Library Class and Subject Guides: Zines: Distros

A Sampler of Zine Distros & Presenters

Antiquated Futre - Artifacts of the Heart
From the site: 'Antiquated Future is an online store, zine distro, pop-up shop, and tape label that began in 2008 out of Olympia, Washington and currently operates out of Portland, Oregon.'
Archive Six
From the site: 'Archive Six is a small press and zine distributor based in Seattle. It was originally set up to distribute personal work but eventually expanded to include work centered around important topics like art, social justice, feminism, WOC, intersectionality, fat activism, and survival.'
back pocket press zine distro
From the site: 'back pocket press is a zine distro and community printing press established in ypsilanti, michigan in 2013' ... with 'a queer, anarchist, feminist' focus.
Boston Anarchist Black Cross
From the site: 'Boston Anarchist Black Cross functions as the defensive arm of local anarchist struggles. We work to forge an organized support network for local activists in need and for folks behind bars. We seek the total abolition of prisons and work on projects in support of this cause.'
brown recluse zine distro
From the site: 'Brown Recluse Zine Distro was created to support and center zines written by people of color. This project was born out of passion for zines and frustration at the lack of representation and meaningful zine material for POC.'
Café Royal Books — British Documentary Photography
Not sure if I should include this in a zine libguide, but there's cool stuff here. From the site: 'Publishing, Preserving and Making Accessible British Documentary Photography.'
Drive Thru RPG
From the site: 'The Largest RPG Download Store!' A lot of commercially produced games, but also zine and zine-likes available.
grrl zine network: zine distros
From the site: 'Here you can find feminist zine distros in the US/Canada, Europe, Australia/New Zealand and Asia, distributing grrrl and lady zines, riot grrrl zines, transgender zines, zines by grrrls of color, lesbian/queer zines and many others!'
Indie Game Hosting Marketplace - Comics-n-zines
A small set of RPG, Queer, and PoC related zines available as PDFs. Name your price, mostly.
Last Gasp
'Publishing Comics & Books since 1970.' That's a lot of good karma right there.
Mend My Dress
From the site: 'Mend My Dress Press is a small publisher and zine distributor based out of Tacoma, Washington.'
neither/nor zine distro
From the site: 'Neither/nor is a Zine Distro based in Kansas City, MO responsible for curating zine sections in' several 'brick and mortar stores.'
OSR Zine: Dedicated to fanzines of all types
Links to RPG zines.
PoC ZIne Project Presents
From the site: 'Mission: To make all zines by people of color easy to find, distribute and share. POCZP is an experiment in activism and community through materiality'
Printed Matter
From the site: 'Printed Matter' is 'the world’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination, understanding and appreciation of artists’ books.'
Quimby's
From the site:'Quimby's is an independently owned bookstore that sells independently-published and small press books, comics, zines and ephemera. We favor the unusual, the aberrant, the saucy and the lowbrow.' I lived a block from Quimby's Queer Store in the early 90s. Highly recommended!
Rended Press List of RPG Zines & Other Things
From the site: 'Here is a long list of non-comprehensive links to old school and new school fanzines, most of them free, published as PDFs and in print.' A substantial re-design of the list has been promised, so look out for that.
RPG Zines on Kickstarter
From the site: 'Inspired by classic titles like Judges Guild and Alarums & Excursions, Kickstarter is inviting creators to launch their own RPG-inspired zines.'
Sweet Candy Distro & Press
From the site: '...you will find over 200 zine titles, books, and a variety of DIY items. The zine writers we work with are from all over the US and around the globe. They write about a variety of topics, such as mental health, feminism, body image, parenting, food, travel, art, survival, fiction stories, and so much more!'
Wasted Ink Zine Distro
From the site: 'Wasted Ink Zine Distro is a zine library and store front located in Phoenix, Arizona. We house hundreds of zines and serve as a home base for Arizona zinesters looking for a DIY hub and creative space for self publishing and zines.'
Women's Studio Workshop
A source for Artists' books. From the site: 'An early proponent of the medium, WSW has produced over 200 limited edition artists’ books, and is the largest publisher in North America.'
X Artists' Books
From the site: 'Established in 2017, XAB is a small publisher of thoughtful, high-quality, artist-centered books that fit within and between genres.'

Zines: Distros

A Sampler of Zine Distros & Presenters

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