Girls and Queers
to the Front!
GIRLS AND QUEERS TO THE FRONT is a feminist-queer initiative based in Warsaw, Poland, founded by Aleksandra KamiĆska and Agata Barbara Wnuk. Since 2015, Girls and Queers to the Front has been creating space for women and queer artists, writers, and musicians, by conducting zine workshops, organizing concerts, DJ sets, performances, panel discussions, and – together with Magdalena Rzepecka – publishing zines. In 2021, Girls and Queers to the Front grew into an independent queer small press, with Maria Halber as an editor.
Over 50 artists who performed at the events include musicians SIKSA (PL), Rosa Vertov (PL), SVET (UA), Pascale Project (CA), Eslabrava (AR), stud1nt (USA), performers Ciasno (Alicja Czyczel, Agnieszka KociĆska) (PL), the Yonis (UK), and Filipka Rutkowska (PL), and writers Kasia SzauliĆska (PL), Maria Halber (PL). Events are designed to build community and support exchanging artistic and activist practices.
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Image: Oasis of Hate for Girls and Queers to the Front
We published 15 zines in two series: Girls* to the Front zines and Queer Erotica zines. Since 2019, our zines have been functioning as art/literary magazines, available in both Polish and English, with each issue created by 40-60 international artists and authors. Zine contributors include MaĆgorzata Mycek, Sylwia Chutnik, Ćaja SzkĆo, Alin Szewczyk, Katarzyna Olma, Maria Beburia, Ania KrztoĆ, Shaheen Qureshi, Natalka SuszczyĆska, Kinga Skwira, Sebulec, Monika Zaleska, Eliza Rose, Paulina WoĆșniczka, Katarzyna Szenajch.
As a small press, so far we have published five books: …and She-Devil bangs with a bass, punk libretto by SIKSA illustrated by Ćukasz Przytarski (bilingual: PL & EN), Marzenie o byciu poziomkÄ , short story collection by Ania ZiÄbiĆska and illustrated by Apollin Sigrist, Udawanie ludzi, poetry book by Maja Demska illustrated by Filipka Rutkowska, Próba wyjĆcia z brzucha / Próba wejĆcia do brzucha, poetry book by Ada RÄ czka with Zofka Kofta, and ACABADĆO, poetry book by Ćaja SzkĆo illustrated by Alin Szewczyk.
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Our main goal is to build a queer-feminist community where girls, women, and queer people can feel supported and inspired.
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Are you interested in booking us for a zine workshop, DJ set, curatorial work, or a talk/discussion? Contact Girls and Queers to the Front at girlstothefront . poland at gmail . com . Visit our website or Instagram.
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