Welcome to Behind the Zine, Dreamworldgirl Zine NYC’s newest panel and party ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
Sun Nov 22nd, 2 - 6 PM 📍
Join Dreamworldgirl Zine in NYC for an intimate Q&A and afternoon celebration with members of the team! Behind the Zine will include an in-depth panel and discussion about all things Dreamworldgirl and DIY publishing. Discover what it takes to curate, design, and produce independent media today, and speak candidly with other zine lovers about all the messy and beautiful nuances of girlhood. Our NYC team is ready to pull back the curtain and let our readers in!
Featuring: ….
Daphne Bryant, Founder of Dreamworldgirl Zine
Bella Tabak, Dreamworldgirl Zine’s Co-Editor
Leah (Bunny) Overstreet, Dreamworldgirl Blog Writer
Zoe Tan, Dreamworldgirl Video Editor
& Sarah Waggoner, Dreamworldgirl Makeup Artist
Moderated by: Accent Sisters
Copies of Dreamworldgirl Zine issues DIY, FANTASY & DESIRE will be available for sale. ⋆𑣲
?snacks included?
Event Schedule
Doors open - 2:00 PM
Panel talk - 2:15-3:00 PM
Q&A 3 - 3:30 PM
Afterparty & Roundtable 3:30 - 6 PM
♡ Tickets are $10. Get yours here! ꨄ︎
About
Dreamworldgirl Zine (DWG) is an LA and NYC-based multimedia zine rooted in nostalgia and dreamed up by writer and creative director Daphne Bryant. Bryant founded the zine in 2024 and seeks to create a whimsical, creative space for women and other marginalized gender identities. DWG’s biannual issues feature writing, art, photography, music and more from creatives all over the world, and they are available in print and online.
Bios:
Panelist #1: Daphne Bryant (@daphnerbryant)
Daphne Bryant is an interdisciplinary LA-based writer, creative director, and zine lover based in Los Angeles, CA. You may recognize her as the founding EIC of the multimedia publication Dreamworldgirl Zine, but before that she was just a girl from metro-Atlanta who loved to read and write. Bryant has a BFA in Creative Writing, and aims to redefine girlhood in all of her work.
Panelist #2: Bella Tabak (@bellatabak)
Bella Tabak is a magazine journalist, photographer, and social media content creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She currently serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Dreamworldgirl Zine and works with SOLACE Collective on social media and project management.
Panelist #3: Bunny Overstreet (@bunny.so.lovely)
Bunny is a Femme lesbian writer, creative director, stylist, queer nightlife host, dyke showgirl, and diva extraordinaire! She has a degree in Creative Writing and Sexuality Studies from Columbia University which she uses to parade up and down the streets of Bushwick covered in glitter, turning gossip into #discourse. Her words can be found in the Dreamworldgirl Blog, Dykes and Dolls Zine, BUST Magazine, her sex column for Dirty Magazine, and more!
Panelist #4: Zoe Tan (@zoealiciatan)
Zoe Tan is a Malaysian-born, New York-based recording artist, producer, engineer, and multimedia creative. A graduate of NYU Tisch’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, she has worked across various facets of the music industry, from studio engineering at Electric Lady and Artist House to marketing at Universal Music Malaysia. As an artist, she has performed at SXSW and Urbanscapes, received Spotify editorial support, and released her debut EP, I Will Never Go Back. She currently serves as Head of Growth at Joy Machine Records and as a video editor for Dreamworldgirl Zine, continuing to bridge her passions for music, visual storytelling, and creative community-building.
Panelist #5: Sarah Waggoner (@sarahwaggoner_)
Sarah Waggoner (she/they) is a freelance makeup artist and costume designer based in Brooklyn, NY. They serve as Dreamworldgirl Zine’s staff makeup artist in NYC, and have previously worked in wardrobe and makeup for Blue Man Group and MAPS Studio.
