SOZD
SUPPORT OUR ‘ZINES DAY – OCTOBER 1st 2009
What are ‘zines?
The short answer is that ‘zines are where we go to find good, new short fiction. Magazines like Asimov’s or Weird Tales. Fanzines like Electric Velocipede or Shimmer. Webzines like Clarkesworld or Strange Horizons. Podcasts like Escape Pod and The Drabblecast. There are hundreds and maybe even thousands of ‘zines publishing speculative fiction stories, and from the largest to the smallest they all contribute to building the SF community.
But our ‘zines need support. Professional ‘zines rely on subscriptions to pay their staff and the writers who make the stories. Smaller ‘zines often rely on donations just to cover their costs. But with the speed of life in the 21st Century it can be difficult to remember to renew subsciptions or make donations to the ‘zines who’s work we enjoy.
So. We need to do something to remind ourselves how much we love our ‘zines of all kinds and want to support them. We need a ‘Support our ‘Zines Day’. (SOZD) A day when everyone who has enjoyed reading and listening all year subscribes / donates to their favourite publications. We need to promote it as far and wide as we can and let all readers of ‘zines join in.
SUPPORT OUR ‘ZINES DAY. 1st OCTOBER 2009
What to do on Support Our “zines Day.
It really could not be easier. On 1st October list the ‘zines you have enjoyed that year, then subscribe / donate to as many as feel you can afford. You can be modest and keep your donations a secret, or you can show off and list your donations on your blog or elsewhere top help encourage others to show their support.
3 ways to help Support Our ‘Zines Day
- Promote SOZD on your blogs and social networks. Display the SOZD logo and link to the SOZD page.
- Invite people to join our official SOZD event on Facebook.
- If you are willing to donate any time to help develop more SOZD resources then email me or leave a comment.
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How to Support Our ‘Zines « . . . Damien G. Walter . . . →
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Caren Gussoff » Blog Archive » Support Our ‘Zines Day! →
October 1st, 2009 → 5:01 pm[...] … ‘zines are where we go to find good, new short fiction. Magazines like Asimov’s or Weird… (thank you, Damien Walter!). [...]
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Overly Critical #2 « Dazed Rambling →
October 1st, 2009 → 7:50 pm[...] mags seemed a better way to conclude this edition of Overly Critical. This meme originates from Damien G. Walter and though I will be listing magazines, that does not mean I have subscribed, donated, or even read [...]
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Fred
September 30, 2009
A great idea! There are a lot of great zines out there, publishing interesting work, and they need all the support they can get!
Catherine
October 1, 2009
Happy SOZD. City-zine is out today, something in it by me too, blimey!
Mihai (Dark Wolf)
October 1, 2009
Here is my small contribution for the support of the zines I love. http://darkwolfsfantasyreviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/support-our-zines-day.html
I hope someday it can be a bigger one