A free zine making workshop as part of the LEAP festival fortnight exploring and celebrating LGBTQI experiences in sport.

Join the Edinburgh Zine Library to create zines, share your experiences of sport, and explore LGBTQI and human rights issues.

Make a fanzine about your favourite LGBTQI players! Shout out about the sport you love! Explore your inexplicable teenage obsession with Bend It Like Beckham! This is great chance to explore and share your experiences, positive, negative or some complicated mix of the two, in a supportive and creative environment.

We’ll have zines from the collection for you to read for inspiration and during the workshop we’ll show you how to make your own mini-zine, and work together to produce a collaborative zine you can take home with you. All materials are provided.

This event is part of the LEAP Sports Scotland festival fortnight.

The George Washington Browne room is on the lower floor of the Central Library. There is a lift with level access. If you have any questions about the accessibility of the room, or are anxious about attending and want to get in touch, contact us at edinburghzinelibrary@gmail.com

This event is run by and for members of the LGBTQI community – we won’t be asking for proof on the door, but please be a good ally and if you’re not LGBTQI make space for members of this community to attend.

Children and young people under 16 who want to attend need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you want to attend and you have children, please feel free to bring them. We will have some fun creative zine activities to keep them entertained!

Edinburgh Zine Library has a safe space agreement available to read on our website, if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions please get in touch!