Forge Zine

01/08/2024

“On Ilkley Moor Baht ‘At” from a previous Forge Zine/
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Happy , everyone! 💙🤍

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21/06/2024

Hello all! We hope you are well. Elle is busy finishing up her first year of studies and is excited to announce that we will be undergoing a face lift really soon. However, before we do this we could really do with your help in choosing a name. Just click the link below to partake. It's all anonymous and will take less to complete than your kettle takes to boil!
Thanks in advance for your support and patience while Elle finishes her Master's. We will be back soon with more updates

Forge Zine is currently in the process of rebranding and expanding. We need your help to choose a name. But first a little about our plans: As a company we will be focusing on building relationships with local communities in York, as well as with our beautiful readers and talented contributors to bu...

03/12/2023

It's that time of year again... Treat yourself (or someone special) to some this ! Our 2021-22 issues are now only £2-£4 - or bundle with Summer and Autumn editions for £6-£12 & enjoy more reading in 2024 ❄️⛄️🧣
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Winter is still in force here in & Spring still feels a long way off. What better way to spend a than with full of , & ? Perfect to curl up with while enjoying a warm Hot Chocolate 🌨️📖☕️
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16/11/2023

On hiatus but back soon! Take care 💚

22/06/2023

Here's a couple of videos taken at our birthday party last month. Thank you to all who came and supported us. We had a fabulous night and I think I've just about recovered from all the fun!

First we have Paul Whelan with his profanity filled poem 'The Hat'
Then we have Thomas Markham with his poem 'Inside'

Let us know what you think!

14/06/2023

OOPS... The little instagram to facebook link failed us :(
Our Fourth Birthday was fabulous thank you to all who attended and performed....photographic evidence incoming....

29/05/2023

Much of the inspiration behind our upcoming collection WHEEL OF LIGHT by James Rance, today marks the 110th year anniversary of the premiere of Igor ’s The Rite of Spring ballet in Paris. Keep an eye out for the full later today! 👁️

27/04/2023

We have a few spaces left for anyone who is interested in on stage for a delightful and intimate audience. We're interested in some and/or if you have any of these talents contact us to help us celebrate Four Years of Forge Zine!

20/04/2023

Are you interested in performing your hidden talent on stage in front of a kind and intimate audience? Well now is your chance! We are looking for performers who want to show the world what they've made!
Aid us in celebrating our 4th Birthday with your creativity!

16/04/2023

We are happy to announce that we will be 4 years old next month. To celebrate this milestone we are inviting you to celebrate Four Years of Forge Zine with us!
Tickets are now available from our website (link in bio)
If you are interested in performing anything creative let us know

18/03/2023

Come and join us at York Literature Festival this Sunday at from 4-7 to hear some great readings and browse lots of small presses!
We look forward to seeing you. We will also be making a little announcement 👀 🌼

10/03/2023

Thinking of braving the Post Office today so if you fancy a & want to , visit acidbathpublishing.com this afternoon to make the expedition worthwhile. We post internationally & first class in the UK 🌏📚❄️

10/03/2023

Winter is still in force here in & Spring still feels a long way off. What better way to spend a than with full of , & ? Perfect to curl up with while enjoying a warm Hot Chocolate 🌨️📖☕️
Order now: www.forgezine.bigcartel.com

27/02/2023

We are super excited to be event on the 19th March! Come along to meet us and many other wonderful at Say Yes to the Small Press. We're being hosted by the fabulous
We can't wait to see you there

10/02/2023

open soon! Get those creative brains working. We can't wait to see your themed creativity. Submissions open on Valentine's day as a distraction for those who desire it. Any questions let us know or check out the website (link in bio)

16/12/2022

Thank you to all who contributed their work to our submissions. It is time to go and check your emails to see if your hard work paid off! Please do not be discouraged this time if you were unsuccessful we had many amazing submissions and we look forward to seeing your work again in the future.

For all readers you can now pre-order our Winter Edition from our website! If you order before Sunday 18th (8pm, GMT) we will post it on Monday which is the last day for postage in the UK before Christmas - sorry to our international submitters and readers but it will be after Christmas before you get yours ☹️

Have a wonderful weekend!☃️

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25/07/2022

**ALERT** Fun to be had this Sunday!

Come and celebrate Yorkshire Day with us by listening to some poetry, laughing at some jokes and singing some loved tunes.

Get your in advance here: http://thecrescentyork.com/events/yorkshire-day-a-night-of-arts/
And see who else is going here: https://fb.me/e/1UiGwnF35

Gigs Yorkshire Day: A Night Of Arts 31st July @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Forge Zine presents Yorkshire Day: A Night Of Arts Sunday 31st July, 7.30pm Tickets are £8 (+ b/f) in advance (more on the door) and available from See Tickets. This is a unique opportunity to celebrate Yorkshire Day in the heart of...

15/06/2022

Submitters, it's time to check your emails. Thank you to all who submitted and best of luck to you!

Forge Zine's Summer Edition will be published on the 22nd June!

16/05/2022

Happy Monday! Kick start your week right and get those creative juices flowing! There's still plenty of time to submit to your wonderful art, literature, photographs, comics and all variety of things to our latest edition. Here's a little something to get those creative juices flowing this morning.
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11/05/2022

Feeling creative on this fine Wednesday? Get it down and submit it to us! We're looking for anything remotely (or not so remotely) related to Summer. We'll accept comic strips, fiction, non-fiction, all forms of art, photography, riddles the list goes on and on. If you can think of it we will publish it!
Check out our last post for more information about submission details

06/05/2022

Happy Friday! We are delighted to announce that our submissions for our Summer edition 2022 are OPEN!

Don't forget you can still grab our Spring Edition from our website https://linktr.ee/forgezine

12/04/2022

Are you still looking for that perfect Easter gift that is not any old Easter egg? Well look no further than our latest edition. Full of Spring orientated poems and stories our Spring Edition is the perfect addition to any Easter break.
Order now before Good Friday arrives! 🐣
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21/03/2022

Happy equinox and happy publication day!!

Head to our website to grab your copy of our limited edition print series!

06/03/2022

We are open for until midnight tomorrow!

We accept all forms of and including (but by no means limited to) , , , , , , , , , , , , and .

We are particularly low on submissions.

Submit: www.forgezine.bigcartel.com/submissions
Read our previous : www.issuu.com/forgezine
Buy editions: www.forgezine.bigcartel.com

03/03/2022

for our edition 🌺🌳🐣

Send us your weird & wonderful, unusual & experimental, expressive & impressive & !
That includes , , , , , - ANYTHING !

We are an inclusive & from around the world. We got our start in printing local & distributing our on campus at York St John University. Today, we publish our free online, with editions available to buy: www.forgezine.bigcartel.com

Please read some of our previous issues, particularly our past editions, before sending us your work: issuu.com/forgezine

close 7th March 🗓

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A quarterly online zine brings you a great source of creativity and amusement!

24/02/2022

Our submissions are open for our Spring Edition! Submit your Spring and non Spring related poetry, art and short stories to us now at [email protected]