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Zine Club Chicago

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A free community event series for zine enthusiasts. Our cut-and-paste hijinks include monthly meetups, Zine Club Chicago on Marz, Zine Camp, South Side Zine Library, South Side Zine Fest + more! Produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin. zineclubchicago.com

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Zine Club Chicago @zineclubchicago.bsky.social · 7d

We loved discussing #zines as tools of resistance + community building with @wbez.org's Sasha Ann-Simons and Oscar Arriola of ZINEmercado! ✂️

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 8d

Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance

“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...

Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance

“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago.

www.wbez.org

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Quimby's Bookstore @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social · 4d

Friday 10/10
FULL BLEED gallery show
reception 5-7pm
at Quimby’s Bookstore!

Featuring Full Bleed contributors; Jim Terry, Melissa Kelly, Tyrell Cannon, Mr. Walters, Max Bare, Jcrash Charles Huth, Austin Winstead, Stuart John Marsh, Tony Recktenwald, Eerie Ed, Spencer Drew Bogart! & maybe more!

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Paper Jam Comics Collective @paperjamcc.bsky.social · 6d

Small press fair Sunday 19th October! Newcastle Travelling Man basement! 11.30 till 4ish! Comics, zines, prints, poetry, prose, merch - from North East creators. Free in. Nice. Tell yer pals.
paperjamcomics.blogspot.com/2025/09/smal...

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 5d

Just some of the delectable wares available in our shop today, including a few new titles especially uploaded for Bandcamp Friday.

These and many other books, zines & records will also be available on our stall at Sherbet Dab Records & Books market tomorrow, Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park (12-6pm).

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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 5d

As of today, we are officially halfway through our artist application period, with just two weeks left!

"We've Always Been Here" is a queer historical zine, aiming to show that LGBTQ+ people have always existed, and always will.

If you haven't applied yet:
forms.gle/7r8B6TZ1RdaK...

#Zines #Zine

A graphic with a rainbow background, announcing, "Queer Zine! Paid opportunity! Two weeks remaining for artist applications!". At the bottom is a watercolor painting of two masculine characters kissing, cropped into a semicircle shape.

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · 5d

ZINES GLORIOUS ZINES

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winona @winguro.bsky.social · 5d

making zines is better than posting

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Colossive Press @colossive.com · 5d

Pssst… We've got two new #ColossiveCartographies lined up and ready to launch VERY soon - and No.70 landed in our inbox this morning.

Don't want to miss out? Of course you don't. Subscribe to get all six #zines in Series Twelve for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12

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Jenny Bendel @jennybendel.bsky.social · 5d

Looking forward to the AI garbage backlash that results in hand-written, hand-drawn, grainy photocopies like the best punk zines of the 80s.

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Wasted Ink Zine Distro @wastedinkdistro.bsky.social · 5d

Can't sleep. Just thinking about zines and this event today

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Pen Fight @penfight.bsky.social · 6d

came across this gif I handmade 10 years ago 😊 #DIYzines

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Zine Club Chicago @zineclubchicago.bsky.social · 7d

We loved discussing #zines as tools of resistance + community building with @wbez.org's Sasha Ann-Simons and Oscar Arriola of ZINEmercado! ✂️

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 8d

Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance

“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago.

www.wbez.org

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Propaganda Hat @propagandahat.bsky.social · 8d

In keeping with my perpetual theme of mutual aid and community building... To borrow from @timothysnyder.bsky.social, we need to make eye contact with - and then get to know - those around us to keep each other safe. And coat your city in zines to spread the word. 📒🦋 Read On Tyranny, too. ❤️‍🩹

Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 18d

"How to Report ICE" zines available as of 9/20:

CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, Kansas City Metro Area, MD, MA, NC Triangle Area, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, VA, WI

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Hand holding black and white zine with hand illustrated title “How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe”

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 7d

Monthly proclamation (as long as I remember)

riso printed zines are beautiful objects!

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The Ex-Zine Editor @bubblegumzines.bsky.social · 7d

Found the *perfect* price list holder for my first market of Spooky Season! 🎃

This 'Thing' even matches my Wednesday jacket! 🖤😍

Ipswich folks, if you're in town on Sunday, head to The Walk 12pm-4pm.

I'll be serving 3 zines for £10.

#craftmarket #ipswichevents #fanzine #spookyzine #witchyzine

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luana @luanagm.bsky.social · 7d

Para o tema do #ClubeDeZines de Outubro 2025, compartilhamos a lista "Zinetober" criada por @biribiba.bsky.social! Eaí, bora?

Como sempre, não precisa seguir a risca: o negócio é criar zines na sua capacidade, experimentar e brincar :)

Acesse a Biblioteca de Zines em www.biblioteca-de-zines.com.br

Lista chamada "Zinetober"
1 a 5 - Fanzine
De 6 a 10 - Fotozine
De 11 a 15 - Zine-quadrinho (Comiczine)
De 16 a 20 - Zine pessoal (Perzine)
De 21 a 25- Zine literário
De 26 a 30 - Zine de Arte ou de DIY (Do It Yourself ou Faça Você Mesmo)

O Clube de Zines é uma iniciativa da Biblioteca de Zines para estimular criatividade e comunidade. Crie zines, leia zines!
Para participar
- Interprete os temas do jeito e formato que prefirir
- Compartilhe com #ClubeDeZines (assim a gente se acha)
-Envie seu zine para o acervo da Biblioteca de Zines

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Wasted Ink Zine Distro @wastedinkdistro.bsky.social · 8d

Our last newsletter of September is out too! Are you signed up for them?
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Hi from Phoenix's Best Place to Buy a Zine

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Twin Cities Collage Collective @twincitiescollage.bsky.social · 8d

Twin Cities PBS put together a nice piece about us over the summer, and it was just released over on Instagram!

twincitiespbs on Instagram: "This Twin Cities art group is turning trash into treasure. 🖼️ Founded in 2017, the Twin Cities Collage Collective gathers regular…"

This Twin Cities art group is turning trash into treasure. 🖼️ Founded in 2017, the Twin Cities Collage Collective gathers regularly at Fresh Eye Gallery (@fresheyegallery) for communal art-making. At these meetups, expect to find stacks of vintage magazines, paper scraps in unexpected places, and a shared sense of excitement in reworking found materials. ✨ For @twincitiescollagecollective founder allison anne (@allisonannecollage), the goal is to provide a welcoming environment for anyone who is interested in working in collage. “We really want to make it as accessible as possible.” 🫶🏽 To learn more about the artists featured in this video, check out their profiles below. Andrea Okeson / @andreaokesonart Christopher Alday / @_hurlyburly_ Jen Shaffer / @jen_shaffer_art Jenna Wynne / @pony_hotline Maggie Carter / @incognitomaggie Margaret Vergara / @marg.verg.art MELMCK / @melmckcollage Sonitha Tep / @f0g.machine Yvette Griffea-gray / @7yvelen allison anne / @allisonannecollage Brady Martin (Brado) / @hmmonmyway Ellis MacMillan / @mothscraps...#artcollective #collageart #twincitiesart #localartist #artofinstagramView all comments

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Another Subculture @anothersubculture.co.uk · 10d

OCTOBER 2025 - the London punk newsletter - out now

Get it first at New River tonight – subscribe for £3/mth and I’ll post you one — nearly 80 punk/DIY gigs/films/club nights for spooky time 🦇

+ BENNY LAGER writes about Oasis in NYC, LEIGH A documents Unrest 2025 on the other side. GET TO THE GIG

Another Subculture OCTOBER on the wall in New River Studios

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Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 9d

Pageant was the first hand-cut zine I made in late 2019! It feels like such a long time ago, and it paved the way for increasingly complicated book projects made over the years. Lately, it’s been also one of my more popular zines which is weirdly gratifying.

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Colossive Press @colossive.com · 9d

Don't forget you can buy Taran's Colossive Cartography, Fleece and Fibre, from us for just £2 at bit.ly/colossive67.

Or subscribe to Series Twelve at bit.ly/colossive12 and get all six #zines as soon as they're published for just a tenner (the next two are coming VERY soon)... 😁

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 9d

Edinburgh pals, I'm running a free haunted generative writing workshop at the HalloZine fair on Saturday 18th October (where I'll also be tabling with @ceciliabennett.bsky.social and some seasonal zines!) There are a few tickets left here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-haunted-...

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Mike Pinnington @doublenegativem.bsky.social · 8d

Recommended to a student they check out the zines in great Liverpool bookshop, news from nowhere. I just popped in for a browse and there's said student! They do listen sometimes!

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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 8d

Just saw that this is a thing!!

“Zine Your Research” podcast from Tulane University Libraries

open.spotify.com/episode/6zuc...

#zine #zines #podcast #libraries

Ep. 1, What is a Zine?

open.spotify.com

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Jessicaaahh!!! Real Monsters @loveandcrossbones.org · 8d

Only made 16 for now because prints are 21¢ a pop and I’m not printing this shit at work and my printer is slow.

But I made print editions of the lyrics zine.

A long arm stapler next to a paper cutter, with to be assembled zines on the left and assembled on the right

Sixteen zones all laying on the kitchen counter

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SH Grey @byshgrey.bsky.social · 8d

Here is your chance to get my first ever miniest of "Pocket Poems" zine! Because these are so small, & a lil quirky, each also comes with a hand drawn book mark. There is only 45 of these lil guys total. The next zines will be in a slightly different size, with added staples for structure.
#poetry

"Pocket Poems" Oct. (mini, no staples, first editions) - shgrey's Ko-fi Shop

These are the first ever zines I have made. Therefore, they're a little funky! I was learning how I wanted to do them as I went, the trimming is a lit...

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