Zines 101: Home
Welcome
Welcome to the SDCC Library's Zines 101 guide! This guide hosts information on zines, their history, how to make them, and more. Whether you're an educator, student, zinester, or just interested in zines, this guide provides a great starting place.
Box of San Francisco punk zines from 1990s in collection of Prelinger Library
Image Source: Lindsay Eyink / Wikimedia Commons
Colorado College Zine Collection
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a window full of zines
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Pile of zines at Double Union
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What is a zine?
A zine is a homemade publication created using readily available materials. They are platforms for expressions of narratives from personal, political, satirical, and more. However, this is a loose definition, and a zine can be whatever you want it to be! It can be a comic filled with original illustrations, an instruction manual, a collage used to tell a story, and more!
Here are some characteristics often attributed to zines:
- self-published
- DIY
- community-oriented
- low-budget
- no barrier to entry
Starting Points
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Equity and Outreach Librarian
References
- Merriam-Webster. Definition of zine. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine
