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Ama-Zine Workshop The idea of creating your own zine has been ping-ponging around your head for months. You've spoken with some of your friends and they love the idea. You feel like if the idea you've been thinking about was out there, the world would be a better place. You think this is a topic everyone cares about, and you are the creative force that can please the public's thirst for this information. It's time you stopped diddling around and got to work self-publishing a zine, chronicling everything there is to know about Zach Morris, AC Slater, Samuel "Screech" Powers and the rest of the "Saved by the Bell" crew.
Well, hopefully you junior high and high school students out there have a better idea, like a zine dedicated to Conor Oberst's bathing habits or the glaring differences between CheeseNips and Cheez-Its. Whatever the focus, zines are self-published magazines created by an individual or group, and can focus on any topic your heart desires. Zines aren't just a forum for teens to gush over their favorite star, or an opportunity to publish their creative works: Bitch, a feminist magazine responding to pop culture, started as a zine, as did Bust, a magazine with the tagline "For women with something to get off their chests." If you do have an idea for a zine, but don't know how to get started, Eugene Public Library has a crash-course workshop for teens this month, which teaches the basics of self-publishing. The workshop is called Zines 101 and is taught by Theresa Molter, a Portland resident who has been creating zines for 10 years and who organizes the Portland Zine Symposium held annually at Portland State University. It's a two-day workshop for junior high and high school youth who want to create a paper-based publication. Anything goes — their fiction, poetry, thoughts on movies, music, obscure '80s TV shows or anything else that strikes the fancy of today's youth culture (which probably doesn't include updates on Screech's latest acting gigs). "It's for kids who want to write or have a passion about something they want to share with others." says Aimee Meuchel, teen services librarian at the Eugene Public Library. "It's an A to Z on how to publish your own zine." On the workshop's first day, examples of zines will be analyzed and the basics of these upstart magazines will be discussed, along with possible topics and themes. There will also be some writing the first day. The second day will focus on cover art and the design process, with the pros and cons of paper-based versus computer-based zines discussed. Part of the time will be set aside for students to design and create their own cover, using stencils, stamps, collage and other resources provided by the library. Over the two-day workshop subjects such as writing, self-editing, where to start, costs involved, layout and page design, cover design, use of art and how to find out what's copyrighted will be discussed. If after attending this workshop you feel you want more training on the computer side of the zine world, there will be Internet web classes held at the Eugene Public Library in March, which won't focus directly on zines but will provide insight into skills useful for online self-publishing. Eugene Public Library hosts Zines 101 from 2 to 5 pm Wednesday, Dec. 28 and 2 to 5 pm Thursday, Dec. 29. The workshop is free, but space is limited. Pre-register by calling 682-8316 or visit the Young Adult Desk at the downtown library.
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