Sticky Fingers Publishing


Sticky Fingers Publishing is an intra-dependant feminist press based in South East London, run by Kaiya Waerea and Sophie Paul. We produce experimental non-fiction at the intersection of academia, visual culture, art, design and performance.

stickyfingerspublishing@gmail.com

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Submissions
Self–Publishing Sessions  
Lectures & WorkshopsGuest Lecturer & Introduction to Risograph Workshop, School of Cvuntology, House of Annetta (2025)

READ ALL ABOUT IT: Feminist and Queer Newsletters at the Feminist Library with Sticky Fingers Publishing, The Feminist Library, CHASE Feminist Network (2025) 

Guest Lecturer, BA Graphic Communication Design, Central Saint Martins (2025) 

Guest Lecturer, BA Graphic Design, Kingston University (2025) 

Introduction to Zines: From Science Fiction to Feminist Futures Lecture & Zinemaking Workshop, Imagined Worlds, Lewisham Libraries (2024) 

Amplifying Diverse Voices panel, London College of Communication (2024) 

Guest Lecturer, BA Fine Art, Kingston University (2024)
Press & FeaturesIt’s Nice That, ‘On Crip Time challenges the ableist systems that are “preventing disabled people from accessing the future”’(2024)

An0ther Magazine, ‘The Indie Presses Leading London’s Thriving Underground Literary Scene’ (2024)

The BitterSweet Review, ‘BitterSweet reviews… Masturbatory Reader from Sticky Fingers Publishing’, (2023)

Metal Magazine, ‘Sticky Fingers Publishing - Crafting Community in an Anti-Genre’, (2023)  

Tique: publication on contemporary art, ‘SIX QUESTIONS, interview with Sticky Fingers Publishing’ (2023)  

Residency 11:11, ‘Sticky Fingers in conversation with Lola Ofolemi and Christie Costello of bare minimum collective’, (2023)

Hero Magazine, ‘Masturbatory Reader: Sticky Fingers Publishing are asking us to reconsider the power of the erotic in literature’, (2023) 
 
Polyester Zine, ‘The (Bad) Taste Test: Radical Acts of Queer (Self) Pleasure in The Masturbatory Reader’ (2023)
  
GENERAZIONE CRITICA, ‘Sticky Fingers Publishing’, (2022)

BOMB Magazine, ‘BOMB Retrospective: Cookie Mueller Revisited by Sticky Fingers Publishing’ (2021)  

NTS Radio, ‘HEREMA: A soundscape by Leyla Pillai’ (2021)  

Spam Zine, ‘(REVIEW) Stretching time: Dead Lovers: Anaïs Nin’ (2021)
Writing‘Permanently Deferred: A Bibliographic Opera’, How To Sleep Faster #15 (London, UK: Arcadia Missa, 2024)

Oisín Roberts, ‘Closing the Gap: Libraries as Dream Work’, The Toe Rag Issue 3: Dream Work (London, UK: The Toe Rag, 2024)

‘Some (not very) sticky rules by Sticky Fingers Publishing’, Books Is Books: A Statement of Intent from Minimum Efficiency Press (London, UK: Minimum Efficiency Press, 2023)

Exhibtions
Five Years of Sticky Fingers Publishing, Maximilian William ‘The Shelf’, March – April 2024

IM BORED OF READING I WANT REVENGE, Lunchtime Gallery, Glasgow, June – August 2023


Last Updated 24.10.31
Self Publishing Sessions 
£40/60 (PWYC) 1hr

We can advise on: how to transform a pre-existing piece of writing or other textual work into a publication idea; how to plan, circulate and organise open calls to gather content; how to self-publish within your skills and affordances; design, print and production; how to iterate an idea between scales of production and budget; Ways to distribute your publication that are most appropriate for its audience and more.

We are in the studio on Tuesdays between 11am – 5pm, though may be able arrange a time outside of this. These sessions take place in our studio in Catford or on zoom. Collaborators working on a single idea are welcome and encouraged – the fee is per session not per participant, and includes a bit of time for us to read anything you want to share ahead of the session, and any follow up admin after the session.

These sessions are not:
  • Adobe CC tutorials
  • Risograph induction sessions (though we are happy to answer any questions you might have)

Accessibility: We are able to enable Live Captioning on Zoom. Our studio is on the fourth floor with step free access via a ramp into the building, and a lift. There are gendered toilets on our floor. We can agree breaks and other forms of support when organising a session, so just let us know what you need and we will do our best to make it work for everyone! Support staff/PA’s welcome. 

Please get in touch with the following info:
  • The name & pronouns of yourself and any other collaborator who will attend the session
  • A brief outline of your idea and what stage it is at (for example, you might have a piece of writing and want to transform it into a publication, or you might have an idea for a publication but not have any content, or you might have a draft publication and want to discuss what to do next, etc)
  • What you want to focus on during the session
  • Your availability
  • Any access requirements

Email to enquire at stickyfingerspublishing@gmail.com
Please note that we don’t know everything, but we do know quite a lot!
Testimonials

“Kaiya and Sophie offered great advice and helped guide me through how I may want to move forward in publishing my work. They both acknowledged areas that I wanted to know more about, whilst also offering alternative ways of doing it. This really helped widen my understanding and offered ideas that I had not considered. It was a super helpful session and I came away feeling much more positive in getting my work out there in the world. Thank you for your help.”
Alex Lyons

“Kaiya and Sophie helped me to shape ideas and realise their potential, from methodologies to zine production. I feel empowered by the discussion and by the knowledge they have shared. I’d recommend the self-publishing session to other creators, whatever stage you are at in your project!”
Biba Stern