What in the world is this?
Connectic*nt is a bi-monthly print zine featuring artists from and/or in Connecticut.
The over 50 page publication is a femme and queer lead publication that does everything in its power to connect and highlight artists around the state, from hosting zine fairs to bar nights. The co-editors (pictured above left to right) Zoe Jensen, Iyanna Crockett, and Mariana Pelaez, were raised and currently live in Connecticut. They met at the University of Connecticut, where they also created zines for the WHUS radio station and the UConn Women’s Center. In June 2021, Zoe Jensen wanted to feature her friends’ work in a zine. Although Connectic*nt was envisioned to be a one-off project that would maybe be sent to 5-10 friends, the first issue received over 75 pre-orders on their Instagram @connectic_nt and has grown exponentially from there. Since the first issue, Crockett, Pelaez, and Jensen have distributed over 3,000 issues across Connecticut and the world—to places such as Canada, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Connectic*nt will continue to support CT artists as long as it possibly can, and hope you enjoy.
In the News
New Haven Zine Fest Makes Space (New Haven Independent, August 2024)
Experimental, quirky and independent, zines provide creative space for CT artists (CT Public, July 2024)
Local Zine Gets Dancey (New Haven Arts, February 2024)
RECAP: CONNECTICUNT DISCOTECA (Cafeteria, October 2023)
Local Zine Thrives In Second Year (New Haven Independent, July 2023)
Bradley St. Bike Co-Op Teems With Zines (New Haven Independent, July 2023)
#888: CONNECTIC*NT ISSUE #888 IS HERE! (Cafeteria, September 2022)
Connectic*nt Community Zine Library (Ely Center, November 2022)
Ely Center Block Party Rules The Road (New Haven Arts Paper, October 2022)
PRIDE Makes A Joyful Return To The Green (New Haven Arts Paper, September 2022)
Fair Brings Out The Zines (New Haven Independent, February 2022)
Where Have All the Alt-Weeklies Gone? (The New Journal, January 2022)
Zinesters Find Community At Bradley Street Zine Fair (New Haven Arts Paper, February 2022)
How to Emerge: Towards the Emergence of Equitable Zine Fairs (Hyperlink Press, December 2021)