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Pen Fight
@penfight.bsky.social
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A queer feminist zine and bookshop and tiny press, based in Manchester UK since 2015.

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New supporter reward up on my ko-fi: Get to Know Your Friends - a zine to fill in and share. A downloadable zine that asks about tangible things that will hopefully help you & your friends get closer + be able to support each other better. #diyzines

Get it here: ko-fi.com/penfight
the front of a zine, titled: get to know your friends, a zine to fill in and share. There's a space at the top to write your name, and 2 cartoon characters looking happy and holding flowerpots
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Had a couple of days of re-printing zines 📚 and went through a hell of a lot of toner. #diyzines
a bunhc of zines laid out with titles like: sorry seems to be the hardest word, brick: a zine about abortion, it's no big deal, please reconsider!
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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a lil work in progress - a fillable zine to help to get to know your friends better #DIYzines
a zine cover with the title "get to know your friends: a zine to fill in and share" there's images of 2 people holding flower pots
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Bumper-load of new zines have been listed on the distro for ya.

Starting with: Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: a tool for self advocacy penfightdistro.com/shop/cervica...
a hand holding lots of various zines, the front one has the trans flag colours and is titled "Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: a tool for self advocacy"
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Zine and small press makers of Manchester (UK) and beyond! I'm going to be running a session of speed friending on November 15th just for you. Come meet folks in a low pressure environment and bring some zines along to trade if you have them www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zine-maker... #diyzines
zine maker speed friending, nov 15th 2025, book your place now! at MMU
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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ZINE MAKER SPEED FRIENDING!

Nov 15th at Manchester Metropolitan University. All welcome but places are limited so book a free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zine-maker...
save the date nov 15ht pen fight 10th birthday party (plus a drawing of a birthday cake)
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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It's also been listed as a printable download for all my ko-fi members (where you can also get it in full colour rather than black and white oooh). Members get access to a whole back-catalogue of resources and printable zines too

ko-fi.com/penfight
the cut and pasted original spreads of a zine
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Notes for Working Class Zine Makers (and why you should be one too) ✍️

If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines

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a hand holding copies of the same zine in different coloured paper. it reads: notes for working class zine makers (and why you should be one)
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Call for Contributions - entries in any medium for a 10 Years of Pen Fight birthday zine! More information here: penfightdistro.com/pen-fight-is...
#DIYzines
a graphic that reads: call for contributions! pen Fight 10 years birthday zine, deadline Nov 1st
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Tomorrow I'll be at Zine Station in Liverpool 👋
a poster for Zine Station. 11-4, sat 18th oct at Met Quarter, Liverpool, zines, prints, djs, raffel, prints n tha'
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Reminder that I also make custom badges for very fair prices! These cutie spookys are for Northwich Uke Club (their design).

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a red badge with a ghost wearing sunglasses and holding a ukulele
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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came across this gif I handmade 10 years ago 😊 #DIYzines
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Save the date! I'm going to be celebrating Pen Fight's 10th birthday on Nov 15th at Manchester Met Uni, and you're all invited. More details to come soon 🎂🎉🥂
A pixel drawing thatvreads : save the date, nov 15th, pen fight 10th birthday party @ mmu. Theres a drawing of a birthday cake with a pencil-shaped candle
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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New things like... 👀 MAKE ZINES CHEAP AGAIN!

penfightdistro.com/shop/make-zi...
a badge that reads: make zines cheap again on a teal and yellow starburst a badge that reads: make zines cheap again on a pink and yellow starburst
September 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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I'm retiring some badge designs to make room for 💖 new 💖 things, so grab them while you can from my brand-new LAST CHANCE section, where I've also added zines I have the last copies of that will not be re-stocked.

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badges that read: straight white men aren't punk, swap zines with me, maggie she may be a woman but she ain't no sister, the sun tells wapping lies, I'm in public space I'm not public property, don't touch me, leave me alone, up for trades. there's also a picture of 2 girls with a kangaroo, and a man reading a newspaper being surprised by an ostrich
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Resistance! Kes’s quick guide to anti-trans oppression and resistance in the UK is a new zine up on the store for sliding scale down to £0.

penfightdistro.com/shop/resista... #DIYzines
the copy of Resistance! Kes’s quick guide to anti-trans oppression and resistance in the UK. There is a drawing of a person protesting and many protest banners in the background
September 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Having a lovely time at Grrrl Zine Fair (taken before the crowds turned up)
2 giant safety pins in the entrance, in view is a stand of zines with "grrrl zine fair" A table laid oit with zines and a big banner saying pen fight over it A giant image of some scissors in front of various putdoor marquees
September 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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If essays on queercore, queer gig reviews, timelines of trans rights and history, trans piss art, zine making guides, band recommendations, a guide to queer britain, and all things DIY queer punk interest you, this'll be a zine for you.
A TIMELINE OF TRANS RIGHTS A "MODERN PROBLEM": AND HISTORY in these trying times for our community, we often hear the rhetoric that the transgender 'issue' is a "modern problem", and that the concept of being trans is relatively recent. We at GREEBO put together a short but concise history of the integration of trans medicine into Western society to once again loudly proclaim, "We were always here!" YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE NEEDS YOU TO ATTEND SMALL SHOWS, START A BAND, TAG STICKERS ON LAMP POSTS, GRAFFITI IN BATHROOM STALLS, MAKE A ZINE, UPCYCLE YOUR CLOTHES, BUY MERCH FROM LOCAL BANDS, FIND YOUR PEOPLE, AND UPLIFT EACH OTHER. DIY FOREVER.
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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New in stock! 4 issues of GREEBO an alternative queer zine celebrating music, art, literature and culture.

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#diyzines
4 issues of the zine "greebo", the issue at the front which is most visible is pink on a black background with an image of a skeleton in a kinda laid back position. it reads: Greebo, art - music - poetry
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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you'd probably also like this one too then
3 badges in blue, pink and yellow tha say "steal photocopies"
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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This weekend! I'll be at The Old Waterworks in Southend along with a bunch of amazing zine makers for @grrrlzinefair.

RSVP to the fest for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grrrl-zine...
a graphic advertising Pen Fight Distro tabling at Grrrl Zine Fair 2025. There's a picture of a zine called a whisper or a shout about street harassment. The rest of the graphic reads: sat 20th and sun 21st september, at the Old Waterworks, North road, SS0 7AB a poster for Grrrl Zine Fair 2025. Reads: Free Entry RSVP & full line up grrrizinefair.com @grrrizinefair grrrlzinefair.com 20th & 21 September Saturday 2-9pm Sunday 12-6pm ART & PUBLISHING STALLS LIVE MUSIC - DJS — CREATIVE WORKSHOPS COMEDY TAROT READING YOGA SCREEN PRINTING PORTRAITS PHOTO BOOTH ZINE EXHIBITION — - ZINE LIBRARY STOKED (VEGAN FOOD) SABABA (COCKTAILS) LAZY SLOTH COFFEE LEIGH ON SEA BREWERY ZINES: HATE ZINE - SWEET-THANG THIIIRD KIA CREATES PAGEMASTERS LOOK DEEPER - SEEDLINGS — AYSHE-MIRA YASHIN PEN FIGHT DISTRO - KATIE IN COLOUR BUHAINS CAROLINE WINTERS HAYLEY WELLS BEX BOP - PAPER MOON ZINES - THE EX- EDITOR RAGE ZINE - SHAZLEEN KHAN - WEED ZINE - IZZY ARGENT FUNA YE + THE PIDGIN LIBRARY SLOWSLOWZO ZINES & MORE! CATERPILLAR PRESS
September 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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finally made some riso-printed badges #diyzines
a large badge that reads "boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why I make zines on company time" with a yellow star shape and pink outline in the background.
September 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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I made these 💫 reward stickers 💫 for giving out to people when they trade zines with me at fairs! I don't experience zine trades anywhere near as much as I used to so I'll be doing some things to encourage it a bit more #DIYzines
a round yellow sticker that says " I traded zines today"
September 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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back in stock - the updated version of Council: a zine about council housing. It costs a quid! penfightdistro.com/shop/council...
a hand holding a small zine titled: council a zine about council housing. there's a picture of a tower block
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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WEIRD CANTEEN: a zine about the strange side of food. With writing, comics and illustration.

We've got two new issues in stock. Issue two is about DIGESTION 💩, issue 3 is on EGGS 🥚. Plus issue 1 is back in stock! 🍕https://penfightdistro.com/product-tag/weird-canteen/ #DIYzines
fron cover of a zine, titled Weird canteen, the digestion issue. there's a picture of a china plate with a turd on it front cover of a zine, titled Weird Canteen, eggs. There's a picture of an oil style painting of a fried egg
September 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM