MICRO ZINE DISTRO

A compact automated coin operated micro zine distro. Bringing you unique content from creative minds. Choose from two columns, a growing permanent collection and specially curated selections.

1) Put £1 coin in the slot
2) Rotate 360°clockwise
3) Receive your micro zine

Distromat is a project by paper-works, supporting creative activity across the East of England.

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@THE MAYFLY CAFE

Our first permanent location at The Mayfly Cafe. Each month we feature our growing permanent collection and a special selection. Read more at September@Mayfly

• The Mayfly Cafe , 72 High Street , Lowestoft
• Mon & Tues 10am til 2.30pm
• Wed, Thurs and Sat 10am til 4pm
• Fri 10am til 9pm

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@NATIONAL PROVINCIAL STUDIOS

Our second permanent location has now been launched at the Ground Floor Creative Space at National Provincial Studios, 53 London Road North, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Read more

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GROUP WORK @ON THE EDGE

Temporarily relocating from National Provincial Studios, Distromat will be participating in Group Work , an exhibition of work by local creatives organised by 303 projects at the former Tesco supermarket in London Road North as part of the On the Edge Festival of Communities. The Exhibition will be open daily 1pm to 4pm from 17th to the 24th October 2026. Read More

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@NORWICH BOOK FESTIVAL

Distromat will be attending the Independent Book and Zine Fair at the Forum, Norwich as part of the Norwich Book Festival. The event runs from 9am til 5pm on the 24th October 2026. Read More

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WHERE WE’VE BEEN

• SEPTEMBER@MAYFLY
• AUGUST@FOLKEAST
• YORK ZINE FEST
• SCUNNY ZINE FEST
• JULY @ MAYFLY CAFE
• JUNE@MAYFLY CAFE
• @FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL

WHERE NEXT?

Would you like to provide a location? We work closely with venues and events to feature specifically curated temporary collections alongside the growing permanent collection. Find out more and get in touch.

MICRO ZINES

Formed from a single sheet of A4 paper. Browse the full MICRO ZINES collection.

We carefully select our paper, printer and inks to ensure a light environmental footprint. Find out more about OUR FOOTPRINT.

For more info and help with creating micro zines see RESOURCES

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SUBMIT

Submit your microzine. You will find help and guidance in our RESOURCES section. Send in your submission as a full page A4 pdf.

Accepted zines are printed and folded by us and stocked in our distromat’s.

Full details of the creators of the zines featured in the Distromat are listed in our MICRO ZINES posts.