Workshops, Talks, & Classes

I love teaching and I am deeply passionate about helping people find their own voice through comics, zines, and creative workshops.

These days, I focus on leading workshops about zines, memoir + poetry comics, and community empowerment. My workshops are hands-on, collaborative, and designed to help people tell their own stories.

I offer 1-2 hour workshops for people of all ages. Although my typical audience are no younger than 13+. I’m available to teach both in person and online. Every participant always leaves with something they’ve made, a takeaway zine or comic, and a deeper sense of their own creative voice.

If you’re looking for a guest speaker, teaching artist, or workshop facilitator for your classroom, library, nonprofit, or community group, I’d love to hear from you.

My standard rate for a 2 hour workshop is $250. Please get in touch to talk more about rates.

To book a workshop, talk, visit, or class, please email me at rebeccaoliverichardson@gmail.com

What I Teach

I offer creative workshops and talks that help people tell their stories and explore new ways of making.

Reach out with an idea even if you don’t see it listed here.

Topics I love teaching:

  • Focuses on self-publishing, mutual aid, and DIY print culture. I can connect any topic to zines and zine-making. We can discuss the ways to achieve your outcome goals for a workshop with zines.

  • Focuses on memoir, diary comics, poetry comics, cartoons, and single-panel storytelling.

  • Focuses on topics that explore daily making, reflection, and sustaining a creative life.

What People Are Saying

“I've always loved zines but never tried making one for myself! The workshop was wonderful, informative, and fun! Rebecca was great and encouraging to all who attended, especially during the one hour zine-making portion of the workshop.”

— First-time zine maker

“At Zine Club I felt freedom that all art is important, it doesn’t need to look perfect to create. The creative community Zine Club creates is exactly what the world needs right now!”

— Zine Club Columbus Participant

“Rebecca is a fantastic teacher, as well as an awesome person! I’ve gotten so much creative inspiration, motivation, and confidence since joining her Zine Club, and have met many others in agreement.”

— Zine Club Columbus Regular

“I’ve made new friends, tried new formats, and gotten excited about making again.”

— Workshop Participant

Upcoming workshops

Mutual-Aid and Zines

Zines have long been tools for care, resistance, and connection. In this workshop, we’ll look at how zines have been used to organize, educate, and support communities—and how you can make your own as an act of mutual aid. We’ll explore examples from past and present, then create zines that share knowledge, offer support, or spark conversation. This is a space for collective thinking, making, and imagining better ways forward—together. No experience needed, just a willingness to share and listen.

Make Your Manifesto: A Perzine Workshop

What do you stand for? What do you want to scream into the world—or whisper to yourself? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the art of the personal manifesto: a bold, messy, honest declaration of your beliefs, desires, and intentions. We’ll start with a short presentation on the history of zine manifestos, then dive into guided prompts to help you uncover what matters most to you. By the end, you’ll turn your words into a one-sheet, foldable zine—a pocket-sized reminder of who you are and what you’re about.

Examples of recent workshops

Zines 101

Join Rebecca Richardson from Zine Club Columbus to explore the history and creative possibilities of zines while learning essential techniques for layout, sequencing, and storytelling. Using simple tools like scissors, copy paper, and a stapler, you’ll create your own zine from start to finish. Perfect for teens and adults looking to express their ideas in a tangible, DIY format—no experience needed!

Better Together: Lessons for Collaborative Zine-Making

Zines have always been a space for shared voices, mutual aid, and collective storytelling. In this workshop, we’ll explore what it means to make something together. Through writing, drawing, and hands-on activities, we’ll learn practical ways to make a collaborative publication—whether you're working with friends, classrooms, or community groups. You’ll leave with a mini zine made in partnership with others, plus tools for leading your own collaborative projects.

Daily Drawing Challenge

Want to start a creative habit that sticks? This workshop kicks off a low-pressure, high-reward daily drawing practice designed to help you show up, pay attention, and get your ideas on paper. We’ll explore simple prompts, share strategies for staying consistent, and make space for drawing as a form of reflection—not perfection. You’ll leave with tools to keep going and a few new pages filled with lines, thoughts, and surprises.

Dear Diary: A Diary Comics Workshop

What happens when your to-do list, weird dreams, and passing thoughts become too loud to ignore? In this playful, reflective workshop, we’ll explore diary comics as a way to document daily life with honesty, humor, and heart. Through guided prompts and drawing exercises, you’ll create your own short comic capturing a moment in time. No social media necessary