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July was established as International Zine Month in 2009! As per usual I've made a poster with 31 prompts for 31 days of IZM. Below is a link to download the poster to print one yourself.
Or if you were going to place and order with @spiralhouseshop or @portlandbuttonworks you can get a free copy here:
Free poster for International Zine Month 2025...
Want an isolated list of the prompts in text? I've put them under the cut:
31 Days of International Zine Month 2025 #IZM2025
1 – Make a 1 page zine! Don’t know what to write about? Make it a zine about why you like zines!
2 – Zine Rewind! Dig out your favorite zines and share them! Remind yourself (and others) why they’re so great.
3 – Look up local or virtual zine event or maybe even dream about starting your own!
4 – AmeriZINE Day! Explore marginalized voices in the Americas. Support zines written by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)
5 – Free Zines! Post a PDF online or leave copies of your zine in public for other people to enjoy!
6 – Zine Pride! Support zines created by LGBTQIA creators. Don’t know where to start? Check out the Queer Zine Archive Project! (QZAP.org)
7 – International Zines! Explore zines from a country different from your own!
8 – Zine Trade Day! Ask someone to trade zines with you.
9 – New Skill Day! Learn a new zine skill like folding, binding, duplicating, or layout!
10 – Write a review of a movie, album, book or podcast to add to your next zine.
11 – Write a letter or a short note to a zinester you admire.
12 -Zine Wiki Day! Add or update listings to Zine Wiki. Support community powered information at zinewiki.com
13 – Zine Meme! Make a Zine themed meme from an online meme template.
14 – ValenZINES Day! Write a valentine to zines and share why you love them!
15 – Zine Cuisine! Cook from a recipe found in a zine and share the results
16 – Zine Distro Appreciation! Order some zines from a zine distro online and share with people about your favorite zine distros.
17 – Zine Collab! Ask a friend if they would like to collaborate on a zine with you.
18 – From Trash to Treasure! Use recycled or scrap materials to make a zine or embellish one.
19 – Variety is the spice of life! Read zines outside your usual taste—like comics, art zines, how-to guides, or perzines!
20 – Zines of the Future! Explore zines by youth or introduce the youth in your life to zines
21 – Zine Library Day! Find a zine library in your area or check out a digital zine library archive. out or send your zines to a zine library!
22 – How-2 Day! Make a zine about how to do something you are good at doing.
23 – Zine Origin Day! How did you get into zines? What keeps you going?
24 – Slice of Life – Make a zine about events of a single day
25 – Zine Wishlist – Make a list of things you would like to read about in zines, see if anyone has any suggestions for you
26 – Make a clever flyer about your zine to send to your zine friends so they can put them in their orders or distro orders
27 – Lost and Found Day. Dig through old notebooks and finish or revive a zine you never completed.
28 – Zine Playlist! Make a playlist that represents the mood of you zine or share a playlist of what you like to listen to when working on zines
29 – Shelfie Time! Organize your Zine Collection and post a “shelfie”
30 – Take a picture with you and your zine or your favorite zines!
31 – HallowZINE! Remember zines and zinesters that are no longer with us and reflect on how your IZM went this year.
Another thoughtful zine from the folks at Fiddler's Green Peculiar Parish covers the transformative power of the "As-If" technique in "As-If: Punk Magic and the Art of Self-Invention." This essay by Clint Marsh, originally featured in Fiddler's Green Peculiar Parish Magazine, explores how this powerful approach can help you overcome creative blocks and manifest your dreams.
Through the spirit of DIY in creating its own culture from music to print and other forms of art, chart your path and cast the spell of As-If" until it shows you the way!
16 pages, cardstock cover and with the Fiddler's Green signature copper embossed cover.
Discover the transformative power of the "As-If" technique. This inspiring zine offers practical guidance for overcoming creative blocks and
We will be vending at @midwestperzinefest at the @chicagozinefest in Chicago!
The exhibition day for Chicago Zine Fest 2024 is Saturday October 5 (11 am-6 pm) at the Columbia College Student Center (754 S Wabash Ave). All events during CZF weekend are always FREE and open to the public!
We'll have over 70 zinesters from across the U.S. selling their zines. Find a table map at the list of exhibitors page. Expect great conversations and cool publications for sale!
@alexwrekk/@upthewitchypunx will be moderating a panel discussion about the importance of perzines on Saturday at 4pm!
SUNDAY! OCTOBER 6th!
Reno (2607 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647)
PERZINESTER brunch, zine trade and post card swap! 🍕
❤️😭❤️ Need support for the post-fest feels? Come brunch with us at @renochicago from 9AM until 1PM (bar side, “come and go” as you please, but tip ya bartenders and if you swing through, order somethin)!
💌 We’ll have post cards for y’all to swap to make a new pen pal, and encourage folx to bring their fest-overs to trade!
My dear friend Julia needs help relocating following an eviction. It is a terrible situati… Jonas Cannon needs your support for Help Julia C
It's International Zine Month and a fellow zinester and tumblr friend, @custer-mp3, could really use some help!
This was written by my good buddy @jonasty1
My dear friend Julia needs help relocating following an eviction. It is a terrible situation, and it is urgent. This is after a legendary run of bad life luck. I can't sit while my friends fall. Thoughts and good vibes are neither currency nor a safety net.
Julia is a wonderful person, and a gifted writer. Their zines about being non-binary resonates in a way that I've rarely read elsewhere. I admire them in many ways, and care about them quite a lot. They are falling right now, and need to know that someone is here to catch them.
They need money for a move, and about 5k to secure a new home (deposit, first and last month rent). The struggle is real. It's daunting, but everything we can raise will go far.
I used to have this fear, that I would lose my job, lose my home, lose my means and find myself alone to fend for myself. Maybe most people have this fear at some point. I just have to trust that people who care would do everything to catch me. They would be the lifeline, the ladder--even when I felt as though I were becoming an emotional and financial burden.
I know now, but still have to remind myself daily, that true compassion has no expiration date.
Please help if you can.
Happy International Zine Month Distro Appreciation Day! We distribute so many rad zines and we appreciate you! We are offering 10% off zines in the catalog until the end of July with coupon code: IZM2024
Also get a free IZM poster!
To get directly to the zines go here:
This is the Portland Button Works Zine DIstro With lots and lots of zines!
Final girls, final guys, and unfortunate fodder... THIS IS IT!
Splatter Painting, our original 80s horror zine, has very limited stock left of the zine AND the VHS tape charm. You have until 17th May to grab your own.
vinegarzines on bigcartel
We have a few zines left in the UK for cheap shipping to UK and Europe. If your country isn't already marked for cheap shipping, let us know and we'll add it!
Selfless Lovers is a zine focused on stories about magical girls (or boys, etc) fighting against social issues and other problems arising from living in our modern dystopian hellscape. It's not all fiction though. It also contains thoughts and lamentations about the state of the real world and possible resources so you too can take action.
You can download issue zero here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/ks6yc08t7x?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0rb9yibbcR2lgTxnrixou1zYUsvLYsIrHbjJcFJYNynqqtemrYIkT2CNU_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw
Two great things that taste great together!
Have y’all seen the brand spankin new poster for @chicagozinefest created by the brilliant @onlinevalentine 🤩?!?! We are getting so stoked for 🎃👻October, youse!
Remember to 🎶save the date🎶 and come hang out with us in our curated PERZINE ALLEY 💜🐀💜featuring local, midwestern and perzinesters from across the country!
📓Tell all your pals!!!📓
Flyer design this year by Jordan Ducree, a graphic designer and web technician in Portland, Oregon. Text inspired by the continued celebration of IZM set forth by @alexwrekk and other contributors since 2009, updated in 2024 by Novie Nimble and Joshua James Amberson of @antiquatedfuture
If you're in Portland, you can pick copies of the flyer up (for yourself or to distribute) at Grover's Curiosity Shop.
Available to download and print from here.
Also available for free from @spiralhouseshop @portlandbuttonworks
DAY of DISTROS is a virtual fundraiser for Albuquerque Zine Fest! Visit participating distros on the Summer Solstice (June 21) between Noon and the stroke of Midnight.
Buy some zines using the discount code: DAYOFDISTROS2024 and receive 5%- 10% off! ABQZF will receive a portion of each sale. It’s THAT easy!
THANK YOU to the following participating distros:
Please check out their catalogs, and order some zines on Friday, June 21.
Thanks for supporting these distros and ABQZF!
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Brainscan #29 was originally a split zine with No More Coffee but @alexwrekk took it apart to make it into a stand alone zine. Ben from No More Coffee challenged @alexwrekk to write a fiction zine and here are 3 short fiction stories that don't fall far from the regular Brainscan Zine storytelling all wrapped up in high contrast cut and paste layout.
Originally a collaboration with No More Coffee Zine, Brainscan #29 is now available as a standalone collection of 2 short stories by Alex Wr
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Weird Walk Issue Seven, a 48-page A5 zine printed on high-quality, PEFC-certified recycled stock. As the sun dips low and nights lengthen, this issue serves as a potent reminder of the ever-turning cycle of nature, where decay paves the way for vibrant new life.
Delve into the ancient wisdom of trees with author Nadia Attia as she unravels the fascinating folklore surrounding iconic British species. Let your imagination wander through the verdant embrace of the forest as we delve into the history of the Hastings Jack in the Green festival and embark on a sonic exploration of rural landscapes with the Verdant Wisdom collective, whose music echoes the haunting beauty of dungeon synth.
Join intrepid explorers Alice Lowe and Benjamin Myers on separate quests through captivating locations, each brimming with magic and personal reflection. Discover the profound emotional connection between humans and the natural world, and explore the fascinating realm of phenomenology, which delves into our unique ways of experiencing ancient sites – cheese included, of course.
Weird Walk Issue Seven is further enriched by the captivating photography of Sarah White, Rachel Adams, and Freddie Miller, whose images bring the zine's themes to life.
Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a folklore aficionado, or simply seek a captivating journey through the written word and stunning visuals, Weird Walk Issue Seven offers a unique and enriching experience.
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