hi! my name is maira (may-ruh) (they/them pronouns) and i'm a zine maker and artist from the bay area.
i used to help organize with ebabz and rock paper scissors collective,
and i currently work with bay area queer zine fest (which i helped start in 2017).
i am currently putting together a compilation zine about loving the smiths as a teen but hating morrissey. if that interests you, please click here to submit
my podcast about zines (aptly titled LONG ARM STAPLER) is back for a fifth season, and if you are interested in chatting with me about your zines, you can fill out this form!! if it's a good fit, i'll get back to you about being ~on the show~ :) this season's guests include tom from zinecinnati, momo from the black zine archive, sara swain, and valentine from dear diary zine fest.
i love teaching zine making workshops & have taught them places like oakland public library, rps collective, stanford university, alameda county library, CSU east bay, menlo park library, berkeley public library, los angeles public library, and deanza college. i'm very passionate about demystifying the zine making process and helping people get into zines! if you're in need of a zine workshop facilitator, pls hit me up!
i've also organized a few art shows: LONG ARM STAPLER at rock paper scissors collective (september 2019), BEST IN SHOW at crisis club gallery (january 2023), and A CELEBRATION OF QUEER ZINES at tamper room (june 2023). BEST IN SHOW 2 was a show at crisis club, featured art from 17 queer artists, all about dogs (june 2024).
click the image below to download a mini zine tutorial!
