Coin-Operated Press is an artist-led organisation based in Scotland. We host workshops, run zine fairs, produce, publish, and distribute zines.
Coin-Operated Press is really excited to announce that we are tabling at Edinburgh Zine Fair 2021!! Edinburgh Zine Fair Saturday 23rd October 2021 11am – 5pm, free entryat out of the blue, Leith walk, edinburgh “The Edinburgh Zine Fair is a place for zine makers, artists, small presses and self-publishers to exhibit their work, exchange […]
Read More we’re tabling at edinburgh zine fair 2021SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS CALL YOU FORTH TO JOIN COIN-OPERATED PRESS FOR AN AFTERNOON OF SPOOKY ZINE-MAKING!!! Grab your broomstick, sharpen your fangs, carve your pumpkins, and channel all of your spookiest energy to make creeptastic Hallozine zine pages! What is a zine? A zine is a booklet-style artwork that you make yourself, and give away, […]
Read More HALLOZINE Making Workshop with Coin-Operated PressSPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS CALL YOU FORTH TO SUBMIT TO THE COIN-OPERATED PRESS HALLOZINE PART 2!!! Grab your broomstick, sharpen your fangs, carve your pumpkins, and channel all of your spookiest energy to submit your creepy creations to part two of our Halloween themed zine! We want to see your love poem to a vampire, your […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: HALLOZINE PART 2PUNK CABARET IS FREEDOM! Our Dresden Dolls Fanzine is now up on the Coin-Op Shop Katie and Chloe both met through the original Shadowbox and as a nod to our punk-cabaret friendship roots we named our zine shenanigans Coin-Operated Press. So in celebration of our namesake, we have created this zine about our love for […]
Read More A Dresden Dolls Fanzine“A zine by Janet (writer of Brick: a zine about abortion), Barren is about happily living a childfree life, with writing, cut ‘n’ paste action, and comics. On why she doesn’t want children, the pressure women face to want and have children, what she really thinks when she hears “I’m pregnant!”, shit people say about […]
Read More ZINE REVIEW: BARREN a zine about being childfreeApplications are now open for our first ever fanzine! In celebration of our namesake, we want to make a zine all about our love for The Dresden Dolls! Katie and Chloe both met through the Shadowbox and as a nod to our punk cabaret friendship we named our zine shenanigans Coin-Operated Press. In this zine, […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Dresden Dolls FanZineA few words from Katie… We’ve had such a busy couple of months! I can’t believe we’re one year old already. I know I go on about it all the time, but that’s because I am truly blown away by all of the support and love you continue to show us. Starting this company during […]
Read More May & June 2021 UpdatesApplications are now open for our Zine About Zines in celebration of International Zine Month 2021! We LOVE zines and we’re pretty sure you like them too! Tell us all about your love for zines! How did you get started in zine-making? What do zines mean to you? Tell us all about your zine experiences! […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: A Zine About Zines