Other Cities
Other Cities is a collaborative book project created through my "Zines, Comics, and Books" course at University of Minnesota (UMN) and Abbey Mei Otis's "Speculative Fiction" class through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW). Students in the MPWW classes wrote short pieces of speculative fiction describing imaginary cities and UMN students illustrated those stories to be printed on a risograph. The project was funded by a generous grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and research funds from the University of Minnesota. The book was printed by Destiny Bilges, Camila Leiva, and Micky Kurtzman in 2022.
Cover design by Micky Kurtzman, screenprint, 2022
Miroltémént by Elizabeth and illustrated by Madeline, risograph
Tallacoffalou by Bino and Illustrated by Laura Kuchar, risograph
Micky Kurtzman spread for Perfunctory, risograph
Kara Spread for Bino's Tallacoffalou, risograph
Michael Kleber-Diggs and Abbey Mei Otis speaking at the release event at Open Book in 2022
Corinne Teed speaking at the release event at Open Book in 2022
Student artists at the release event