CZF 2025 exhibitors & table map

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table number	exhibitor/distro name	website	description
1	Quimby’s Bookstore & Angel xoxo​	quimbys.com  instagram.com/angel.xoxoxoxox	Quimby's is an independent bookstore that sells ​books, comics, zines, and more. Angel xoxo is a QT zinemaker based in Chicago.​​
2	CZF organizers	wildramppublishing.com emilylsteffen.com ​violetbfox.info/zines	Some of the CZF 2025 organizers will be sharing their own work. Pick up a CZF tote bag or pin!
3	Kelly Wang	cchianart.com	Kelly Wang is a cartoonist, printmaker, and musician based in Chicago, USA. They self-publish their work through their own small risograph press REESO PRESS and play music.
4A	Marissa Domantay	mdomanta.wixsite.com	Marissa Domantay (aka dom) is a illustrator, cartoonist, animator, and silly guy from Chicago who loves art, video games, and cartoons.
4B	Strange Deer Press	strangedeer.com	Strange Deer Press is a Midwestern comic & zine collective. Started in Northeast Ohio, SDP creates works that are real, accessible, wonderful, and wild - ranging from queer autobiographical comics to speculative fiction to anthologies.
5	Taxonomy Press	instagram.com/taxonomypress	Taxomomy Press is a risograph micropress in Detroit. We publish, among other titles, the quarterly newspaper Floral Observer, a zine about interacting with nature.
6A	Ann-Derrick Gaillot	instagram.com/adgzines​	Ann writes zines about history, memory, and culture. She is based in Chicago.
6B	Eileen Chavez	greenmango227.tumblr.com	Eileen Chavez is an alternative comics artist based out of Chicago. They like to write surreal non-linear stories about celestial beings and plants.
7	Clara Brubaker​	clarabrubaker.com	Clara Brubaker is from Ottawa, IL and mostly makes zines about seeing yourself in nature, and seeing nature in yourself.
8A	Natia Ser / ​回家 Going Home	natiaser.com	Hong Kong-born artist Natia Ser explores notions of intimacy in the itinerant experience through photo zines.
8B	Jehoiada Calvin / Beet Street Zine	instagram.com/beetstreetzine	Beet Street Zine is an art-based organizing and community-led publication for and by Queer and Trans Black and brown people to create a more equitable and just food system based in care and love for one another and the earth we all call home.
9A	ASTRA OASIS	instagram.com/midwestcyborg	ASTRA OASIS is a stop-over located along the I-94 and I-43 with headquarters in Milwaukee, WI that hosts the work of 3 artists. Available zine merchandise muses on themes of Asian-American and queer culture, the current Internet Age, along other topics.
9B	Messy Misfits Club	messymisfitsclub.wixsite.com	A publication dedicated to the messiness of real queer lives, cultivated by real queers. Located in Chicago, IL & Madison, WI.
10	​Ira Rat / Filthy Loot	filthyloot.com	Ira Rat lives and works in Ames, IA.
11	HNDL Magazine (Highlighted Neurodivergent & Disabled Life Magazine)	instagram.com/hndl_mag	HNDL was started in the spring of 2022 to celebrate, uplift, and represent the amazing art and expression the community has to offer.
12A	Madal Draws	madeleine-lyon-design.com	Madeleine Lyon is a freelance illustrator, designer and zine maker residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her love of the natural and fantastical has led her to create and grow her primary zine series, Cryptids & Their Antics, where she explores the likes of frogmen, lucky cats, kappas and giant predatory birds.
12B	Amor as Lucha	amoraslucha.info	Amor as Lucha is a chicago-based migrant, nonbinary, latinx artist who makes artsy zines about humans, life, and being a person and tries not to take themself too seriously thru it
13	Melody Yang / melonfarm	mel0nfarmart.tumblr.com	Melody is based in Chicago and makes comics about natural and unnatural life. ​
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14B	the (trans)cribe	trans-cribe.com​​​​	​Wynter Appleford (they/them/theirs) is a writer, zinester, recovering academic, and anarchist poet. Their work speaks to their personal Queer experience, humanizes LGBTQ+ people beyond the headlines, and visualizes a possible liberated Queer future.
15	Miguel Limon​ / Matiz Press	instagram.com/matizpress	Matiz Press is a Chicago-based risograph studio and creative space dedicated to community-driven printmaking, independent publishing, and experimental print. Through collaborative projects and hands-on workshops, Matiz Press cultivates a space for artists and educators to explore, experiment, and share their work.
16	Disco Bunny Studio​	discobunny.world	From fully interactive zines to quirky acrylic pins—and blind grab bags called Mystery Meat—you've never had an experience like visiting the Disco Bunny Studio table. Oh, and did we mention the tiny claw machine?
17	Jada Shields	jadastudioart.carrd.co	Jada Shields is a queer black artist from Kansas City Missouri. She uses auto-fiction and fantasy-realism to cover the struggles of girl hood and being a young adult. Jada also works with textiles and fibers so her work often combines the two making fiber zines!
18	Aaliyah Lachel'e / PeanutbuddarArt	peanutbuddarart.com	Aaliyah Lachel'e (Peanutbuddarart) is a black queer artist from the the south suburbs of Chicago. Her work covers the general experience of growing up as an internet obsessed, loser-ish, nerdy kid-of-color, with a little dash of science fiction mixed in. She hopes you can see yourself in the work, because representation matters.
19	Aryl Night​	arylnight.com	Colorful Fantasy Illustrator, and comic/zine artist. Coming from Madison, WI to share and explore zines with the Chicago community.
20	Soph Warrick​	sophiewarrick.com	Soph is a white fat femme dyke from Minneapolis who adores sharing stories and getting to know people. Her art explores that various ways we can document the joys of life. Message her your juiciest piece of gossip of tell her about your latest crush! She's hungry for it.
21A	Daimon Hampton	daimondrewthis.art	Daimon Hampton is a comic artist from Chicago he's known for his self published comics and a short story he did for DC comics that one time.
21B	Adeeba Arastu​	instagram.com/adeeba_arastu	Adeeba Arastu is a designer and fiber enthusiast from Chicago. They write zines about fashion, the environment, and capitalism.
22	Temporary Services / Half Letter Press	halfletterpress.com	Half Letter Press is a publishing imprint and online store initiated by Temporary Services (Brett Bloom and Marc Fischer). We also distribute work by our side presses Breakdown Break Down Press and Public Collectors.
23A	The End Press	maryclimes.com/ilovetheend	Based in Saint Paul, MN, THE END Press is a micropress operated by Mary Climes and Cody Triplett. THE END combines words and images to make humorous, deep works that explore our big, beautiful world as it circles the drain.
23B	Alondra Araujo​	alaraujoart.com	Alondra Araujo (They/He/She) is a comic artist from Fort Wayne, Indiana who writes comics and zines about queer latines navigating relationships and personal stories with mental health struggles.
24	The Support Ho(s)e Collective	​​​sxhxcollective.org	The Support Ho(s)e Collective is a small Leftist formation of sex workers (current and former) and our trusted co-conspirators based in Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and New York City.  We work to build radical community for all sex workers through political education and public agitation--we've been making zines and organizing together for over nine years!
25	SOL / ​Laryssa Olmedo, Orion Dub, and Sunny Anaya	-	One freshly graduated artist + two high school artists — Brazilian-Ukrainian whimsy, Colombian sunshine, and Ukrainian chaos — create zines packed with their passions and a whole lot of heart.
26A	Ensemble Academy / Riesling Dong, Arianna Aquino, Muchen Wang, Dashuang Wu	ensemble-academy.com	Ensemble Academy is an Asian Queer artists collective and small press in chicago that celebrates originality, authenticity and creativity that brings people together.
26B	arianna unabia aquino	ariannaua.com	Arianna Unabia Aquino is a queer Filipina-American printmaker and illustrator from Chicago. Their work is a window into their mind, whether it's processing life with social anxiety, daydreaming about romantic scenarios, hyperfixating over obscure-ish media, or appreciating cute animals.
27A	Chicago Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines	instagram.com/chicago_chrp	Chicago Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines is a grassroots organization in solidarity with the Filipino movement for liberation. We organize & educate people in Chicagoland to fight U.S. funded human rights abuses and militarization in the Philippines through workshops, art, and zines!
27B	Alex Lupp	sandcomic.com	Sand is a series of fantasy comics set on a desert world. The story begins in a realm of myth where twin sibling gods accidentally create a world due to their rivalry. Future issues tell of life on that young planet, from unlikely animal friendships, to the tragedy of the first human explorer, and even swashbuckling adventure!
28	Maggie Umber	maggieumber.com	Maggie Umber paints, prints, and programs graphic novels and zines. She's a member of the Chicago Printers Guild.
29	Jen Mayer​	makeist.art	"I’m Jen Mayer—a mixed media collage artist, printmaker, visual information designer, avid home cook, and cookbook fanatic. Writer, designer, and publisher of Makeist and Zinestack.
30A	Eli Rayas	erayas00.wixsite.com/elirayas	Eli Rayas uses zines, prints, and stickers to communicate both personal & communal sentiments regarding the human experience. He additionally enjoys creating art of colorful fat horses in fantastical or beautiful scenes.
30B	Jasjyot Singh Hans​	jasjyotjasjyot.com	Jasjyot is an Indian artist based out of Chicago. He loves making zines that make you happy! His work is centered around body image, queerness and ideas of beauty!
31A	Jen Chavez​	jenillustration.com	Jen Chavez is a chicana illustrator born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Her zines focus on various mental illnesses, troubles with catholicism, and the occasional natural disaster.
31B	Zine-A-Month / Anna Jo Beck​	zineamonth.com annajobeck.storenvy.com​​​	Anna Jo Beck is a how-to and movie fan zine writer. She is also the admin of Zine-A-Month, a zine by mail subscription service, with a new zine, by a different zinester, each month.
32A	leslie perrine	​​leslieperrine.com	leslie perrine likes making up creatures and the worlds in which they live. her comics are friendly for all ages and creatures.
32B	Heather Colby​	antiquatedfuture.com/zines/?query=heather+colby	Heather Colby has been spilling her guts in perzines for well over a decade. A librarian who is fueled by friendship & mail, she lives on the south side of Chicago.
33A	PrintNinja	printninja.com	PrintNinja is a custom printing company offering affordable, high-quality offset printing and superb customer service.
33B	Mimi Ozormoor​	mimisdreamies.neocities.org	Mimi Ozormoor is a Chicago based illustrator, printmaker, and mixed media artist who makes work under the name mimisdreamies online.  Their zines range from personal diary work to humorous and cynical short fiction comics.
34	Sojourners for Justice Press​	​sojourners4justice.press	Sojourners for Justice Press is a micro press that opens its platform to people working experimentally with print based media. We publish short form and ephemeral zines, pamphlets, and booklets that engage do-it-yourself, black feminist, and abolitionist philosophies. SJP also organizes the Black Zine Fair, an annual celebration of Black independent publishing and diy culture in NYC.
35A	Better Homes and Dykes / Elli Vega & S. Hansen	betterhomesanddykes.bigcartel.com	Better Homes & Dykes is a quarterly, print-only publication for dykes and those who love them. Each issue features a variety of content from various Minneapolis/ St. Paul collaborators including quizzes & games, media reviews, handy-butch wisdom, write-in laundry advice, sports content, reader photo submissions, and more!
35B	birdbub / Lucas Barreto-Cisneros	cloudbub.art	Birdbub / Lucas Barreto-Cisneros is an existential transsexual cartoonist whose art centers around the simple and complex beauties of being human with a lens on the queer experience.
36A	​Passenger Pigeons Comics & More / Joseph "Joe" Hohman	ko-fi.com/passengerpigeons	Joseph "Joe" Hohman is a multidisciplinary artist with his feet in Texas and his head elsewhere. He spends his time making absurdist comics and zines about art, nature, history, and politics.
36B	Works of Love / TV GRIME	worksoflove.storenvy.com	Luke Geddes runs the Works of Love imprint, best known for TV GRIME, an occasional compendium of "reviews and free associations" of the many, many TV shows he has watched throughout his life laid out in a TV Guide style grid on newsprint. It has won the Broken Pencil Zine Award and was the second best seller of 2024 from the Antiquated Future distro.
37	Lunar Stardust Cereal Collective​	lunarstardust.neocities.org	Lunar Stardust Cereal Collective is a zinemaker collective of majority poc + lgbt members, creating zines for an expansive, playful world. LSCC is a group of friends who make zines about daily life, fandom, queerness, cycling, after-school hobbies, and cats. Members tabling at CZF ‘25 are Pebble, Yeeseon, and Isu.
38A	Anne's Science Spot​ ​	instagram.com/annessciencespot	Anne is a queer Asian-American Chicago-based scientist who writes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) zines that focus on local, relevant, and identity-specific health and science topics. In addition to science communication, she is also a local STEM educator and mentor.
38B	Sam Park​	instagram.com/shp.sampark	Sam Park is a Chicago born and raised artist, exploring feminism, philosophy, and the experience of grief at a young age.
39A	DePaul Zinesters	instagram.com/depaulzinesters	DePaul Zinesters is a student group from DePaul University with many different contributors.
39B	Nat Toner / LOCUST	nattoner.carrd.co	Nat toner is a chicago-based cartoonist who believes the world is a weird place. They are currently drawing silly guys who live in the midwest!
40A	Sheer Spite Press	sheerspite.ca	Sheer Spite Press is a transsexual-run, anti-ableist very small press and zine distro based in Montreal, publishing and distributing beautiful, affordable, useful, generous, political, funny, heart-filled books + zines.
40B	Lee Reeves​	lilyiscomics.com	Lee Reeves is a trans guy from Chicago, who has been drawing comics their whole life.
41A	Specimen Zine / Erin Greenhalgh​	specimenzine.com	Specimen Zine is a series about the transformative power of attention, whether that be towards a flower you never noticed before, an unknown insect, a new city, or an old friend. Specimen is created by Erin Greenhalgh, writer, collage artist, and photographer from Denver (and one-time Chicago resident).
41B	Mac McGuire​	instagram.com/mac.nificent_art	Mac McGuire is a queer, Chicago-based illustrator inspired by life experiences, the natural world, and the occasional strange dream.
42A	A. T. Pratt​	atpratt.net	A. T. Pratt is a cartoonist from NYC who writes, draws, and self-publishes comics, zines, art books and paper crafts of all shapes and sizes, often including handmade special features like pop-ups, fold-outs and a variety of binding techniques. The publications range in genre from autobio to horror and everything in between.
42B	Grant Jackson (LAMBS)	​instagram.com/holdinglambs​​	LAMBS (Grant Jackson) is a cartoonist born in Griffin, Ga now based in Atlanta. LAMBS cartoons capture the vibrant energy and humor of his favorite 90s and early 2000s cartoons.
43	Perfectly Acceptable Press	perfectly-acceptable.com	Perfectly Acceptable Press, founded by Matt Davis in 2013(ish) and located in Chicago, publishes short-run narrative artist books ("comics"), as well as offering for-hire Risograph printing services. As a publisher, Perfectly Acceptable aims to create objects that push the boundaries of 'zine' without sacrificing accessibility, synergizing content, craft, and form.
44A	Hink	hink.club​​	Hink is a comic artist, illustrator, muralist, paster, and creature person from Chicago. They have been self-publishing their own comics and zines since 2019, and can be spotted vending at (and generally running around) to different events around the city, and beyond. Their work tends to explore gender, sexuality,  interpersonal relationships, and social issues, all in a stylized manner.
44B	Reilly Branson	reillybranson.com	Reilly Branson is a Chicago-based illustrator whose interests in fantasy, architecture, and the natural world all influence his broad variety of zines and comics. From tabletop gaming zines and fantasy comics to meticulously rendered ink drawing collections, Reilly’s work aims to encourage curiosity and exploration.