San Francisco Zine Fest

San Francisco Zine Fest

The San Francisco Zine Fest takes place this weekend on September 9th and 10th at CELLspace in San Francisco. The line-up of exhibitors is quite impressive and it’s great to see so many people still creating zines, which have almost become a lost art in our current world of websites and blogs. Long live photocopiers and staplers!

It’s an annual two-day conference for independent and underground publishing. Exhibitors come from all over the West Coast, and while the focus is on zines, all walks of DIY life are represented — comics, arts and crafts, literary presses, and more. SF Zine Fest was founded in 2002 by Jenn of Starfiend Distro.

UPDATE: Photos from SF Zine Fest.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.