Can’t make it to South Side Zine Fest? We’ll match you with a zine pen pal!

We’ll be hosting a pen pal station so festgoers can create and send some fun snail mail to a new out-of-town zine friend right from our event.

Sign up for a pen pal here: tiny.cc/SSZF2025PenPals

Our international friends are welcome to participate, too!

Pen pal sign-up closes at 10 p.m. CT Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

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