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	2D Cloud websiteZines + projects:, Mother Lover, Arthur Turnkey, Things You Carry, The Death of Elijah Lovejoy, Manny + Bigfoot, GMN1, GMN2, GMN3, GMN4, RDCD Fist, Mind Mapping, Covered in Confusion 2D CLOUD is a micro-press comics publisher based in NE MPLS. We publish paper-craft art books, mini comics, and graphic novels by an assortment of creatives.
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	Adult Books is a collective of book artists, print makers and binders from Minneapolis (Casey Deming, John Jerry, Jennifer Jerry, Tom K., Ginny Maki, Anna Tsantir, Zak Sally, Jenny Schmid) Established May of 2010, the group has a non-hierarchical approach to book projects incorporating technologies ranging from xerox prints to fine hand binding techniques.LABOR / LEISURE On August 25th, 2010 Adult Books facilitated a book-making workshop and assembly line at the Soap Factory. The participants were guided through the creation and assembly of a limited edition art book that explores the relationship between the Mill District’s industrial past and leisure-focused present. Participants earned a copy of the completed book as payment for their services. GLBT ORAL HISTORY The Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project is a collective devoted to documenting and interpreting the lives and experiences of queer people in the Twin Cities. The oral histories excerpted in this chapbook series have been selected from approximately 100 oral histories collected from 50 participants since 2003.In collaboration with the Twin Cities GLBT Oral Histories Project, Adult Books bound unused portions of the project to pay tribute to the specific locations, everyday decisions and seemingly insignificant moments that contribute to a culture.

	John Akre Animated shorts and feature on DVD, comics, CDsJohn Akre makes animated films and comic books.
	Avow Zine websiteZines + projects: Avow fanzine, Tiger Force Ultra RecordsKeith Rosson has written and illustrated Avow since 1995. Early issues have been collected and anthologized in book form under the title The Best Of Intentions: The Avow Anthology. He was a regular columnist for Heartattack and Give Me Back and currently writes and designs for Razorcake.He’s also a freelance illustrator and designer, having done work for Against Me, Amanda Woodward, Submission Hold, Modern Life Is War, Hot Cross, Death Is Not Glamorous and many more. He runs a record label and distro called Tiger Force Ultra, with a heavy focus on cassette releases.He is currently assembling a collection of his short stories for possible publication, and one eye definitely turns to the left when he’s been drinking too much.
	Awesome Pups PressZines + projects: Awesome Pups: a ‘zine about some really cool dogs.Astrid Wick loves dogs. This is her first ‘zine.Holly Day has been involved with writing for and publishing ‘zines and ezines for the past 25 years. During that time, she has written for ‘zines as diverse as Boiled Angel, Rollerderby, Pitchfork ezine, Punk Planet, Bad Newz, Flipside, Maximum Rock’n'Roll, Splatterpunk, Midnight Zoo, and Brutarian.
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	Bearskunk Productions websiteZines + projects: Late Romantics, Halflings!, Things were going so well until the ExtinctionBearskunk Productions presents “Late Romantics” – the zany, sexy, and true adventures of classical composers in the late 19th century. Mostly non-fiction, entirely awesome.Also featuring Latham Luepke’s “Halflings!” and other mini-comics.
	Big Lump Zines + projects: Sap Attack, Life in a Northern Town, Goddamnapolis, I’ve Been To Duluth, The Good, The Bad and the Shotty (Tales of the Pedi Cab)Hand drawn comics by young south minneapolis goofs . Founded in 2008 Big Lump produces homemade comics, zines and puppet shows! Their newest endeavor is a zine documenting the plights of a small group of artists riding homemade pedi-cabs on the means streets of Yuptown.
	Fritz Bogott websiteZines + projects: Untold Tales Chapbooks:The Giant Rat of Sumatra, The Notorious Canary Trainer, The Paradol Chamber, The Dundas Separation Case, The Singular Affair of the Aluminum Crutch, Startling Adventures MagazineFritz has contributed comics to Little Funny, Lutefisk Sushi and Just Add Ink. His stories have been published in Kek-W Quarterly, Startling Adventures, Weaponizer and Jack Move Magazine. He builds giant flaming things in Northfield, Minnesota with his wife and daughters.

	Boneshaker Books websiteBoneshaker is a new, collectively run and volunteer powered bookstore in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. We specialize in zines, independent presses, and progressive literature.
	Anna Bongiovanni websiteZines + projects: Guide for Prim and Proper Little Girls, The Feast, Pure BonesAnna Bongiovanni is a cartoonist, illustrator, and a pretty swell person. Originally from Fairbanks Alaska, Anna studied comic art at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She now has a BFA and puts it to use everyday as a freelance artist/hooligan. She’s currently working on her own personal comics.
	Jessica Bublitz Zines + projects: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Special Collections Zine Librarian, Bottles on the Sill Distro, The Obsesser, Motel, Kubba.
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	Talia Carlton websiteZines + projects: Little Artists, Brain Comics, and several othersYou’ll find comics and minicomics covering everything from jokes about art students and tales of life with ADHD to topsy-turvy fairytales and murder mysteries that take place inside supercomputers.
	C.L.A.P.:Creative Ladies are Powerful websiteC.L.A.P. is a totally DIY zine written and drawn by awesome creative ladies from around Minneapolis and St. Paul. C.L.A.P. features travel reporting from House on the Rock, an advice column, Stevie Nicks hairstyle how-to, cartoons, and more!
	Conifery Society websiteZines + projects: An assortment of zines (including such titles as: Donut Head, Blackhole, and more…) with original, words, images and handiwork by the residents of Pine Cone Castle. We’re putting together a selection of all new stuff, covering a range of topics and interests. Some autobiographical, some more pictorial, others kind of a grab bag of sorts. We’ll also be bringing some smaller scale art projects, including screenprints and embroidery.The Conifer Society consists of the residents, and honorary resident of the Pine Cone Castle: Britta Anderson, Bethany Heart, Felix Snoozy, Sam Molstad, and Maria Garcia. We have all been involved in our own creative endeavors since long before we met, making music, deejaying, writing, printmaking, etc. After converging in the Castle it didn’t take long before we were scheming and plotting new projects. Brought together by our mutual interest in cats, music, feminism, food and fun, creative juices began to flow. This works is both solo and collaborative, representing our overlapping and individual obsessions.
	Shannon Connor Zines+projects: Basements and Living Rooms, CouchShannon recently graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a Bachelor in Fine Arts and training in printmaking. She resides at The Laundry Chute in Milwaukee, taking care of other people’s babies and making zines and art. Shannon is part of Cream City Collectives and The Borg Ward Collective. She is currently taking submissions for Basements and Living Rooms: A Zine about House Shows and DIY music ISSUE 2!
	Athena Currier websiteAthena Currier is a cartoonist/barista based in Northeast Minneapolis. Her comics have been featured in numerous publications, including City Pages, Broken Pencil Magazine, and on gURL.com. Her autobiographical webcomic, Action Athena, updates three times a week.
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	Data Red Comics websiteZines + projects: Space Sheriff and Happy Space Boy, Dynamite PilotJustin “Spanky” Cermak, Local Minneapolis comic book artist since 2001. In addition to the many comic books, I’ve written and drawn, I am also an avid micro video game creator.
	Dim Media websiteZines + projects: ”Coffee Crumbs Zine issues, The Blue Flame, M15Ever wish you had better material for your coffee table? Those freebie newspapers full of brainless content and ads just not doing it for you? Try a dose of Dim Media’s Coffee Crumbs to spice up your morning java.
	Ryan Dow websiteZines and projects: Art of Failing Buddhism, Weekends With Carl, Plunger-Man and the Super PlumbersRyan makes mini-comics and books.
	DWITT websiteZines + projects: DWITT Dailys & assorted mini-comics in the works.DWITT is an illustrator living and working in Saint Paul, MN. He’s created over 400 gigposters, and has drawn 7 graphic novels for Lerner Publishing.
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	Mark Ehling websiteMark Ehling writes about all of the following and more: advertisements, sales pitches, products that don’t currently exist, dreams, and deeply felt sentiments that are expressed only in crude, inarticulate pseudo-stories—quick and fun reading for today’s armchair philosopher, perfectly suited for the spare minutes she has between eating food, toiling for wages, and speaking and/or socializing with humans.
	Elizabeth Elton websiteZines + projects: Wild Heart Breathe Deep, arty per-zine, Baby Gourmet, vegan cookzineElizabeth Elton is an artist and musician living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She makes photographs, buttons, zines, and cries a lot at dumb romantic comedies.
	Endless Escalators websiteEndless Escalators is a collection of childhood war stories, evidence of the writer’s bad blood, terrible drawings on tear-stained pages, et cetera, et cetera. The writer’s charmed life has surprisingly continued and spawned two new zines to live in the shadow of what Endless Escalators has built: Wildcats, a comic about attending a two-room Lutheran schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere, and Room for Cream, a compilation of the filthy fantasies that the writer assumes everyone has about people in the service industry.
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	Freak Tension websiteMP Johnson pukes up stories about monsters and weirdos. He is the mastermind behind Freak Tension fanzine, which covers punk rock and things that eat brains. His horror stories have appeared in a wide range of underground books and mags.
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	Girl Germsis our sponsor!Girl Germs is a blog and podcast/netcast devoted to groundbreaking female musicians – from rap to riot grrrl, rock & roll to soul – hosted by Dana and Anna. We also discuss feminist and DIY culture and events. Catch a new episode of the Girl Germs podcast every other Friday on the Fancy Pants Gangsters network. You can also listen, download and subscribe to the show in the iTunes store and stream episodes via the free Stitcher app.
	Gumshoe websiteGumshoe is believed to be created by the break-down of lubricating agents in dangerously old xerography equipment. It seeps out of lonely garages from time to time to tell some tales and serve as a catalyst for small-scale human-human (as opposed to human-feline) interaction.
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	Jesse Haller websiteZines + projects: Psychopomp, My Holy Three, Little MiracleJesse grew up in Eastern Iowa. After graduating from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Jesse moved around the country looking a place to call home. He decided the Twin Cities are it.Jesse’s work is not in any particular genre. He ranges from sci-fi to satire to horror. If you know what category Jesse’s work hits into let him know so he is less dumb founded when asked about his work.
	Hyena Zine websiteHyena Zine is a brand new self-published feminist zine, hosted by Hyena Fida, an alpha female with relationship issues. With a satirical and bitchy edge, Hyena Zine addresses women’s issues, such as the marginalization of female sexuality, LBGTIQ rights, and the disenfranchisement of Native American and indigenous cultures while operating in the broader themes of change, transformation, egalitarianism, and sexual health. It is currently sold out of Ojata Records in Grand Forks, North Dakota and in Quimby’s Bookstore located in Chicago, Illinois.
	Sam Hoolihan websitePhoto-based artist books and zines.
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	The Iron Sea websiteZines + projects: The Iron Sea, Princess Goblin, Mix-Tape and Mix-Tape AVWilliam Schar Is an Iowa born cartoonist and designer. He has been a world traveler since he was born, been drawing since he discovered art at the ripe age of ten, and has been telling stories since he could manage to cobble two sentences together.He attended a highly accredited and internationally-known innovative school, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Comic Art in the spring of 2007.While at MCAD, he was President / Editor in Chief of the student run comic arts club, Comic Heads. He lead the group in publishing two anthologies including the largest book the group has made to date.His current base of operations is the Twin Cities in Minnesota where he works at his desk as a free-lance comic artist, colorist, illustrator and designer. Professionally, he has worked as a colorist on several Marvel reprint omnibus projects, including Tomb of Dracula and Secret Wars II omnibi…omnibes? Huh. How do you pluralize Omnibus? Never mind. Other work include lead story-board artist for the independent feature film, “”Regular Joe,”" and a designer for a small ceramics company. He also creates original stories and drawings for his comics, digital illustrations, pen & ink illustration and is trained as a painter, as well as having a background in the theatre as an actor and scenic and set designer.
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	Kate Saturday’s Confounded Contraption websiteZines + projects: Circus Season, Shark Book, San Jose: I’ll Keep You, DeatHat, Confounded Contraption Dot ComWhat is happening in this book? Why are there sparkly things here? Why do these sharks have legs? You don’t know! We don’t even know! We just know it’s important to ask the question.
	Allen Killian-Moore websiteZines + projects: Experimental film. What? an introductionAllen Killian-Moore is an American film-maker, visual artist, writer, zinester, activist and curator. He works in a variety of disciplines including film, video, mixed-media, performance, sound-art & photography. Allen has described these various disciplines as being complementary & fluid, each drawing upon elements from the others in a symbiotic relationship. His art deals with a broad spectrum of themes ranging from human growth & frailty, the environment, oppression (across a broad spectrum of ethical disciplines & considerations), love & loss, spirituality, sustainability, & philosophical idealism. A primary concern inherent in his practice is the desire to facilitate progressive dialogue while allowing room for thoughts and actions to connect in a dynamic interchange of people and ideas.
	King-Cat Comics/Spit and a Half Distro websiteJohn Porcellino has been self-publishing King-Cat since 1989. He also runs the Spit and a Half zine and comix distro.
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	Microcosm Publishing website Zines + projects: Making Stuff & Doing Things, Make Your Place, Zinester’s Guide to Portland, and much more!As a not-for-profit, collectively-run publisher and distributor of zines and related work, Microcosm Publishing strives to add credibility to zine writers and their ethics, teach self empowerment, show hidden history, and nurture people’s creative side!
	Minneapolis Community and Technical College websiteMCTC Library’s unique and extensive zine collection currently includes thousands of titles-and the collection continues to grow. Come check out the collection during your next visit to MCTC Library.Donations always welcome: MCTC Library 1501 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403
	Sarah Morean websiteZines + projects: Man Up, OCD: An Activity Book for Grown-Ups, Lady Bits, The Daily Cross Hatch, Minneapolis Indie Xpo, Insults/Compliments/AdviceSarah Morean enjoys making zines and going to dance parties. She organizes a comic book festival called the Minneapolis Indie Xpo and writes about mini-comics for The Daily Cross Hatch. One time she won a watermelon seed spitting contest and another time she won a Snickers bar eating contest. She collects vending machines, tells off-color jokes, and doesn’t like to be trifled with. Her work is largely autobiographical and she blogs constantly about everything so watch your mouth.
	Taylor Motari websiteZines + projects: Mosquito Labido, Hot BloodTaylor Motari has a leaky brain. A slob’s collection of crumpled masterpieces and printed words. High fructose corn syrup art.
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	Night Light Comics websiteZines + projects: New in 2011:BUZZPOP #5, I’M BATMAN #1In the works:EGYPTIAN SHUMBA ognMost of Night Light Comics (est. 2004) is drunk stupid shit-talkin’ “slice-o-life” stories with characters who wear super hero costumes (but who don’t actually have any super powers). Current series is Buzzpop –a showcase of comics, artwork, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and confused sentence structure. I also do show posters and stuff for bands. My band is called Dads. None of us have kids. I got a Twitter account this year.
	Nor ComicsZines + projects: Enlloch, SecretesA phantom collection and collectors of international strange fiction authors.
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	Beth Peloff Beth Peloff writes songs and makes animated films.
	Jamison Penny websiteZines + projects: Collected editions of webcomics “Camp Roadkill” and “Monkeytown”
	Michael Perez website
	Aimee Pijpers websiteZines + projects: Certain People I Don’t Know, Profiles of Metro Transit Friends, Terrible Comics by a Terrible Person
	Aaron PoliwodaZines + projects: Low Blow comicsComics about autism, wrestling, and some autobiographical
	Proper Noun Blog websiteZines + projects: What People Say – A zine about the funny things people say to me about my disability, Adrift – A zine about my deconversion from a very particular brand of Christianity, Will There Be Smoking? – A zine about becoming a mother Mindy is a blogger, book reviewer, writer, mama. She writes about books, music, and family life in Minneapolis on Proper Noun Blog. In her zines, she writes about the way her life diverges and connects with the lives of people around her.
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	Queer Zine Archive Project websiteThe mission of the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a “living history” archive of past and present queer zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create. In curating such a unique aspect of culture, we value a collectivist approach that respects the diversity of experiences that fall under the heading “queer.”The primary function of QZAP is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines. By providing access to the historical canon of queer zines we hope to make them more accessible to diverse communities and reach wider audiences.
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	Rabble Distro websiteZines + projects: Pudd’nhead, Griot, a zine about Segways, a zine about Duluth, various zines about organizing shitty jobs, working class poetryWell-written and entertaining glimpses into a world of underground struggle that cannot be found in any American Literature curriculum. Rabble Distro likes short snappy sentences about punks, parties, and political dissidence. I’m also a sucker for a good firsthand account of an organizing campaign.
	Matt Reints websiteZines + projects: Rafters, AM in the AMMatt makes mini-comics, some about people’s lives and some about strange occurrences. He lives in Minneapolis.
	Robnoxious websiteZines + projects: Shut Up & Love The Rain (Microcosm Publishing), Awesome Future! (Microcosm Publishing)Comics and writing about my life and the people in it!
	Monica C RojasZines + projects: Happy Thoughts of the Dayknit/crocheted things
	Roosterhouse Ideas websiteZines + projects: Breaking Away from the Herd, The Mouth, The Fox, The Old Soldier, Wild Rice, SapRoosterhouse Ideas is an independent arts foundry based in Minneapolis with members in Duluth, Cambodia and New Mexico. Roosterhouse Ideas publishes Kevin Hagen’s Breaking Away from the Herd memoirs as well as the writings of Franz Fleinsasser.
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	Sassy Spinster Comics websiteZines + projects: Let’s Be Happy, Side by Side, FruitYoga and Apple and Banana comix among others! Oh, yeah, and there’s promoting my happy little spiritual cosmic furry puppet friend, Moon Sky, who would like to share some positive vibes with y’all on cyberspace.Connect with Moon Sky here –> http://mynameismoonsky.blogspot.comI like working with my hands, they’re constantly moving. Doodling one minute, journal writing the next, and of course, there’s blogging… But I do like messy activities like sculpting clay and printmaking. Messiest of all, just trying to experiment with ideas whenever I can! More of my photography, illustrations and mixed media work can be found here:http://sassyspinster.carbonmade.com
	Jillian Schroeder websiteZines + projects: Moth clan fantasy series, floral trash sketch zine, black and white photocopies, zine coming out on Sheer Wonder press!
	Eric Schuster websiteZines + projects: Godzilla Suit, Prizon Food, “Introducing first, the challenger…Junk culture with a straight face.
	Secret Nerd Brigade websiteZines + projects: Unsolicited, Hey, look! It’s a zine about cross stitch!, Answering Service, etc.Autumn likes making stuff that’s funny, nerdy, and/or crafty. She welcome trades with other zinesters at her table!
	Sarah SequoiaZines + projects: Beans and Toast, Problems Dude, Bury Me Deep
	Stevens Square Center for the Arts websiteThe Stevens Square Center for the Arts provides affordable artist work studios; hosts regular art exhibits; organizes the annual Twin Cities Zinefest; co-sponsors the Red Hot Art Festival in Stevens Square Park; and works to stabilize the Stevens Square neighborhood by serving as a community center that puts more “eyes on the street.”The Stevens Square Center for the Arts (SSCA) is an artist-run nonprofit community arts center located in the heart of Stevens Square, the most densely populated neighborhood in Minneapolis.
	Subsect PressZines + projects: anticoffee zine, anarchist+vegan writings, sketches of things i observe
	Synthia Nicole websiteZines + projects: Damaged Mentality
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	Mike Toft websiteZines + projects: Brain Food, Cartoonist ConspiracyHumor, sarcasm, bad taste, heavy-handed political comments.
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	Uncivilized Books websiteZines + projects: San Diego Diary by Gabrielle Bell, True Swamp by Jon Lewis, Booke of Logos by Dan Wieken, Cartoon Dialectics & Trans Terra by Tom Kaczynski
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	John Wawrzaszek websiteZines + projects: the Muse, the News and the Noose.John Wawrzaszek is a born and raised Chicagoan. By day he works at Columbia College managing their recycling program and at night, attends classes in their Fiction Writing program. Along with publishing the Muse, the News, and the Noose, he is active in the zine community, notably as an organizer for the Chicago Zine Fest. He curates the reading series Two Cookie Minimum and is a contributing writer for Newcity. Like any Chicagoan, his beer of choice is Old Style. Visit him at johnnymisfit.com, not facebook.
	When the Crash Meets Something SolidWhen the Crash Meets Something Solid is a perzine dealing with sex work, addiction, and recovery. The story is told through poetry and prose.
	Erica Williams websiteLittle Constructs is an internationally produced limited edition illustration zine to showcase amazing illustrators, provide a platform for networking, and make connections with illustrators from around the world.
	womanhouse websitew o m a n h o u s e is a collection of feminist critiques relating to pop culture and modern society written by women and men.Founded by Molly Davy, with help from her best friends, co-workers and classmates Anna Garski and Annah Ruhland, the zine has gone from sitting on the receptionist desk of the Visual Arts Building (where all three women work) at St. Catherine University (where all three women go to school) to places throughout the Twin Cities, as well as being requested nationally and internationally with the aid of the zine community on websites such as Tumblr. The name w o m a n h o u s e references an influential print by artist Louise Bourgeois and a art installation and performance organized by artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro in 1972.The anonymous feminist articles and narratives inside the pages of w o m a n h o u s e are products of the mission of the zine which is to better inform the public on how feminism doesn’t have to be a scary thing and that one person’s feminism does not necessarily have to be another’s. The goal of the feminist movement, w o m a n h o u s e believes, is at the root to work together for equality of not only gender, but race and class as well. By providing an accessible outlet for people to write about feminism in our culture today and to read about it in the non-threatening DIY medium of the zine, we hope we are meeting our goal.
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	Eric Zimmermann Zines+projects: Queer Poly Romance Novel, This American Farm Eric is an art teacher and teacher’s aid at a K-8 school in Mequon, WI and resides at The Laundry Chute in Milwaukee. Eric makes zines and art and cooks delicious meals while listening to either Lady Gaga or black metal.
	Zine Apothecary websiteZine Apothecary is a circulating zine library in a Powderhorn garage!