ZLuC POC travel grant applications now live!

If you are Black, Indigenous, and/or a POC and would like to apply for the ZLuC 2020 POC travel grant, please fill out this application: https://tinyurl.com/zluc2020. Past applicants and recipients are welcome to apply!

Applications will be accepted until April 15. All applicants will be contacted by May 5.

What is this? Every year, the zine libraries community raises money to help a person of color attend the Zine Librarians unConference (ZLuC). This year’s ZLuC will be held August 21 and 22 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. This grant is intended to help with associated travel and/or family care costs.

How can I support? If you’re able to support the ZLuC 2020 POC travel grant with funding, please send donations via Paypal to juliahuddleston[at] gmail [dot] com. There’s also a Paypal donation button on the sidebar of this site. If you’d prefer to contribute without using Paypal, please email the address above and we’ll figure out an alternate method.

If you’re not able to donate funds right now, please help by spreading the word!

Still accepting ZLuC 2021 site selection proposals!

UPDATE: Applications are closed. The Gleeson Library in San Francisco is hosting!
The Zine Librarians unConference 2021 host site proposal form is accepting proposals until January 31, 2020.
You can find the form here: https://forms.gle/kp3Xxfk2PfQ96J387. Proposals are due Friday, January 31, 2020.
If you’d like to know more about what hosting ZLuC looks like, check out the websites of previous ZLuCs, the ZLuC Organizers Toolkit, and/or feel free to email juliahuddleston@gmail.com with any questions.

ZLuC 2019 POC Travel Grant

Every year, the zine libraries community raises money to help a person of color attend the Zine Librarians unConference (ZLuC). This year’s ZLuC will be held July 19 and 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration for all attendees is free; this grant is intended to help with associated travel and/or childcare costs. We will have low-cost housing available (details announced soon), and homestay options to help defray housing costs.

If you are Black, Indigenous, and/or a POC and would like to apply for the ZLuC 2019 POC Travel Grant, please apply here: http://tinyurl.com/ZLuC2019travelgrant. Recipients of the ZLuC 2018 travel grant are not eligible for this year’s grant, but previous years’ recipients/applicants are welcome to apply.

If you’re able to support the ZLuC 2019 POC Travel Grant with funding, please send donations via Paypal to juliahuddleston[at the] gmail [dot] com. There’s also a Paypal donation button on the sidebar of this site. If you’d prefer to contribute without using Paypal, please email the address above and we’ll figure out an alternate method.

If you’re not able to donate funds right now, please help by spreading the word!

Applications and donations will be accepted until Sunday March 30, 2019. All applicants will be contacted by Monday April 15.