Hey! A new zine making jam! Don't know what a zine is? Well, traditionally, a zine is a self-published booklet, generally made and distributed by one person or small group of people. Zines have their own underground subculture devoted to making, buying, trading, and collecting them. Most physical zines are made with photocopiers or home printers and stapled or sewed together by hand. Zines are about DIY, about community, about writing whatever you want without worrying about having to go through gatekeepers. Anyone can make a traditional zine as long as they have access to paper and writing implements, or a phone, tablet, or computer!

This jam is specifically about making text heavy zines! This jam is intended to encourage more people to write them! Unlike most of the zine jams I run, this one has some rules.

If you want to join the Zines and Zinesters Discord server to talk to other people who like zines, here's an invite: https://discord.gg/DrRyFx9

Rules:

• The majority of your zine must be text. Images are fine as long as they aren't the main focus.
• There must be at least 1000 words of text in your zine.
• Your zine should be at least 16 pages long.
• No 1 sheet mini zines unless it's a 16 page mini made from a single sheet of paper. (I've got free templates for these for Affinity Publisher and Scribus linked in the resource list.)

Stuff you can do:

• You can write about anything you want as long as it follows itch's terms of service and isn't hateful!
• You can submit something you started previously!
• You can submit a super long zine!
• You can submit a paid zine or a free one or a pay what you want zine!
• You can submit a page with a link to where your physical zine can be bought!
• If you are open to physical or digital zine trades, consider listing your contact info on the project page!
• Digital only zines are fine, but it's encouraged to include a printable pdf for assembling physical copies!
• Have fun!

If you want something to build off of, here's some resources about making zines traditionally and digitally or a mix of both:

• https://metaparadox.itch.io/lets-make-a-zine
• https://metaparadox.itch.io/affinity-publisher-zine-templates
• https://metaparadox.itch.io/scribus-zine-templates
• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Zine_Making
• https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Zine
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Guide-To-Zine-Making/
• https://thecreativeindependent.com/guides/how-to-make-a-zine/
• http://zinelibraries.info/running-a-zine-library/intro-to-zines/
• https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+make+a+zine
• https://zcmag.xyz/zine-idea-generator/
• Designing Zines With Canva - www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU87M7Ez3Ks

Hope everyone has a good time!

Olivia Montoya