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With South Side Zine Fest + Carnival 2026 upon us this weekend, I’d like to pull back the curtain for a moment to give y’all a peek at my co-organizer Jamie Kadas’ process to design this year’s logo. She started with a pencil sketch, which she transformed into a beautiful full-color illustration that truly places…

Zine Club Chicago is proud to welcome two community partners to South Side Zine Fest + Carnival 2026: CHIRP Radio and Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center! Please stop at their tables at our fest to learn more about the amazing work they each do for the greater Chicago community. The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) is…

South Side Zine Fest + Carnival 2026 is just ONE WEEK AWAY!! We’re so excited to host 24 amazing zinemakers, collectives, and distros at our fest next Saturday. Check out our full list of tablers! We’ll keep rolling out individual exhibitor profiles on Instagram right up until fest day, so keep watching that space: @zineclubchicago…

Zine Club Chicago is thrilled to present our programming for South Side Zine Fest + Carnival 2026! Thank you to zinemaker Lucinda J. Williams (Bookshelf Voyeur) for her generous sponsorship of all our programming this year. Shoutout to the wonderful folks at Tangible Books, as well, for hosting our workshop and panel discussion. We appreciate…

Looking for all the details about South Side Zine Fest + Carnival 2026, including info about our afterparty? We’ve got you! Afterparty details! Once South Side Zine Fest + Carnival wraps, we’ll be heading to Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar, 960 W. 31 St. (0.6 mile away from the library), to keep the fun…

Sugar Hijinx and Zine Club Chicago return to Ridman’s Coffee in Andersonville on Sunday, July 26th! Just like last time, Chicago-based pop-up perzine distro Sugar Hijinx will have their zine shop open from 12 to 3 p.m., followed by Zine Club Chicago’s free zinemaking hangout from 3 to 5 p.m. Shout out to Danielle and…

Zine Club Chicago is thrilled to present the 2nd annual South Side Zine Fest + Carnival! This year, we’re bringing a carnival vibe to our annual celebration of zine community on the South Side of Chicago. All are welcome to join us for zine-themed carnival activities for folks of all ages, artist-led programming, stations for zine and button…

South Side Zine Fest + Carnival 2026 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 many more applications than we have spots to offer.…

The application to table at the 2nd annual South Side Zine Fest + Carnival will open on June 15! Find it here: tinyurl.com/ApplySSZF2026 Applications will be accepted 11 a.m. CT Monday, June 15 through 11 p.m. CT Sunday, June 21, 2026. Only fully completed applications will be considered. In our decision-making process, we will be…

SAVE THE DATE! South Side Zine Fest returns this summer with even more fun! This year, Zine Club Chicago is bringing a carnival vibe to our annual celebration of zine community on the South Side of Chicago. We’re planning some amazing workshops, programming, and zine-themed carnival activities, along with community-focused tabling by local zine distros…