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Miner Recs Episode 92: Zines
01.24.25
On this episode, Quinn, Amy, Alicia, and Tia discuss zines, the small-circulation handmade booklets that provide an easy and fun way for anyone to self-publish and circulate their art and ideas. Listen to their conversation in the player below:
Learn more about zines at the links below. (Please be advised, zine culture can involve topics that may not be suitable for all ages. Click with discretion):
Creativebug: How To Make Zines
DPPL cardholders have access to Creativebug, an online resource with thousands of videos teaching art and crafting skills. We recommend this 48-minute course as a good introduction to making your first zine.
Chicago Zine Fest is an annual celebration of small press and independent publishers, with workshops for zine creators and an expo for vendors to sell their wares.
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE)
The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) is a weekend-long celebration of independent comics, inspired by Chicago’s rich legacy as home to many of underground and alternative comics’ most talented artists– past, present and future.
Founded in 1991, Quimby's is an independently owned bookstore in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood that sells independently-published and small press books, comics, zines and ephemera.