[5] It is organized by ARCMTL, an archive for publications, ephemera and audio-visual documents related to the history of Montreal and it's artistic, literary and counter-cultural scene.

[6] Throughout the years, the fair has showcased work from notable small press writers and publishers such as Invisible Books,[7] Broken Pencil, Maisonneuve,[7] New Escapologist,[7][5] Kate Beaton,[8] and Drawn & Quarterly.

The first editions of Expozine were held at the Sala Rossa (2002), Relais Mont-Royal (2003) and Station C (2004) and for several years following in the basement of the Saint-Enfant-Jesus church in the Mile End neighbourhood.

[14] In 2015, ARCMTL was listed among the finalists for the 30th annual Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal, for their organisation of Expozine.

Expozine has a year-round companion project called Distroboto, which consists of a citywide network of cigarette machines repurposed to dispense small press publications.