From Zines to Chapbooks: A FREE Workshop with Marya Errin Jones

From Zines to Chapbooks: A Workshop invites participants to take an immersive experience back in time to an era before CreateSpace, Adobe InDesign, Canva, Vellum, and Scrivener. A time when books (and other "merch") were made by heart and hand in copy houses like Kinko's (now FedExOffice), Staples, Office Depot and, Alphagraphics. In other words, this workshop will resurrect the magic of collage, typography, and boutique book design (also known as "by hand") for a new generation of poets and bookmakers. This FREE half-day workshop will be open to participants who are interested in the idea-to-book life cycle of a zine or a chapbook. Participants will be provided with all the materials necessary to leave the workshop with a physical zine or chapbook in hand, no computer needed. In fact, computers are prohibited.

This workshop is part of the programing of Harwood's current exhibition Poetry in Place, a celebration and commemoration of a critical moment in time for the literary and spoken word community in New Mexico.

This free workshop is open all. You must complete registration through this page to attend. Registration will close when the workshop reaches capacity.

Saturday 12p-4p

May 24, 2025

This class will be indoors in the Dining Hall in the main Harwood Building; 1114 7th St. NW 87102.

Accessibility: Harwood is a 1925 registered historic building. The Dining Hall is fully ADA accessible, via a ramp to our main entrance. General parking is available on the South side of the building in a lit lot; accessible parking is reserved in front of the main entrance. Armless chairs are available in the Dining Hall. Bathroom access is down the hall from the Dining Hall.

YOU are welcome!

This class is open to adults ages 18 and up, teens under the age of 18 with parent permission (please email aGVsZW4gfCBoYXJ3b29kYXJ0Y2VudGVyICEgb3Jn). This workshop is appropriate for people of all experience levels.

All materials will be provided. As this workshop connects with other Harwood programming, materials and teaching costs are covered.

If you are feeling ill, please do not come to this class. This class is held in a large indoor space, participants are welcome to wear masks.

If you have any questions please email aGVsZW4gfCBoYXJ3b29kYXJ0Y2VudGVyICEgb3Jn

Marya Errin Jones is an interdisciplinary artist and playwright. She tells her stories using lo-fi puppetry, loop pedals, paper, fabric, photocopiers, and computers. Marya’s work has been developed and/or presented at HERE Arts Center, Brown University, Fylkingen, Dell’Arte International, The Overture Center for the Arts, Tricklock Company, All Children’s Theatre, Revolutions Theatre Festival, Gatas y Vatas, Titwrench, Buran Theatre Company, Mother Road Theatre Company, Wise Fool New Mexico, The Magdalena Project, and AS220. Marya is a member of the experimental performance troupe Milch de la Machina. Her published texts include, Visually Speaking: A Companion to Public Art in Albuquerque, and Unchaste Anthology Vol.3. Marya has written articles for Hyperallergic and Southwest Contemporary. Marya’s zines are archived at MIT, Tate Modern, the University of Iowa, UCLA, and Barnard College. Honors include grants from the Jim Henson Foundation, artEquity Community Fund, Andy Warhol Foundation Fulcrum Fund Grant, a Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Research Grant, and she is a recent recipient of the City of Albuquerque Creative Bravos Awards. Marya founded and served as curator and managing director of The Tannex, one of Albuquerque's most recognized spaces for independent music, writing, and art (now sunsetted). She also founded the DIY literary festival, ABQ Zine Fest — now in its 14th year. Marya’s creative vending project, The Wyrd Machine, is installed at Sister Bar, in Downtown Albuquerque. Marya earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing at the University of New Mexico, and is currently a PhD student in American Studies at UNM. Marya has dedicated her artistic life to experimental performance, moving across Afro-futurism, temporality, ghost collaborations, experimental theatre, and film.

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