photo by @thatspoeticchi, from Witch Crafts Market October 2025

Meet the (trans)cribe!

Wynter Appleford (they/them/theirs) is a human being, lifelong writer, and recovering academic.

Raised in a house full of books on a Maine island and later forged in the fires of a 2010's women's & gender studies program, Wynter pulls from their experiences to create handmade zines and visual art that blend mediums, challenge what we think of as normal, and visualize a possible Queer future.

Their unapologetic poems, essays, and collage projects share an anti-binary perspective in an increasingly binary world. Wynter refuses to sit idly by and watch Queer perspectives be suppressed, and hopes that sharing from their point of view humanizes Queer people in a hostile moment of history. They center the artistic process and refuse to use AI in any part of creation. They believe that art should be accessible to everyone and that it is a necessary tool for social change.

Wynter prioritizes the free sharing of art and information. In the spirit of increasing access to radical Queer media, they have many of their zines available for free digital download and encourage trades with fellow artists. They also believe firmly in the value of self-publishing to combat censorship and the importance of fully owning the rights to one's own work.

Wynter currently lives, creates, and works in Chicago, IL, with their wife Aiden (queerwitchtattoo.com).

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