Since my newsletter is updating every other week this month, I’d like to make this blog post so you know what I’m up to from today until September 30.
Let’s go by date…
THIS MONTH – I’m part of Queer Zest Zine Fest! This is an online festival of queer zines and zine-makers (aka zinesters). I’m there as a guest artist, panel moderator, and panel host. The actual panels will be detailed here in a bit. You can find a list of participating zinesters on the official QZZF site.
Also, I’m part of the Trans Het Jam Bundle on itch.io! For $10 you, too, can get a ton of comics and games featuring trans characters in relationships that look heterosexual on the outside.
SEPTEMBER 5 – I’m moderating a panel for Queer Zest Zine Fest, the Reid Zines Vendor Livestream. The panel runs from 10:15 am to 11:15 am.
SEPTEMBER 11 – I’m mailing out Club Rewards early! (I usually send them out on the 15th of the month). If you want to get a new zine in your mailbox each month, you can sign up for a Membership here on this site. You have until Sept 11 to get this month’s zine. If you sign up after this date, then you get the next month’s zine.
SEPTEMBER 12 AND 13 – find me at Small Press Expo! I’m at table W23B on both days. I’m bringing with my my usual comics and zines, plus some new zines! I’m also accepting signups for my Clubs, as well as passing out pamphlets for Cartoonist United.
SEPTEMBER 19 – This one is tricky. I may or may not be at Music & Market at the Library in Toledo, OH. I’m still waiting for clarification from the event organizers because of a miscommunication. If I’m not tabling there, though, you may be able to find me at the Strong Towns table for PARK(ing) Day in downtown Toledo. (I won’t have my comics there, but I may have a zine or two around cycling topics).
SEPTEMBER 20 – my panel “How to Make a Newsletter” is running at 5 pm EST with Queer Zest Zine Fest! This is version 2.0 of the workshop with updated talking points and recommended platforms. More info is on the QZZF site.
SEPTEMBER 26 – 10 am EDT I’m moderating the panel Zines Without Borders. And at 12 noon EDT I’m moderating another panel, Overcoming Writer’s Block: Gabbing with the Gays. Both are events with Queer Zest Zine Fest, and you can find more information on the site.
SEPTEMBER 27 – My next workshop, “Tabling at Conventions for Beginners” is running at 5:30 pm EST as part of Queer Zest Zine Fest! This is also a version 2.0 of a previous workshop, with updated links and tips. So I hope to see you there! More info is on the QZZF site.
And that’s it for September! It’s a lot, so if you’re only able to make it to just one thing, that’s ok. If you can’t make it to any of them, that’s ok, too – my itch.io shop is always open.
(Also now’s a good time to catch up on my two webcomics, The Legend of Jamie Roberts AND Vanita and the Demon King. Both are free to read online).
That’s all for now. Thank you for reading!
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