Leading up to the Healesville Zine and Comic Festival, the festival organiser will host zine workshops to introduce the zine world to community members.
Cora Zon has facilitated zine workshops at schools, libraries and festivals for five years.
Ms Zon has also run a radio program Zine on Yarra Valley FM, introducing local, national and international zine makers as well as zine fair organisers and festival organisers.
She is going to host an inaugural Healesville Zine and Comic Festival later this year.
“The festival is a celebration of zines, comics and spoken word, so there’ll be zines, comics, storytelling, speeches, poetry and workshops,” Ms Zon said.
“It’s going to take place from 31 October to 1 November at the Memo Healesville. The zine fair is on 1 November.”
Prior to the festival, Ms Zon is planning to hold zine workshops.
The next workshop will be the Wild Zine Workshop at Healesville Sanctuary over the Wine and Wildlife weekend between 30 and 31 August.
Ms Zon said this event is the perfect opportunity to learn how to create your very own zine about your favourite Australian animals, which is designed for everyone from all age groups, and no experience is needed.
“Zines are the most accessible form of self-publishing. Making a mini or small zine is easy. All you need is your own story, some simple art materials and paper,” she said.
“At Wild Zines Workshop, participants will learn how to make a mini zine or a small zine, and then they can photocopy their original piece at the library to make a small print run to trade their collection of wild zines with other zinesters.”
Wine and Wildlife is a paid event, and the Wild Zine Workshop is free with entry.
Two more Wild Zine Workshops are scheduled at the local zoo on 28 September and 19 October.
Ms Zon will run more zine workshops at Healesville Library and TarraWarra Museum of Art before the festival, which will be free of charge.
To learn more about the Healesville Zine and Comic Festival, visit the following website: healesvillezineandcomicfestival.org
