Civics of Technology: Against Tech Hype virtual conference: August 6-7, 2026

Zines, Collage, & Analog Craft: Nurturing Resistance Communities & Classrooms with Hands-on Creativity

Join members of the Library of Babel Group for an interactive talk about old school craft as an antidote to the unethical automation of both teaching and practicing art. Analog craft builds connections with others and brings joy to experiential pedagogy in all academic disciplines. We believe that cultivating hope(punk) amid the tide of slop and bots is essential for the survival of the creative soul. Most importantly: art is the carrier pigeon of The Resistance that will survive the digital world’s eventual ruin. We’ll provide an overview of the subversive history of zines and collage poetry and the rise of technocritical zines like LOOMING, our experience bringing a zine-making collage workshop to a welcoming edtech conference in Ireland, as well as a hands-on activity and lively conversation. Come make something with us! 

Zine making workshop: building creative communities of resistance with: Kathryn Conrad, Melanie Dusseau, Miriam Reynoldson, Emily Tucker, & Rose Willis. Join members of The Library of Babel on June 3, 2026, for a zine workshop on building communities of resistance at the ILTA (Irish Learning Technology Association) conference on DCU’s St. Patrick’s campus in Dublin, Ireland. Full conference schedule here.

Summer Creative Writing Workshop: Join us Saturday, June 27th on the University of Findlay campus for a FREE creative writing workshop on “genre fiction”: Science-Fiction/Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Children’s Books, and more! Full day of activities at this link.

Panelist: A Psalm for the Wild Teacher: Building Genre Fiction Workshops That Inspire (with Jennifer Pullen; Melanie Dusseau; Dave Essinger; Brooke Wonders; & Snowden Wright)

AWP Baltimore conference 2026

Gone are the days of hiding genre writing like kids reading comics under the covers. If creative writing programs are to survive both dwindling enrollment and a robot apocalypse, we must develop workshops of interest to 21st century writers. Genre fiction strategies and knowledge are required in the inclusive teacher’s toolkit. With hopepunk for the future, escape with us to our well-stocked bunker for genre-specific teaching tactics that are resonant, joyful, subversive, swoon-worthy, and fun. Panelists will present workshop tips for fantasy, sci fi, romance, horror, and crime.