Damien Walter has created an amazing little event over on Facebook, and I really do wish I’d heard of it earlier, I’d have been promoting it far sooner! I have joined, and have sent invites out for others to join as well. And yes, I did add a link to New Bedlam on the event site.

Support Our ‘Zines Day
by Damien G. Walter

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 subscriptions 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.