Zinester
Zinester
I wrote my first zine at the age of 14 with a group of pals huddled around a overheating copier in my mom's office and haven't stopped since. My most well known zine is a series called Radical Domesticity which earned me the title "domestic advice guru of the zine counterculture" by the zine distro, Antiquated Future. My zines are currently in the permanent collections at the Radcliffe Institute's Schlesinger Library and Barnard College Zine Library, and has been sent to readers as far away as Japan and Australia.
I created Pretty Dirty Press in 2011 as a place to sell the zines and other items I was making. While it is still the best place to purchase my work - if you want to see more behind the zines and learn about any upcoming workshops I am hosting check out and follow my Instagram @PrettyDirtyPress
I started teaching zine making workshops in 2014 and it is one of the best things I ever started doing. I love passing on tips and tricks to help new zinesters (people who make zines) avoid some of the mistakes I have made over the years. But the best part of workshops is getting to watch people create their first zine and see their smiles when we share them at the end of the session. I have taught elementary school groups to college professors, three part in depth series to 30 minute quick sessions, done both virtual and in person workshops. Contact me to talk about setting up a workshop for your organization, business, or group! You can send me a message via my Etsy shop or DM me on Instagram @PrettyDirtyPress .
Highlights:
Designed curriculum for Booklyn Zine Camp 2023
Guest Artist Presenter for three years at the Achievement First Bushwick Middle School 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes
Teaching incarcerated persons at the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Facility in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library
Train-the-Educator Zine Workshops at Booklyn
Volunteer at Zine Pavilion at American Library Association annual conference
Guest Artist take over of Picture Collection Instagram
Including an Instagram Live presentation of how I use the Picture Collection in my zines
Middle & High Schools
Achievement First Bushwick Middle School
Berkely Carroll Middle School
Little Red Elizabeth Irwin - Middle School
Little Red Elizabeth Irwin - High School
Colleges & Universities
SUNY Purchase
Pratt Institute - For Brooklyn Campus and PALA Chapter's at Manhattan Campus
Pace University - Guest Lecturer for LIT 340 Alternative Media & Literature
Libraries
Jail Library Zine Project - Brooklyn Public Library
Teens Take the Met in partnership with New York Public Library - Virtually
Bronx Anti-Prom in partnership with New York Public Library - Virtually
Librarians of Tomorrow - Teen internship program at Brooklyn Public Library
Zine Shops, Bookshops & Organizations
Booklyn - Train-the-Educators Workshop
Quimby's NYC Zine Store - one off zine making sessions and a three part in depth zine making and publishing series
Relationship Abuse Prevention Program - Part of the Teen Participant Celebration