10/04/2026
Autists & their Animals is back and we are looking for contributions!! 🧡🐱🥕
Off the back of the inaugural edition of Autists & their Animals, issue 2 will similarly explore autists’ relationships with animals, as pets, assistance animals, or special interests. Necessarily collaborative, we are currently accepting submissions from fellow autistic people (diagnosed or not) who would like to add their voice to the project. Successful contributions will be selected and printed on an environmentally friendly risograph machine by hand and assembled into an A5 zine by the Grrrl Zine Fair team.
Here’s a bit more information from our founder and director Lu Williams on their inspiration behind the zine:
“I’m Lu, an artist, zine maker, and enthusiastic dog petter. Since training my dog Poly to be an assistance dog, I’ve been able to benefit from her training but also her companionship. While Poly is trained to ground me with pressure therapy and bring me medication, she also helps by reminding me to eat, keep up a routine, get outside, and bring her warmth to the world when I’m feeling low.
Although Poly’s had special training to become a medical assistance dog, autistic people often have especially strong bonds with family dogs and all kinds of other pets. This zine is going to celebrate that.”
Contributions 📙
We are looking for autistic people of all kinds who are willing to share whatever inspires them about their animal. For humans, you can use your real name, just a first name, or a pseudonym. For your animal, we’d love to publish their name and species alongside your submission.
🗓️ Deadline: 22 May 2026. Please complete the google form linked on our Instagram to submit!
You’ll hear back from us by 26 June 🐹
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