Zines 101: Home

Zines (pronounced like "magazines" without the "maga") are:

• Made for the love of creating and not for profit!
• Independently published
• Can be physical (consisting of one sheet of paper to many, fastened together, generally with staples) or digital objects.
  • Physical zines are usually photocopied but can also be offset, mimeographed, letterpressed, or Risograph printed.
• May be created by one person or a group of people (called "comp zines" or "compilation zines").
• The contents can be about anything and everything you can imagine: personal stories ("perzines"), music-related writing, lists of things, political ideologies, photography, mental health and self-care tips, fiction, artwork, comics, and so on. 
• Are made by a diverse community of people around the world who are called "zinesters".