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 Presents: An Evening With… THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. See below for details. Join us on Zoom! 23rd April 2021 20:00 – 22:00 GMT Poets, musicians, and playwrights unite! We have 20 performers booked for your evening of delights! We are really excited to be hosting this virtual open-mic night in aid of […]
Read More COIN-OPERATED PRESS PRESENTS: an evening with…A few January words from Chloe… January is one of my favourite months… I mean, I hate the cold! but it is a fresh start. All of that motivation, and re-birth energy is so conducive to creative brains. In my own world of art I have been re-shaping my business to suit who I am […]
Read More VLOG: January 2021Why celebrate Scottish poets one day a year, when you can celebrate them all month long, and beyond?! That was our thought when we put together this poetry collection. Scottish poetry is often thought of as bleak and gloomy, but the poetry in Keep Yer Heid is warm and witty – and very funny! Featuring […]
Read More SHOP: Keep Yer Heid A Scottish Poetry ZineAs the English half of Coin-Operated Press, perhaps it is a little strange that I am the one writing about Scottish poetry! I moved up here from Manchester about 5 years ago now, after falling in love with Edinburgh from the Fringe festivals of my teenaged years. I studied English Literature in Wales, travelled around […]
Read More Keep Yer Heid! – An English PerspectiveAre you okay? written and performed by Katie MayesIllustration by Chloe Henderson This month we are celebrating all things poetry! The Coin-Operated Press team loves a good poetry zine! so we are making our own this January! Check out our call for submissions, and submit to our Scottish Poetry zine now!!
Read More Are you okay? Poetry Reading & IllustrationApplications are now open for our zine celebrating Scottish Poetry! Grab your pens, laptops, typewriters, or ink and quill and get writing your best impression of Rabbie Burns, or an ode to a deep-fried mars bar, or a haiku about that time you stepped on a thistle, a heartfelt sonnet about your first time catching […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Scottish Poetry ZineSpooky scary skeletons called our contributors forth to submit their hair-raising work to our very first Coin-Operated Press Hallozine! Grab your broomstick, sharpen your fangs, carve your pumpkins, and channel all of your ghostly energy to enjoy the creepy creations in our Halloween zine! In this zine you will find poetry, illustrations, recipes, short stories, […]
Read More SHOP: HallozineWhat is Blackout Poetry? A blackout poem is created most often using a black marker, to cover established text, for example: newspaper articles, cut up book pages, magazines, letters, etc. The creator redacts the words from the established text using the marker until a poem is formed. The most important thing to remember about blackout […]
Read More How To: Blackout PoetryCALLING ALL LGBT+ FOLKS! Zine call-out for poetry. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Send us your words! We want to create a zine that spreads awareness of invisible illness, chronic pain, and disability within the queer community. It Share your confusion, your anxiety, your anger, and your activism. Share your passions, your goals, your achievements. […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: We Are Here Poetry Zine!The Edinburgh Festivals might be cancelled this year, along with countless other wonderful arts events around the world… and we are all feeling super bummed out by this blow to the arts community… but I am here today to list a bunch of awesome virtual art happenings that you can check out to help support […]
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