Starting Block
Make your mark with zines
Part of the Starting Block Festival.
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 16 September 2026
10:00 - 11:30 - Location
- Level 2, Library, Frechay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- Events team events@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Get creative, share your story and make your mark! Design your own zine, explore DIY publishing and express what matters to you in this fun, hands-on workshop.
Connect with other students and become part of the growing No More Silence community.
Why attend?
- Get creative and design your own zine.
- Explore DIY publishing and different ways to share your ideas.
- Express yourself and explore what matters to you.
- Meet other students and connect through creativity.
- Share your story and hear different perspectives.
- Become part of the growing No More Silence community.
Registration and tickets
No need to book, just turn up on the day.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking not required
How to find us
Accessibility
UWE Bristol welcomes all abilities/disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and genders to our events. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then please let us know, by contacting events@uwe.ac.uk, so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible.
- Disabled parking: Yes
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Induction loop: No
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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