2023 Tablers
| Name | City | Bio | Website/Socials |
| Alex Wrekk/Brainscan Zine and The Spiral House Shop | Portland, OR | Alex Wrekk is the creator of Brainscan Zine and Stolen Sharpie Revolution: a DIY Resources for Zines & Zine Culture. They run Portland Button Works and the Spiral House shop and zine distro which focuses on perzines, DIY, witchcraft, magic, and folklore. | Https://portlandbuttonworks.com Instagram.com/SpiralHouseShop |
| Angie Sandberg (Merkleydeep) | Utah | Angie Sandberg makes comics under the name Merkleydeep. She likes reading and writing about real life adventures, spooky season and robots. | https://www.instagram.com/merkleydeep/ |
| Anna Jo Beck | Chicago, IL | How-to zines on life skills like personal finances, as well as movie fan zines. Also runs the zine by mail subscription Zine-A-Month | AnnaJoBeck.com & ZineAMonth.com |
| Autumn | Phoenix, AZ | I am an 18 year old aspiring artist who loves to seep things in a bit of melancholy. | |
| Behind The Zines Distro | Albuquerque, NM | Billy McCall lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and loves green chile. He has been making zines for 20 years, and runs Behind The Zines Distro. | www.etsy.com/iknowbilly |
| Blue ! | salt lake city | I’m a visual artist located in salt lake city! I’ve been releasing about one zine a year since 2016. My work often reflects darker themes of duality, religion, queerness, family, and greif. It is all made by hand (mostly acrylic and oil painting) before making prints. | https://www.instagram.com/uglyspirall/ |
| Bri Gawkoski | Salt Lake City | Bri Gawkoski is an artist from Colorado. Her current work is minimalist, collage art which attempts a lighthearted approach to heavy topics such as failed relationships, mental illness, women’s rights, and more. Bri creates both analog and digital collages sourced from vintage magazines. | Brigawkoski.format.com; https://www.instagram.com/brigawkoski/ |
| Buu & Her Friends | San Francisco | Focus on my original characters now. Comics/Illustration/Animation/Game | https://www.instagram.com/isaacleeee/ |
| Country Sister, City Sister | Bear River City and Rose Park | Two sisters who make zines together. | |
| Curious Origins – Melinda Bosen | Utah | Native Utahn, spent 10 years learning and focusing on watercolor illustration but I’ve dabbled in acrylic inks, digital art, calligraphy, pattern design and animation. My artwork looks bright and storybookesque. I create illustrations of the strange and hilariously ludicrous for the enjoyment of myself and others. As someone with a poor sense of humor, they tend towards the macabre and ridiculous. I’ve been selling and creating art professionally for the last four years, selling at many indie and pop culture conventions. I’ve completed 3 zines myself, so I’m very much still learning! | https://curiousorigins.wixsite.com/; https://www.instagram.com/curiousoh/ |
| D. Bradford Gambles | Taylorsville, UT | I make wacky mini comic zines. Most recently the series Shred Or Dead | instagram.com/heartlesscorp |
| Day and Age | Los Angeles, CA | Day and Age is an ongoing autobiographical comic series about both routine and random occurrences, from online dating and apartment hunting, to drunken escapades and medical emergencies. Day and Age is written and illustrated by Andrew Oh, a writer, filmmaker, and cartoonist from Timonium, MD. | www.andrew-oh.com; www.instagram.com/dayandagecomic |
| Diego Torres | Salt Lake City, UT | I am a fine arts undergrad at the University of Utah. I’m obsessed with cacti and like to stay active. My zines are a comedic take on the annoying realities of my life, from working a dead end job to the trivial nature of painting. I wouldn’t call myself a comedian, but I just try and have fun with it! | https://www.instagram.com/not_so_swiss |
| Drew Keller | Salt Lake City | Comic artist and oddball. My comics are probably just as odd. | https://twitter.com/ASKeller01 |
| Dungeon Maven Games | Huntsville, Alabama | A Maven is experienced or knowledgeable, see also – freak. And that’s me: knowledgeable to the point of maybe being a bit of a freak about role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. I love sharing what I know with new players (and veterans of the craft) which is why I started making zines almost 6 years ago. My zines tell stories, offer tips and tricks, and give content for game makers. Come out and say hey, and let’s swap stories about that one crazy time at the rpg table! | dungeonmavengames.com; Instagram.com/dungeon_maven |
| Eb Bazo | Tacoma, Washington | I’m Erica- a Chicana artist living in the PNW! I make zines about mental health and cats! | Ebbazo.com; https://www.instagram.com/eb_bazo/ |
| Eilonwy Kimball (Plot Bunny Studios) | Kearns, Utah | Hi my name is Eilonwy Kimball. I make cute art in watercolor paints and ink and tell a lot of fun stories. A lot of my work is either auto-bio comics about grief and life, or fantasy comics. | https://plotbunnystudios.carrd.co/; https://www.instagram.com/enuwey/ |
| Eliza McKinney | Salt Lake City | Eliza makes silly zines and drawings about history, pop culture, and the purpose of life or whatever. | |
| Emma Houtz | Holladay, Utah | Strange, but not a stranger- Emma Houtz takes artistic inspiration from her favorite things: obscure VHS tapes, fighting imaginary dragons, and experimenting with hair colors. | https://emmahoutz.myportfolio.com/; https://www.instagram.com/burningdownthehoutz/ |
| Erin Doyle (He/They) | Logan, UT | Erin Doyle (he/they) creates zines centered around thier intersectional experiences as a Queer, Trans-Masculine, Disabled, Neurodivergent Artist. He is currently attending USU, enjoys comics and cartoons, and thier partner in crime is the sweetest Golden/Lab mix on planet Earth. | instagram.com/rainwoodcreations |
| Esther Meroño Baro | Salt Lake City | Esther Meroño Baro is a mom, friend, artist, and cultural organizer for revolutionary love. | esthermeronobaro.com |
| Faith Whiting | My comics are all hand-drawn story ideas I had when I was in single digits that I’ve worked to improve into comprehensive and compelling stories. They take me a long time to make since they are only pencil and paper, but I enjoy my characters and I hope you will too! (I’m also reasonably priced…) | ||
| Frank Fox | West Valley | I made a 40 page hand made book that is an epic poem about my guitar being stolen by a fox. Its also a comic, audiobook & animation. | TheTwoTails.com; Facebook.com/frankfoxandthetwotailsofnowhereland |
| Gibs! | Riverdale UT | Zinester and Printmaker I make Zines about personal experiences, goblins, and things I like! | https://www.instagram.com/liberty.gibby/ |
| Gothic Vampyre Zines & Theo G. | Northern Utah | Taliesin and Theo are two queer zine and art creators from Northern Utah, their zines focus on queer identity, love, music and queer representation. They are both dedicated to accessibility and spreading queer love. | https://instagram.com/gothic.vampyre |
| Hand Drawn Photo Booth | Rose Park | The Hand Drawn Photo Booth is a pretend photo booth where the artist draws your 4 poses! Each patron strikes and briefly holds 4 poses which are quickly sketched, in pen, on a strip of paper. The finished drawings is delivered out of the slot on the booth marked “photo out” complete with mouth-powered machine sounds! Each custom 4-pose strip takes about 10-15 minutes to complete! | www.handdrawnphotobooth.com |
| Jake Gooch | Orem | I am an illustrator based in Orem currently attending UVU for Entertainment Design. | https://jakegooch.bigcartel.com; https://instagram.com/jakegooch_ |
| Jared | Provo, UT | I’m a Graphic Designer from Provo, I enjoy making zines and concert posters in my free time to experiment with my design. I also like shooting and editing photography | jaredmatterfis.com/links; https://www.instagram.com/jaredmatterfis/; https://www.instagram.com/matterfisdesign/ |
| Jessi Blackham | Vineyard UT | I am a graphic designer and illustrator who’s best friend is a writer for young adults. With our powers combined we founded Mother of Chaos—a publishing imprint that creates comics and graphic novels that empower young people with a special focus on content that normalizes neural divergence. | jessicablackham.com; instagram.com/black.hamm.er |
| Jornalero Recs/Distro | Midvale Utah | Anarcopunk Label and Distro since 1995, zine maker. Exhortación Fanzine | instagram.com/COPETESPUNK |
| Juli Jump Rope | Salt Lake City | Juli Jump Rope is the editor of the Homebody Herald and helps organize Grid Zine Fest! | |
| Kaitlyn Thorpe | Salt Lake City | By day I am a tattoo artist. I want to share my creativity past the tattoo needle. | https://madhousetattoo.square.site/; https://instagram.com/insignia.by.kaitlyn |
| Kit Cactus Art | Salt Lake City | Kit is a non-binary artist in Salt Lake City. They make comics, single panel cartoons, poems and illustrations. They are funny and cool. | Kitcactusart.com; https://www.instagram.com/kitcactusart/ |
| Kitchen Zines | Salt Lake City | Goofy lil handmade zines featuring some jokes, some Deseret Alphabet, some awkward silences, and — if you’re lucky — a cat named Kitchen | |
| lavvynder | Salt Lake City | Lavvynder is a poet and musician. They love conveying deep emotion through abstract art and poetic imagery. Their poetry collection “Let’s Throw Bricks at God” will be available at Grid Zine Fest. | instagram.com/shades_of_lavvynder/ |
| little somethings press and Dog Years Comics | Tempe, AZ | Little Somethings Press: A Collection of Small Writings amplifies the power of micro-literature and handmade books. We publish high-quality poetry, flash fiction, flash memoir, and art. Care is taken in hand-binding each book made from upcycled materials in community spaces. What Maus did for the Holocaust, Dog Years does for mass incarceration in the US. This 32-page graphic novel follows Kurt Vilkas through a two-year prison sentence, where he faces violent gangs, sadistic guards, and the demons of his past. Inspired by Art Spiegelman’s animal stand-ins, inmates are depicted as anthropomorphic dogs to generate empathy and humor. In the end, the prisoners’ human faces are revealed, forcing readers to confront their role in the dehumanization of the incarcerated. | littlesomethingspress.com; https://jeff-k.com/dogyears/ |
| LONG ARM STAPLER | bay area, CA | perzines about mental health and gender, fanzines about karaoke, king of the hill, and top chef. mini zines about music and trans allyship and lots of other stuff. | http://longarmstapler.com; http://instagram.com/made_by_maira; http://twitter.com/longarmstapler |
| Mara Gervais | Davis, CA | My name is Mara Gervais, I’m queer, gender fluid non-binary, and from the Central Valley in California. I love zines, Risograph printing, skateboarding, and eating spaghetti! | https://maragervais.bigcartel.com/; https://www.instagram.com/_maralane/ |
| Matt Crank | Salt Lake City | Matt Crank is a illustrator who loves making low brow art, comics, and zines! His favorite food is Hot Dogs. | instagram.com/MattCrank |
| Maurya Brand | Moscow, Idaho | I am a writer, artist, and zinester from Salt Lake. I love zines because they can be so punk, DIY, accessible, low-stakes & low-authority, fun, and weird! I am a grad student currently living with my husband and toddler in Northern Idaho. | www.feathersinmypocket.com |
| Max Barnewitz | Salt Lake City | Max is a writer, comics artist, and outdoor nerd based in Salt Lake City. | https://www.maxbarnewitz.com/ |
| MirthfulMarch | Utah County, UT | I’m a queer punk artist who mostly makes autobio comix about mental health, music and politics; and fictional comix about wizards, robots and kids with swords. | www.instagram.com/mirthfulmarch |
| missedconnections_slc | Salt Lake City | Lover of the found! I have been a lurker on Craigslist for a very long time and have been curating the most interesting posts I’ve found on there. Some are very good and some are very bad. I have a few themed zines ranging from “around town”- our favorite local landmarks “Longing and loathing”-the bittersweet side of love “Longer narratives” posts that have been written with a lot of thought and care “Grocery stores”- a lot of people fall in love at Trader Joe’s and Smiths, as it turns out There’s more but that’s the cream of the crop! | instagram.com/missedconnections_slc; twitter.com/agirlatthebar |
| Mitch Parker | Lehi | Mitch likes to draw. He makes cartoons, music, zines, and noise. | https://instagram.com/fakemitch |
| Mr. Sunday Monthly | Provo, Utah | I draw a weekly comic strip about an owl, which I publish as part of Mr. Sunday Monthly—along with poetry, drawings, book reviews, and other ephemera. | space-patrolman.gumroad.com; https://instagram.com/space_patrolman |
| Oatmealcreates | Utah county | I have two regular jobs, but when I do have time for myself I like to make things out paper, sewing, mixed media and anything in between. This is my first time making zines, I’ve always like seeing other people’s interpretations and it always excites me to create my own work. I’m interested in photography and collages type of zines. I hope people will be interested in my type of style. | instagram.com/oatmealjr35 |
| Plumas Colectiva | Salt Lake Valley | Plumas Colectiva is a Latinx group of artists and writers based out of the Salt Lake Valley. Our zines are a collection of art and poems about love, eros, self-acceptance, reclaiming identity, queerness, healing, and being hot bad bitches. | https://www.palomopoemas.com/plumas-colectiva; https://www.instagram.com/plumascolectiva/ |
| QsySue | Salt Lake City | Film photography and art zines. | https://instagram.com/qsysue; https://flickr.com/photos/14097154@N00 |
| Rachel Frost | Artist, author, and generally creative mess, making a comic called The Witch and the Dragon. | linktr.ee/tsirachel | |
| Rad Breath | Oakland CA | Perzines ranging from crap poetry to scrapbook style memoirs depicting the life of a queer trans down and out bay area babe | Instagram.com/radbreath |
| Razorcake | Los Angeles, Salt Lake City & Worldwide | Razorcake provides consistent coverage of do-it-yourself punk culture that you won’t find anywhere else. We believe in positive, progressive, community-supportive DIY punk. We do our part. DIY punk culture is often misrepresented, misunderstood, and the target of corporate exploitation. Razorcake supports a legitimate community of punk music and culture as the only bona fide 501(c)(3) non-profit music magazine, and after 20+ years, is one of the longest running print music fanzines in the US. The Razorcake umbrella also includes book publishing, record pressing, live shows and readings, and a web presence that maintains weekly podcasts, webcomics, and videos. We take pride in our scenes and represent them nationally and internationally. DIY punk is an exciting, evolving culture that can thrive outside of corporate interests. Our goal is to continue operating a modern framework where this community of independent, DIY punk can continue. You’re not alone. | www.razorcake.org; https://www.instagram.com/razorcake_zine/ |
| Riso Geist | Rose Park, UT | Hi! We are Riso Geist, Utah’s first risograph studio. We believe in the power of print to create joy and effect change, and champion the process of printmaking in a digital world. | risogeist.com; instagram.com/risogeist; instagram.com/neuergeist |
| Rocky Porter | Salt Lake City, Utah | Rocky has been making autobiographical zines and comics in SLC since 2006. His work typically focuses on queer love, joy, and heartbreak. | https://badbadbananas.bigcartel.com; https://www.instagram.com/rockyporterslc |
| Sarah Müller | South Jordan, UT | Sarah is a zine-maker who draws inspiration from being part of the LGBTQ2IA+ community, their love of the Muppets, and working at a library. When not making zines you can find them reading queer romance or making acrylic jewelry. | https://sarahmuller.myportfolio.com/; https://www.instagram.com/fruityandspooky/ |
| Sarahmour Ink | Midvale, Utah | I make zines using words/drawings/photos about history/personal experience/observations. | https://www.sarahmour.com/; https://www.instagram.com/sarahmourink/ |
| Scrumple Street | SLC, UT | Looking for a silly little fiction newsletter to bring some spice into your life? The world of Scrum is full of fun! Grab a seat, and some sip, and delve into the odd little lives of Scrumpenguins on Scrumple Street. | www.scrumplestreet.substack.com; https://scrumplestreet.substack.com/ |
| Sexter’s Laboratory | Baltimore, MD | My work is focused on exploring grief of the self by way of repurposed pop culture iconography and sardonic visual commentary. | |
| Sharon et Yoshi | San Francisco | Our zines including self development, horror, psychological issue and LGBTQ Romance element. | sharonetyoshi.com; instagram.com/SharonetYoshi |
| SLCC Publication Center | Salt Lake City, UT | The mission of the Publication Center is to support learning in the production, distribution, and circulation of print and digital texts. | https://slccpublicationcenter.com; instagram.com/pubcenterslcc |
| Spencer Holt | Salt Lake City | I make comics! | www.dungeoncrawlerscomic.com; instagram.com/spenturion |
| STRAYFOTO | Moab, Utah | I started creating Strayfoto as a zine about 5 years ago. It’s mostly photos, published occasionally. It’s a way to connect with the creative process and do something more than doom scroll on a device. All the photos and writing is my own. | www.strayfoto.com |
| Suburbanlivin | Rose Park | My name is Sonny and I’m a tattoo artist from salt lake and love to make anything art related. Zines are drawings from your fellow qtpoc 🙂 | https://www.instagram.com/suburbanlivin/ |
| Teen Zine Team – Salt Lake Library | SLC Main Library! | Teen Zine Team is a fun hangout session where you can meet new people, and spark your own creativity and self-expression! No experience necessary and materials are provided. Local zine artists, along with our Teen Services Librarians, will introduce you to this underground art form and guide you on your zine-making journey. Teens with any level of artistic experience are welcome in this inclusive, casual group. Work on collaborative or solo projects and add your masterpieces to the Teen Zine Collection! Teen Zine Team meets every Thursday, from 4–5pm, in the Teen Lounge at the Main Library. | https://services.slcpl.org/ |
| The Last Straw | Green River, Utah | The Last Straw is an outlet to share and explore ideas of a better world through the lens of building methods and materials. In the face of climate crisis and increasing alienation from each other and the Earth, we believe another world is possible. Our goals are to bring a critical perspective to conventional practice, imagine alternatives, and connect designers, builders, and dreamers. We learn from the past and present to help each other build a more autonomous future. | www.thelaststraw.org; https://www.instagram.com/thelaststrawjournal/ |
| The Mobile Moon Co-op | Salt Lake City Utah | The Mobile Moon Co-op is a femme and queer led collective that aids communities and ecosystems through education, empowerment and botanical stewardship. We make informative and artistic zines with contributions from our community. | www.mobilemooncoop.org; instagram.com/mobilemooncoop |
| The Wasatch Wonders by Evan Black | Cache Valley, Utah | The Wasatch Wonders face off against giant mutated brine shrimp, fearmongering fiends, and animated blobs of green Jello, all to keep the good people of Utah safe! Evan Black is a husband, father, former teacher, and 1-year cancer survivor, and enjoys seeing his homeland through the eyes of his superheroes. | www.wasatchwonders.com; https://www.facebook.com/wasatchwonders |
| Thrive check | Salt Lake City | I am a high vibe zine with affirmational, small poems, and friendly check in. | Thecosmicspruce.com; https://www.instagram.com/Cosmiccloudsandpopcornthoughts/ |
| Torpor House | Salt Lake City | Torpor House organizes, designs, and publishes collaborative zines as well as personal work, mostly focused on nature and Utah’s hidden gems. Torpor House also distributes work made by other artists and writers. | torporhouse.com; https://www.instagram.com/torporhouse/ |
| Trin-Aber Martin | SLC, UT | I make zines about mental health, and the LGBT experience (mostly). These are both topics that are close to me, and I have found the most joy and liberation in discussing, but I make it fun by tying in a few fandoms. | https://instagram.com/trabers_art |
| Will Agrella | Boise, ID | Focused on the intersection of culture and ecology, MILKWEED STUDIOS is an Idaho-based project currently attempting to imagine biophilic solutions to the climate crisis. | https://www.instagram.com/milkweed.press/ |
| Zee | Ogden | I’m Zee! I’m almost a BFA grad at Weber State and I work primarily in textiles and printmaking. My zines take on an open conversational format with myself, out there for anyone to participate in. Like diary entries, but with existential dread instead of school drama! | https://instagram.com/myhyperfixation |
| ZuZu Cartoons | Tempe, Arizona | I’m a cartoonist and zinester who’s been publishing out of Arizona for the past decade or so. I have a variety of work, which ranges from the aesthetic to the deeply personal. My most recent publication is a small, free resource describing my experience getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and includes links to resources and a flowchart for calling a new provider. Other perzines I’ve created tackle subjects such as intrusive thoughts, living with type 1 diabetes, and liminal spaces in Arizona. My ongoing comic series, Playlists for Possessed Dolls and Depressed Smokers, relies on humor and narrative to tackle heavier themes such as isolation, nihilism, interpersonal relationships, neurodivergence and mental health… All wrapped inside a story about a stoner who summons a demon into a long Furby. It’s a good time, and exactly as weird as it sounds. I’m very proud of it. | https://zuzucartoons.com; https://www.instagram.com/zuzu_cartoons |
| Ricky Vigil | Sandy, UT | Ricky Vigil makes comics mostly about himself that he thinks are funny and/or important and has been doing so for almost a decade. | rickyvigil.com; instagram.com/supercoolnstuff |
| Tiny Zoologist Illustration | Salt Lake City | Frances Ngo (she/her) is a tiny queer artist, biologist, and proud multiracial Mexican & Chinese poet. You’ll often find her roaming through fields, forests, and fens in search of her next subject or a good nature metaphor. She’s the artistic equivalent of a habitat generalist, dabbling in many different media and interests! Frances graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelors of Science in Zoology and a minor in Painting. She offers freelance services as an avenue to combine her love of wildlife conservation & art. | tinyzoologist.com/ |