Learn about the amazing world of independent zines with Kinsale Drake and the Changing Wxman Collective as we create our own zines together!

In this workshop, Kinsale Drake will share selections from her zine, “Hummingbird Heart” (Abalone Mountain Press, 2022) and examples of other independently or small press-produced zines.

We will review zine aesthetics, a brief and fun history of zines in BIPOC artist circles, and then each begin working on a small zine together!

All materials will be provided by both the Changing Wxman Collective and The Ruby!

About Kinsale Drake

Kinsale Drake (Diné) is the co-creator of the zine “Hummingbird Heart” with artist Alice Mao (Abalone Mountain Press, 2022). Her work has appeared in The Adroit Journal, Yale Literary Magazine, TIME, Wax Nine, The Foundationalist, and elsewhere; she has poems forthcoming from Diode Poetry Journal, Poets.org, and more. She has received the J. Edgar Meeker Prize, the Academy of American Poets Prize/Sean T. Lannan Poetry Prize, and the Young Native Playwrights Award. Currently, she is an Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow.

About Changing Wxman Collective

Changing Wxman Collective is a digital arts and literary magazine/community for BIPOC artists of marginalized genders. They have published four issues, host free community workshops, and have been featured by Refinery29, Youth to the People, Girlfriend Collective, and more.

Health & Safety Notes

Please show us your proof of vaccination at the door. Masks are optional at the Ruby though highly encouraged. We have KN95s available for all at our front desk.