Biel, Joe: - Joe Biel is a self-made Autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock.
He lives in Portland, Ore and his work can be found at joebiel.net.
The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy described Biel as not trained in pedagogy.
He is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & A T-Shirt, and the Groundswell film series.
He is the author of People\'s Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business on the Spectrum, Manspressions: Decoding Men\'s Behavior, Make a Zine, The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting, Proud to be Retarded, Bicycle Culture Rising, and more.
He has been featured in Time Magazine, Publisher\'s Weekly, Art of Autism, Utne Reader, Oregonian, Broken Pencil, Punk Planet, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll.
He is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium.
Biel, Joe: - Joe Biel is a self-made Autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock