves (just $2) are considered donation towards printing of the next issue. Have you got issue 8 yet? We can mail it to you, packaged up real nice!
art by Greer Brabazon
In celebration of the release of our 8th issue, the Mental Health issue, managing editor Aviva Cohen has curated the joining mixtape: You got the spirit, don’t lose the feeling.
<<DOWNLOAD THE EIGTH ISSUE MIXTAPE – FEELINGS>>
1. Jens Lekman – Opposite Of Hallelujah
2. Sufjan Stevens – Borderline
3. Elliot Smith – Bottle Up & Explode
4. Microphones – The Glow Pt 2
5. Songs: Ohia – Hold On Magnolia
6. Wilco – True Love Will Find You In The End
7. Neko Case – Dirty Knife
8. Whiskeytown – Sit And Listen To The Rain
9. Rilo Kiley – A Better Son/Daughter
10. Leonard Cohen – Avalanche
11. The National – Sorrow
12. The Magnetic Fields – All The Umbrellas In London
13. Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
14. Joy Division – Disorder
15. Dirty Projectors – Depression
16. Radiohead – Let Down
17. Belle & Sebastian – Ease Your Feet In The Sea
18. Xiu Xiu – Asleep
First, we had you suggest what you wanted to make a zine about. Then you got to vote from a selected list of Food, Alcohol, Mental Health, Best friends, Digital Identities and Confrontations. Mental Health won by one point! It was such a close race. Thank you so much to everyone who participated. So now’s the time to get those lovely brains a-thinkin for what you’d like to make a zine page on. And have no fear, all those theme suggestions were amazing, and we’ll likely tap into them in the future!
So, here’s the pitching information you need:
Theme: Mental Health
What we’re looking for: Right now, all you have to do is submit what you’d like to make a page about in our zine regarding mental health. It can be about your own experiences or if you want to express others you’ve observed. You can come at it through any kind of interpretation through words or art. Common uses in our zine include personal stories, fiction, illustration, photo collages, game designs, comics, doodles, etc. Feel free to combine! (Note: Please do not make fun of a condition in a hurtful way, and please do not throw around the word ‘crazy.’)
What to do right now: Email us at info@staticzine.com explaining what you would like to make a page on and how you plan to do it. We pretty much accept everything, we just like to make sure how many pages we’ll need and that there are no significant overlaps.
Deadline: Tuesday, September 3rd. Submissions will then be due by Friday, September 27th *at the absolute latest*. We have a low tolerance for late submissions and this issue is on a strict deadline in order to be ready for Canzine on October 20, so please take this seriously.
Other important information:
Thank you & we can’t wait to see your ideas! This will be a very important issue and we’re excited to share on this topic.
xo,
Static editors Jessica, Melody & Aviva