Coin-Operated Press is an artist-led organisation based in Scotland. We host workshops, run zine fairs, produce, publish, and distribute zines.
Whatever’s Left: A Blackout Poetry Zine features 28 artists, poets, and writers, creating blackout poetry in beautiful and unique ways. Blackout poetry uses found text to form new works of poetry art. You can redact elements of text with a marker pen, paints, inks, etc. to seek out the poem within – or you can […]
Read More SHOP UPDATE! whatever’s left: A Blackout Poetry ZineCoin-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 […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Blackout Poetry ZineCoin-Operated Press is super excited to kick off our zine distro by printing Poems for The Ride! Poems for the Ride is a poetry anthology zine edited by Angel Rosen (@Axiopoeticus) and Joshua Pipkins (@PipkinsJoshua). This anthology includes poems written by people within the Amanda Palmer Patreon Community and covers the topics of life, death, […]
Read More DISTRO: Poems for The RideOver on the Coin-Operated Press YouTube today I am reviewing Jenny Lester’s Ode to the Clitoris! A fantastically funny poetry zine that is a more than worthy addition to your zine library! Check it out now… Buy Ode to the Clitoris
Read More ZINE REVIEW: Ode to the ClitorisApplications are now open for our poetry zine in celebration of Pride Month 2021! Grab your pens, laptops, typewriters, or ink and quill and get writing your best impression of Sappho, or an ode to the alphabet people, or a haiku about that time you came out of the closet, a heartfelt sonnet about the […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Pride Poetry ZineTo celebrate Earth Day 2021 Coin-Operated Press would like to welcome you to submit to the Earth Zine! We would love for you to share your thoughts on the Climate Crisis, your tips for living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, which animals you will miss the most if they are driven to extinction, your Earth […]
Read More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Earth ZineCoin-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 Zine
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