Steven Fraser

Life, In-Between and Death – Mini-zine Set (with a badge)

October 1, 2026August 13, 2026StevenLeave a comment

Photo of Life, In-Between and Death Mini-zine

Another new zine. This time a set of three zines – Life, In-Between and Death, that are tied together. There is also a badge. The set is available at my Etsy shop.

Life, In-Between and Death are three mini-zines that are brought together to tell a complete story. The three separate zines cover a lot of ground. We see what life means and what death means. We also see what happens in-between. The format of the story draws on experimental comic books and outsider art. We are presented with a story about mental health, survival and communication. The set of three zines also comes with a badge.

Life, In-Between and Death will appeal to people who like experimental storytelling, outsider art and DIY art. A list of what you get is below –

Life Mini-Zine
In-between Mini-Zine
Death Mini-Zine
Badge
Tied together with string

The Yassification Of My Ex-Boyfriends Soul – new comic/zine

October 1, 2026August 11, 2026StevenLeave a comment

The Yassification Of My Ex-Boyfriends Soul is my latest comic/zine. It is available on my Etsy shop and can be bought from here. I have already presented this zine at a couple of fests to try it out. The synopsis is below.

The Yassification Of My Ex-Boyfriends Soul takes a personal look at memory, queer relationships and mental health. The comic looks back at a short romantic relationship and considers if the memory of what happened is different from the reality. The perspective carries more weight when we realise the storyteller lives with Schizophrenia and regularly experiences psychosis. Schizophrenia is not shown as a negative or horrific thing, but presented as new and worthwhile perspective to have on life.

The Yassification Of My Ex-Boyfriends Soul is a indie comic book zine that is told from the perspective of the writer and artist. It takes a deep and profound look at relationships and how people communicate with each other. The Yassification Of My Ex-Boyfriends Soul is profound and experimental in its approach, where the story and visuals present neurodiversity and queerness in a unique and distinctive style.

You will like Yassification Of My Ex-Boyfriends Soul if you enjoy indie comics, unique stories and personal narratives. It takes elements of Diary Comics, Perzines and Graphic Medicine to give a careful, distinctive and intimate approach to comic book storytelling in a DIY and self-published format.

20 pages

Black and white

Hand made and bound

An honest and personal comic book zine

Qwaswvfxzy Zine – New Zine

September 1, 2026August 11, 2026StevenLeave a comment

A new zine is available on my Etsy shop. Qwaswvfxzy Zine is an experimental comic/zine. The synopsis is below and you can but it here.

My mind moves at 100 miles per hour at sometimes. I wanted to try and capture that feeling with this zine. Qwaswvfxzy Zine is a short, sharp insight into trying to find the right words to say, when there might be no words at all. It is a perzine, comic, text-based and experimental zine. It plays with language and storytelling and doesn’t give a conclusion. It does however, give a personal insight into mental health, psychosis, neurodiversity and autism.

You will like Qwaswvfxzy Zine if you are interested in experimental storytelling, graphic medicine indie comics and perzines. It is part of an ongoing series of zines where I look at my own experiences in different and challenging ways.

16 pages

Black and white

Hand bound and stapled

Iris Prize 2026

August 24, 2026August 10, 2026StevenLeave a comment

My short film Keith is nominated for the Best of British Award at the Iris Prize 2026. The event will take place in Cardiff in October 2026, with a screening as part of a short film programme on Friday 16 October. Keith is the Scottish nomination, after winning the FIlmhouse Queer Film Prize 2026. This will be the second time I have been nominated for the Iris Prize, after Dix Pix in 2019.
Keith will now go on to screen on Film 4 and be available to watch online at Channel 4 until October 2027.

Spiral – Mental Health Mini-Zine

August 21, 2026StevenLeave a comment

A new mini-zine is now available on my Etsy store. It is called Spiral. I have some info on this zine below.

Spiral is a mini-zine that takes an illustrative and pensive look at mental health and identity.
The zine features 8 small pages that present the inner emotions and feelings of different characters. The words and images look at what spiralling means. Spiralling upwards and downwards.

Mini zine
8 pages
Mental health focussed

This mini-zine would appeal to people who are interested in experimental comics, zines, outsider art and graphic medicine.

You can buy Sprial here.

Design and Disability – V&A Dundee

August 14, 2026August 10, 2026StevenLeave a comment

Two of my zines are at the Design and Disability exhibition at the V&A Dundee. The exhibition runs from 5 June to 4 October. The zines Coming Out Autistic and Uncomfortable Sex with Total Strangers are on display in the resources section towards the back of the exhibition. This is the second time I have displayed my work at the V&A Dundee, after the month long screening of Prosopagnosia during June 2025.

Image of Uncomfortable Sex With Total Strangers zine on a shelf at the V&A Dundee.

Filmhouse Queer Film Prize 2026

August 10, 2026StevenLeave a comment

My short film Keith has won the Filmhouse Queer Film Prize 2026. The award was presented in June after a screening of queer short films made in Scotland. This means the Keith will be the Scottish nomination for the Iris Prize 2026. I am delighted to have won this award and was not expecting it. This is the fourth award that Keith has picked up.

Sequential Scotland 2026

August 4, 2026StevenLeave a comment

I will be tabling at the Sequential Scotland comic art festival at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. The event takes place from 10am – 5pm and I will have some new(ish) comics and zines for sale.

Image of Sequential Scotland comic art festival.

Marvels of Media 2026

April 7, 2026StevenLeave a comment

My latest short film Keith was screened and won an award at the Marvels of Media Festival in New York. This is the 5th edition of the festival and I was delighted to go back for the third time to visit the Museum of Moving Image to collect the award.

How About I Am Outside Of Your Window – A zine about creepy emo lyrics

January 9, 2026December 16, 2025StevenLeave a comment

How About I Am Outside Of Your Window takes a selection of lyrics and puts them out of context to emphases the weird, problematic and strange lyricism contained within the songs. The zine is not making fun of the songs or bands, in fact it is a funny, engaging and thought provoking celebration of emo lyrics and songs.

How About I Am Outside Of Your Window – A zine about creepy emo lyrics, embraces the DIY nature of zines to celebrate the genre of emo. It does not debate whether the bands or songs with the zine can or should be considered emo. Instead it asks questions on whether we, as fans of emo music, should take the music literally, or give some leeway to the creative talents of the musicians.

16 Pages
Black and White
Self-published and bound
Features illustrations, comic book storytelling and lyrics

You can buy this zine here.