A zine (short for fanzine or magazine) is a self-published work.

Zines look like mini-books or pamphlets.

People do not create zines to make money; they create zines so they can express themselves--their feelings, their ideas, and their passions.

People who create zines usually make copies of their zines, so they can share their ideas with others.

All that you really need to make a zine is paper and a pencil, but you could use any type of art/craft material you want.

There are lots of ways to express your ideas in a zine. You could:

• Draw pictures

• Write a narrative

• Write as if it is a journal

• Collage

• Draw comics

• Etc.

Zines are easy to make and easy to share.

Zines give a voice to people who would otherwise not have one.

Zines can bring people with similar ideas together and build a community.

During a time when people are obsessed with the internet and what is trendy and cool, zines provide sort of a "secret language" for people who have different opinions and ideas.

There's not really a wrong way to make a zine.

Zines are a way to express whatever you want!

If you want to be an artist, poet, comic writer, etc., zines are a great way to:

• practice

• see how others react to/feel about your work

• build a fan base