Black Zine Fair 2025

11am-6pm, Saturday, May 3, 2025

Hosted by Powerhouse Arts at 322 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The Black Zine Fair is a celebration of all things Black and independent publishing in New York City! Zine makers, educators, collectors, and the zine-curious are invited to gather, trade or sell zines, and exchange knowledge surrounding zine-making, publishing, and do-it-yourself culture.

The BZF is a hybrid fair. The 2025 workshop series spans April and May, featuring hands-on programs exploring Black love, embodiment, publishing legacies, and creative resistance. Virtual workshops include Black Love Letters with Annika Hansteen-Izora and Writing the Body with Danialie Fertile.

In-person workshops on May 3 include Make a Memoir with illustrator Jonell Joshua, Moving Through Language with performer Raymond Pinto, suminagashi with Khari Johnson-Ricks, a zine-making session on Johnson Publishing Company with Tulani Pryor and Jehoiada Calvin, collaborative screen printing with Du-Good Press, and Zoe Pulley’s Black Joy Archive risograph workshop.

The fair also features an all-day zine-making station, a “Take One, Leave One” table, and exhibitors including CASSANDRA PRESS, Schomburg Center, KGP MONOLITH, Black Salt Press, citation studio, Public Assistants, Blackberry Zine Collective, and more.

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Make a donation to support the fair

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. 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.