Drawing the Invisible by Jac Batey
Jac Batey, illustrator and curator of the Zineopolis art zine collection, reflects on what she’s learnt from madzines about illustrating complex emotions.
Madzines and the Peer Support Movement – a guest blog by Oscar Patton-Lyons
Oscar Patton-Lyons explores how Madzines might revolutionise the provision of patient information in mental health services
Learning from Mad Knowledge – a trip to Cork
Creating Mad Ancestries by Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff
In September 2023, Tamsin Walker and Hel Spandler facilitated a madzines workshop at the International Creative Research Methods Conference in Manchester. One of the workshop participants, Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff, explains how zine-making put her in touch with her mad ancestry.
All Zines are Mental Health Zines
Hamja Ahsan has been actively involved in zine subcultures since the mid 1990’s. Hel interviewed him about his reflections on zine cultures and radical mental health zines.