Fife Queer Zine Fest

Fife Queer Zine Fest is a new celebration of LGBTQ+ creative activity in Fife. Featuring an artists’ market alongside talks, workshops, music and spoken word, it’s a cosy celebration of proud lives and subversive ideas.

11-6pm, Saturday 21st February
Forgan Arts Centre
Free entry

A zine is a wee magazine (that’s where the name comes from!) that anyone can make and share. A zine can be as simple as a folded sheet of paper or as elaborate as a glossy journal, using writing or photography or collage or drawing or anything else the zine-maker enjoys. For decades, zines have been part of LGBTQ+ and feminist culture, featuring at punk nights and community gardens, protests and collective events. A zine fest is a grassroots events where independent writers and artists can come together to swap and share their publications and learn from each other. Let’s make one happen in Fife!

We’ll be announcing the full programme of stallholders and events in 2026. You can expect chances to get your hands on creative activities, hear from brilliant artists, and browse stalls from zine-makers and community groups.

If you’re a LGBTQ+ artist from Fife and you’d be interested in a stall at our zine fair, we’d love to hear from you. Stalls will be free to hold, but our space is quite limited, so priority will be given to artists working in zines and small-scale print culture, and we can’t provide space to commercial businesses. A good rule of thumb is, if your artistic work is priced cheaply and you’re open to swapping it for someone else’s work, a zine fair is right for you! You can contact us at queeringtheclachan@forganartscentre.co.uk