I was drawn to zines as a great medium to share lesser heard stories. I loved visiting Salford Zine Library and reading a whole load of different ones.
As someone who lived with illness, zines felt like a great way to share experiences collectively. They’re DIY and independent, not bound by traditional publishing rules.
In addition to Drawn Poorly, there are lots of ways I have worked with organisations and groups on their own zine projects. Acting as a facilitator, project manager or bringing all of their work together in a collection. Some examples are below!
Zine Making Projects
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Projects
Ward 76 - A play by Sam and Shirley Jamil, produced by Pai Productions.
Ward 76 is a show exploring experiences of young people who are regularly hospitalised. Alongside the show; I delivered a number of zine workshops to young people in Rochdale and other locations in Greater Manchester. For these, I developed a number of resources which focussed on themes of the show and creative ways to explore these.
Design & Disability Zine Workshops - V & A
I was commissioned by the V & A to design zine activities to be delivered for young people in response to the Design and Disability exhibition. Working with the team, I created a visual mood board that included illustration, items from the exhibition, DIY craft materials and photos from disability history.
I took themes from the exhibition - play, rest, joy and created interactive zines for young people to fill in. I also created a ‘How to make a mini zine’ hand out and collage pages that could be used in the sessions.
Art+ and Sheffield Children’s Hospital - Zine workshops
Over 2025 (and a little of 2026), I worked with Art+ on the delivery of zine sessions at Sheffield’s Children’s Hospital. We were exploring how zines could be a way for young people to reflect on their experiences and, also offer suggestions for young people in hospital for the first time.
I developed a zine template which was distributed to young people on wards along with a pack of materials. I also led group workshops in the hospital’s play rooms.
NHS @ 75
The NHS @ 75 Project worked with a number of groups across Greater Manchester to explore and the NHS’ history together. The zine I created was based on the reflections and creative outcomes of the groups. Using some of their original materials such as postage notes and illustrating different themes from their work.
