South Side Zine Fest applicants, check your email! We’ve let everyone know if they have received a table or been placed on the waitlist.

We appreciate every applicant’s interest in our fest and the time you took to complete your application. We received more than 40 applications for only 20 table spots. For our curation process, we prioritized creators with strong ties to the South Side and/or Zine Club Chicago.  Our hope is to grow South Side Zine Fest and offer more table spaces for vendors at next year’s event.

If you didn’t receive a table spot this year, we hope you’ll consider attending the fest! There will be many opportunities to engage with other zinemakers, including a zine swap, scavenger hunt (with prizes!), a panel discussion and workshop, all-day zinemaking, pen pal station, and more!

Tablers, we can’t wait to see you at the fest! Please make sure to confirm your spot via email by June 15. We’ll send out more information about day-of-fest logistics as we get closer to the event.

If you’ve been placed on the waitlist, we’ll notify you via email if a spot opens up. We are not able to let you know your position on the waitlist.

The inaugural South Side Zine Fest presented by Zine Club Chicago will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport, Chicago IL 60608. Admission is free!

South Side Zine Fest is presented by Zine Club Chicago. Jamie Kadas (Curvy Girl Comics) and Cynthia E. Hanifin (Zine Club Chicago producer), both native South Siders, are the fest’s volunteer co-organizers. This free community event is made possible by a grant from the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library and individual donations from Zine Club Chicago members.

South Side Zine Fest logo designed by Aim Ren Beland. Flyers designed by Jamie Kadas.

Image description: A blue and red flyer featuring the South Side Zine Fest and Zine Club Chicago logos and this text: “Join Us for the Inaugural South Side Zine Fest! Presented by Zine Club Chicago; A celebration of self-publishing with Zine Camp vibes!; Applicants Check Your Email!; Table confirmations are DUE June 15!”