The Zine Project

The Zine Project is for trans folk of any age who are looking to produce zines but may not have the necessary funds for printing & distribution.

At a time when draconian anti-trans legislation is being drawn up & passed into law, I feel there’s something more we can do to encourage creativity, without informing the structure or design. An attempt to silence is being made & rather than dominate the conversation, I felt it important to step back & provide structural support to anyone who wanted to produce some kind of media that people could hold in their hands.

Digital erasure is a legitimate concern, so I believe that if you can cover the content, we can cover the creative costs & produce a work that can elude censorship & find it’s way to people (especially those who are seeking to be understood or to those who need to understand)

On a case-by-case basis, you present to us the idea & the budget for your printing & distribution & we see what we can do to support you financially, so that your concern is with the art & not the cost.

I only ask that upon the printing, wherever you are creating your zine, you send us several copies.

This way, we can begin to build a permanent library of creative writing by trans folk here, in the hope that it encourages you to do the same.

This project is funded by VMH & receives no additional funding.

For more details, email rahim@viciousminuteshour.com & put in the subject ‘Zine Project.’ & tell me about what you would like to do, so that we can see how we can help.

January 10th, 2024 Update

As we continue to grow & I either find funding or keep building up resources through working, we will open up spots with The Zine Project. Right now we have 7 zines presently being published. We may have a spot for a couple of people in April 2024, so if you’re interested, please email me at rahim@viciousminuteshour.com. And to receive copies of zines from The Zine Project from our various artists, please fill out the contact information below & I will send to you a mix of zines our artists have created.

Priority shipping will be given to anyone who’s helped out VMH (or myself) in the past.