dyke de·vi·ance
/dīk ˈdēvēən(t)s/ethos
1. a strain of lesbianism characterized by anti-assimilationism, illegibility, disruption, and trouble-making.2. a catchall for one dyke’s creative and sprawling dedication to lesbian culture including but not limited to: visuals, radio broadcasting, prose, poetry, and public scholarship.

WELCOME TO
DYKE DEVIANCE

Dyke deviance is the brainchild of Audrey Wilkinson, a queer writer and scholar based out of Seattle, WA. They are a leather and sadomasochism researcher, lesbian archive hobbyist, radio disc jockey, and graphic artist with a focus in digital collage.Preserving and amplifying lesbian print culture is both a personal and professional anchor. With their work, Audrey strives to create visual and textual synergy between queer histories and futures.

Audrey graduated summa cum laude from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2025 with degrees in American Ethnic Studies and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies. Professionally, Audrey has worked in communications for the Lavender Rights Project,* Queers for Justice,** and Sinister Wisdom.***

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm based in wa
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center based in ny
*** lesbian literary & arts journal

on display
above: digital collages from zines
on the right: flyers for the college radio show LESBOPALOOZA
below: sticker designs

★ WORK

Contact Audrey for graphic design commissions, social media management, research opportunities, communications projects, music curation, or whatever else you can dream up.

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center
*** lesbian lit & arts journal

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center
*** lesbian lit & arts journal

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center
*** lesbian lit & arts journal

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center
*** lesbian lit & arts journal

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center
*** lesbian lit & arts journal

* by-and-for lGBt+ law firm
** clemency campaign for the newburgh lgbt center
*** lesbian lit & arts journal

★ SHOP

⭑ Zines and stickers are available for purchase domestically and internationally below.
⭑ Zines are available for purchase locally at Left Bank Books and Charlie's Queer Books in Seattle, WA.
⭑ Use the contact form to carry wares wholesale.

Zine Issues ⭑
Divine Creatures: ruminations on queer monstrosity, body horror, and gender-affirming surgery ⭑
Deep Cuts: a visual lyric book ⭑
The Pit: poems carved inside stone fruit ⭑

★ READ

Use the contact form for free copies of works behind paywalls!

Archival Research

"White Fantasies of Black Leather: Hypermasculinity and the Eroticization of Nazi Aesthetics in Postwar American Leather Culture"

Literary Criticism

"Biomythographical Home: Afro-Caribbean Lesbian Goddesshood in Audre Lorde’s Zami"

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Poetry

"My Heart, the Waiting Room"
"Poem About Leaving"

"Upstream"

Music History Interviews

"30 years after his death, Kurt Cobain continues to speak to generations of fans"

"Kurt Cobain’s legacy, according to 10 young Seattle musicians, arts workers"

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