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Zine and Booklet Making and Publishing

Have a zine-making assignment at Pace? Use this guide to learn about how to make a zine or fanzine. This guide includes "old school" zine making with paper, glue or tape, scissors and a photocopier; zine making using Word; and making zines using In Design

Selected Distros (Buy or Sell)

Zine+ Distributors (Some may be very selective, so if you want to make sure you can reach an audience, I recommend selling on Etsy)

Etsy (truly unmediated--anyone can sell)

Brown Recluse ("zine distro for queer and trans folks who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color")

Microcosm

Printed Matter (art and design)

Good Press

Storenvy (similar to Etsy)

AK Press

BuyOlympia

Back Pocket Press

Bluestockings

B&D Press (Montreal-based, “art zines & queer stuff”)

Quimby’s Bookstore: Williamsburg location now

Canada and US Retail Outlets by Broken Pencil mag