2024 Workshops
Single Sheet Books with Laura Chenault
November 9, 10:00PM EST
Zine Earrings with Coin Operated Press
November 10, 1:00PM EST
Chloe with Coin Operated Press will present a tutorial on making earrings out of 8-fold zines. This workshop will be pre-recorded, but Chloe will be available during the premier to answer any questions.
Turkish Map Fold with Laura Chenault
November 10, 9:00PM EST
Grant Writing for Zinesters with Rathaus Press
November 11, 3:00PM EST
Evan with Rathaus Press has been awarded several grants totaling over 30k for queer zine projects/programming, and has served on the panel for the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts NYSCA regrant. They will present excerpts from their accepted applications and talk about general tips for getting started with grant writing, with a Q&A afterwards.
Developing your Own Comic Series with Yuki Clarke
November 11th, 6:00PM EST
Yuki Clarke is a Baltimore based Latina ace-lesbian cartoonist who’s worked on comics and art ever since she could hold a pencil. She is currently working on her main sapphic sci-fi adventure comic series “Rita & Josey” as well as smaller projects. She is also an active member of the Cartoonist Cooperative and has a leadership role as the Outreach Committee Chair. This workshop will cover her experience developing her own comic series.
Accordion Bookbinding with Laura Chenault
November 11, 10:00 PM EST
Pamphlet Binding with Laura Chenault
November 12, 10:00 AM EST
Non-Normative Relationship Modes with Meeni Levi
November 12, 11:00AM EST
As an arospec person in multiple polyamorous relationships, Meeni is very interested in exploring the diversity of possible relationship modes. This presentation is about relationship modes that fall outside of the allo- and mono- normative norm: queerplatonic relationships, polyamory, relationship anarchy, and relationships involving asexual and aromantic people, and will discuss the assumptions we make about relationships, the different possible modes of relating, and resources for people interested in dismantling the norms in their relationships.
Double Signature Pamphlet Binding with Laura Chenault
November 13, 10:00 AM EST
The Role of Creativity in Mental Health with Jacs Guderly
November 13th, 11:00AM EST
Jacs is a writer and illustrator, creating mental health illustrations @mysketchyhead. She uses her own depression as inspiration for her writing and sketches. She has an extensive portfolio of mental health focused work, using diverse lived experiences expressed through art, words and conversation, to challenge stigma around mental health. This workshop will explore the role of creativity in mental health as a zine maker.
Tabling at Conventions for Beginners with Kelci D Crawford
November 13th, 5:00 PM EST
Kelci Crawford is a comic artist, illustrator, and concept artist based in Toledo, Ohio. They have been making comics since 2013, and running Fantasyville Productions, LLC since 2018. Kelci will be presenting about tabling at conventions for beginners, covering topics such as how to find an event and what to bring to a tabling experience.
Memory Hunt: Writing toward our slippery pasts with Angie Dell
November 13th, 6:00 PM EST
This playful workshop will examine the connections between our five senses and our memories, and explore how multi-sensory zines and writing can tap into new and buried details from the past. Through guided discussion and generative writing exercises, we’ll aim to queer the narratives about who we used to be and where they find us now. All are welcome—no experience required!
Finding Queer Community Remotely with Gladys Ochoa
November 13th, 8:00 PM EST
Gladys Ochoa will be presenting about finding queer community remotely, whether it’s online or at events. There are many queers who cannot afford to commute or live in cities or just don’t want to. So how does one find community? This is a beginner panel/workshop for those who may be new at suburban living or who cannot leave their house because of health issues.
Flexigon Binding with Laura Chenault
November 14, 12:00 PM EST
Stab Binding with Laura Chenault
November 14, 12:00 PM EST
What is it about Neuroqueers and Trains? with Bee & Natalia
November 15th, 1:00PM EST
Bee and Natalia will be hosting a mini-zine workshop on the experiences and perspectives of queer and neurodivergent people on public transportation. There is a particular kind of affinity for public transport infrastructure among these communities, and this workshop is a celebration of it! Participants will come away from the workshop with a freshly-made, structured minizine and an opportunity for new connections, and hopefully fresh perspective from our discussions.
Bee and Natalia are also looking for contributors to a potential edited volume on queer transit culture, so if zining about this subject lights your soul on fire, come on by!
Starting a Queer Art Club with Canto Cutie
November 15th 6:00 PM EST
Katherine Leung is the zinester behind Canto Cutie and Dead Dads Club. She co-founded a Queer Art Club in rural Vermont and has raised over $8000 to support free dinners for the community. Katherine will be presenting a workshop about start a queer art club and applying for grants to sustain the work.
Anti-Establishment Poetry with Bug Tourmaline
November 16th 12:00 PM EST
Bug Tourmaline will be leading a workshop on leveling up your poetry game in an anti-establishment way. You can learn more about Bug at their tabler page, Bug Tourmaline
Tarot Perzines with Magpie Zines
November 16th 4:00 PM EST
This interactive zine workshop invites zinesters to create a zine inspired by the archetypes of the tarot. At the end of the workshops, zinesters will have a better understanding of how metaphor can work in writing about their lives, and they’ll have a satisfying little mini-zine with a tarot twist. No prior experience with tarot is necessary.
Softcover Boxes with Laura Chenault
November 16, 10:00 PM EST
Zines as Data Collection with Tanvir
November 17th, 1:00 PM EST
Tanvir will present about zine making as a method of data collection. He will highlight community building with queer labour and reciprocate information for data collection in a fieldwork from my PhD experience. They will also discuss how he has used zine as a method of data collection in the bigger project in queer collective action. The workshop will be followed by a Q&A session.
The Copier and Beyond with Laura Chenault
November 17, 9:00 PM EST
