A little bird told us…

A Bird in the Hand, a great new zine distro based in Sydney, has given Pod People a wonderful review. It helps to confirm what a great job everyone has done in putting this issue together – our designer Chris and our writers, illustrators and photographers. Thanks guys!
You can read the review here.

Zine Review: emma stronach’s ‘book art’

We’ve asked 3000 BOOKS blogger and Story To… contributor Estelle Tang to join the team as our new zine reviewer. Here’s what she thought about Book Art:
There’s something about the unsullied propriety of a book that makes me feel both at ease and on edge. Clearly, effort and care go into the creation of a [...]

Pod People has arrived: stories to travel with

Media release dated: Monday 17 November 2008
The second installment of popular commuter zine Story To… has arrived and is centered on the theme Pod People. This issue has more pages, allowing a more ambitious grouping of literary and design talent.
Designed by Christopher Gray, Pod People has a selection of words and images by young creators [...]

UK catches on to our awesome-ness

Just a quick one to say that an article on Pod People has been published in UK online journal, Fallyrag. Thanks guys! Check it out here. And make sure you have a look at the other articles too.

It’s nearly here!

Story To… Issue Two: Pod People is due out on Monday 17 November and will be available as a free downloadable PDF from this site. Very limited print copies will be available for free at the following shops and distros:
Australia
Sticky Institute (Melbourne)
Hand Held Gallery (Melbourne)
A Bird in the Hand (Sydney)
Overseas
Cherry Bomb Comics (New Zealand)
We are [...]

Brand spanking ultra-flash new emails

Just a quick post to let you know that the Story To… team have fancy new email addresses.
 
General enquiries to: storyto@storytomagazine.com
 
Editorial or administration enquiries to: kate@storytomagazine.com or beth@storytomagazine.com
 
Design enquiries (including questions about image dimensions, etc.) to: chris@storytomagazine.com
 
All messages to the old email are being forwarded so if you accidently send something there we will still get it.

Networking for zinesters

We’ve started a group called Zines for Commuters on new networking site We Make Zines. If you’re not a member of both already then sign up!
The Opinion Society looks worth checking out too. It’s held at the end of every month at Sticky in Melbourne.

The people behind ‘Pod People’

While our ridiculously talented designer, Chris, is working hard on the layout for ‘Pod People’, Issue Two of Story To…, we thought it about time we got on to announcing those whose words and art work will be gracing the pages. So, in no particular order…
Words
Crystal Andrews
James C Spinks
Simon Smithson
Estelle Tang
Kathryn Ledson
Angela Meyer
Sean Greenhill
Images
Sudeep Lingamneni
Jordi Kerr
Kellyanne [...]

The shop is shut

Well, if you haven’t already got your submission for Issue Two in to us then you have missed out. Yes, the deadline has closed and the shop is shut. For the moment at least. Now Beth and I are going to spend the weekend wading through all the great articles, stories and images we received [...]

New zine distro in Sydney

A new zine distro is currently being set up in Sydney and they are calling for zines.
Food zines, perzines, good drawings, humorous, political and alternative zines… a bit of everything. Maybe even some kitten-related zines. So if you know those sorta kids or are those sorta kids, come into the light!
Contact susy.pow@gmail.com for more info.