sheer spite press

what has sheer spite published so far?

2026:

Zines:

• Grief Castle, by Bug Cru

2025:

Zines:

• Journey of a Speechless Man, Joseph Kapita Anyangya
• Der Eydes, Vol. 2, Cesario Lavery
• Der Eydes, Vol. 1, Cesario Lavery
• Swapping Genders With My Ex, Cesario Lavery
• in the graine: migraine, ableism, care, reed floarea
• Clipart Crypt, Lee Arden
• Nine Zines on Grief, Imogen Reid
• Our Fantasies: An Anthology of Daydreams, ed. Lee Arden

Books:

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

2024:

Books:

• Accept Yourself Or Die: From Mormon Missionary To Trans Punk // Crossdresser: Growing Up Trans In The 1990s And 2000s, Kat Rogue + Imogen Reid

about me:

Hi, I’m Lee Arden! I started Sheer Spite Press and currently do all parts of the press’ operation, from selecting titles to working with authors to develop their work, to bookkeeping, packing and shipping orders, and tabling at events.

I’ve been making zines for over a decade, and also ran a local zine distro in several Ottawa businesses for a couple of years, as well as co-organizing and co-running the Ottawa Zine Fair.

I started the press because I realized that I like helping other people get their work out even more than I like making my own stuff, and because I want to share the knowledge, experience, and relationships I’ve built through my own experience with DIY self-publishing.

I’m a white settler in Tiohtià:ke // Mooniyang // Montreal, originally from unceded Algonquin land. I’m trans. As someone whose mental and physical capacity varies a lot, my values and understanding of the world are deeply shaped by disability justice, and I aim to live and work in solidarity with those who are more impacted than I am by ableism and other intersecting forms of structural violence.