autism – Steven Fraser

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

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.

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.

Prosopagnosia at V&A Dundee

December 23, 2025December 19, 2025Steven1 Comment

In April 2025 my short film Prosopagnosia was chosen to screen in the V&A Museum in Dundee. The screening was for Autism Awareness month and the short screened on a loop in the Jupiter Auditorium. I lived in Dundee for many years and left just before the museum was built. It was a very special experience to go back and see the film in a city that means a lot to me. Some photos from the exhibition are below –

ReelAbilities UK Disability History month

December 22, 2025December 19, 2025StevenLeave a comment

Two of my short films are streaming on the ReelAbilities channe l for UK Disability History month. ReelAbilities is a New York based disability focussed film festival. The festival has screened several of my films, but is streaming What It Feels Like and Coming Out Autistic specifically for UK Disability History Month. I am delighted that both those films were chosen and honoured that they are being highlighted during an important month.

ReelAbilities Stream poster with What it Feels Like and Coming out Autistic images

Sale at my Etsy Shop

December 9, 2025StevenLeave a comment

There is a sale on at my Etsy shop at the moment. All zines are 50% off. This is only for UK customers.

Overshare

December 9, 2025StevenLeave a comment

Overshare is an intimate and personal story that takes an in depth look at what it is like to constantly share your feeling with strangers, loved ones and random people. It is a perzine, comic and handmade zine. It asks questions on when, and if, it is ok to share your emotions with unfamiliar people and those close to you.

The comic does not make a distinct conclusion, instead it draws the reader in and asks if they are complicit in oversharing their feelings. Self-care, solitude and mental health are considered throughout. The story is told from the perspective of the writer and artist, where a queer, autistic and working class point of view is presented.

The zine is available to buy here.

You will like Overshare 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.

· 16 pages

· Black and white

· Hand made and bound

· An honest and personal comic book zine

How to Live With Grief

June 22, 2025StevenLeave a comment

How to Live With Grief is a mini-zine in an envelope – with a few extra bits and pieces. The zine presents a method of how to live with grief. It was made during a stressful and solemn period of the artists and zine-makers life when they were trying to cope with great loss. The mini-zine does not propose a solution to grief, or a guide to going through the grieving process. It just presents how grieving can occur in many ways and how space and time can help.

The zine features words and illustrations. It is contained in an envelope to emphasise the personal and careful way the zine was put together.

You will like How to Live With Grief 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.

You can buy the zine here

An 8 page mini-zine in an envelope

Extra writing drawings and objects are in the envelope

Full-colour

Hand made and bound

An honest and personal comic book zine

Voices With Impact Serious Mental Illness Film Festival – Winner Short Film Award

July 17, 2024StevenLeave a comment

My short film What it Feels Like won the Short Film Award at the Voices With Impact Film Festival. The festival showcases films about serious Mental Illness. As someone who lives with a serious mental illness and endevours to create art, it means a lot to win an award like this. What it Feels Like can also be streamed online with the Voices with Impact Festival. Info at the festival website.