OC Zine Fest
An all-ages community celebration of independent artists, writers, designers, and creators hosted in Orange County, California.
OCZF 2026
Saturday, August 15, 2026
at the Anaheim Central Library (500 West Broadway Anaheim, CA 92805)
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
Acceptance emails will be sent in Mid-June.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you at the fest!
Who We Are
The Orange County Zine Fest was started by a network of artists, writers, musicians, designers, poets and activists engaged in DIY culture and zines, specifically in the OC and surrounding cities. We came together to start our very first event in Santa Ana, CA in 2014 to connect zine makers across the county and southern California area to create connections with each other and inspire others to discover zines, chapbooks and other handmade, self-published works as an alternative form of expression. Our ongoing event is a continuation of this goal, and we love and appreciate all the help and support we've received in making it come true.Since 2017, OCZF has partnered with the Anaheim Public Library. This partnership has enabled OCZF to host zinesters without charging tabling fees in an environment that supports literacy and free speech. Each year, participating zinesters are asked to donate copies of their zines to build Anaheim Public Library’s zine collection showcasing and preserving the work of local creators. This was the first circulating collection of zines in Orange County.We recognize that we hold OC Zine Fest on seized Acjachemen and Tongva land.
Our Safe Space Policy
OCZF strives to be a safe space, therefore we will not tolerate any vendors who promote hateful or harmful material that mentions or could be considered racist, sexist, ableist, xenophobic, misogynist, homophobic or transphobic, nor will we tolerate any such behavior at our events. OCZF highly encourages mask-wearing to protect and support our community.
OC Zine Fest 2026 Directory
Under Construction
Please come back later to view the zinester directory ❤
Arthur Rose Neis Art
Instagram
ko-fi
I have illustrated a fairytale, a poem, and literary quotes. I also illustrated my dreams and some fantasy creatures. I also sell hand-bound sketchbooks made from recycled book covers and dyed watercolor paper.
Asphalt Pearls
website
Asphalt Pearls makes text-heavy zines about kitschy, forgotten media, ranging from vintage cookbooks to horror movies.
Babylipgloss1995
Instagram
Etsy
My zines are a very cute mix of things I love and inspire me ☆ Art has helped me find light when I’m feeling low so I love to create cute art to help cuten up our dark world <3 I make zines about food (like recipes n reviews), music, personal, diys, fanzines, coloring zines, and drawing prompts cos I love interactive art ♡
Banana Cat
Instagram
Light-hearted zines/perzines reflecting on my interests, such as traveling, bird-watching, concerts, and stories from my time in college!
Black OC Archive
Instagram
Your neighborhood Black radical archive. Zines about grief, Blackness, and poetry.
Blancis the Creative
Instagram
My zines have been described as cute, colorful and endearing. They are zines that serve as archiving my life stories, sharing a variety of interests and passions, and illustrating the many creative ways zines can exist.
cà phê book club
website
Two book lovers (Cathy Duong & Jessica Dinh) creating zines about growing up Vietnamese American in Orange County, about being a storyteller/writer of color, about reading poetic words that can save us, about coming of age in suburbia and Taco Bells, and about making silly drawings for friends
Camille Hernandez
Instagram
Anaheim Poet Laureate sharing poetry zines, stickers, and books.
Cindy Rinne
Instagram
website
Cindy Rinne creates fiber art, zines, and poetry in San Bernardino, CA. She creates zines inspired by nymphs, goddesses, and nature using painting, drawings, photography, and more. She creates myths, fairytales, and more in her magical realism poetry. Cindy includes zines, poetry/art books, stickers, and small fiber art pieces in her display.
cowlick
Instagram
cowlick is a cartoonist & urban sketcher based in Westminster CA. They make narrative comics & zines about queer Asian identity and California enclaves & subcultures.
CSUF Illustration and Sequential Arts Club
Instagram
Our club's Zine Library features work from several CSUF illustrators, graphic designers, and other artists that attend the school. Within our body of work there's comics, short stories, autobiographical sketches, some collage/multimedia work, and sketch compilations.
Dinosaur Butt Press
shop
Collage based zines with historical facts and poems.
Doc Anarchy
Instagram
Doc Anarchy is Sarah Underwood. Doc's zine work focuses on disability (esp. neurodivergence and autoimmune issues), personal experiences, and things she wants to yap about more.
Dopeminas
Instagram
Two best friends, Laurie and Alba, came together to create a unique blend of poetry and photography. Laurie’s poetry, deeply personal and reflective of heartbreak and childhood trauma, complements Alba’s photography and some of her writings, which evoke a melancholic atmosphere. Their collaborative work brings together two distinct artistic styles, creating a yin and yang scene.
Emmanuel Guerrero
Instagram
Emmanuel makes comic zines about desert lizards, wizards and motorcycles.
Erin Rodriguez
Instagram
website
Erin Rodriguez is a seasoned painter & color designer for animation & comics. She's worked on projects for Shadowmachine, 20th TV Animation, Mad Cave Studios, Zag Animation, and more. Whenever she's not working on her artwork, she's watching horror movies, listening to punk music, and petting her cats!
FilAm Jam
website
Primarily FilAm Jam, a zine made by and for Filipino-Americans - other zines will also be focused on diasporic communities, Asian-American immigrant art and literature.
First Draft
website
Instagram
First Draft is a student-led and student-run publication with the main focus of spotlighting, celebrating, and spreading the work and thoughts of our lovely student population at Laguna College of Art and Design! We feature artist interviews, spotlights, student-submitted tabloids, and specially made riso printed student artwork that lets this paper also function as beautiful decor for your wall!
Francisco Garcia
Instagram
Francisco Garcia is a traditional artist/cartoonist inspired by classic, alternative,and underground comics. Mainly focusing on zines that contain drawings, comics, and the occasional bit of writing. His work often follows a loose stream of consciousness where the art and the writing are less focused on a specific meaning and more about whatever occupies his mind at the moment.
heysoupface
website
My zines are cartoony (I used to work in animation) and sometimes sad but in a funny kind of way. They deal with topics such as friendship, failure, and loneliness.
Itsme_Hendy
Linktree
Hendy is a director, character designer, illustrator, and storyteller, who loves to make art about all her interests and silly ideas! Her zines centers a dialogue about overcoming imposter syndrome and a short story about keeping warm during the winter (featuring characters from her short film)
Jaycie Kim
Instagram
Jaycie Kim is a Southern California artist and designer. she skips the digital shortcuts to make physical, tactile art primarily out of paper. Big on manual processes, she uses typewriters, braille, hand-lettering, and good old-fashioned construction to bring works to life.
Jillian Sandell
Instagram
Jillian Sandell is an artist and educator who lives in Joshua Tree. She makes zines and art about the politics of everyday life – including bioregional awareness; cancer treatment and its aftermath: grief and love; and micro shifts in perception within daily routines and habits. Since 2017, she has made (or been a contributor to) more than thirty zines.
John Dishwasher
website
Instagram
My zine is a literary zine called “John Dishwasher’s Zine.” I make zines from my writings. All of my zines revolve around the idea of “humans resisting dehumanization.” I build my table around resistance art because I believe such art empowers people to resist.
John F. Malta
website
Instagram
John F. Malta is a Cleveland, Ohio born artist based in Laguna Beach, California. His studio practice explores the convergence of illustration, comic art, installation, print production, and design. Currently he's working on Rotten Metropolis, a semi-autobiographical multi-format comic zine that follows the far out dystopian story of Gunk the Punk.
Lill Martinez
website
Venezuelan-born and easily distracted by small silly things. I make landscapes, prints, and music-inspired doodles, with occasional detours into yarn art. All under the watchful eye and supervision of my boss, Kittyman Cassidy, who has personally approved everything you see on display.
Lilly Phan (lolliipom)
Instagram
Lilly (aka lolliipom) is an OC based artist with a background in illustration and animation. Her art and zines typically depict themes involving food,nature or something abstract. She has a large collection of sweaters and cardigans so she's probably wearing one if you see her.
Lily the Kid
Instagram
Linktree
My work centers around my studies in Film History and my participation in fandom culture! My works include an interactive Saw Fanzine, a personal essay on top surgery, lyric zines with original art, an abridged history of the show Riverdale and a variety of my printmaking and illustration.
Lina Yu
Instagram
Personal zines, about everything from love to queerness to slice-of-life, all accompanied with poetic and/or whimsical illustrations.
Lola Olvera
website
Lola Olvera is a writer and zinester based in Southern California. Her work explores themes related to anti-capitalism, generational trauma, and inner child healing through poetry and collage.
LONG ARM STAPLER
Linktree
Perzines and fanzines about being sad & queer & loving dogs, karaoke & King of the hill. AND a long-form interview podcast about zines!
LUCHA Anaheim
Instagram
Autonomous community mutual aid hub, sharing zines made by their collective including Know Your Rights and Mutual Aid information.
Minjuli Art
Instagram
I'm a recent graduate with a bachelor's in fine art. I'm finding my footing post-grad, while also looking for ways to have some fun in the middle of all the chaos! I will also have two zines, one that shares a bit of what post-grad life has been like for me, and another that's my dog's step-by-step guide to being an awesome pet. Come by to chat and check out what I have to offer!
Minnie Lulu Club
Nirra’s Instagram - Nikki’s Instagram
Tatiana’s Instagram
Hello, we are Minnie Lulu Club, a collective of five artists. Our zines primarily have illustrations, poetry, photography, and story telling.
Misty Darling
Instagram
a collection of poetry zines
Nikki Alfonzo Photo
Instagram
My zines are crazy, sexy, cool and cute!! Most of my zines are photo zines and some scanned journal entries. Portraits/ landscapes/ editorial work. A little bit of everything.
Nova Community Arts
website
Nova Community Arts is a queer-owned 501(c)3 nonprofit art studio located in Los Angeles. We offer art classes, workshops, open studio access, and guest programming at our studio in Atwater Village five days a week. Our classes and workshops include Riso printing, book binding, zine making and more! Let's hang out and make something cool!
Orange County Democratic Socialists of America
Instagram
Orange County, California chapter of DSA. Sharing education, community defense, know-your-rights zines.
P.S. Art & Zines X Lili + Keiji
shop
P.S. Art & Zines (short for Perpetual Student) is a store/brand founded by artist couple Lili Todd and Keiji Ishida in 2024. They live in Yucca Valley, CA.
Peelē
Instagram
Risograph-printed zines featuring Iranian artists, exploring identity, diaspora, and socially engaged storytelling through visual experimentation.
Rebecca Crossing & EPWhales
Rebecca Crossing’s IG
Rebecca creates informative zines on tattooing, and personal zines about tattoo experience and culture. EPWhales/Eric creates zines about queerness, fanfictions, and slice-of-life stories.
Richie Pope
website
Instagram
Richie Pope is a multidisciplinary artist from Newport News, VA, currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He’s self-published comics and zines like “Super Itis,” “That Box We Sit On,” and “Around The Way” while tabling at numerous indie comic shows. His comics work has also been published by Youth in Decline in their Frontier series, LAAB Magazine, and various group zines and anthologies.
sailorcaliart
Instagram
SoCal Illustrator/Zinemaker. A majority of my zines include just autobio comics and infographic zines, but I also have zines that include interactive quizzes, comedy, and music.
Sarhely Morales
website
Sarhely is a SoCal based film photographer that focuses on darkroom and analog process.
Selkie's Dream
Instagram
carrd
Hello! My name is Mik, and I am the creative behind Selkie's Dream. I make colorful queer art and zines covering a variety of topics, from quantum physics to living with mental illness. I dabble in a variety of fandoms. If there is old man yaoi in any media, you can rest assured I am drawing fanart of the couple.
Sio Gallagher
shop
Siobhán Gallagher is a visual storyteller illustrating the nuances of life through humor, pop culture references, and sly observations. She is the author of Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image (2024) and has worked with clients such as HarperCollins, The New York Times, Penguin Classics, New Yorker, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Netflix.
small press
website
Thick Press is a collaboration between a social worker and a graphic designer. We make unusual books about care work and the work of care.
Snakeberry Art
carrd
We are Snakeberry Art, a collective of SoCal artists that expresses our stories through various mediums such as comics and written works. Stickers are a bonus!
Sofa
Instagram
TikTok
Sofa is a Black zinester that creates zines about Southern California's DIY scene and overall music. Due to her negative experiences at an arts school, she found comfort in the encouraging space that was her local music scene. She shares those experiences and information about thriving DIY communities in her zines.
Spellbound
Ava’s Instagram - Savy’s Instagram
Lyn’s Instagram - Lauren’s Instagram
With over a dozen zines to choose from, Spellbound provides a break from the real world and transports you into the creative land of fiction. Their anthology, ‘Spellbound,’ collects four original stories that revolve around the idea of magic in different worlds. The artists include Ava Hernandez, Savy Willingham, Lyn Iguchi, and Lauren Li.
Strange dreams
Instagram
Etsy
My work is a blend of delicate and dark motifs. I tend to find the bittersweetness in things and I like to translate this through mixed media, heavy texture, and delicate lines. My zines are personal and political, and lighthearted and indulgent. My emotions, my favorite media, and the causes I value shape my creations most. - Lina (strange dreams)
The People’s Coalition
AllMyLinks
The People’s Coalition is a community- led collective building decolonization programs in occupied Tongva and Acjachemen territory.
Uncommon Practice Studio
website
Instagram
Evan Chelsee is the human behind Uncommon Practice Studio, a home for zines about culture, creativity, and being a person in the world. You'll find mini zines, unusual formats (like brochure zines and readable earrings), and special interest deep dives.
Valerie Castanon
Instagram
I draw, I print, and explore nostalgia and everyday life through playful, hand-crafted artwork.
XIRENV
Instagram
My zines are rooted in storytelling, identity, and emotional duality, blending Chicana cultural influences with surreal, character-driven narratives. Each piece feels like a fragment of a larger world—intimate, raw, and reflective—often exploring themes of girlhood, consciousness, and transformation.
Yakapin Studio
Instagram
The majority of my zines are perzines inspired my humor, lived experiences, and interests. I cover topics such as vending tips, art school, grief/loss, jealousy, caregiving, missing people you shouldn't, and so much more!
Zines by Lichen
Instagram
itch.io
Lichen makes zines and is based in Southern California and Houston. They write confusing short stories and maudlin poetry. When not writing, they are learning about psychology, fighting statistics assignments, or thinking about the moon.
Zobug Arts
Instagram
Zoe Bautista considers themself a “jack of all trades,” and can’t seem to stick to just one medium. Inspired by little guys (think critters of all kinds, even bugs), the whimsy in life, and music Zobug Arts takes on many forms: stickers, prints, zines, patches & handbound sketchbooks/journals. The mantra they live & create by is “I’m going to make whatever I want!!!”
Connect With Us
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