“Zines enabled me to take  space.
That’s such an important part,
not only in my writing journey,
but also in my trans journey.

We’re allowed to take space.
I’m allowed to take space
in the publishing community,
I’m allowed to take it in the workplace,
in my relationships, in my family.”

“I’m an author of teen fiction. I write short stories. But I think zines are my favorite. I just can’t stay away. I can’t quit you, zines.”

“Louisiana French has been thought of as this language that couldn’t be written. That is a stigma that is hard to break. I think that’s important to get more written Louisiana French in front of people. It legitimizes the language.

You can create things with written Louisiana French. You can read it. You can write it. you can consume it that way. I’m excited to see where this project might take that.”

Kel Karpinski is a zine a zinester and librarian in Brooklyn. Among all sorts of there things, Kel is co-organizer of the New York Queer Zine Fair.

In this episode we discuss community-making through zines, starting zine libraries, the role of zines in commemorating loved ones, how hot Sonny Corleane is, and so much more!

Violet Fox is a librarian, co-organizer of the Chicago Zine Fest, and zinester. She runs co-runs the Zine Librarians website, and her work can be found on her website.

In this episode we discuss mental health, zines a way of finding your voice, starting your own zine fest, and so much more!