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Zines
Zines can be difficult to define. The word “zine” is a shortened form of the term fanzine, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Fanzines emerged as early as the 1930s among fans of science fiction. Zines also have roots in the informal, underground publications that focused on social and political activism in the ’60s. By the ’70s, zines were popular on the punk rock circuit. In the ’90s, the feminist punk scene propelled the medium and included such artists as Kathleen Hanna, who produced riot grrrl out of Olympia, Washington.
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published unique work of minority interest, usually reproduced via photocopier. A popular definition includes that circulation must be 5,000 or less, although in practice the significant majority are produced in editions of less than 1,000. Profit is not the primary intent of publication. There are so many types of zines: art and photography zines, literary zines, social and political zines, music zines, perzines (personal zines), travel zines, health zines, food zines. And the list goes on and on.
Zines Online
- Big Read Zine Stays Home: QuaranZine Edition!Big Read Zine is San Antonio Public Library’s community collaborative zine. This year’s Big Read Zine showcases creative works from our community that document how we have coped, healed and grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Works that visualize a future beyond this moment were also encouraged.
- Sherwood Forest Virtual Zine LibraryAustin-based independent media library focusing on zines and DIY culture.
- Amigues X 100PRE (Friends Forever)An online girl gang zine.
- You Are What You (Do Not) Eat: Decolonial Resistance in U.S. Latinx ZinesThis exhibit from UT Austin Libraries' Collections features a curated set of zines by U.S. Latinx zinesters that interrogate food and its impact shaping cultural identity.
- Weird & Wonderful Little Books: An Abbreviated History of Chapbooks Published in AustinA collection of poetry and fiction chapbooks published by Austin writers and small presses, from the UT Austin Poetry Center Collection at the Perry-Castañeda Library.
- Art Zines from the Russell Etchen CollectionA selection of art zines collected by notable artist and bookseller Russell Etchen, from the UT Austin Fine Arts Library Collection.
- Zinelibraries.infoZine libraries interest group with a zine email listserv. Purpose to "share resources regarding collections, programming, preservation, and the promotion of zine collections beyond the email list."
- Queer Zine Archive ProjectPreserves queer zine culture through maintaining a digitized archive of zines produced by queer authors and artists.
- POC Zine ProjectThis site increases accessibility to find and share zines produced by people of color.
- Small Science CollectiveA website about zines related to science.
- Stolen Sharpie RevolutionSite founded by Alex Wrekk. Lists zine events and festivals, zine libraries and stores that sell zines.
- PoopsheetMini-comic and fanzine database.
- The Broken PencilSince 1995 a source for Canadian alternative, indie arts and culture . Published four times a year with reviews of zines, e-zines, comics, etc.