Black Zine Fair presents...

Young Voices: Call-to-Action Zine-Making Workshop

In this creative workshop, participants aged 15 and under and their guardians are invited to make their own eight-panel comic zine all about something they care about. Kids will learn how zines can be... Read more.

Meet the workshop facilitator

Jonell Joshua is an author, illustrator and teaching artist based in Brooklyn, New York. After the release of her debut illustrated memoir, How Do I Draw These Memories?, she went on to speak on “how comics can empower marginalized teens” at San Diego Comic Con and has facilitated a workshop with the Brooklyn Public Library’s Bookmatch teen interns on storytelling and memoir. Jonell serves as a teaching artist, teaching a “hero’s journey” graphic book project to 5th grade students with City Lore and facilitates workshops with all age groups throughout the city and beyond, empowering community members to craft their story.

Make a donation

The Black Zine Fair is free and open to the public, although donations are appreciated. We suggest a donation between $5-20 depending on your financial ability. We encourage established professionals and people with intergenerational wealth/savings to consider donating more or becoming sustaining members.

The fair is organized by Sojourners for Justice co-directors Neta Bomani and Mariame Kaba alongside collaborator Tash Nikol. We’re committed to creating a free platform for Black zine makers who otherwise wouldn’t have access to zine/art/book fairs and festivals. We rely primarily on individual donors to fund and sustain our work. Thank you for supporting us!

Safety precautions for airborne viruses

The Black Zine Fair is a masked fair. All event attendees, exhibitors, workshop facilitators, and staff are expected to wear a high quality KN95 or N95 mask at all times inside the venue to protect each other from airborne viruses. Masks will be provided. We expect you to test regularly/serially leading up until the event. If you test positive or have any symptoms, we ask that you refrain from attending the fair.

Accessibility information

Powerhouse Arts, the venue where the Black Zine Fair takes place, is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Restrooms are gender neutral and ADA compliant. A sound-proof quiet room is available.

Community agreement

All event attendees, exhibitors, workshop facilitators, and staff agree to follow the community agreement.

Learn more

The Black Zine Fair is a celebration of all things Black and independent publishing in New York City! We invite Black exhibitors and educators to gather, trade or sell zines, and exchange knowledge surrounding zine-making, publishing, and do-it-yourself culture. The fair takes place virtually and in-person from April to May. Visit our website and instagram to learn more.