LET’S CREATE SOMETHING WEIRD TOGETHER.

EVEN WEIRD IDEAS NEED A WINGMAN.

Independent doesn’t have to mean alone. We make things of our own, but we also share the table. Whether that means splitting a booth at a market, passing around a “literary mixtape,” putting your project on a community media stand, packing a mystery box, or gathering folks for a screening, here are a few ways we can team up.

• Share a vendor space

  Got something worth putting on a table? When we set up at a pop-up, maker market, convention, or community event, we may be able to share some of the space with another creator. Bring books, art, prints, games, handmade goods, or something harder to explain. It is a way to see how people respond to your work without having to take on the cost and pressure of a full table by yourself.

  Talk about a pop-up

• Introduce readers to your writing

  Made something people ought to experience? A short story, a comic, an essay, or a chapter from a book. Or maybe something that needs to be heard, watched, or played, linked right off the page through a QR code. A Doomsday Banana “literary mixtape” puts some of your work directly into someone’s hands.

  Talk about a zine

• Put independent work within reach

  Got physical stuff that needs a shelf? Self-published books, zines, prints, stickers, or tabletop games. An independent media stand gives your work a physical spot in the real world where someone can stumble across it, pick it up, and take it home.

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• Be part of a mystery box

  Wanna be in a mystery box? There’s nothing like somebody cracking open a box, pulling out your art, patch, zine, or game, and going “What is this? This is awesome.” We bundle independent work so people get to discover you completely by surprise.

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• Bring people together around a film

  Films deserve more than just a link in a feed. A short, a documentary, or an indie feature belongs in front of people sharing a room in the dark. Whether you’re a filmmaker looking for an actual audience or a host with a wall and some chairs, we can help put a community screening together.

  Talk about a screening

• Help someone get in the room

  Whenever we go somewhere interesting, we’d rather not go alone. Getting onto a film set, into a festival, or across a conference floor can spark an entire career for someone starting out. If you’re a student or creator looking to tag along, or someone who can help cover a seat or a pass, let’s make the trip happen.

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