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IST 605: How to Make Your Own Zine!

A guide to creating your very first zine

References

References

Please see the Further Inspiration section at bottom to continue your journey of zine creation and exploration!

History/General

Goertz, G. (n.d.). Research guides: Zines@Douglas: How to print or make a zine. Research Guides at Douglas College Library. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://guides.douglascollege.ca/zines/print

Licona, A. C. (2012). Zines in third space: Radical cooperation and borderlands rhetoric. SUNY Press.

Todd, M., & Watson, E. (2006). Whatcha mean, what’s a zine?: The art of making zines and minicomics. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Wrekk, A. (2020). Stolen sharpie revolution: A DIY zine resource.

ZineWiki. (2021). ZineWiki. https://zinewiki.com/

Zine distributors

Behind the Zines Distro. (n.d.). Behind the zines distro. Behind the Zines Distro. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://behind-the-zines.com/

Kersplebedeb. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://kersplebedeb.com/

Metcalf, M. (n.d.). Research guides: Zines at the Library of Congress: Zine collections at the library. Research Guides at Library of Congress. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://guides.loc.gov/zines/collections

Microcosm Publishing. (n.d.). Microcosm Publishing. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://microcosmpublishing.com/

Quimby’s Bookstore. (n.d.). Quimby’s. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://www.quimbys.com/

How Tos

Contributors to Wikimedia projects. (n.d.). Zine making. Wikipedia. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Zine_Making

Metcalf, M. (n.d.). Research guides: Zines at the Library of Congress: How to make a zine. Research Guides at Library of Congress. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://guides.loc.gov/zines/external-websites

One Page Zine About How To Make A One Page Zine. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/321487480fd1dc4acf9f44729e73d7d9/55a86077

Rookie. (2017). collage kit Archives. Rookie. https://www.rookiemag.com/tag/collage-kit/

Staff, C. B. (2014, January 17). The beginner’s guide to making your own zines. Creative Bloq. https://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/make-your-own-zines-11410390

Further Inspiration

Hines, T. (n.d.). LibGuides: Zines 101: Make a zine. LibGuides at Cornell University. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://guides.library.cornell.edu/zines101/make

intro to zines. (n.d.). Zinelibraries.Info. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://www.zinelibraries.info/running-a-zine-library/intro-to-zines/

Kleon, A. (n.d.). Austin Kleon is a writer who draws. Austin Kleon. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://austinkleon.com/

Kletsel, G. (n.d.). Zines and Why You Should Make One. Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPMxDECh6ow&ab_channel=GregKletsel

ZineWriMo Day 20 – Make a Zine – blackout poetry. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2025, from https://seagreenzines.com/2021/11/20/zinewrimo-day-20-make-a-zine-blackout-poetry/