Zines: Zine Events

A brand new one-day zine fest in Bremerton, WA. This year's fest is happening on August 3, 2024 at the Kitsap Conference Center.

Olympia Zine Fest is an annual community event that promotes zines and other forms of DIY culture. We strive to create a supportive and accessible safer space for people to promote their work, share new ideas, learn skills, and make new friends.

The Portland Zine Symposium is an organization that hosts, among other events, a yearly free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. This event has been held in Portland, Oregon every summer since 2001 and hosts over 150 zinesters from around the world each year, as well as many free workshops, panels, and discussions.

The Seattle Art Book Fair is a free festival that celebrates independent publishing, book design, and artist books. The nonprofit event hosts local, national, and international artists, designers, and organizations and includes talks, activities, and art installations, and 80+ exhibitors.

A comix focused annual festival held in Seattle, usually in November. Short Run showcases both emerging and established artists, creating a space for discovery, inspiration, and above all, quality work.

Spokane Zine Fest is a one-day annual public event in downtown Spokane celebrating zines, small press and self-published books, comics, drawings, prints, cards, and all manner of other limited edition works.

An annual zine contest for Washington state residents. Prizes are awarded in categories related to age group.