An Interview with Tentaclerental

Check out Tentaclerental at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Tentaclerental is Ren Wednesday, a queer zine-maker, artist, carer, sometime podcaster, and fledgling drummer who lives in Glasgow and is acquiring hobbies at an alarming rate. Their published zines are both personal and fictional, and explore themes […]

An Interview with sublunam

Check out sublunam at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Jess uses found words and erasure to create hybrid texts that reflect on mental health, relationships, and the body. Her background is in the history of medicine and the brain in antiquity, and she’s currently writing a […]

An Interview with Sean Dempsey

Check out Sean Dempsey at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Sean Dempsey graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Sequential Art. His independent comics focus on curiosity and adventure through traveling or misfit characters. Whether in a comic, illustration, or […]

An Interview with Regional By Sam

Check out Regional By Sam at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Sam has always been an “artist” but is a relatively new zinester based in Doylestown, PA. She recently opened a new Instagram account dedicated to her art (@RegionalBySam) and loves to exchange/share zines. Most of […]

An Interview with MANIFEST (zine)

Check out MANIFEST (zine) at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “JEN PAYNE is no stranger to the zine phenomenon. Her first zine —The Latest News — came out in the early 1990s during the golden age of Factsheet Five and Mike Gunderloy. Since those early days […]

An Interview with Fuzzy Cherry Zines

Check out Fuzzy Cherry Zines at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Fuzzy Cherry Zine is the creation of DC and PA-based zine enthusiast Ira Golthi (me). After a childhood spent making stapled-together books, a teenage-hood spent collecting zines from Etsy and the local record store, and […]

An Interview with Drawn Poorly Zine

Check out Drawn Poorly Zine at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Drawn Poorly provide art opportunities focussed on chronic illnesss, disability and mental health conditions. We create zines, facilitate workshops, put on talks, collaborate with creatives and much more!” Who are you? Tell us a little […]

An Interview with Charlie Birch

Check out Charlie Birch at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Charlie Birch makes zines about queer and trans identities, mental health, reproductive health, disability, and cute animals.” Who are you? Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m an archivist, writer, and artist who focuses on […]

An Interview with Caw & Paw

Check out Caw & Paw at The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair by clicking this link now!! “Caw and Paw is a small press nestled away in the drab confines of the English countryside! Founded by the creative poetry duo Joseph Dunkerley (writer / illustrator) and Holly Miles (writer / tea drinker), […]

The First Annual [Virtual] Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair is NOW OPEN!!

Click me to visit the fair!! As the cold winter nights draw in, Coin-Operated Press wants to showcase our fellow zine-makers just in time for the Hollyday season! Zines make fantastic gifts this Hollyday season, so, get your cosy slippers on and browse all of our fantastic zinesters at their [virtual] tables from the comfort […]