Inner Outer

a zine by Friends & Neighbors

We’re starting Inner Outer, a Risograph zine, that celebrates San Francisco. Issue 1 will be all about parks.

We’ve got 220 beautiful, scenic and lush parks around the City, and even more ways to enjoy it – casting pools, pianos, rollerskating. (What can’t you do in the park?!)

Submit something about:

  • Your favorite activity in the park (swing dancing, ping pong, running, biking)

  • On-the-street interviews

  • Maps featuring hidden or lesser-known spots

  • Park history

  • A scavenger hunt or bingo card

  • Craziest story

  • Magical moments

  • Supernatural encounters

  • Wildlife sightings

Plan a happening

We’ll be organizing a series of happenings at the park, which we’ll document and include in the zine.

Happenings include:

  • April 27 - Cloud Watchers Society - lay down, look up and sketch what you see

  • May 31 - Let’s Fly a Big Kite - Make and fly a Big kite

  • Date TBD - Friends & Neighbors Potluck in the Park - a potluck to celebrate the zine release


Reach out to us if you have an idea for a happening you’d like to host. We are interested in free events that promote conversation and art-making.

Join the team!

We’re looking for volunteer copy editors, illustrators and designers.

Deadlines

Ongoing - Submit a pitch. We’ll get back to you in 3-5 business days if we feel like it could be a good fit

Mon, June 30 - Deadline to submit first draft

Mon, June 14 - Second draft

Mon, June 30 - Final draft due

mid-Sept (date TBD) - Zine release

Contributor copies + party

We will be selling the zines for $5-20 depending on the number of pages and colors. This is to cover production costs. We will have contributor copies of the zine for you to pick up from the studio as a thank you (number of zines depending the type of submission). To celebrate, we’ll host a potluck zine release party in the park.

Guidelines

Our preference is for you to pitch the piece beforehand. Please refrain from submitting AI-generated content.

  • All images will be printed between 1-2 colors. We will reach out to you about determining your final artwork colors.

  • Writing (articles, essays, poetry, features) - up to 1,000 words

  • Photos - 6 photos max. Please include a description of your project and captions.

  • Illustrations and drawings - scan of 300 dpi

How to submit a pitch

  • For zine submissions: Your idea for a zine submission and estimated word/media count

  • For happenings: Share your event idea, a name for the event, potential dates/location/time, and if you’d like to collect donations for your project.

Phone policy

For most events, Friends & Neighbors asks that people refrain from taking photos and videos. However, the happenings will involve photography for purposes of making the zine and we will make that clear in the event descriptions. We will continue to ask people to refrain from posting on social media and take photos for purposes of the zine only.