#czf2015

Day 1 of #CZF2015 was amazing! We had a fantastic opening panel, with moderator Jenna Freedman and panelists Ocean Capewell, Julia Eff, and Jonas discussing the nature of zines, the importance of community (and snail mail!), and their own aesthetic choices. Thanks to each of them! 

The youth readers were fabulous, with poems about french fries, Mother’s Day, lightning, and thunder, as well as an excerpt from a perzine about high school crushes.

We finished strong with the exhibitor readers: Annie Mok, Celia Pérez, Martha Grover, Matt Davis, H. Melt, and Mimi Thi Nguyen. Topics included identity, community, sexuality, Forever 21, investigating for insurance fraud, "adolescent spiritual violence", and Sonic the Hedgehog. If you weren’t there, you missed out on a great night!

Hey you lovely folks! If you’re in Chicago, come see me at Chicago Zine Fest tomorrow! I’m at table D04. 

Today’s the day! Chicago Zine Fest 2015 has arrived!

The festival weekend kicks off tonight at Access Living (115 W. Chicago Ave.) at 5pm with a panel entitled Zines: A Future Craft with guests Julia Eff (Every Thug is a Lady, Read Once & Destroy), Jonas (Cheer the Eff Up, The Greatest Most Traveling Circus!), and Ocean Capewell (High on Burning Photographs). The panel will be moderated by zinester/librarian Jenna Freedman (Lower East Side Librarian), and the discussion will focus on the past, present, and future of zines and independent publishing. This event is sponsored by The University of Chicago Library.

The night continues with a pair of readings. At 7pm join our annual youth reading, Zines the Next Generation followed by an 8pm reading by festival exhibitors. This year's readers are Annie Mok, Celia Pérez, H. Melt, Martha Grover, Matt Davis, and Mimi Thi Nguyen.

CART services for the deaf and hard of hearing will be provided at each of Friday’s events. All of Friday's events will be held at Access Living, 115 W. Chicago Ave.

The Chicago Zine Fest 2015 is sponsored by 826CHI, Chicago Publishers Resource Center, CHIRP Radio, InoPrints, The International School of Comics, Perfectly Acceptable Press, Poetry Center of Chicago, The University of Chicago Library, and Quimby's Bookstore.

CZF 2015 artwork was created by Chicago artist and illustrator Corinne Mucha.

All event spaces are wheelchair accessible. All events are free and open to the public.

Check out more information at www.chicagozinefest.org

Dawn

I'll have this 3 color Risograph one-page comic print at Chicago Zine Fest​ tomorrow (Saturday).  Xia will be making her first fest appearance at Keiler​ and my table, so stop by and keep her distracted!

Saturday May 9th - 11 am-6 pm: zine exhibition Plumber’s Union Hall - 1340 W Washington Blvd

Free admission if you mention this Tumblr post!