Zine culture has been on the rise through the past couple of years, with many young feminists wanting to reclaim fashion, beauty, music, and art from big name glossies and established corporations.

In the 1970s, the fanzine scene exploded. These unofficial, DIY publications may have emerged as early as 1930 in the science fiction space, but it was with the accessibility of production techniques, ...

On a hot Saturday afternoon in mid-July, hundreds of tattooed young people are gathering in St. Stephen and the Incarnation church in Columbia Heights. They’re here to support local zine-making, an ...

When Dkéama Alexis and Ariana Steele wanted to create a space specifically for Black queer and trans people in central Ohio, they began with a simple but powerful medium: a zine. Named after a “very ...

Installation view of the Brooklyn Museum's "Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines," on view through March 2024 Paula Abreu Pita / Brooklyn Museum The history of zines—short for “fanzines” or ...

Mariana Pelaez reads a poem at Union Station in New Haven, on June 13, 2024. The editor of Connectic*nt was one of the co-hosts at the guerilla reading event that celebrated art in "unusual" spaces.

Over the years, the definition of the term “zine” has changed. What began as self-published fan magazines eventually became a core element of radical, marginalized people seeking an easy, ephemeral ...

Vanessa Crofskey’s untitled collage for Bitter Melon’s Stay Home Diary (courtesy the artist and Bitter Melon) HONG KONG — Some would argue that there has never been a better time for the zine. As ...

With so much of the world staying virtual, let's turn our attention to a lasting and tangible art form that's been through it all: zines. The do-it-yourself publications are still telling stories ...

Installation view, “Zines+ and the World of ABC No Rio” on view at The Center for Book Arts (all photos courtesy The Center for Book Arts) Self-published, cheaply-made, and disseminated after running ...