Z1
1 issue

Z4
1000 ISBNs

ZAZIL is a collaboratively edited experiment in iterative production and distribution. Expanding exponentially in multiples of ten, Zazil slowly decomposes the idealized structure of a printed book. Each new iteration assumes a form that is both noticeably distinct from and deliberately linked to its predecessor.

Zazil 1, co-edited by Stephen Cope, Joel Kuszai, Bill Marsh, and Joe Ross, appeared in late 2000 as a hand-made, 'faux-perfect' bound 8.25 x 10.25 inch, 80 page journal. Its pages were photocopied using office machines accessible (after hours) to one of the editors. The covers were printed on an HP Deskjet 1200 color printer using 11x17 cardstock. Contributors included writers and translators from France, Australia, Cuba, and the United States.

Zazil 2 is a 10-issue newsletter whose first installment appeared in June, 2001. From September, 2003 to May, 2005, Zazil 2 (04-07) functioned as the official newsletter of the San Diego Poetry Guild. The last three issues (08 - 10) remediate content found in the first three (01 - 03). Early installments were printed double-sided in black and white on an HP IIIsi laser printer using standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Copies were given away readily and left at coffee shops, libraries, and college and university campuses around San Diego. All ten iterations of Zazil 2 can be downloaded in PDF format.

Still in the planning stages, Zazil 3 will take the form of an adhesive serial emphasizing the headline power of the printed slogan. Format, font, and distribution specifics are yet to be fully determined.