It was all

a dream.

It begins with an idea. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Maybe you want to get started on an artistic portfolio. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, telling your story in a supportive and uplifting community can make all the difference.

At Yazzabear Self-Publishing Press, we believe that emotions are universal but our stories are personal. In community, we hope to empower the people to explore and tell their own narrative without catch or cost. We aim to preserve the voices of the stories that often go unheard by those who may need it the most.

Meet the Collective

  • Antoinette Barton

    FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (@anbarton)

  • Joey Meece

    FOUNDER / ZINESTER (@the.sleepless.dreamers)

  • Yaz

    FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE CUTIE

  • LIL ANT

    ARTIST (@lilartsyant)

  • A.B. Wong

    WRITER / NOVELIST (@_abwong)

  • Jamil Hawkins

    PHOTOGRAPHER / ILLUSTRATOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

  • Emma Swan

    WRITER / POET (@boidisthewoid)

  • ARTEE

    POET / RAPPER (@arteeskii)

  • YOU

    SUPPORTER / POTENTIAL MEMBER

OUR PARTNERS

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  • “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

    ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  • “The scariest moment is always just before you start.”

    ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

  • “The first draft of anything is shit.”

    ― Ernest Hemingway

  • “If a story is in you, it has to come out.”

    ― William Faulkner

  • “A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”

    ― Richard Bach

Join the team

Help our collective grow into a nonprofit publishing house and organization. Flexible. Chill. Cool. Only requirements: committed to your writing and artistic projects; meet with the team at least once every two months in person or via zoom to catch up; help deliver all publications to retail stores, organizations, and galleries near you; interest in handling an operational role in the collective; and interest in representing organization through tabling events, conducting workshops (online or in person), and leading the Writer’s Cohort in Berkeley or near you.

Benefits includes a copy of every publication released in the timeframe of your tenure, a great network of supportive, community creatives; connections and opportunities employed by external organizations in the publishing industry; a fraction of the overall sales of your publication(s); experience in holistic and creative community gathering, leadership, and a step into the publishing and art industries.