Led by Autistic and Queer creatives, in-person and online (including text only sessions), running throughout March.
Part of This is Croydon, we are hosting free zine-making workshops for autistic and similarly neurodivergent young adults in Croydon.
Come and join us in a small, peer-led neurodivergent group to make zines and meet like-minded locals. Whether you want to explore autistic identity and intersectionality or simply chill out and make a zine about your favourite things, we’ve got you. Booking required. All materials are supplied1.
Our workshops are relaxed sessions, 2.5 hours long, you can leave and rejoin when you choose. Here’s our FAQs sheet.
Please note: these sessions are not suitable for people with high support needs who cannot attend independently of a parent/carer/support worker.
Dates & Locations
MORE About the sessions
Open to people aged 16+ who are autistic or similarly neurodivergent (ADHD, AuDHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, etc), no diagnosis needed.
You do not need any experience in zine-making, art or writing. You’re welcome to come to the workshop, just observe and listen, and use your resource pack at another time if that’s how you prefer to participate.
We will be encouraging zine-making across visual arts (drawing, collage) and writing (fact and fiction, long-form and poetry) and both analogue and digital methods.
Digital zine-makers: please bring your own tech, we will have a Procreate template and digital versions of some of our printed resources available for download.
in Person
All materials, resources and snacks are supplied (but you can bring your own allergen-free snacks too2).
There will be a zine library and chill out area. You are free to move about the space as you need to.
Online
All participants will be posted a pack of materials and resources (sample zines, paper, collage elements, etc).
16th and 26th March are non-speaking, text-only sessions for those who prefer to communicate digitally.
Self-led Packs
If you cannot make any of our workshop sessions, or prefer not to work in a group setting, you can also order a free self-guided zine-making pack.