Chella Quint is a comedy writer, performer and old school zine girl from Brooklyn, New York who now lives in Sheffield, England. She is most well known for her adbusting comedy fanzine Adventures in Menstruating, and is a frequent contributor to the Talk About the Passion podcast and blog.
Her Pecha Kucha talk is here, and you can check out her comedy song stylings and advice about zines and the DIY scene in a short film about the Outspoken Showcase here. Her zine covers have been exhibited at The Big Red Door and The Forest Cafe, Edinburgh, Site Gallery, Sheffield, and New Stand, New York.
Her comic essay, Getting Civilized, was recently published in the book Here Come the Brides!: Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage (Seal Press, March 2012).
She is currently pursuing a Masters in Education, focusing on femcare ads and media literacy, mostly when she ought to be sleeping. She proudly led the Sheffield Hallam poetry team to victory over the University of Sheffield at the 2012 Varsity Slam, and can’t wait for a rematch.
Follow the blog links below for more details about each project. Want her to do some work with/for you? Email her.
Adventures in Menstruating: A comedy zine and live sketch show about the foibles of feminine hygiene advertising.
It’s Not You. I Just Need Space. (Interplanetary Letters of Love and Rejection): A regularly updated tumblr account based on Chella’s full-colour comedy print zine of the same title. Now also in handy podcast size.
The Venns: A quest for the perfect pub quiz. She’ll let you know when she’s found it.
Cut & Past: Coming soon: DIY, vintage and minimalist design stuff to look at and talk about.
Chella Quint
