South Side Zine Fest is so excited to host Fandom and Zines: A Conversation Between Liz Mason and Keidra Chaney! Two zinesters who publish work about media will talk about popular culture’s appearance in zines and how it informs their own publications.

This panel discussion will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at Tangible Books, 3326 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport (one block north of the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library). Free!

Liz Mason publishes zines with names like Caboose and Cul-de-sac, works at Quimby’s Bookstore and is getting a Masters in Library Science. Her work has been in places like Punk Planet, The Zine Yearbook and the back of the toilet at her friends’ houses.

Keidra Chaney’s Wild Ramp Publishing is a Chicago-based micro-press dedicated to small-run zines and chapbooks about pop culture, fandom, disability, and identity. Wild Ramp uplifts marginalized voices and supports community-driven storytelling, including offering microgrants to disabled zinesters working at the intersection of art and activism.

Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

Image description: A flyer featuring photos of zinemakers Liz Mason and Keidra Chaney, the South Side Zine Fest logo, and this text: “Join us for South Side Zine Fest’s pane: Fandom and Zines: A Conversation with Liz Mason and Keidra Chaney; Saturday, July 26, 2025; 2 p.m.-Tangible Books, 3326 S. Halsted St., one block north of the Daley Library in Bridgeport; This FREE event is sponsored by Zine Club Chicago”