Come say HI today, at Olympia Zine fest!

PZS 2017

WLRD table at the 2017 Portland Zine Symposium

Thanks so much for coming out and supporting us at the Portland Zine Symposium... we had a great day getting the new issue into people's hands for the first time!  Next up: Olympia Zine Fest!

Issue 5 is here!

Grab one from us at the Portland Zine Symposium in a couple weekends. Not in Portland?  Now available on Etsy!

We are going to be tabling at the Portland Zine Symposium on Sunday, July 23rd.  We will have our brand new issue of When Language Runs Dry with us - so excited to finally get it out in the world!

outgoing mail catch up

It's been quiet here but we're staying busy.  Issue #5 will be out this summer and layout is almost complete for the book length anthology.  We are so excited to share this new work!

In the meantime: all of our back issues are still available in the etsy shop, along with these cool postcards by Karen Hixson.

Portland Zine Symposium 2016

our spot for the weekend, come and visit!

We'll be at the Portland Zine Symposium tabling for When Language Runs Dry all weekend!  Come chat with us about your projects, trade zines, or just say Hello!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : BOOK COVER ART

Mend My Dress Press is currently working with the editors of When Language Runs Dry Zine on a book length anthology centered around chronic pain. The collection will include the first 4 issues of the zine, plus new material. The book includes essays, poetry and comics on identity, invisibility, capitalism, mental health, care-giving, support, self-care and hopefulness as they relate to the experience of chronic pain. 

We are currently looking for proposals for cover art for the book. Proposals should include the following: 

1) A short description of how your idea reflects chronic pain and how your proposed visual articulates the link between chronic pain and identity, invisibility, mental health, support, self-care or subjects not listed.

2) A rough sketch at 6x9 of a concept for the front cover (place holders for text as the title font has been previously selected). 

3) A link to your portfolio page/previous work or attachments of previous work if possible.

Chosen artist may receive a stipend for completed cover art.

Submissions must be received by May 31st. 

Submission will be chosen by June 30th, at which point we will notify the artist to start working out details. We strongly encourage those who live with chronic pain or care for people with chronic pain to submit proposals. Authors and artists who have been included in previous issues of When Language Runs Dry also encouraged to submit proposals.

Questions? email us at info@mendmydress.com