Welcome to the website for the NYC Zine Fest 2000. The fest is coming up soon, so we're trying to get everything all together and be as technologically advanced as possible. If you haven't heard abt the fest yet, go to the contact page, fill out the form and we'll send you an FAQ. You can also learn abt the workshops we're having, the tenative schedule of events and get directions to the fest. Cheryl and I are looking forward to meeting all of you and gearing up for one of the best zine conferences ever, I hope that you guys are all excited too. If you have any questions, please contact us and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks for yr interest and I hope to see everyone soon.

Love, Lauren Fardig and Cheryl Tapper, co-organizers

NYC ZINE FEST 2000
Friday July 28th and Saturday July 29, 2000
9am- 5pm
New School University Graduate Faculty Building
65 5th Avenue (between 13th and 14th streets)
$5 registration fee (includes copy of zinesters' guide to NY)
or $5 at the door
tables are free, but there is limited space, so please reserve one beforehand

This fest is centered around gathering together to meet, talk to and forge relationships between zinesters. There will be workshops given by zinesters for zinesters on both days of the fest, as well as tables for zines and distros to display their products for sale and/or trade. The focus of this conference is critically discussing alternative publishing as well as sharing some of the DIY endeavors that we have learned along the way.

Please contact us to register (we are doing registration by email form) and please let us know if you are interested in doing a workshop on any topic. As all DIY ventures go, you will only get out of this fest what you put into it.... so share what you've learned in the zine scene with others by leading a workshop.

Also, if you are looking for a place to stay in the New York area, please join our email list (nyczinefest2000-subscribe@egroups.com) to hook up with other zinesters who may be able to provide you with a couch to crash on. We are not offering housing, but we will try to help you with anything that we can. For information on cheap hostels in New York, check out www.hostels.com and do a city search for New York.