This is just a fun lil archive of events Pen Fight has previously attended or ran.
♥ 5th October 2025 – Manchester Alt Bazaar, Diecast
♥ 27th September 2025 – Bradford Zine Fest, City Library
♥ 20th-21st September 2025 – Grrrl Zine Fair, The Old Waterworks, Southend
♥ 6th September 2025 – Stapled, Left bank, Leeds
(oooh er we need to fill this gap in)
♥ 18th November 2023 – Our Stories Conference, Manchester Poetry Library / more info + tickets
♥ 25th November 2023 – Festive Market, The Proud Place, Manchester / more info
♥ 15th July 2023 – Copy That Zine Fest, Archive, Leeds
♥ 23rd June 2023 – Speed Friending, Mirage Queer Bar, Islington Mill / more info
♥ 13th May 2023 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 26th April – Queer Craft Club: Spring crafts edition, Gorton Community Centre, Manchester
♥ 1st April 2023 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ March 29th 2023 – Zine Club (East Manchester): Women’s History Month edition, Gorton Community Centre, Manchester
♥ 21st February 2023 – LGBT History Month Zine Making Workshop with MMU Student Union / book here
♥ 3rd December 2022 – Christmas Market @ Yang Sing, Manchester / website
♥ 26th November 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 5th November 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 8th October 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 1st October 2022 – Bradford Zine Fair, City Library / website
♥ 24th September 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website / collection code ‘LevySept24’
♥ 10th September 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website / collection code ‘LevySept10’
♥ 2nd July 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website / collection code ‘LevyJuly2’
♥ 29th May 2022 – Ancoats Pop-up X KAMPUS, Manchester / website / collection code ‘KampusMay29’
♥ 11th June 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 29th May 2022 – Ancoats Pop-up X KAMPUS, Manchester / website
♥ 7th May 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 23rd April 2022 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 9th April 2022 – Ancoats Pop-Up, Cutting Room Square, Manchester / website
♥ 19th March 2022 – Cotton On MCR, Halle St Peter’s, Manchester / website / facebook
♥ 21st November 2021 – SPAM: Small Press Art Market, Hatch, Manchester
♥ 23rd October 2021 – Levenshulme Market, Manchester / website
♥ 24th July 2021 – Northern Publisher’s Fair, Manchester Central Library
♥ 20th Februrary 2021 – Festival of the Photocopier (online)
♥ 7th December 2019 – Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair, People’s History Museum, Manchester
♥ 26th November 2019 – Queer Craft Club: badge making, The Yard, Manchester
♥ 23rd November 2019 – Zine Club: winter survival, Manchester Art Gallery
♥ 9th November 2019 – Craft Club: pom-pom making, Altrincham Library
♥ 22nd September 2019 – Zine Club, Manchester Art Gallery
♥ 22nd August 2019 – Queer Craft Club: pre-Pride special, The Yard, Manchester
♥ 28th July 2019 – Northwest Zine Fest, People’s History Museum, Manchester
♥ 21st-22nd April 2019 – Glasgow Zine Fest, CCA, Glasgow
♥ 19th January 2019 – Queer Craft Club: new year, new zine, Partisan, Manchester
♥ 16th November 2018 – Queer Craft Club, Partisan, Manchester
♥ 7th November 2018 – Revolting Prostitutes book launch, Manchester
♥ 18th October 2018 – Queer Craft Club, Partisan, Manchester
♥ 13th October 2018 – Strange Perfume, Chetham’s Library, Manchester
♥ 6th October 2018 – Bristol Comic & Zine Fair, The Station, Bristol
♥ 13th September 2018 – Rojava book launch, Manchester
♥ 22nd July 2018 – Process! Festival, Somerset House, London / website / facebook
♥ 7th July 2018 – Pen Fight Opening / Small Press Day, Partisan, Manchester / facebook
♥ 30th June 2018 – Bradford Zine Fest, Bradford City Library / facebook
♥ 6th May – Northwest Zinefest, Partisan, Manchester / facebook
♥ 14th-15th April 2018 – Glasgow Zine Fest, CCA Glasgow / facebook
♥ 14th April 2018 – Manchester Print Fair, Manchester Cathedral / facebook
♥ 7th April 2018 – Liverpool Anarchist Bookfair, Black-e / facebook
♥ 17th March 2018 – Zine Club Manchester: Women’s History Month, Partisan, Manchester / facebook
♥ 16th December 2017 – Zine Club Manchester – risograph zines with Shy Bairns, Partisan, Manchester / facebook
♥ 2nd December 2017 – Manchester and Salford Anarchist Bookfair, Partisan, Manchester / website / facebook
♥ 25th November 2017 – Zine Club Manchester, how to bind a zine, Partisan, Manchester / facebook
♥ 28th October 2017 – Lincoln Zine Fest, The LPAC / website / facebook
♥ 15th October 2017 – Zine Club October, Partisan, Manchester / details / facebook
♥ September 2017 – Zine Club September, Partisan, Manchester / details / facebook
♥ 29th July 2017 – Community Fair @ POW #1, Partisan, Manchester / website / facebook
♥ 11-12th August 2017 – Scene Better Days, Wharf Chambers, Leeds / website / facebook
♥ 27th May 2017 – Bent Fest zine fair, DIY Space For London/ tumblr / facebook
♥ 20th May 2017 – Muckers Market, The Carlton Club, Manchester / facebook
♥ 29-30th April 2017 – Glasgow Zine Fest, CCA/ website / facebook
♥ 14th May 2017 – DIY Cultures, Rich Mix London/ website / facebook
♥ 25th February 2017 – Sheffield Zine Fest / website / facebook
♥ 14th January 2017 – Badge + zine making workshop w/ Salford Zine Library, Sale Library
♥ 10th December 2016 – Manchester and Salford Anarchist Bookfair, Islington Mill / website / facebook
♥ 26th November 2016 – Poor Pals Club Pop Up Show #2, Fuel Cafe Bar Manchester / facebook
♥ 19th November 2016 – Zine and badge making workshop w/ Salford Zine Library, Altrincham Library / eventbrite
♥ 26th August 2016 – Hulme Is Where The Art Is, Venture Arts, Manchester
♥ 25th August 2016 – badge making workshop @ Thursday Lates, The Whitworth Manchester / website / facebook
♥ 20th August 2016 – Poor Pals Club Pop Up, Fuel Cafe Bar Manchester / facebook
♥ 18th June 2016 – Northwest Zinefest, Islington Mill Salford / website / facebook (tabling + running a badge making workshop)
♥ 29th May 2016 – DIY Cultures, Rich Mix London / tumblr / facebook
♥ 1st May 2016 – Glasgow Zine Fest, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow / website / facebook
♥ 30th April 2016 – Sheffield Zine Fest, The Hubs, Sheffield Hallam SU, Sheffield / website / facebook
♥ 31st January 2016 – Weirdo Zine Fest, DIY Space For London, London / facebook