Easter Road Press are an insurrectionary transfeminist DIY press based in Leith. Josie and Darcy make and distribute zines on subjects like trans healthcare, madness, gender, autism, universities and fatness. They do perzines, poetry zines, mini zines and info zines. They also sometimes edit and distribute projects from writers they really care about, like "Trans Kink Zine" (what it sounds like) and "This gender is a million things that we are more than" (poetry from takatāpui/genderqueer/trans writers from Aotearoa).

@easterroadpress (instagram)

Steven Fraser creates zines, personal comics and perzines. His new comics take advantage of being self-printed. For example, each copy of his comic ‘Awkward Silence’ has a hand sewn cover and this makes each copy unique. He likes all his zines and comics to be personal and intimate experiences between the zine and the reader, and thinks that this makes them appeal to autistic people (such as himself) and other readers who have interest in neurodiversity and mental health.

Steven create zines that are designed to be read by autistic adults, but can be enjoyed by anyone. Some of his zines contain theatre scripts, illustrations and comics. These stories are presented as performance scripts to immerse the reader in the narrative. They are short plays contained within zines and allow the reader to better understand autistic people. The illustrations and comics add to the performative experience and allow the reader to be involved in the story. The topics include mental health, sex, identity, friendship and being working class.

@stevenfraserart (twitter and instagram)

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DoItTheatre

https://stevenfraserart.com/

Tanya creates indie tabletop roleplay games, art, and anarchist political material. They also distro material by others which fits under that banner.

https://timeoftribes.itch.io

Leah Cameron is a non binary queer illustrator who focuses on sustainability, the lgbtqia+ community and mental health. They make comics, zines, prints and more! They are based in Glasgow.

www.LeahYeah.co.uk

Instagram: @_leahyeah

Twitter: @_leahyeah

Becky makes a variety of zines, from little stories and comics to collections of my illustrations. She loves drawing things with an element of whimsy or fantasy to them. You can find many of her zines in the Edinburgh Zine Library!

@lovabubble (Instagram)

Smex makes work in a variety of mediums (painting, printmaking etc.) with drawing being the most significant part of his practice. He currently has about 15 different zines made within the last few years. His most recent zines have included 'Xerox Xine', a zine full of drawings made on shift in the stationery and print shop he works in and then copied on the shop Xerox machine, 'Work From Home' which is about working at home as a creative, and 4 issues of 'Kitchen Drawings' featuring over 100 drawings based on things you would find in the kitchen.

www.smexart.com

Instagram: @smexophone

Jordi makes zines surrounding the music history of Scotland, mostly interviews and mini guides to bands. They also make general zines about her experiences of being autistic.

@Jord_Division (twitter and instagram)

https://junooo.art/

instagram: @junooo.art

Writers’ Bloc is a spoken word performance group and writers’ workshop that has been around for two decades, with an evolving roster of literary talent. It publishes bold, original genre and mainstream fiction with an irreverent and uncompromising tone. Come say hello!

@writers_bloc_uk

http://www.writers-bloc.org.uk/

Hana Berggren makes silly wee zines about niche topics that interest her such as mushrooms, elephant shrews and her new zine is about awful Medieval animal art. She also has a comic series about a character called Birdface, who has a bird's face and people hands. Her zines are definitely light-hearted and serve as a reprieve from the hard stuff in life. She also sell prints and stickers.

@hanaberggren (insta)

0.08 Imprints is an accessible publishing label for creatives of any skill level, founded by Michael Wiggan. They have been publishing zines (Miscs, Rough Cuts) and photobooks (0.08 Editions) for just over a year, primarily focusing on photography. Typically they are concerned with work that focuses on relationships whether it be with the self, others or the spaces we move through. With a focus on collaboration, their mission statement has become 'lets make something together.'

www.008imprints.co.uk

@0.08imprints

www.michaelwiggan.co.uk

Weird Canteen is a zine about the strange side of food - issue one is out, and they’re currently seeking submissions for no. 2. The first one is raising money for the charity FareShare. Jade also self-publishes comics and has a couple of prints etc.

https://jadeking.co.uk/

@weirdcanteen

Toadlett makes comics and zines about nature, folklore and that have elliptic or fragmented narratives. They’ll have several zines available for EZF 2023, including: A Sword Library, Goblin Zines, Calman Doo, Ask Me About the Birds I Saw Today, The Beechwood helm, Devilry, Flower Knights, and Owl People as well as a few small prints, stickers and notebooks.

portfolio site: https://www.toadlett.com/

etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Toadlett

DishSoapAddict’s work is closely link to his Polish immigrant identity and growing up in a working class household. In their comic zines, they explore both of these themes and aim to make people feel represented and less alone! He is also in the process of making a short zine containing travel sketches they’ve made on their travel journeys alongside written word. In addition, he will be bringing a couple of original art pieces and LGBTQ related art as well!

dishsoapaddict.myportfolio.com

@dishsoapaddict (Instagram)

Optional N is a writer and illustrator. He writes personal observations and autobiographical stuff, and writes everything on his typewriter. He’s also a musician and have played in punk bands for years, so is inspired by the punk DIY ethic and loves the work and approach of producing zines and photocopying them up for distribution. As a scientist/movie fan he has also made 2 essay zines on sci fi films and did all the math to disprove a films explanation of time travel. As an obsessor of time travel he won't let a bad explanation go!

@_optional_n (Instagram)

GenderSh*t are a queer zine collective of 4 students based in edinburgh. They are in the process of gathering submissions for their second issue, (out late january) themed around queer cyberspace and the digital world. Their first issue, "TOILET TALK", focused on experiences of toilets as gendered and queer spaces. They also have a mini risoprinted "how to make a zine" zine. Alongside these they also sell linoprints and stickers.

Their zines are community projects with submissions from scotland-based queer creators. They have a specific focus on trans artists, with the overwhelming majority of the articles, poems and illustrations in our zines being from trans creatives. All of their profits go to local trans mutual aid!

@g_ndershit (Instagram)

https://www.g-ndershit.com

Greta Sharp has been exploring their personal relationship with the sea as a survivor whose trauma is located in their bodymind with sounds, sights and smells of the British seaside. This has developed into a collection of texts, sound recordings, drawings and workshops that explore collective healing and expressions of rage and grief, using the voice as an anchor. Their exploration into the voice expands on research into queer spirituality, being in the sea as a form of resourcing and co-regulation, relating to the sea as a trans AFAB (assigned female at birth) person, and crip care and access. Their zines include: Screaming At The Sea: Rage and Grief; My Sick and Disabled Guide to Running Events and Workshops…; (Re)Claiming Agency: Care, Trauma and the Medical Institution; and some mini zines and free zines created as a commission for People United's Queer zines of care on the kent coast.

gretasharp.co.uk

@greta.sharp

Mikrayola likes to make Zines and comics about slice of life things, making the mundane magic! She loves adventure and all things about nature, these subjects naturally reoccur throughout her work. She’s also a lost 20 something year old and a lot of her work is about those struggles and shedding light on the small things.

@mikrayola (twitter and instagram)

Rebecca creates mini zines using watercolour, photography and collaging about nature, pagan festivals and witchcraft. This includes a series on the Wheel of the Year and on the meaning of Full Moon names, as well as some nature zines inspired by the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Jake works mainly in mini zines also, on a variety of topics and styles but mostly minicomics. He also has some larger books, some hourly comics, and a comic about an interview with a little vampire. He also has some essay zines about the film Nosferatu and outsider musician Larry 'Wildman' Fischer.

His newest book is 'Orlok lives' an anthology celebrating 100 years since the release of the film Nosferatu which features comics, prose and illustration from 40 artists from around the world.

@jakeparappahainey (insta)

Etsy.com/shop/jakeparapahainey

@rebecca_crawford_art (insta)

Etsy.com/shop/rebeccacrawfordart

Originally from Switzerland, Marc Gosteli graduated in illustration from Edinburgh University in 2022 and is passionate about zines. His work aims to challenge ideas about gender, class and sexual identity. He also likes to explore nostalgia, narratives, history and aesthetics of the past. He is currently working on a new zine about two men bonding and falling in love through their shared interest of bird keeping.

www.marcgosteli.com

@marcgosteli_illustration (Insta)

Paula Lucas makes bright colourful zines, usually illustrated and Risograph printed, usually focusing on animals she loves or sometimes focusing on more personal subjects.

She’ll be bringing Birds of NZ and Animals of Scotland Riso zines (both /mostly/ factual, fun zines about animals from her home country - NZ and from her new home, Scotland!), her "Home" zine - a personal zine exploring the difficulties of being stuck unable to visit NZ due to the pandemic and dealing with the loss of her grandfather at that time, and her Daily Routine + Miniatures zines (older zines exploring her life when I was travelling and living in a campervan). She’ll also be debuting her new zine "Fetch Quest".

www.paulalucasart.com

@PaulaMLucas

Hesitantdoodle’s zines draw upon lived experiences, examining mental health issues and the ways they manifest. They love creating digital collages to explore the layers of emotion in their work. They also focus a lot on queer narratives and diverse representation in my work, particularly those that offer happy endings and characters with real substance and depth. They’ll be bringing a selection of small 24-hour comics, their poetry zines and mini journal zines as well as my Gendermess zine examining gender as performance and a few comics. They will also have a few stickers and prints to offer as well!

https://www.hesitantdoodle.com

@hesitantdoodle

Rachel Brand is a chronically ill, queer blackout poet, parent, and zine-maker living in Edinburgh, Scotland. She spent the first twenty-five years of her life in a fundamentalist Christian cult and now makes blackout poetry zines out of books she read during that time, turning texts promoting purity culture and homophobia into positive works of art about faith deconstruction and reclamation of sexual and bodily autonomy. In addition to zines, Rachel also makes a variety of button badges and felt ornaments.

@pixieauthoress (Insta, Twitter, Etsy)

Meka is a queer photographer based in Manchester. Over the past 2/3 years they have been documenting the queer community of Manchester and curating that into zines, books and prints. Her most recent piece was 'A Book to give your Grandma a Heart Attack' where she turned conversations, debates, struggles and celebrations of when they came out to their (very religious) family into a visual aid. The goal within her work is to visually display the queer community and give a voice, story and platform to queer individuals. Their work is always tied to the motto of 'created by queer people, for everyone' as everything she produces is a product of queer people creating stunning art through emotions tied to their sexuality. All of her work has always been 0-profit and they sell their work for what they paid for it. She does this as she feels strongly about making educational art accessible and not profiting off people wanting to simply become more open minded and open hearted.

@take___one (Insta)

www.mekagoulding.co.uk

Hannah’s zines are probably best described as art/design zines and photo zines. All of them use nice papers and are hand bound making them especially tactile and, hopefully, a joy to read and hold.

@hannahkilloh (instagram)

www.hannahkilloh.com

Chloe Henderson is an illustrator, filmmaker, zine-maker, and jeweller. She makes art inspired by the natural world, mythological creatures, faerytales, nerd culture, and the radical idea that humans should be kind to every living thing. Through her illustration work, she journeyed into the world of zine-making. She set up the company Coin-Operated Press, in 2020, with her business-partner Katie McCann, where they host workshops, run zine fairs, create educational online content, produce, publish, and distribute their own collaborative zines. She makes her own zines inspired by her experiences with anxiety, love, feminism, geocaching, and cats!

https://www.chloehenderson.co.uk/zines

@SeaSlugChloe (Ig, Twitter)

Coin-Operated Press is a social enterprise working with the LGBTQ+ community and those with chronic illness and disabilities. They run regular zine-making workshops across Scotland, host zine fairs, create online educational content, and produce, publish, and distribute monthly collaborative zines.

They focus on a different theme every month and invite people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to submit writing and artwork of any medium. They have 26+ issues to date. The zines they will be selling at EZF include, but is not limited to, 'Pride is a Protest', 'Unapologetic Feminism' (A collab issue with Artificial Womb), 'Climate Action', 'Earth Zine', and two poetry collections ('A Pride of Lines' and 'Keep Yer Heid!').

https://coinoperatedpress.com/

@CoinOpPress (Twitter/Instagram)

https://coinoperatedpress.bigcartel.com/

Oh Wibbles is an Etsy shop selling zines, badges and stickers all around class, identity, mental health and neurodiversity. A lot of her zines focus on these themes, and she’s recently put together a collab zine with her friend Jasmine (what is jasmine doing) all about parenthood stories and their experiences as young parents. She would also be bringing her poetry and family history zines, as I've written a lot about my ancestry and how this relates to class and mental health.

@oh.wibbles (insta)

www.ohwibbles.etsy.com

Quizogyny make an intersectional feminist quiz zine: each zine has a five round quiz and articles celebrating the achievements of women and non-binary people. They have 10 issues which will be on sale along with a selection of badges.

@quizogyny on Twitter and Instagram

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Quizogyny

Konstantinos and Nat are two trans non binary visual artists, cartoonists & illustrators, who draw digitally and traditionally. Their works are focused on illustration with bold contrast and colours, narrative art comics, trans experiences and stylistic symbolism. They’ve been to various zine, comic and art fairs over the years, separately, together and under the name of the Power Couple Press distributor that Nat is cofounder and helm of.

@korakonero (Insta)

@natdotjpeg (Insta)

Plaintext is a zine distro started to give an opportunity for people who mostly distribute their work digitally or online to reach different audiences and share their work in a low-tech way. Their general remit is anti-capitalist and anti-hegemonic perspectives on technology and culture, but how this plays out is really varied. They have zines about low tech and accessible game development, gaming culture in countries outside the global north, queer fandom, experimental sci-fi fiction imagining alternate relationships to technology, political systems, and the future of work, generative poetry, collage, art writing and reflections on collectively running digital spaces and projects, and they are working with some artists and writers on more forthcoming submissions.

https://plaintextdistro.neocities.org/

Chris Printed This is primarily a zine creator, but he also makes prints, often coinciding with the topics of his zines. His work generally covers many subjects, but often stays in the realms of queerness, pop culture and art/societal histories, covering specific topics like 'cancel culture' 'beheadings in art' and niche fanzines about people like Tilda Swinton, Divine, and so on… He is specifically interested in the way we look at these subjects, how we can change perceptions, and also how to subvert expectations on what a zine can and should be.

@chris.printed.this (instagram)

https://www.chrisprintedthis.com/

Door Ajar Comics is an independent, experimental small press based in Edinburgh, creating comics and zines exploring the Queer, the Gothic, and the Uncanny. Run by writer/poet, august (in the wake of) dawn (she/they), and illustrator and poet, Levi J. Richards (he/they), their work explores and interrogates the dark corners of the psyche and what may skitter there, just out of the corner of your eye.

Their debut comic, a surreal trans haunted house story called WHEN I DREAM, IT FEELS LIKE DROWNING, was described as ‘one of [the year’s] most inventive and chilling works of independent comics storytelling’ on its debut at Thought Bubble Comics Convention 2021. As well as personal projects ranging from Rocky Horror Picture Show graphic theses to TTRPGs inspired by Dante’s Inferno, they have recently published CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, an anthology of Gothic mini-comics exploring aspects of the trans experience, funded by Shaper/Caper’s BRAW Bursary.

august (in the wake of) dawn (she/they) is a Disabled trans lesbian writer, poet, and entertainment critic for online publications including Multiversity, Shelfdust, and PanelxPanel. She takes inspiration from sources as diverse as Arthurian legend, Biblical scripture, the Dark Souls trilogy, and the Wachowski sisters' filmography. Her debut poetry trilogy, THE APOTHEOSIS CYCLE, was launched in 2021, and explores the destruction and rebirth of a grimdark fantasy world.

Levi J. Richards (he/they) is a transmasc freelance digital illustrator, comics artist, and poet. His work is inspired by the punk aesthetics of his local drag scene, (in which you can often catch him performing as his drag king alter-ego, Guy Liner), as well as his love and study of Gothic literature. His work on drag and trans identity has been featured in platforms from Lemon Peel Press's Euphoria zine, and ShelbyxStudios Fashion Activism zine, to Tour De Moon's Valentine's Day series and online feminist platform Clitbait.

@doorajarcomics

https://linktr.ee/doorajarcomics

https://doorajarcomics.gumroad.com/