Kari Tervo
Kari Tervo is a zine-maker who lives in California, U.S.A.
Tervo was raised in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S.A. She grew up in Dodgeville, MI (pop. 500), where she created Shards Of Glass In Your Eye! in 1995. She attended the University of Michigan, where she majored in psychology. She earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland in 2004, where she concentrated on research in schizophrenia and neuropsychology. She is currently a forensic neuropsychology consultant and zine-maker.
Until January, 2014 she appeared to be constitutionally incapable of writing a zine without an exclamation point in the title. It just seemed like they were called for.
Series Zines
Shards of Glass In Your Eye! (this page includes reviews)
Topic Zines
Welcome BACK to Redondo Beach!
Micro Zines
Finnglish: Life, Finnish-American Style
Finnglish Koksi (2): MORE Life, Finnish-American Style
Mini Zine
Poetry Zine
Other Zine Publications
The Spring, 2011 issue of Photocopy Press re-printed Tervo's body-image essay, "In Defense of Thin Women," in its entirety. The essay had previously been published in Shards of Glass In Your Eye! #3.
The June, 2013 issue of Xerography Debt (#34) included a column by Kari Tervo called "Trader Schmoes." The column discussed zine-trading etiquette, and ended with a public service announcement in the form of a rap song.
Gag Me With A... #9 (August, 2013) by Deirdree Prudence and Steven Hughes Purkey (aka MC Sunflower Jones Productions) included a poem by Tervo entitled "Sizzle Trap."
What's Your Damage? (September, 2013) by MC Sunflower Jones Productions included a poem by Tervo entitled "House Inspection."
Gag Me With A. . .? #10 (December, 2013) by MC Sunflower Jones Productions included a piece by Tervo entitled "Vanity Fair."
Selfie Zine (release date TBA) by the People of Color Zine Project will include an essay by Tervo entitled "In the Right Light."
KZine: The Hometown Issue (February, 2014) by Kris Hartley included an essay by Tervo entitled "Eve's Berry."
Paper Monster Press #10: Poets of the Apocalypse (March, 2014) included a poem by Tervo entitled "Quasar."
The Summer, 2014 issue of Xerography Debt (#35) included an essay by Tervo entitled "Zinethropology."
The 2014 LA Zine Fest Guide to LA included a photo by Tervo entitled "New Piercing, New You."
KZine: The Rain Issue (December, 2014) by Kris Hartley included a photo by Tervo entitled "Broken Fever, Perfect Dream."
Xerography Debt #36 (December, 2014) included a column by Tervo entitled "Postage in Perspective."
Xerography Debt #37 (July, 2015) included a column by Tervo entitled "Zinethropology: Backstage."
Other Creative Interests
Tervo is a member of the public-speaking group, Toastmasters, International. She has served a number of functional roles and has won several club awards for her prepared and impromptu speeches. In May, 2013, she gave a prepared speech about zines entitled "Zines 101: Welcome to Your World." In August, 2013, she won a Toastmasters Best Speaker award for a speech based on "Public-Speaking Smackdown!", a piece in Shards of Glass In Your Eye! #10. Other creative interests include participating in poetry readings and engaging in elaborate lottery fantasies.
In 2013, Tervo began writing for the pop culture blog, Pop Culture Beast. There, among pop culture opinion and reviews, she also writes a regular zine review column, "Blog Zine."
Volunteer Work
Zines for Troops! collects zines and sends them to military members and injured veterans. The project operates under the auspices of non-profit organization Operation Paperback, which provides free reading materials to U.S. military members worldwide. People who donate zines receive two custom 1" buttons and their name on an Honor Roll on We Make Zines.
Tervo was in the Ask A Zinester booth at Skylight Books, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, on May 3rd, 2014.
Honors
In October, 2013, American Express named Tervo a Grand Prize winner in its Passion Project contest for her submissions on Shards of Glass In Your Eye! and Zines for Troops!
In November, 2013, Tervo was a featured entrant in the Dr. Martens Stand for Something contest.
In November, 2013, Tervo was a featured 2014 LA Zine Fest exhibitor.
In April, 2015, Tervo was the Featured Poet at Redondo Poets. She presented a variety show of jokes, poems, and essays, some published in Shards of Glass In Your Eye! and other zines.
In September, 2015, the American Amateur Press Association honored Tervo with a Laureate Award for Best New Journal for Stovetop Girl: She's on Fire.
Contact
- shardsofglassinyoureye@gmail.com.
- beehat2013@gmail.com
- Kari Tervo, P.O. Box 7831, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
External Links
- Kari performing Public-Speaking Smackdown! from Shards of Glass In Your Eye! #10
- Kari's Zine Shop, Sweet Mayhem Zinery
- Post by Kari on Pop Culture Beast: Twilight vs. Team Feminist, Part One: Hermione's Shadow
- First set of Blog Zine reviews by Kari on Pop Culture Beast
- Interview with Kari as 2014 LA Zine Fest exhibitor
