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Portland Zine Symposium

An organization that since 2001 has put on events to celebrate and support small press and DIY culture. Applications open in mid-March.

PZS 2020 is July 11 & 12, 2020 at Pacific Northwest College of Art.

02/10/2026

Join us this Thursday from 6-8 pm to celebrate the Portland Zine Symposium's 25th birthday! We'll have copies of the latest PZS Anthology, featuring nearly 20 zinesters from Symposiums past, as well as items from our zine archive for you to peruse. Come get some refreshments, read some stories, and talk about zine plans to come!

11/07/2025

PZS SATURDAY TABLERS!

Guess what! Portland Zine Symposium is TOMORROW! We can't wait to see you all there!

November 8-9, 2025
11-5PM each day
PSU Smith Memorial Student Union
Free & all ages
Please wear a mask

as a reminder here is some exciting stuff happening this year:

*BYO SCREENPRINTING! bring your spare t-shirts, hoodies, hankies, onesies, patches, whatever — we’ll print the official pzs design right on it! $5–10 suggested donation (notaflof 💖)

*ROSE HAVEN DRIVE this year we’ll have a donation bin for rose haven, a day shelter + community center for women, children, and gender non-conforming folks in northwest portland. please consider bringing: • unopened hygiene items • tents, tarps, sleeping bags, blankets • new underwear + socks • leggings + cold weather gear

*MUTUAL AID ZINE TABLE bring your own zines or flyers to share! 💌

see you tomorrow!

11/07/2025

Guess what! Portland Zine Symposium is TOMORROW! We can't wait to see you all there!

November 8-9, 2025
11-5PM each day
PSU Smith Memorial Student Union
Free & all ages
Please wear a mask

as a reminder here is some exciting stuff happening this year:

*BYO SCREENPRINTING! bring your spare t-shirts, hoodies, hankies, onesies, patches, whatever — we’ll print the official pzs design right on it! $5–10 suggested donation (notaflof 💖)

*ROSE HAVEN DRIVE this year we’ll have a donation bin for rose haven, a day shelter + community center for women, children, and gender non-conforming folks in northwest portland. please consider bringing: • unopened hygiene items • tents, tarps, sleeping bags, blankets • new underwear + socks • leggings + cold weather gear

*MUTUAL AID ZINE TABLE bring your own zines or flyers to share! 💌

see you tomorrow!

11/06/2025

Don't forget! Tomorrow night we kick off the festivities of PZS with a ZINE SCRAMBLE at the IPRC! Finish last minute projects & meet fellow zinesters!

6-9PM
IPRC (318 SE MAIN)
November 7, 2025

Mask are required and please respect and follow the IPRCs community guidelines!

Hope to see you there 😇💝📕📖📚🐛🎷🎷

11/03/2025

5 DAYS UNTIL PZS! 💥
November 8-9 from 11AM-5PM at PSU

can you believe it?! it’s almost time for the portland zine symposium!!

what are you most looking forward to???

as a reminder here is some exciting stuff happening this year:

*BYO SCREENPRINTING! bring your spare t-shirts, hoodies, hankies, patches, whatever- we’ll print the official pzs design right on it! $5–10 suggested donation (notaflof)

*ROSE HAVEN DRIVE this year we’ll have a donation bin for rose haven, a day shelter + community center for women, children, and gender non-conforming folks in northwest portland. please consider bringing: • unopened hygiene items • tents, tarps, sleeping bags, blankets • new underwear + socks • leggings + cold weather gear

*MUTUAL AID ZINE TABLE bring your own zines or flyers to share! 💌

see you in 5 days!

10/30/2025

We can’t wait to see you all at PZS!
This year, we’ll have a donation bin for Rose Haven- a day shelter and community center that supports women, children, and gender-diverse individuals in Northwest Portland. 
Suggested Donations:
* Full-size, unopened hygiene items
* Tents
* Tarps
* Sleeping bags
* Blankets
* New underwear
* New socks
* Sports Bras
* Leggings
* Cold-weather supplies 
We’ve also attached two images showing Rose Haven’s current needs. Please do not bring dirty, damaged, or opened items.   We’re prioritizing essential items and supplies rather than general clothing donations!  All items collected will be donated directly to Rose Haven after the festival.  Thank you for helping support our community!

10/29/2025

Portland Zine Symposium is less than 2 weeks away!! We are so excited to see you and share zines!!!

PZS will take place on Saturday, November 8, and Sunday, November 9 from 11am-5pm both days. It will be held at the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom at Portland State University.

The event is free, all ages, and open to the public.
We ask that you wear a mask while at the symposium. We will have masks for free at check in as well as in tabler kits.

NEW THIS YEAR:
BYO Screenprinting!!! Bring your spare t-shirts, hoodies, hankies, onesies, patches and more - we'll print an official PZS design on it! $5-10 suggested donation - NOTAFLOF

10/24/2025

🍂🦇🕸️💀Hey spooky people 👻🎃🐈‍⬛🥀🌚

👹👏PZS 2025 POSTERS ARE HERE! 🤡
▪️Design by with help from
▪️Printed at by wonderful ✨

We’re meeting up at Roseline Coffee SE tomorrow and Sunday (October 25-26) to distribute these beautiful posters to some rad volunteers, 11am until we feel like we’re done - weather permitting! If you wanna be a part of our street team, come on by to grab some and help us paint the town with PZS clown colors!!! They’re also available at ***while supplies last 😇
Roseline is at 📍1015 SE 11th Ave #100, Portland, OR 97214 / 11th & Belmont!

Portland Zine Symposium is just TWO WEEKS AWAY! We’re getting so excited for our event and we hope you are, too!

Since it’s somehow 🤯the 25th year🤯 of our beloved zine festival, this year we’re working to have some new, very fun merch for you all - more details soon 🤞🏻

What are you looking forward to the most at ??
💜💜💜
Xo Xo
Team PZS

10/15/2025

✨🍃👏🏻👏🏽👏🏾🦇🗣️🎤 Belated Footage Drop!

Captured some sweet scenes from the gorgeous comics + work shared by local comics/zine artists at our PZS zine reading last Thursday 10/9 at Multnomah Arts Center () ✨

Featuring:
Jam Dyer () • Quinn Amacher (.comix) • Mannie Murphy () • A’misa Chiu aka Sushi Slamdown 🛼 ⭐️ Bonus debut by Trini!!! • Yoko O.K. aka Kikuchi Coup () 🥰

Thanks to all who came out for the reading!
+ BIG thank yous to MAC and for organizing this show.

There’s still time to check out *just a smattering* of the PZS zine archive — on display at Multnomah Arts Center until October 25! 👀💜

OMG- PZS 2025 is just over 3 weeks awayyyyy 🎉

10/01/2025

Join us Oct. 9 for a zine reading at The Front Gallery at MAC!

Thursday, October 9, 7-8:30PM
A free reading by local zine artists Jam Dyer, Quinn Amacher, Yoko OK, Mannie Murphy, and A'misa Chiu

There will also be zines from the PZS archive for people to check out!

09/29/2025

40 days until Portland Zine Symposium 2025!!! PZS will take place on Saturday, November 8th, and Sunday, November 9th, 2025 at PSU's Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom! Please wear a mask! This is event is free to attend and open to the public!

09/19/2025

A big thank you to everyone who submitted zines to our PZS archive and gallery show! The show is now up at the Multnomah Arts Center from Sept 19 - Nov 25!

Reception is Thursday, Sept 25, 6-8PM
Zine reading is Thursday, Oct 9, 7-8:30PM featuring readings from , .comix, , , and !

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http://www.portlandzinesymposium.org/

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