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Arts & Cultural Exchange
SoZ #10 Sat, 5 July, 11am - 4pm
SoZ #11 Sat, 16 August, 11am - 4pm
SoZ #12 Sun, 14 September, 11am - 4pm
SoZ #13 Sat, 11 October, 11am - 4pm
SoZ #14 Sun, 16 November, 11am - 4pm
SoZ #15 Sat, 13 December, 11am - 4pm
Established in 2024.
School of Zines runs zine-making & self-publishing workshops on Dharug country in multicultural Parramatta.
The creative collective behind School of Zines has deep roots in communities across Greater Western Sydney (GWS). GWS is home to migrants and refugees from over 170 countries who speak over 100 different languages (source: WSU). It is a melting pot of rich cultures, inspiring stories, and unique voices. Our purpose is to foster community connections, celebrate cultural diversity and empower creativity through the simple act of making zines.
School of Zines is a school of thought sustained by art, not profit. We are passionate about zines because they are an accessible form of self-expression, a powerful tool for storytelling, and a sustainable way of publishing.
You don’t need permission to make a zine. Anyone can do it because we all have a voice and a unique point of view. When you self-publish a zine, you empower yourself and the community you represent to be seen and heard.
School of Zines is a passion project by Filipina artist and zine maker, Aphrodite D., Aph started making zines as a kid growing up in the Philippines during the pre-internet 90s era. As a self-professed introvert, Aph has always turned to art & zines to process life-changing events such as migrating to Australia, surviving highschool, coping with heartbreak, loss, and all the struggles of adulting. In 2010, she self-published her first comic book, Saiko Comics 1: Quarter Life Crisis, and sold her first zine at Sticky Institute in Melbourne. Aph continued to make zines as part of her Think Less Draw More art project from 2009 to 2019.
Inspired by the works of Sticky Institute, Good Press and Mtns Zine Club in promoting zine culture, Aphrodite created Wolfbound Books and the School of Zines as a way to pay it forward and share the joy of independent publishing with her community in Greater Western Sydney.
School of Zines is an independent initiative by Wolfbound Books, supported by the Arts & Cultural Exchange.
School of Zines Yearbook
We acknowledge the Burramattagal and Dharug people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land where we live, work and create. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. Always was, always will be.