Wild Ramp Publishing was started by Keidra Chaney in 2022, after a long period of creative burnout as a writer and digital creator. After publishing several personal zines, she was bitten by the zine bug and fell in love with the medium and community. Wild Ramp Publishing believes that the accessibility and creative freedom of zine-making is a powerful tool for cultural criticism, storytelling, and joy that is open for anyone to explore!
That’s why in addition to publishing zines on all sorts of topics, we reinvest our earnings into microgrants that support zinesters and DIY creators.
We publish deeply personal zines on pop culture, identity, and social issues that center self-expression, cultural criticism with a side of joy.
Some of the zines we publish:
My Years of No!
A personal reflection on boundaries, burnout, and the power of saying no as a creative and survival practice.
Fangirl Confessional
An intimate look at fandom through the personal lens of a Black woman heavy metal fan. Part memoir, part cultural critique.
Act Your Age (Vol. 1)
A candid, collaborative zine exploring what it means to be a fan at 35+, from joy and obsession to aging, identity, and belonging.
Act Your Age Vol. 2: Dark
A deeper, moodier follow-up that dives into the shadow side of fandom— gatekeeping, grief, and the complexities of growing older in fan spaces.
Act Your Age Vol. 3: Generations
An intergenerational look at fandom across age groups, highlighting how tastes, communities, and cultural touchstones evolve over time.
The Gentle Deadline
An ADHD-inspired guide to writing and storytelling that replaces hustle culture with sustainable, compassionate creative practice.
Through workshops and other programming, we promote zine-making and personal storytelling as a creative practice and a tool for community building and social change.
Wild Ramp Publishing offers (at least) three $250 grants per year to cover printing costs for zines with a disability-justice focus.
We’ve given eight microgrants so far!
Our grants support zine production and distribution, with a focus on marginalized and underrepresented voices. (All zines are eligible, including comics and perzines)
