How to Participate
Submissions are invited to form part of curated collections and for inclusion in an ongoing permanent collection. Submissions can take the form of a mini catalogue of an exhibition or recent work, an artwork its own right or an exploration of a particular theme, subject or narrative.
The microzine format is A7 sized comprising 8 pages formed by folding and cutting a single side printed A4 sheet of white 80gsm paper. (Submissions may also include a single A4 poster sized image for printing on the reverse of the unfolded zine)
Submissions should take the form of single page A4 pdfs and be accompanied by a short profile (max 150 words) a short text about the microzine (max 150 words) and your social media and web links. Templates are available to guide pagination and folding. Please email us at mail@paper-works.co.uk
Permanent collection
All successful applications will form part of the permanent collection which will feature in one of the two vending columns at all subsequent distromatic deployments. (subject to the approx 150+ item stocking limit of the machine) All vending purchases are randomly selected based on the stocking order. All contributors will be credited on the distromat.
Curated sets
Individual zines will also be selected into curated sets which will be featured in the second column with cover illustrations and creatives names displayed. Curation of these sets will be by invitation and in response to the deployment location of the machine. Curated sets will be loaded into the vending hopper in strict rotation to ensure consecutive purchases will enable the full curated set to be purchased.
Copyright and licensing
Copyright of all microzines remains with the creator. By Submitting and being accepted you are granting a non exclusive, perpetual licence for paperworks to reproduce and distribute your microzine as part of the distromat project.
Payments to contributors
All submissions are free. All printing folding stocking and distromat deployment is executed by paperworks. Successful applicants will be paid 50% of the price of each sale (ie 50p per copy sold) All fees payable quarterly.
Zine, book and art fairs
Distromat may attend zine, book and art fairs. Any sales arising from such events will be included within quarterly payments.
Publicity
All accepted contributors will be featured here on the distromat website.
About the project
Distromat is a project by paper-works* an artist led partnership based in Lowestoft, Suffolk Coast which runs a printmaking studio, printmaking workshops and also writes and publishes Lowdown a monthly cultural and creative listings zine.
Environmental Responsibility
Our aim is to deliver the most environmentally responsible zines that we can. Printed with an inkjet printer modified to run on solar power using carbon zero white paper. We use food grade inks. The result has a minimal carbon footprint, is chlorine and toxin free and 100% suitable for recycling or composting.
Future Deployment
Paperworks will approach galleries and art venues to develop a network of deployment and new curation partnerships.