came across this gif I handmade 10 years ago 😊 #DIYzines

Save the date! I'm going to be celebrating Pen Fight's 10th birthday on Nov 15th at Manchester Met Uni, and you're all invited. More details to come soon 🎂🎉🥂

You know what is more tiring than doing a zine fair? doing 3 in the space of a month 🥱

if you'd like to buy one, they're listed now: penfightdistro.com/product-cate...

New things like... 👀 MAKE ZINES CHEAP AGAIN! penfightdistro.com/shop/make-zi...

I'm retiring some badge designs to make room for 💖 new 💖 things, so grab them while you can from my brand-new LAST CHANCE section, where I've also added zines I have the last copies of that will not be re-stocked. penfightdistro.com/product-cate...

Folding a big batch of mini-comics today. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make small zines like this, check out this tutorial https://docpop.org/2018/01/how-to-make-mini-comics-my-guide-to-cutting-and-folding-an-8-page-zine/

Resistance! Kes’s quick guide to anti-trans oppression and resistance in the UK is a new zine up on the store for sliding scale down to £0. penfightdistro.com/shop/resista... #DIYzines

Having a lovely time at Grrrl Zine Fair (taken before the crowds turned up)

New in stock! 4 issues of GREEBO an alternative queer zine celebrating music, art, literature and culture. 🩻 penfightdistro.com/product-tag/... #diyzines

So impressed with the zine section at the Multnomah County Public Library. Human creative expression at its best 📕💪🏽💥

This weekend! I'll be at The Old Waterworks in Southend along with a bunch of amazing zine makers for @grrrlzinefair. RSVP to the fest for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grrrl-zine...

finally made some riso-printed badges #diyzines

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life (zine edition): * taking a photo of your haul after the zine fest * someone trading zines with you * getting a spark of a new zine idea and excitedly starting to make notes for it * ~fancy binding~ * finding some excellent collaging material

I made these 💫 reward stickers 💫 for giving out to people when they trade zines with me at fairs! I don't experience zine trades anywhere near as much as I used to so I'll be doing some things to encourage it a bit more #DIYzines

back in stock - the updated version of Council: a zine about council housing. It costs a quid! penfightdistro.com/shop/council...

It’s my birthday! Buy some Pink Mince and help support independent queer publishing (and a middle-aged homo’s rigorous moisturizing regimen) #zines #queerzine #gayzine pinkmince.com

Since I didn’t add any analytics tracking on purpose for privacy reasons to zeenster.com I have no actual idea how many people are visiting it / using it. But based on the ingress logs I can tell probably around 500-1000 daily visits since I published which is pretty cool. Please share your zines!

Did you used to make LiveJournal icons? Do you still have some of the ones that you made? I'm looking to include more icons in the second print run of my LiveJournal Iconic zine and would love to see yours! Share them here: form.jotform.com/252444103676...

#OtD 1 Sept 1949 trans revolutionary Leslie Feinberg was born. Ze worked in factories before writing powerfully about LGBT+ issues and publishing hir first novel, Stone Butch Blues, in 1993. Hir last words: "Remember me as a revolutionary communist" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8159...

WEIRD CANTEEN: a zine about the strange side of food. With writing, comics and illustration. We've got two new issues in stock. Issue two is about DIGESTION 💩, issue 3 is on EGGS 🥚. Plus issue 1 is back in stock! 🍕https://penfightdistro.com/product-tag/weird-canteen/ #DIYzines

This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”

@pollyrowena.bsky.social on nature writing, chronic illness, and the controversy surrounding Raynor Winn’s memoir, The Salt Path.

Complained by email again 2 weeks ago and didn't get a response, so called them today and the customer service rep suggested I stop using the service and hung up on us 👍 Sorry if you've sent me mail, I'm still not getting it.

Gayze is about the queer way of viewing the word, featuring different queer artists, writers, and photographers. Includes writings on queer bookstores, Section 28, femme clothing, and queer archives. 🌈🎨 penfightdistro.com/shop/gayze-a...

If you're in the Cardiff area, transmasc+, and are interested in zines (or just wanna meet other transmascs), then come along to this workshop! www.eventbrite.com/e/walk-the-n...

I've been doing a project on working class zines, so over on @salfordzinelibrary.bsky.social I've been diving into the collection to find some. #DIYzines

Self-publishing is a power, it's a gift. You can put whatever you want into your little 'zines and minicomics, absolutely nobody can tell you no. Tell your story, don't worry if it's "good enough", make it anyway.

Too hot to pack orders today, even sitting in the coolest part of the house and replying to emails is a bit much. Phew 😓

🚨NEW EVENT🚨 We are thrilled to announce a free in-person event at Urmston Books on 11th September! Come and hear some of our fantastic literary authors from the northwest discuss how class and identity have shaped their writing! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/class-ic-l...

I pay nearly £500 a year for a Royal Mail PO Box and it's not been working properly since I moved back in January 😭 why must everything in the world seemingly get worse and more expensive

urgh the Labour Party can absolutely fuck right off.

Hellllooo lovelies. Thought I'd treat you all with a very quick sale - 10% off everything with the code SummerFun10. In case you want some slightly cheaper zines, books, badges, prints or whatever else this summer ☀️😘 ends on the 18th! penfightdistro.com

looooove this so much!

The City of Literature Christmas Market is back at NCW this November ⭐ We're so excited to be inviting regionl publishers and presses, zine-makers, artists and makers, writers, illustrators, and writing community groups to take part! Deadline: Mon 8 September. Find out more: buff.ly/Ehh1dZA

Ayup everyone, I'm doing a little summer sale for the next two weeks - 10% off everything with the code 'SummerFun10' penfightdistro.com 👋😘 That's on all zines, books, badges, stickers, and prints x

Also, disability justice zine microgrants are back for fall! This time I'll be giving out three $250 grants. Any kind of zine is welcome but I am giving a priority to perzines this time. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Offline accessibility of Zines ensures that information and ideas can reach a wider audience, including those who may not have reliable internet access or prefer to consume content in a physical format.

The untraceability of zines offers an added layer of security and protection for those creating and sharing potentially sensitive information. Bypassing control of governments, corporations, and powerful entities, zines can help foster grassroots movements with/o fear of censorship or interference.

Summer is always slow for sales but this week I've only done £20 of trade which really sucks! Please take a look around and see if anything takes your fancy today: penfightdistro.com There's queer feminist zines, badges, prints, stickers... and a few books too 🤭

Newwww zine from Kirsty (who imo never fails to make excellent stuff). Fat + 5k, a zine about jogging and the gym whilst being fat. #DIYzines 🏃‍➡️https://penfightdistro.com/shop/fat-5k/

FREE GAZA Shoreditch

Anyone know any gay men's zines that are active at the moment? Someone reached out for advice. I could list millions of queer zines but I have a bit of a knowledge gap here! #diyzines

New & back in stock: Death to Blank Pages 1 + 2 by @rosienewton.bsky.social ✏️https://penfightdistro.com/book-author/rosie-newton/🐈‍⬛

Anyone know any gay men's zines that are active at the moment? Someone reached out for advice. I could list millions of queer zines but I have a bit of a knowledge gap here! #diyzines

Reminder of the DIY zines feed - which automatically adds posts that include DIYzine/DIYzines/perzine. bsky.app/profile/did:...

perzine? no, i said purrzine, it's about contented cats.

New zine! Fat and 5k is a memoir style perzine about running, fatness, exercise and feelings. Buy it on etsy here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

🚨 New zine alert!! 🚨 Art Is for Fun and Zines Are Imperfect: A Handwritten Perzine About Overwork, Rest, and Play Available to download for free here: ko-fi.com/s/0622c5d8ed