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<tr><th scope="row">Type</th><td>Zine fest, Conference</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Type</th><td>Zine fest, Conference</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Frequency</th><td>Annual</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Frequency</th><td>Annual</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Years held</th><td>2023–2024</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Years held</th><td>2023–2024</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Location</th></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Scheduling</th><td>Mid-October<br/>Applications in early June<div style="padding-top: 0.5em;"><em>Estimated from the last fair/conference held in 2024.</em></div></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Venue</th><td>[[Open Books]]</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Venue</th><td>[[Open Books]]</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Location</th><td><poem>1011 Washington Ave S
<tr><th scope="row">Location</th><td><poem>1011 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415</poem></td></tr>
Minneapolis, MN 55415</poem></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Country</th><td>United States</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Country</th><td>United States</td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="row">Website</th><td>{{clean URL|https://www.mqtzf.com/}}</td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="row">Email</th><td>[mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row">Email</th><td>[mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]</td></tr>
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      <div style="font-size:1rem; margin-left:0.5rem;">At [[Open Book]] (Minneapolis, MN). Applications close June 30th.</div>
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The Midwest Queer & Trans Zinefest is a two-day fair for QT vendors in the midwest. It started in 2023, and in 2024 incorporated a one-day conference hosted at the [https://www.lib.umn.edu/collections/special/tretter Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies]. Future events are planned to rotate through different midwest states and regional partners.
MQTZF does not accept applications from any cishet zinesters. Allies are welcomed to attend the zine fest and buy work from queer and trans artists.<ref>https://www.mqtzf.com/</ref>
== Queer & Trans Zine Conference ==
The inaugural conference was Friday, October 18th, 2024—it was free and open to the public and included featured speakers: Aiden Bettine, Curator of the Tretter Collection; Milo Miller and Chris Wilde, cofounders of the [[Queer Zine Archives Project]]; and Zach Frazier of [[Astringent Press]]. It was hosted in the [https://www.lib.umn.edu/collections/special/tretter Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies] at the University of Minnesota (activities included a zine and artist book handling session from the collection and a tour of the archives).<ref>https://www.mqtzf.com/conference</ref>
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 29 January 2025

Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest
TypeZine fest, Conference
FrequencyAnnual
Years held2023–2024
SchedulingMid-October
Applications in early June
Estimated from the last fair/conference held in 2024.
VenueOpen Books
Location

1011 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415

CountryUnited States
Websitemqtzf.com
Instagram@midwestqtzinefest
Email[email protected]
UPCOMING EVENT
MQTZF 2025
OCT12
OCT13
At Open Book (Minneapolis, MN). Applications close June 30th.

The Midwest Queer & Trans Zinefest is a two-day fair for QT vendors in the midwest. It started in 2023, and in 2024 incorporated a one-day conference hosted at the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies. Future events are planned to rotate through different midwest states and regional partners.

MQTZF does not accept applications from any cishet zinesters. Allies are welcomed to attend the zine fest and buy work from queer and trans artists.[1]

Queer & Trans Zine Conference

The inaugural conference was Friday, October 18th, 2024—it was free and open to the public and included featured speakers: Aiden Bettine, Curator of the Tretter Collection; Milo Miller and Chris Wilde, cofounders of the Queer Zine Archives Project; and Zach Frazier of Astringent Press. It was hosted in the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota (activities included a zine and artist book handling session from the collection and a tour of the archives).[2]

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