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A subreddit for Zines: Underground, hand-made magazines!


A subreddit about Zines! Posts can be about distribution, exchanges, or just general excitement for the underground press.

Zine noun (pronounced 'zeen')

"An inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publication"

-The Free Dictionary

Zines can be anything from extravagant, artful productions to handmade, photocopied mini-magazines. Anyone can make one, anyone can acquire one. This is a subreddit for all Zine related discussion!

Other Zine Subreddits

/r/zinesters

/r/AnarchistZines

/r/Zanarchy

There are scenes that intersect with Zines! Some sub communities have similar themes - excuse my rhyme schemes.

Zine-esque Subreddits

/r/nerdchat

/r/punk

/r/punksubculture

/r/riotgrrrl

/r/subcultures

/r/ThirdWaveFeminism

/r/zines

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Calling All Fanzine Creators! Share Your Work on Círculo Invierno!

Hey fanzine lovers and creators!

Are you passionate about creating fanzines and looking for a platform to share your work with a wider audience? Look no further! Círculo Invierno is opening its doors to fanzine creators from all over the world.

We’re building a space where creativity thrives, and we’d love to feature YOUR fanzines on our website. Whether it’s art, poetry, comics, or anything in between, we want to showcase your unique voice and vision.

How to join:

  1. Share the link to your fanzine in the comments or DM me.
  2. We’ll review it and add it to our growing collection at Círculo Invierno Fanzines.
  3. Your work will be accessible to a global audience of fanzine enthusiasts!

This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded creators, gain visibility, and be part of a community that celebrates independent art.

Let’s make this a hub for creativity and collaboration. Share your fanzines today and help us grow this space together!

Can’t wait to see what you’ve created!

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2025/02/03
01:41 UTC

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Formating booklet zine

Finally finished my trans zine! The hardest part, though, is making copies. I'm trying to do double sided booklet style, but everytime I try to print a sheet double sided, one side will be off center. I think it's because my printer adds a border that's not completely centered but I don't know why or how to stop it. Any ideas?

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2025/02/02
20:00 UTC

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Marketing?

I’m in the process of starting a photo zine series documenting small towns and rural communities. Each issue would have 20-30 images from around the area. The back cover would have a brief description of the area (what’s special about it, why it interested me, etc. Like an artist statement.) as well as an explanation of the zine and website info.

In the past, I found Instagram to be my best outlet for showcasing my work. However, for personal reasons (NOT political, surprisingly), I am choosing to no longer use Instagram. What alternatives are there to get people to see the zine and my work? I thought about leaving mini copies around (4-5 images with a small ad on the back saying “get the full version at the website) but I’m looking for broader coverage for less money. This is a passion project for me, I don’t intend on living off it, but having my printing costs covered and a little gas money would be nice.

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2025/02/02
19:15 UTC

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zine on deportation rights (i hope its ok to post political stuff, im new here)

i plan on making a zine today detailing peoples rights when those ice bastards strike where im at. i have a decent amount of sites to pick from and was wondering if any of yall have anything to contribute. i would like to print them in einglish and spanish, so if anyone knows both languages well enough to possibly help translate i would apriciate it. i will be printing them out, and may share them on here if anyone is interested. also if you know of any other ones that are out there that i could possibly take reference from that would be cool. ive never really made a zine before other than for my dumb commics so any thing would help me hahah.

if you have any info, advice or anything to say you can PM me or comment here, both work. also if you know anywhere else i could post this to get more resources that would be terrific!!

the links i have will be in the comments.

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2025/02/02
18:51 UTC

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I finally made a Substack for Commonplace Zines

https://commonplacezines.substack.com/

Finally! I made a Substack so if you want to keep up with new issues you can. If you have a Substack for your zine project I would love to know about it!

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2025/02/02
18:28 UTC

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How to Mass Produce Zines: featuring Riot Grrrl #1

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2025/02/02
18:12 UTC

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Published the first issue of a zine all about Boston music and art!

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2025/02/02
17:50 UTC

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Queer Zines Exhibition!

Hi, some months ago I posted here to tell you about the possibility of a Queer Zines Exhibition at my local queer association in Florence, Italy. It's finally true! During the month of March we'll host the exhibition and will organise different workshops and dedicated events!

If you want to send us your work email at : info@ireos.org

Any language, audio, only image zines are good. All queer and intersectional zines are welcome.

https://preview.redd.it/1h3ohfrqerge1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=eeaa4daef773319ae5d001d1f5b6951f7408cab1

https://preview.redd.it/6yp7l8rqerge1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=014b592b39f3427df586cc0b5fc047335e035d2f

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2025/02/02
17:18 UTC

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A Short Poetry Zine About My Experience as a Neurodivergent Person

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2025/02/02
04:23 UTC

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Honorbound, A space swashbuckling Wound by Tension game for Zinequest

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2025/02/02
01:16 UTC

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Only Way Home - a solo journaling ttrpg pamphlet zine

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2025/02/01
16:37 UTC

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