Who are you? Where do you come from? What zine do you make?

I'm an artist living in Los Angeles and I make drawings, paintings and zines. The content of my work ranges from the absurd to the banal. I'll be tabling The Succulent and Spray as well as some prints and other goodies.

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

I'm looking forward to tabling at PHX Zine Fest to meet other artists and see exciting work coming from a different part of the country.

Who are you? Where do you come from? What zine do you make?

Tori Holder is a comix zinester in and of Los Angeles, CA. She can be held responsible for works such as "Sorry For The Inconvenience", "An Attempt", "undersun" and the Superglue series

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

Can't wait to meet lovely new folks in this burgeoning zine community!

Who are you? Where do you come from? What zine do you make?

My name is Vanessa and I most identify with being a writer and artist living in the bay area. I make two zines: Asswipe, a bay area punk zine and Vacation, my personal travel zine that revolves around sketches and journal entries from my trips outside of the bay area.

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

Creating and self-publishing zines has been a great way to document and record my surroundings as they happen instead of waiting around for someone else to do it for me. Asswipe is a time capsule for all of the things going on in Oakland and SF that can't be found online. It's fun to look back and see all the punk houses, bands, and zines that aren't around anymore and think, "well, at least I was able to experience this and document it for other people to look back on". Vacation is my serious zine and began with me wanting to record a trip to L.A. but not having a digital camera on hand, so I just drew and wrote what was going on. It's pretty fun to make because it gives me an excuse to be active while I'm traveling and is sort of my companion when I'm all alone and feeling shitty on the road. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends and getting inspiration from other people and their zines at Phoenix Zine Fest.

Who are you? Where do you come from? What zine do you make?

My name is Orion Frantz, I’m a zine maker and artist from Tucson, AZ. I make solo and group zines, for the fest I’ll have 3 zines. A repress of a group zine called Dream Relics featuring 36 Tucson artists, a new group zine called Fantasy Clubhouse featuring 24 artists from all over the country and a solo black and white collage zine.

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

I’ve been making and collecting zines for over 5 years and just want to spread my love for zines with others. I look forward to tabling at the PHX Zine Fest to show others my art and meet other like minded people to collaborate with.
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Junior organizer Brennan Ace will be bringing some supplies to The Ice House on October 23rd so that the younger zinesters will have something to work on at what is being nicknamed The Kids' Table. There will be safe tools and materials for your toddlers and teens to create the collage, zine, or other work of print art bursting from their imaginations.

Who are you? Where do you come from? What zine do you make?

I'm RD, a professor on ASU's Downtown campus. I'm also a poet/writer, a lover of small presses, and a veteran participant in the world of community-based art. I used to edit/design a poetry journal (merge) but now I run a microzine micropress called rinky dink with a rotating cast of 4-5 former creative writing students.

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

We're tiny and we're green (we use treeless paper), we love publishing local authors and prefer a 50/50 split between local and national. Additionally, we (aka our editorial board) love reading the selections, designing the zines, and spending time together in the process. Our series come out twice a year, and each zine in the 10-zine series has its own narrative, its own trajectory, its own theme. The 5-6 micropoems contained within each micro-collection never sacrifice craft, but our poets know how to make an impact in 40 words or less. Lastly, we want people to believe in poetry again -- its portability, its readability, its need to be transferred from one hand to the next (rather than shelved) -- and we believe that rdp is making that happen!

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

We can't wait for the zine fest! Your team is awesome, and we're so grateful that the birth of our press occurred so close to the first annual event! 

Who are you? Where do you come from? 

Tijuana Zine Fest is an annual festival that celebrates self-publishing culture in and around the Tijuana-San Diego border region. We work to celebrate zines, comics, writing, and other forms of self-publishing through an annual festival platform, zine workshops, and related events. We also provide musical and artistic entertainment at all community events, uniting the art, music, and cultural scenes of the region. Tijuana Zine Fest looks to encourage artists and enthusiasts to discover self-publishing as an alternate form of expression and cross-border communication. Beyond the festival event, we want to represent local border artists outside of our immediate region. By visiting other zine fests and building relations with a broader trans-national community, TJZF hopes to give local artists the opportunity to communicate with distant audiences through their work.

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

What we would most like to celebrate and foment through our festival is the opportunities all artists and community organizers have to exercise inclusivity and equity. We strive (though it's a continuous process) to promote underrepresented communities through careful consideration of our promotion, guest artists, and festival line-ups. One of the elements we most appreciate about self-publishing is the opportunity to share work that might be in-progress, work that might look different in another edition, work of artists who are growing and learning within their community. We look forward to tabling at PHX Zine Fest 2016 because we're always excited to expand our friend and colleague networks. Also it would be the first time we "officially" take our zines outside of California/Baja!

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

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https://www.facebook.com/tjzinefest
--- all photos by Emilyo Arias of @lacostabrava

Who are you? Where do you come from? What zine do you make?

I'm KJ Philp, the managing editor of Echo Magazine, a Phoenix-based monthly print publication and website (echomag.com). Echo Magazine started at the original editor’s apartment in 1989 and has grown to be Arizona’s leading media outlet dedicated to serving the LGBTQ community.

What would you like people to know about the zines you create and/or why you are looking forward to tabling at Phx Zine Fest 2016?

Print and digital media are in a constant state of change and evolution. Echo Magazine has withstood the test of time and continues to thrive within it's own very diverse niche. With publications – as well as gay bars – disappearing at an alarming rate, our mission is to maintain a space that celebrates all things LGBTQ, and has grown to include topics such as gender identity and expression, family (adoption and marriage), homelessness and sex work, to name a few. Team Echo is looking forward to connecting with writers, artists and readers of a somewhat different style of print media as well participating in, and continuing, the dialogue that the panels and discussions will foster. Additionally, we realize we've outgrown our "small press publication" roots (though we're still a considerably small staff) and are honored to be included in this group of talented entrepreneurs and creators. Thank you, we'll see you Oct. 23!

We know one of the most important parts of zine fests is FOOD! We invited three amazing food vendors to supply our zinesters and guests with food during the first annual PHX Zine Fest.

Check out their menus ahead of time. First up is Silent Flight Coffee! - silentflightcoffee.biz

Coffee is essential to zine fests and we have the perfect cup for you. Silent Flight is a full espresso bar, serving Presta Coffee, a local Arizona roaster. Their coffee is direct trade and darn good!

Second up is Mi Vegana Madre! - miveganamadre.com

Mi Vegana Madre strives to merge love, spirituality, sustainability, and great tasting food. They teach people about the benefits of being vegan while sharing Mexican culture through food. They serve their vegan tacos with love!

​Third up is Jamburritos! - jamburritos.com

​Jamburritos blends the spice and jazz of New Orleans flavors with a Cajun burrito style dish. Their comfort food is always served fresh and they’re one of our personal favorites! 

A Bunch of Book Artists of ASU opened their 16th annual fall show ‘Press Release’. The show showcased new artist books from around the country, the local community and invited artists from Wasted Ink Zine Distro to display their zine collection by over 40 zinesters. Chris Adamson was guest juror.

The show exhibited an array of booklets, handbooks and zines made from various substrates; many of which were created with recycled materials, papers and plastics. Some varied from simple to very intricate and complex to exteremly delicate pieces of art. Many guests were able to pick up the works and flip through them. A pleasurable hands-on, interactive experience.

Overall, an amazing show that inspires creativity and sparks passion for DIY art and hand made and print medium chronicles.​