Zook Factory

As part of the Wellington Zinefest Weekend in 2022, we hosted 5ever Books to hold their book factory project inside the atrium of Victoria University. The book factory is a publishing set-up where the public are invited to write, draw or otherwise create materials for pages inside a book, which is then immediately edited, bound and published. The publishing machinery is powered by electricity gathered from a bike, pedaled live on-site.

On Saturday October 15, the 5ever team produced eight distinct 'Zooks' - a name for a combination of a zine and book. Each of these is available for download below.

It's difficult to determine the exact number of participants, but we've counted 125 different contributions across these eight zooks. The contributions include drawings, comics, collage, poetry, letters, confessional writing, storytelling and much more.

The Zook Factory was made possible with funding support from Wellington City Council.

Generic Scary Thing

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Edited by

SHM

Cover by

Unknown

Featuring

Ella Casey, Sam, :P, Tiki Coveny Pablos Art, Stas, ?, Bernie Joseco, Maz Hermon, Anonymous, ..., Solomon Jack Shackleton Northcott Dean

Birds

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Edited by

Many Hands Shuffling Swiftly

Cover by

Annemieke Hendricks

Featuring

Nic, Abbie, Chris Cada, Frankie, Yasss, Lilith, Annemieke Hendricks, Noah Dunlop, Anne, Kyra Koulingston, Anonymous, Brianna Haddock, Cailyn Eccles, Eleanor Nugent, ?, Shannon-Mae Read, ARTEMYISS, Carolyn Aguilar, Someone, Anastasia for Raquel, Rose Northey, Sean Brownlow,

This is My Cookie

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Edited by

Anonymous

Cover by

Anonymous

Featuring

Kwok Yi Lee, Ineke Ramsteijn, Rei Denee, Noah Earnshaw, Leo, Brooklyn Leota, Sam, Sameena, Miles Davitt, Pauline Ward, Tommy Funguy, Nick Henry, Almost Lucius, Isabelle the Donut Lover, Bear Bear, Grace C, An Elephant Who is Not Yet an Elephant, Albert J, Sowmya, Alfie, Sowmya, Gracie Colours, David Tulloch, Nine, Stevie, Edie Williams, Charlie Cawood

The Making Things Ecosystem

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Edited by

Gracie C

Cover by

Finn Messerli

Featuring

Elsie Bollinger, Nag, Dancing Wildly, An Alien Gemstone Flying Queen, Pro-Ecology Society, Kiran Morar, Trent H Baumann

How to Fall in Love With a Snail

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Edited by

Yung Hood, Anastasia, Profonde

Cover by

Tyler

Featuring

Otto, Angelo, Sophie Holland XO, Charlotte Kelly, Karly Magic B, Stas, Raquel Meihana, T. S., Gaia Bishop, Jennifer Gaughram, Anonymous, Niko Te Rangiita, Sam, BJ, Els, Someone Navigating Whatever This Is, AStudyInContradictions, Suzie Moncrieff, Elon Husk