Expozine
Expozine is an annual small press, zine and comics fair in Montreal, Quebec. It is reported to be Canada's largest zine fair and one of the largest small press fairs in North America attracting some 270 exhibitors and 15,000 visitors each autumn.
Expozine | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Alternative Press |
Location(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
Country | Canada |
Inaugurated | 2002 |
Attendance | ~15000 |
Organized by | Arcmtl |
Website | http://expozine.ca/en/ |
Expozine It was co-founded by Billy Mavreas and Louis Rastelli. It is organized by ARCMTL, an archive for publications, ephemera and audio-visual documents related to the history of Montreal and it's artistic, literary and counter-cultural scene.
Throughout the years, the fair has showcased work from notable small press writers and publishers such as Invisible Books, Broken Pencil, Maisonneuve, New Escapologist, Kate Beaton, and Drawn & Quarterly. The exhibitors at Expozine comme from a diversity of publishing and print-based practices from both Francophone and Anglophone communities.