If you are new to zines, here are a few places that might help you get started:
Ordering zines
Several indie shops sell zines online. Here are a few we recommend, though you can also find a thorough and mostly up to date list here:
- Pioneer’s Press — Run by some great people out in Kansas. Order radical zines, books, posters, and more.
- Quimby’s — Famous underground bookstore in Chicago that carries thousands of titles.
- Brown Recluse Zine Distro — Seattle distro that specializes in POC zines and radical politics.
- Atomic Books — Another great underground bookstore specializing in weird stuff.
- Printed Matter — Book art and edgy zines out of NYC.
- Antiquated Future — Distro out of Portland, OR.
- Sweet Candy — Another west coast distro that has been around for over 10 years.
- Stranger Danger — Chicago distro specializing in queer, trans, and feminist zines.
Connecting with other zinesters
- We Make Zines — Social media site for zinesters to solicit contributions, trade zines, or otherwise sell their work.
- POC Zine Project — Important resource that advocates for nonwhite zines and Black Lives Matter through materiality.
- Broken Pencil — Longtime Canadian magazine that specializes in North American zine culture. Published quarterly.
- Razorcake — Punk magazine that reviews zines.
Books about making zines
- Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk
- Make a Zine! by Bill Brent and Joe Biel
- Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine?: The Art of Making Zines and Mini-Comics by Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson
- Making Handmade Books by Alisa Golden
Online resources for making zines
- “Ten Tips for First Time Zinesters” by Spill the Zines
- “An Introduction to Zines” (pdf) by The Public Studio
- “How to Make a Zine” by Rookie
- Digital template for a mini zine (docx) by Jason Luther
- Zines! A Primer mini-zine (pdf) by Syracuse In Print
