Zine festival// Leeds Zine Fair LEFT BANK

Today I attended the Leeds Zine Fair, hosted at Left Bank leeds (which I found out was practically next door to my house). I shared a table with my lovely friend Ella Heeling, who was selling her own Zine.  'Voices' is a collection of creatives work published in issues, in the first issue I had one of my comics featured. At this fair I brought along with me 5 zines, 10 copies of each;  Bonk dog, 5 reasons to love Pigeon, Lady Glare, How to be a man and How to be a woman.

I set up the table with the sign I'd drawn up last night with zine prices and social media names, I would of brought along business cards but couldn't get them printed off in time to keep to my budget. I also brought along a bowl of Bon Bons because I'm nice.

I labeled each zine with a very basic description, For example bonk dog was described with 'A zine about anxiety'. Because just reading the title, doesn't tell anyone that it's really about anxiety.



I also socialised with other freelance illustrators and gained a few networking contacts and even by the end of the day, I traded my remaining zines for other artists work. Several artists I spoke to I'm now in contact with in social media. I also bumped into a few illustration students from LCA and it was lovely to catch up before third year starts.

Now, did I make a profit?

Table price:  -£5.00
Printing cost: -£15 (free printing credit at uni, so I'm not counting this loss)
Money made: £64
Final Profit: £59

Yes, Yes I made a HUGE profit! I really enjoyed attending this fair, It's given me so much confidence as a cartoonist to keep creating. From networking at this fair I've also been invited to other Zine festivals around the country for this year, which I'll most likely do!

I really loved my day at Left Bank and it feels wonderful to make money from my own art in such a DIY way.