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  • 2SLGBTQIA+ “QC” history zines: Meet the project advisors!

    2SLGBTQIA+ “QC” history zines: Meet the project advisors!

    I’m thrilled to introduce the five project advisors who will be selecting projects for the series of four bilingual zines on 2SLGBTQIA+ history in so-called Quebec. They bring an abundance of experience across many types of artistic practice and I…

  • Call for submissions: 2SLGBTQ+ history in “Quebec” // Appel à contributions : L’histoire 2SLGBTQ+ dans “Québec”

    Call for submissions: 2SLGBTQ+ history in “Quebec” // Appel à contributions : L’histoire 2SLGBTQ+ dans “Québec”

    cliquez ici pour passer à la version française Sheer Spite will be publishing series of four zines on 2SLGBTQ+ history in the region colonially known as the province of Quebec, each by a different author, and selected via an open…

  • new book: Trying Unfathomably Hard to Live: Notes on the First Year of a Stroke, by Alyssa Favreau

    new book: Trying Unfathomably Hard to Live: Notes on the First Year of a Stroke, by Alyssa Favreau

    In the quiet days over the turning of the year, a new book was born! While biking to work one summer morning, Alyssa Favreau gets in an accident, has a stroke, and suffers severe brain damage. After losing consciousness, she…

  • sheer spite’s fall/winter 2025 releases!

    sheer spite’s fall/winter 2025 releases!

    I am exceptionally proud to announce a great lineup of new work for sheer spite’s fall/winter season! The U.S. store will be here soon– I know I’ve been saying that for a while, but zines are at the warehouse, and…

  • hot hot zine summer ’25, what’s new?

    hot hot zine summer ’25, what’s new?

    Hot summer, amazing art, lots of travel, global atrocities, the constant struggle to stay oriented towards justice and beauty and care, zines? Let’s go: The Writings of Shahd Alnaami, Gaza 2024 Israel continue to commit genocide in Palestine. One thing…

  • spring 2025 zine lineup!

    spring 2025 zine lineup!

    We have a really thrilling spring lineup of new publications for you: I’ll talk more about each of these below, but I wanted to first let you know that from May 9 to June 19, the store will be closed…

  • New release: Journey of a Speechless Man

    New release: Journey of a Speechless Man

    I’m so excited to share Sheer Spite Press’ newest release with you! Journey of a Speechless Man, Joseph Kapita Anyangya What would the speechless man say, if you ask him? In Sheer Spite Press’ second original publication, Joseph Kapita Anyangya…

  • LOOK at my cool new banner!

    LOOK at my cool new banner!

    LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL BANNER! This is how you’ll be able to find me at future events: I embroidered it at the library makerspace, bought the fabric and thread from a very cute quilting store in my neighbourhood, the fringe…

  • valentine season

    valentine season

    Unpopular opinion but Valentine’s Day is my favourite holiday. I’m currently working through a stack of about 100 valentines to send to friends all over the world. While there is no need for you to get on this level, you,…

  • an incredibly beautiful book that i cannot send you

    an incredibly beautiful book that i cannot send you

    I am extremely excited to share that I’m helping my friends at Thick Press distribute their incredibly beautiful book, An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping: LOOK AT IT!!!! It’s the size of a phone book! From “abundance” to “zinemaking,” An Encyclopedia of Radical…