EnthuZINEasm

Unbelievably, Tim and I actually managed to pull a zine together, as threatened. It's called Enthusiasm, you may view the cover of Issue 1 below.


Tim sums up the ethos of the zine thus:

"This ‘zine was conceptualized during drunken conversations (like most worthwhile ideas) between Susie and I in various locations around Portland, OR and Norwich, UK. These discussions would usually go along the lines of “What do we really like?”; to which the answer would usually be, “lots… [list ensues]”. However, on one sunny, or possibly wet, day we sat down and made ‘serious’ plans during a moment of sobriety. Why have a zine about just one thing, when we can simply include everything we like? Everything we’re ‘enthusiastic’ about?"

So there you have it. Enthusiasm is full of zippy articles about the topics close to our hearts, with contributions from Tim and I and several of our intelligent and devastatingly attractive friends. Subjects covered include Japanese history, being pretentious in coffee houses, Byron, Foucault, Rolf Harris, Doomsday and Facebook. It was so much fun to put together!

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Which conveniently brings us to Enthusiasm issue 2. We would love contributions of all kinds, so long as, you know, it's something you're enthusiastic about. (No negativity here. America taught Tim and I, god help us, to be proactive.)

The deadline for submissions for issue 2 is September 10th. Send Tim and I whatever you come up with, let us know what you're thinking of writing about along the way.

Word limit is fairly fluid; I can work around most lengths, but I may have to cut your baby down, so bear that in mind. I am a harsh but fair editor. Here are some rough guides, bearing in mind each page is A5.

One page: 375 words
Two pages: 750 words
Three pages: 1000 words

Something like that. Be inventive, list format always works well, or not, please include a drawing if you wish, let me know if you have any layout ideas for me. No angsty poetry please.

If you don't have a copy of issue one yet, gasp! why don't you? Let me know, I will send one to you post-haste.

Distribution of issue one has been a little patchy, what with the summer dispersion of peeps, but issue 2 is going to be flung far and wide for the reading pleasure of the masses. And, *ahem*, if anyone wants to help with photocopying...

Questions? Comments?