Express Yourself—From Thought to Zine
Throughout 2026, experiment with a variety of art forms—from comics to creative writing to magazine layout—in our zine project! Each workshop will give you additional tools to create your very own hand-made zine, with support from many artists and community members.
This project is made possible thanks to the support of the Government of Canada.
More activities to come!
Writing the Messy First Draft
Monday, February 23
7 to 9 p.m.
Does perfectionism stop you before you’ve written a single word? Does your inner critic hijack the creative process? This workshop animated by writer and visual artist Amanda Jeanne teaches you how to bypass the editor and access authentic voice through your body.
Introduction to Zines
Monday, December 1
7 to 9 p.m.
Zines—another word for small self-published or hand-made books—are the perfect expression of do-it-yourself creativity. From poetry chapbooks to art and comics, to sharing information about social issues, zines have become a favourite medium for those who have a message or a creative gift to share. Learn more with writer and artist Mary Thaler.
Call for Proposals: Create a Zine
Join our zine-creators group! Send us your idea for a zine and participate in the Morrin Centre’s Express Yourself—From Thought to Zine project. We hope to receive many types of suggestions on different zines. In your zine, you can include written text (fiction, personal stories, practical instructions, poetry, etc.), drawings, photos—any content you enjoy creating for printed pages and for sharing.
Idea Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026
You can create your zine with pen and paper or in digital format. We will give you further instructions after your participation has been confirmed. The second deadline will be for submitting the first draft on June 1st. Eventually, we look forward to launching an exhibit with at least six zines from project participants by September 30. The Morrin Centre will also make copies of the zines and distribute them to community members.
For questions or submissions, please reach out to us at cultural.programming@morrin.org.
This project is open to all, Morrin Centre members and people from different regions of Quebec alike.
About your zine
It needs to be a creation that can be copied with a photocopier.
The texts can be in English or French, or in both languages. The Morrin Centre offers support for proofreading.
The colour scheme can be black and white, or you may use many colours. Please note that color quality will not be controlled with professional precision when making copies of your zine..
The recommended format is rectangular, folded A4-size (letter size) paper. If you want to create a zine in some other shape, it can be done by including “cut out” marks on the rectangular pages so that people receiving it may craft the shape you like.
It is recommended that binding be done with staples. Other options are possible by giving instructions on how the person receiving your zine can create a different binding (eg. “take needle and string, remove the staples, and sew the pages together”).
Keep the scope realistic. Create content that will fit in a booklet of about 20 pages and that you will have the time to create in three to four months.
We look forward to assisting you with your personal zine project!
This project is made possible thanks to the support of the Government of Canada.