As mentioned on the home page of this guide, you don't need much to make a zine. Here are some ideas to help you get started zine-making. 

For a physical zine:

• Paper
  • Any size or color! Zines can be folded into a booklet, stapled, or bound any way you choose. One 8.5x11 piece of paper can be folded to create a mini zine. 
• Scissors 
  • Anything sharp you can use to safely cut out other materials you may choose to use. 
• Collage materials
  • If you'd like your zine to feature collages of images or words, you can use old magazines, newspapers, books, or printed images. 
• Adhesives
  • Glue or tape to secure the materials to the zine.
• Writing/drawing materials
  • Pencils, pens, markers, paint, etc. 
• Stapler or thread
  • If you plan on assembling/binding pages.
• Photocopier 
  • If you'd like to copy and redistribute your zine. 

For a digital zine: 

• An editing software (Canva, Photoshop, etc.)
• Images and fonts
• Printer (if you want a physical copy)

Remember, you can always make a hybrid zine, which is a combination of physical and digital materials. You can make physical collages, scan the work, and assemble on the computer

• A Beginner's Guide to Making Zines
• How to Make a Zine: A Beginner's Guide
• The Public Studio: An introduction to zines

Don't know what to write about? Here are links to hundreds of zine prompts by zinesters and zine librarians. 

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