CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Blackout Poetry Zine

Coin-Operated Press invites you to create blackout poetry for our latest zine! Blackout poetry uses found text to form new works of poetry art. You can redact elements of the text with a marker pen, paints, inks, etc. to seek out the poem within, or you can cut and paste the words to form your […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: HalloZine 003

SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS CALL YOU FORTH TO SUBMIT TO THE COIN-OPERATED PRESS HALLOZINE PART 3!!! Grab your broomstick, sharpen your fangs, carve your pumpkins, and channel all of your spookiest energy to submit your creepy creations to part three of our Halloween themed zine! We want to see your love poem to a vampire, your […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Dresden Dolls FanZine 002

Coin-Operated Press is celebrating The Dresden Dolls in part two of this FanZine series!! 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, we want you to share with us your Dresden Dolls fan-art, your gig memories, […]

CALL FOR TABLERS: HalloZine Fest 2022

Do you make zines? Do you want to show them off, sell them, trade them, and hang out with other zine-makers? Then you should apply to run a table for the first annual Coin-Operated Press HalloZine Fair!! The fair will take place in-person on Saturday the 22nd of October 2022 at The Air Bar in […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Cats Zine!

I can haz Coin-Operated Press zine about catz? Yes. Yes, you can haz. Grab the tin of tuna, squish those toe beans, and helps us celebrate everything we love about the fluffy little gremlins that we let run our homes! Please share with us your cat snaps, your kitty adventure stories, your training tips and […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Pride Is A Protest

In this zine, Coin-Operated Press is calling you to make protest banners that showcase your LGBTQIA+ PRIDE!!! We would love for you to share with us your illustrations, drawings, paintings, collage, photography, and any other creative medium you can think of to create a pride protest banner. Your banner will be displayed alongside many others […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Dungeons & Dragons Zine

Coin-Operated Press is asking you to roll for initiative and submit your art and writing to our Dungeons and Dragons inspired zine! Roll up a character sheet, grab your dice bag, and bring your chaotic goblin energy to regale us with tales of your party’s adventures, swap stories of your favourite battles, share with us […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Climate Action Zine

In this zine, Coin-Operated Press is calling you to action to positively panic with us in response to the Climate Crisis! Unfurl your protest banners and let us march for the future of our planet together in this zine! We would love you to share with us your planet-saving tips and tricks, your lovesong to […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Chronically Iconic Zine

In this zine, Coin-Operated Press is creating a space for our chronically iconic zinesters to share their stories of living with a chronic health issue. Rest your weary body, unpack your favourite stim toy, take your meds and submit to our zine with: an essay of your tips for coping mechanisms, tips and tricks for […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Sex Positive Zine

In this loved up month of February, Coin-Operated Press is celebrating sex positivity! Slip into something sexy and share with us your deepest darkest desires! We want to see a photo-essay of your fetishes, an ode to your favourite vibrator, your stories from life as a sex worker, a poem celebrating your kink pride, an […]