Feminist zine fair, library and workshops · Southend-on-Sea since 2015
- Grrrl Zine Fair's queer Christmas poster for Friday 18 December at Lerryn's Cafe, Peckham: a hand-drawn wreath of zine makers round a big red bow on pale blue, by Kitty Wilcox.
- The first Grrrl Zine Fair poster, a black-and-white collage with hand-cut pink lettering for feminist and queer zines and bands at the Shacklewell Arms on 16 August, by Lu Williams.
- A woman with blue hair reads a yellow zine listing the 2016 fair's zine makers, on lilac, for 10 September 2016 at the Shacklewell Arms, by Elena Eper.
- A pink-haired girl in a denim jacket painted GRRRL ZINE FAIR, on mint green, with the bands for 10 September 2016 at the Shacklewell Arms, by Nina Goodyer.
- Wobbly white lettering over pastel paper cut-outs for Grrrl Zine Fair's stage at Village Green festival in Chalkwell Park, Southend, on 8 July 2017, by Lu Williams.
- Bold black bubble letters and doodled panels on orange for Grrrl Zine Fair at Village Green festival on 13 July 2019, Chalkwell Park, Southend, by Molly Dyson.
- Pink and lilac poster with four painted faces for the 2025 Grrrl Zine Fair, 20 and 21 September at the Old Waterworks, Southend; the artist is not credited on the poster.
- A green-faced figure with a braided crown on a swirl of pastel stripes, for the 2025 Grrrl Zine Fair at the Old Waterworks, Southend; the artist is not credited on the poster.
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.
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.