NYC Feminist Zine Fest

On March 25, the 6th Annual NYC Feminist Zine Fest took place in James Hall at Barnard College. A wide range of zine artists shared their work, including Lynn Thomas of Homoground, Katherine Arnoldi, Mariame Kaba and Barnard Zine Club. See the full list of tablers here.

Edwina Hay was there to check out the zines and capture portraits of several of the creators.

Suze Myers (left) and Jordan Alam (right): Feminist Zine Fest NYC co-organizers
Lynn Thomas of Homoground
DJ Troy Frost
Michelle Mancuso (left) and Morgan Sturgeon of Not Just a Boys Club
Katherine Arnoldi
Zines from Mariame Kaba
@elsombreronart
Dawn Stahura (left) and Des Alaniz (right), creators of a zine called "Hope + Friendship = Love"
Mia Ciallella (left) and Yisel Garcia (right), Barnard Zine Club
Susan Graves assembling zines
Priya Dadlani of Spicy Zine
Stephanie Monohan, Mila Matveeva, and Alina Sabirianova
Dre Gigoropol, who did custom drawings while you shopped, with a red panda by request

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