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THANK YOU!! To everyone who gifted books, donated to the funding pot, shared the posts, or otherwise took part in Trans Day of Nice Book.

Together we managed to fund books for 276 trans people who requested one. Here's hoping we can go even bigger this year?

This is an all-consuming and sometimes emotional project for me, I'm not going to get too wordy in a lil post but it has meant a lot to see the community come together for this, especially right now x

Note for people who've made requests but haven't yet had a book: - a handful of books are still in my studio awaiting posting - another handful are currently on backorder so will be going out in the next month or two as they come in - for a few people both your books you requested weren't available from any of my distributors, and last year I learnt I don't have the capacity to chase up alternative titles from people. But you can request again next year and you'll get priority.

📚 Buy a trans person a book! 📚

It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them.

Trans folks have been a rough time of it lately (I won't list all the awful political reasons why - this project is meant to about bringing some joy). So many people have told me what seeing acts of unconditional support and love from allies through this project means in the face of that.

Despite more social media engagement this time round - trans day of nice book gifts/donations are down from last year (by about half). It's expected, people everywhere are feeling the pinch more and more and everything being more expensive. So if you can afford it, please buy someone a book or chuck a few quid into the funding pot.

(shares also appreciated 💗)

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Upcoming Events

I will finally be at some things for the first time this year!

✏️ June 14th - Stockport Zine Fair @ Stockroom (more info)

✏️ June 29th - Print and Zine Fair @ Cloudwater Brewing (more info)

✏️ July 4th/5th - Glasgow Zine Fest @ Tramway (more info)

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IYKYK

badges here

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Newly stocked zines! Colouring Outside the Lines and Shape & Situate. Some absolutely classic feminist art and women's history zines spanning 2012-2015, and we have the last copies for you.

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MAKE ZINES! poster by zine maker / artist @corthartle.

Download the free high res version here (PDF).

Printing and distribution encouraged by the artist, so please print it, fly post it and spread the word!

Text:

NO ONE CAN TAKE SELF PUBLISHING AWAY FROM YOU.

NO ALGORITHMS OR OLIGARCHS CAN CENSOR YOU.

NO GATEKEEPERS CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IS NOT IMPORTANT OR VALUABLE.

NO GRANT FUNDING CAN BE WITHDRAWN FROM YOUR WORDS.

NO INSTITUTION CAN BAR YOU FROM ENTERING.

NO KNOWLEDGE IS UNAUTHORIZED.

THAT IS WHY YOU MUST MAKE ZINES!

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🌞 brand new stickers! 🌞

Trans rights and queer joy to cheer up your nearby lampost. Plus 50% of all sales of these at the moment will go to the pot of funds for Trans Day of Nice Book!

(Please note to folks who have bought Feminists For Trans Rights stickers from me before - these ones are half the size. But I still have a handful of the massive ones left)

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MY BEAUTIFUL ANATOMY COLOURING BOOK ARRIVED THANKS TO @penfight's TRANS DAY OF HAVING A NICE BOOK EVENT <3

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my FEMINISTS FOR TRANS RIGHTS A3 riso prints are now more simple to buy. They're sliding scale from £5 including postage- 50% of every purchase over £5 goes to trans-ran organisations.

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My FEMINISTS FOR TRANS RIGHTS stickers are running low. I originally had 21,000 of them made, and there's about 800 left. So now I've got them in limited numbers individually and in packs of 10 or 50, and once they're gone they're gone.

I looked up how much it would cost to reprint them and it's over ONE THOUSAND POUNDS more than it was in 2021. So that won't be happening, unless someone can give me the goss on some cheap printing deal.

I also make some v nice pro-trans badges that are going nowhere 💖 and like the stickers I give 50% of sales to trans-led organisations.

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Thursday update for a lil bit of joy 🏳️‍⚧️

📚 Books bought as gifts: 84

📚 Donations to the funding pot: £1477 (plus a £614.12 grant)

📚 Total book requests covered so far: 206/276

So That's only 70 book requests left to fulfil. Let's get it done!

I've got these books packed and awaiting a trip to the post office, more being packed today 🥰

📚 Buy a trans person a book! 📚

It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them.

Trans folks have been a rough time of it lately (I won't list all the awful political reasons why - this project is meant to about bringing some joy). So many people have told me what seeing acts of unconditional support and love from allies through this project means in the face of that.

Despite more social media engagement this time round - trans day of nice book gifts/donations are down from last year (by about half). It's expected, people everywhere are feeling the pinch more and more and everything being more expensive. So if you can afford it, please buy someone a book or chuck a few quid into the funding pot.

(shares also appreciated 💗)

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Happy Trans day of having a nice book!!!! 😊

Made my day!

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Did ya know, that lots of the books that are being sent out as gifts for trans day of nice book, you can also buy copies of for yourself on our website? Don't you lovely folks have good taste. Treat yourself to a new read too 🎁📔 Browse here: penfightdistro.com

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Physical copies of my zine Prompts for zine-making: For disability and chronic illness (updated 2nd edition) are now available up on the shop

You can also get a printable PDF (among lots of other zines and resources) with a subscription to my Ko-Fi

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All the World’s a Cage is a perzine about the breakup of a BDSM relationship, featuring a series of writings and collages.

You can grab a pay-what-you-can copy here

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Trans day of nice book update!! 📚📚

Thanks to everyone who has gifted books or given donations so far. He's some of the read that will be flying out to trans folks soon (and a tower of books already piled up ready to go).

So far we have received: 📘 £1335 in the funding pot (plus a €750 grant from @facialteamfoundation ) 📘 68 books bought as gift. ... plus another 85 books bought with the fund (so far!)

Which makes 153/276 book requests covered. Maybe this year we could get a book to every trans person who requested one?? 💗 Make a donation or gift a book today.

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Absolutely perfect stickers sent to me by Sheer Spite Press

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📚 Buy a trans person a book! 📚

It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them.

Trans folks have been a rough time of it lately (I won't list all the awful political reasons why - this project is meant to about bringing some joy). So many people have told me what seeing acts of unconditional support and love from allies through this project means in the face of that.

Despite more social media engagement this time round - trans day of nice book gifts/donations are down from last year (by about half). It's expected, people everywhere are feeling the pinch more and more and everything being more expensive. So if you can afford it, please buy someone a book or chuck a few quid into the funding pot.

(shares also appreciated 💗)