Katherine Leung is the editor of Canto Cutie, an art and literature zine about the Cantonese diaspora. Canto Cutie has published seven volumes featuring works from over 130 international artists, garnering recognition from Vermont media outlets and prominent international arts organizations.
As an advocate for independent publishing, Katherine has helped schools around the country start up literary magazines, yearbook committees, and other community publishing projects. She has been featured on various zine-focused podcasts and has led workshops at the San Francisco Center for the Book, as well as zine festivals in San Diego, Tucson, and Albuquerque.
Zines (pronounced “zeen” and short for “fan magazine”) offer an accessible way to share information and perspectives often overlooked by mainstream publishing channels. The self-publishing nature of zines empowers anyone to create and distribute their own content. Katherine Leung speaks about her zine, Canto Cutie, and how it has become a platform for Cantonese artists and writers around the world to publish their work.
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