Who are you? Where are you based?My name is Alex, and I’m currently based in East Providence, RI, but formally outside Boston, and before that, Southside Chicago. Punks Around has followed me to all of those places. What are zines to you?Punks Around #10 was conveniently called "The Zine About Zines," and there is a … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Punks Around
Who are you? Where are you based?I'm Lauren Hamell, based in Wisconsin but one day hopefully in Chicago. I hope to be a full-time writer with a zine cafe, although the dream would be going into film. I love creative horror movies, and I'm a big David Lynch fan. What are zines to you?Zines are … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Lauren Hamell
Who are you? Where are you based?My name is Ellen MacAskill, and I live in Glasgow, Scotland. I grew up in the north of Scotland and lived for three years in Canada. In normal life, I work in retail, as a massage therapist, and run open mics and sometimes workshops for queer writers. Right now, … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Ellen MacAskill
Who are you? Where are you based?My name is Nicky, pronounced knee-key, and I'm currently based out of Denver, CO, after leaving Berkeley, CA because of the pandemic, and my pronouns are she/her. I'm a queer, Puerto Rican zinester and teacher! What are zines to you?Zines, to me, are a way to explore and experiment with narrative structure … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Nicky
Who are you? Where are you based?Hi, my name is Jillian Spaulding, and I’m a zinester based out of Whittier, CA. I’m a freelance journalist and claims adjuster who loves to create. What are zines to you?For me, zines are a punk way to express myself. It’s satirical, ridiculous, and breaks all of the rules … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Jillian Spaulding
Who are you? Where are you based?My name is Drew, and I created and curate the constantly unfolding narrative told by VLASINDA PRODUCTIONS. We live and work in the town of Claremont, CA. What are zines to you?Zines are ideally inexpensive ways to tell stories or share creativity with other artists, almost like a … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: VLASINDA PRODUCTIONS
Who are you? Where are you based?Ayun Halliday, Chief Primatologist of the long-running zine, the East Village Inky, reporting from NYC. What are zines to you?Unedited expressions of creativity, almost always fueled by a need of one sort or another. A small potato endeavor that the majority of the populace might find childish, lumpy, or … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Ayun Halliday
Who are you? Where are you based? My name is Nicole Elaine Schlosser and I’m based in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. What are zines to you? Zines are little books that are fun to make and fun to experience. What was your first encounter with zines? To be honest... I can’t remember, but surely it was … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Nicole E Schlosser
Who are you? Where are you based? I’m Cassie. I’m a 23-year-old zinester from the deepest darkest countryside of the East of England. Next month, I’m betraying my country bumpkin roots and moving to East London with my partner Eddie to start a new job in crowdfunded publishing. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Cassie
Who are you? Where are you based? I'm Jolene Bandini and I reside in San Antonio, Texas. What are zines to you? Zines are self-expression to me, a means for anyone to get a message out there without having to go capitalistic routes to get the message in people’s hands. What was your first encounter … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Jolene Bandini
