Grrrl to the front!
Feminist zine fair, library and workshops · Southend-on-Sea since 2015
Grrrl Zine Fair is a community interest company started by artist Lu Williams to bring together and support feminist zine makers — with free events, workshops and the Grrrl Zine Library.
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- Zine Library Open Day
- Zine Library Open Day
What we do
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Wait, rewind — what’s a zine?
Zines are self-published, often handmade magazine-style publications, usually made by one person or a small group coming together for a cause or a special interest. One could be about saving the planet from environmental breakdown; another a breakdown of the best outfits across the Star Trek franchise. Some are glossy, others are sewn together by hand in a run of five.
No other art form is more inviting — you can make one in five minutes with no artistic skill, or spend a year on it. We teach zine making through our workshops and look after 900+ queer and feminist zines in the Grrrl Zine Library.
Make a donation
Our events are always free and our zine library is open access. As a non-commercial project we rely on funding to keep going: free events and workshops, artist commissions through Grrrl In Print, new zines for the library, and keeping the lights on. If you’ve got cash to spare, get in touch — online donations are moving with the new site.