halftone zine fest and its organizers are committed to creating an event that:
* celebrates and promotes DIY publishing over corporate or commercial media projects.
* does not tolerate any form of discrimination including but not limited to: racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, classism, ableism, xenophobia, transphobia etc.
* is free and as accessible as possible.
* provides education around
topics related to zines and self-publishing.
* builds community and connects people with similar interests.
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This zine fest has been an ongoing project since 2013, with a hiatus during the Covid pandemic, 2020-2022. The event will re-launch in 2023, marking ten years of its existence! Over the years, the zine fest has been called the Ephemera Festival, the Kentucky Fried Zine Fest, and is currently named the Halftone Zine Fest. In previous years, the event has hosted hundreds of attendees, zine publishers/distros/vendors, and many esteemed guests, including the King Library Press, Kentucky Theatre, local writers and artists, and much more.
