As part of our New Leaves Festival of Arts and Culture, Inspired Word Café is thrilled to present a zine-making workshop led by feminist writer and researcher Astrida Neimanis!

This workshop invites writers at all stages and experience levels to engage in a learning and sharing environment.

No registration necessary—spots are first come, first served. This workshop is held downtown on Bernard Avenue at “This Space Belongs To  You.” This event is free to attend.

About the workshop: Come explore the weird and queer abundance of natural worlds and learn to make zines (small, handmade books)! All supplies will be provided. No experience required, all welcome! 

About Astrida: Astrida Neimanis (she/they) is a feminist writer and researcher in Kelowna, BC. With a particular interest in waterways and weather, they explore how creativity and the arts can help us build more joyful and equitable responses to climate change. Astrida is also an Associate Professor at UBC Okanagan, and Director of The FEELed Lab – a feminist creative research lab located at UBC’s Woodhaven EcoCultural Centre in the Lower Mission, on unceded syilx territory. 

The New Leaves Festival of Arts and Culture 2026 is made possible by the support of the City of Kelowna, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, the Province of British Columbia, the Government of Canada, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Espaces Francophone, and BNA Brewing Co.

We acknowledge our events take place on the unceded territory of the Syilx/Okanagan Peoples and that we are uninvited guests on their ancestral lands. We invite anyone who comes to our events to check out https://www.syilx.org/about-us/syilx-nation/ to learn about, connect with, and endeavour towards reconciliation within our community.

Photo courtesy of Astrida Neimanis.