Charlottetown Zine Fest 2026

I had some apprehension going into Charlottetown Zine Fest today: the idea of spending six hours sitting in the same place, on display, subject to all manner of social interactions, wasn’t presenting as “delight” as much as “dread.” Or at least “I’ll power through.”Surprise: I loved it.What I learned, most of all: the people who will go to something called “Charlottetown Zine Fest” are, by and large, my people: weirdos, creatives, unusuals, divergents, the curious and daring. They were interested in our work. We had good conversations. Engaging tablemates. The spirit of the place was life-affirming Every so often I would head out on walkabout with a print I’d created this week that I thought represented the spirit of the day:I gave these away to other “tablers,” and in every case this was sufficient breaking of the ice to have a nice chat with the comic book artists, printmakers, publishers, and artists who were shared the space with.Among them were an unusual number of people who’d…

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