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CZF 2026 GlitterGuts photos10/13/2026 Always thrilled to have our friends at GlitterGuts taking free photobooth photos for us at the fest! Check out the pics from CZF 2026 at glitterguts.photography/chicagozinefest2026. And consider hiring them for your next event!                                
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CZF 2026 volunteer sign up10/2/2026
Just fill out the form below to volunteer for a 2-hour shift at CZF 2026! If you have any trouble with the embedded form, you can click here to go directly to the form.
Once you've submitted the form, just show up on Saturday to the Harold Washington Library Center (400 S State St) at the start of the shift you chose. You'll check in at the CZF welcome table on the 9th floor and choose your volunteer task.
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CZF 2026 kick-off reading9/26/2026  Join us the night before CZF 2026 to kick off the fest! Hallowzine is an all-ages night of spooky zine readings with a terrific lineup (to be announced, but we've got some great folks already!!!). Thanks to our host Skunk Cabbage Books in Avondale, this event is free! Join us Friday October 9th from 6:30-8 pm for a night of fun and frights.
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CZF 2026 workshops9/11/2026  During Chicago Zine Fest 2026, we'll have three exciting sessions! Join us at the Harold Washington Library Center on Saturday October 10th.
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CZF 2026 poster art6/19/2026  The CZF 2026 poster was created by Aaliyah Lachel’e. Aaliyah is a black queer artist from the the south suburbs of Chicago. With a focus on magical realism, Aaliyah aims to bring a little bit of fantasy to her viewer’s everyday life. 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.
Aaliyah recently graduated with a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. You can find more of her work at her website peanutbuddarart.com or Instagram account @peanutbuddarart. The CZF 2026 artwork features Marbles the Library Mouse. If you love Marbles as much as we do, you'll be able to buy Marbles merch at CZF 2026!
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CZF 2026 application3/22/2026 The application to table at Chicago Zine Fest 2026 was open from March 22nd through April 11th, and is now closed. We will let all applicants know whether they have been accepted or not by Saturday May 2nd.
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CZF 2026: save the date2/28/2026 Chicago Zine Fest will be back on Saturday October 10th. We're thrilled to be back in the Winter Garden at the Harold Washington Library Center, thanks to the generosity of Chicago Public Library!
We'll make announcements about registration dates and the curation process in March, so keep an eye on our social media and this website for more info.
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CZF 2026 new organizers orientation2/28/2026 Want to help make CZF 2026 happen? We're having a new organizers orientation on Weds March 18th at 7 pm Central. Register for this online meeting. We need your help to help make Chicago Zine Fest happen and we're excited to welcome in new organizers!!
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CZF 2025 photos7/23/2025 Thank you so much to everyone who attended, tabled, or volunteered at Chicago Zine Fest 2025! A special thanks to our sponsors who made it all possible. We are so incredibly grateful for the zine community!!
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Volunteer at CZF 20257/8/2025 We need your help! CZF 2025 depends on volunteers to happen. Tasks include helping to check people in, showing people how to make zines, filling in for zinesters when they need a break, setting up, and more.  |
