HalloZINE FAIR!

Check out all of the awesome zine-makers we have tabling at our fair...

Ell J Walker

Ell is an Edinburgh-based artist who originally emerged from the North Sea. A lot of their work is inspired by folklore and the ocean - though they are also a big fan of death metal. They love writing and drawing comics but also making one-off zines - the latest of which are a selection of little A7 zines about foraging. They also sell lino prints, postcards and stickers.

François Giro

I've been publishing my zine series of drawn diaries since 2022. I explore my emotions, feelings and sensations in my daily life through drawing and writing. I've published 5 volumes so far. Some of my drawings can have a surreal dimension and would fit well the Halloween theme of the fair. I also make zines with Monday Night Collective, a group of visual artists.

Funghouls Collective

We are a pair of Edinburgh-based creatives. Lyndsey Croal is an award-winning author of dark and speculative fiction, with stories published in over ninety venues. She writes sci fi, horror, and folklore-inspired tales from 100-words, to full novel length, and everything in between. Her debut collection Limelight and Other Stories published in September, and her 100-word stories have inspired the zines Cecilia has illustrated and produced. Cecilia Bennett is a senior editor at indie publisher, Neem Tree Press, and fills their spare time with lino-printing and other creative endeavours. They are geeky about all things printing and production and have enjoyed bringing Lyndsey's stories to life with their work.

Georgie Mac

I am a non-binary visual artist based in Glasgow. I make zines, comics, and artwork inspired by weird nature - worms, ghosts, and all the beings that lurk just beyond our reach. My zines feature ink and pencil drawings, uncanny creatures, and hyper-niche fan art. I love to print my work using Risograph; the vibrant inks and ethereal textures make ordinary papers feel like magical artefacts. My zines will feel special in your hands and make your eyes twinkle.

Jake Parappa Hainey & Rebecca Crawford

Jake & Rebecca are both lifelong artists, currently residing in Hamilton after spending the last three years in the Orkney Islands. Jake’s work consists of a mix of comics and zines on a bunch of topics but mainly focuses on pop culture, critique and horror. His newest work is 'Orlok Lives', an anthology he edited that celebrates the centenary of the film Nosferatu. Rebecca makes zines on the subjects of Paganism and nature with her most popular work being her Wheel of the Year series, focusing on each of the pagan festivals.

Little Jupiter

Little Jupiter is a queer-led arts organisation based in Dundee, run by Cricket McCann. Cricket makes prints and zines that explore queer community, mental health and wellbeing, living with a chronic illness, science and nature, and more! Little Jupiter regularly hosts zine-making workshops and primarily works with the LGBTQ+ community, and those with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Little Jupiter's mission is to promote creativity, inclusivity and accessibility in Dundee, Scotland.

Lizzie Brand

Lizzie Brand is a queer blackout poet living in Edinburgh. They make blackout poetry out of Christian fundamentalist texts, turning toxic words into positive works of art about faith deconstruction and reclamation of sexual and bodily autonomy. They sell a variety of zines, prints, necklaces, stickers and badges.

Mits Makes

I am a Malaysian multidisciplinary artist based in Edinburgh, passionate about creating small, quirky and colourful zines and crafts, just like me! My zines are a medium of radical expression; they embrace and empower various themes including sexuality, disability and cultural heritage. I also explore various zine folds and other art mediums through my art. Expect to find zines, stickers, and art prints at my stall. I am also open to zine commissions, and organising zine workshops across Scotland.

Nytastic

Ny Ali ‬is an illustrator and comic artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. She is seen making comics, Prints and merch. Her work can be described as Comedic, relatable and cute. If you like animals with hidden evil intentions to relatable everyday chores then head by to Ny’s table. She likes to crochet and make a lot fibre art friends including frogs.

Profusion of Eccentricities

I take inspiration from the Scottish landscape and its creatures, both real and mythical. I'm working on a Scottish mythical creature alphabet, with one zine for each letter. I am a printmaker and my zines are made using digital printing from scans of original monoprint and collage. I have recently branched out into artist's books.

Ell J Walker

Ell is an Edinburgh-based artist who originally emerged from the North Sea. A lot of their work is inspired by folklore and the ocean - though they are also a big fan of death metal. They love writing and drawing comics but also making one-off zines - the latest of which are a selection of little A7 zines about foraging. They also sell lino prints, postcards and stickers.

Ell J Walker

Ell is an Edinburgh-based artist who originally emerged from the North Sea. A lot of their work is inspired by folklore and the ocean - though they are also a big fan of death metal. They love writing and drawing comics but also making one-off zines - the latest of which are a selection of little A7 zines about foraging. They also sell lino prints, postcards and stickers.

Purple Poetry

Purple poetry is a custom poetry business - creating beautiful handwritten poems based off the conversation you have with your poet!

Right Villainous Chapbooks

Right Villainous makes zines queering folklore, history & rogue literature using risograph, collage, and traditional printmaking such as letterpress, wood engraving and linocut.

The Forbidden Zone

The Forbidden Zone are a DIY alternative music and arts collective based in Edinburgh. We mainly run gigs and socials for the Alt community and create zines along side our events and about cult media.

Toadlett

I'm a Glasgow-based artist working in comics, illustration, narrative games and traditional printmaking. My work often has strong queer and environmental themes and draws from wildlife, folklore and myth. I've made comics about queer Arthurian knights, criminal fairies, and Scottish devils, as well as books of cursed swords, fictional clowns, and poetry about birds. I’m currently working on environmental horror games, zines about goblins, and even more queer Arthurian comics!

Tom Humberstone

Tom Humberstone is an award-winning comic artist, illustrator and writer based in Edinburgh. He is the author of Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis and his non-fiction comics have appeared in the Ignatz award-winning The Nib, the New Statesman, Vox, Buzzfeed + more. He writes about horror and pop culture in his newsletter, Grave Offerings.

Toxic Cactus

James is a queer trans illustrator and zine maker from Dundee. They work with traditional media to crate detailed illustrations. His work offten has a gothic storybook feel with a focus on queer relationships and folktales.

Volk Gallery

Volk Gallery is a non-institutional arts venue based in Dundee, Scotland. Consisting of a repurposed nappy vending machine, Volk Gallery is hung in the publicly accessible locale of the Keiller Centre. A rotation of products are dispensed at a set price of £3 each. Works are completed by commissioned artists and change (roughly) monthly.

Wamgoozle

I'm an Australian freelance illustrator/artist creating bright, colourful, narrative focused work using a combination of traditional mediums and digital techniques. I love making and sharing my work through zines, comics, stickers, posters and prints.

Windfall*

Windfall* is an infrequent arts publication and collaborative platform that provides a critical and discursive space for emerging contemporary artists and their work. Featuring the work of four practitioners per issue – through interviews, experimental texts and collaborative essays – it has begun surveying an eclectic community of artists that is representative of the interdisciplinary approach to emerging contemporary art today. Windfall*s first four issues has included artists based in London, Budapest, Copenhagen, Seoul, Krakow as well as across Scotland, cultivating an innovative network of creatives working across local, national and international contexts.