Surrey Group: Producing a Zine

Join the Surrey Group on Tuesday 11 March from 12pm for their next in-person lunchtime meet-up to discuss producing a zine with author and photographer John Walmsley.

‘In recent years, I have learnt to self-publish books (3 so far @£20 and £25), but photobooks never make their costs back. Then I tried zines/booklets (6 so far @£7) and found these can and do make their costs back. They are A5, 36-40 pages, softback and, as of today, have all been accepted into the National Art Library at the V&A. They are for sale from my website and from many galleries up and down the country. I had to learn about paper finishes, preparing the image files so we did not have over-inking, how to design the pages, and how to deal directly with the printing house. It took three goes to get it right.

When I do book fairs, it’s noticable that people look at the books but don’t buy. They do buy these zines, sometimes two or three at once. It seems to work for me, a photographer, but could it work for text-based authors?’

We’ll meet at The Seahorse, 52-54 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU.

All writerly and bookish guests welcome!

To join us, click the Going button below and enter your details in the RSVP form so we know how many people to expect. Please email Howard Matthews with any questions.

If you would like to be added to the waiting list for this event, please email localgroups@societyofauthors.org.