Zine Talks is a series of 4 conversations about fanzines and alternative publishing, integrated into Zine City – Independent Publishing and Fanzine Gathering 2024.

These events were part of the cultural program of the 48th Aveiro Book Fair in 2024, responding to a segment of the population interested in alternative cultures within literature, visual poetry, visual arts, photography, design, and comics.

Zine Talks brought to the space of Mercado José Estêvão several prominent figures from the informal alternative publishing scene.

This series illustrates the current landscape of independent publishing in Portugal. The guests spoke about their projects as drivers of various creative sectors and the attitudes they represent, most of which serve as platforms for the production and dissemination of work by a wide range of authors — both emerging and established.

The line-up was as follows:

• June 24 (Monday)
  Flanzine – A pudding-shaped magazine
  With: João Pedro Azul

• June 25 (Tuesday)
  UmBU – Book-experience, A bit of book, A lot of experience
  With: Joana Neves and José Macedo (Coletivo BU)

• June 26 (Wednesday)
  Portuguese Network of Specialized Libraries
  With: Fernando Ferreira, Júlio Moreira, Mário André, Miguel Correia, and Rui Gaspar
  Moderator: Tito Couto

• June 27 (Thursday)
  Venham+5
  With: Paulo Monteiro