First, they haven't officially announced it yet, it was 'announced' on the personal social media account of an employee.
And even if they were announcing it more clearly, they're revealing the move so close to the original date that rescheduling is a BIG problem for all the indie creators ZineQuest is supposedly about supporting.
Then, they moved it to August, the same time as GenCon, which is the time when major companies are flooding the market with new games and publicity. February was a good time for ZineQuest because it was a *slow* time for the market so indie creators didn't have to …