If the Floors Could Talk
(Canada) |
"if the floors could talk is an artzine of sorts... its a collections of ads & articals from newspapers from 1939 & 1940 found beneith the floorboards of my house. it also comes with a set of 6 mini (¼ size) note papers. quarter size with pink or green covers and alternating(pink or green) center pages, 18 pages. [$1us OR $1cdn + 1 stamp]." Quoted and available from http://dork.com/dystatic/waw.html. Zine created by Dystatic, who also manages Static-Cling Distro.
dystatic [AT] gmail.com
(added 13/7/2006)
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Interwined
(US) |
"Marla DiCarlo’s very personal, very inspiring zine. Even if you are NOTHING like Marla I guarantee you will find something you can relate to in this rag. Writings about relationships, her family and her adorable dog." Quoted and available to order from MyOwnBrain Productions.
$1.00 plus $1.00 S+H
(added 29/06/2006)
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In or Out: Bisexuality & A Place to Call Home
(US?)
|
"Heather created this resource for school. She has collected essays, resources &words of wisdom about bisexuality with an easy to read layout featuringartwork from Cristy Road of Green Zine. This is a great place to startwhen learning about bisexuality with essays about privilege, acceptance,biphobia, myths vs. truths & more. Get this for someone you care about!" Quoted and available to order from My My Distro.
24p & 1/2 letter > $2.00
(added 28/06/2006)
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Indestructible
(NY/US) |
"Cristy has retired Greenzine only to have it turn into a Graphic novel Indestructable is the first. Chronicling jr. high and high school growing up as a punk rock queer latina in miami in the early 90s. as always cristy road did no wrong, need i say more?" Quoted and available to order from HousewifeXcore Distro.
$5-5oz
(added 26/06/2006)
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Idle Tuesday
(CA/US) |
"This issue closes a chapter on Violets life and her zine, her Senior year. She talks about the things that shaped her, the events that happened, and looks back on the past documenting how much shes changed in 4 years. Also included are her version of Jne Bostons 25 list, and why being on the pill doesnt make her less of a feminist. She wraps the zine up with her future dreams and a yummy banana brownie recipie." Quoted and available to order from HousewifeXcore Distro.
$1-1oz
(added 26/06/2006)
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The Invisibility of Women Prisoners' Activism |
"Vikki documents how women's prisoners activism has largely been ignored by those doing activism to support prisoners, and what gender-specific problems women face in the prison system. Very well documented and interesting." Quoted and available to order from Great Worm Express Distro
Size: half-legal, 20 pages, $2.50
(added 21/06/2006) |
I Am a Camara
(Australia) |
'"#9 I Am A Camera is pretty nondescript looking from the outside; B/W pictures and simply stapled together. Vanessa is from the northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia and in this issue she writes about moving back to that area as an adult. Example: 'Somewhere in that back garden, there's a gun... I pictured it under the lawn, wrapped in oilcloth. No one would fuck with me then. Princesses with spray tans and tiny skirts wouldn't giggle at my seventies housedresses. Katie with a special offer from The Holiday Club would hang up quick when she heard me cock my rifle.'" Quoted and available to order from Echo Zine Distro .
$3, 3oz
(added 20/06/2006)
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It's Not Just Boys fun
(Germany) |
"#1: Absence/Product X/Purpose/Unison/boycot Nike/women in developing countries/. #2: ABC tribute issue: info on pol. prisoners/Boycot/quotes/personal bits/women&HC/..." Quoted and Available to order from Tilt Distro.
#1 145/ 2,10
#2
155 1,60
(added 19/06/2006)
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I Don't Want To Leave
(US)
|
"I do not want you to leave is a high-production value litzine with several well told short stories... Jacinta's introduction explains the title's name, odd as it is. The interior pages are well laid out, and the binding is hand down with embroidery thread of various colours. Of the stories therein, I personally was drawn to 'Coke Tricks' which, while initially is a story about the properties of Coke on automotive paint is actually a deeper discussion about the priorities of friendships and gender issues. I also enjoyed, 'Fruit Stripes' having consumed many sticks of the gum in question as a youth. It ends with an interesting, albiet surreal story entitled, 'Scratch'." (Quoted in North West Zine Works) Available to order from North West Zine Works.
$2
(added 2/06/2006)
|
Invincible Summer: An Anthology
(US)
|
"In this anthology, you will find the first eight issues of the zine "Invincible Summer" by Nicole Georges. The publisher, Microcosm Publishing, says: 'Overflowing with personality and wit, drama and art, this anthology presents 5 years of Nicole's low paying jobs, heartbreaking romances, inspiring friendships, vegan recipes, dog motherhood, and endless trips to the corner coffeeshop.' This anthology is the first time I have encountered Georges' work, and I hope she does more zines so I can add them to my collection." Quoted and available to order from Driving Blind Distro.
(added 1/06/2006)
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Introvert
(US)
|
"Nicole writes a great personal zine filled with beautiful prose dealing with friendship, moving, love, and all those other great things. In the introduction, she says, "The following writings are pieces I picked off of me along the way. Some are outdated and no longer reflect my current life situation - but I feel that makes them no less important, as they coached me to choose my paths I run/walk/skip down now." If you enjoy perzines, pick this up to add to your collection." Quoted and available to order from Driving Blind Distro.
(added 1/06/2006)
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Incongruous Number Uno
(US)
|
"This newcomer's zine was a good find. Reminds me of earlier Mala Zine-esque wriitngs. I'd like to see her future zines explore more. Sexual abuse, women's rights, safety, radical scenes and more. Read it." Zine created by Nyky G. Quoted and a vailable to order from CS Distro.
half size. 34 pages. 1 oz. $1.00
(added 29/05/2006)
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IHRSINN
- eine radikalfeministische Lesbenzeitschrift
(Bochum,
Germany) |
IHRSINN
is... a pun which alludes to lunacy (Irrsinn) and to her sense/mind
(ihr Sinn).
IHRSINN - a radical feminist-lesbian journal exists since 1989 and
wants to reflect feminist-lesbian perspectives, to stimulate theory-friendly
thinking in and particularly outside of academic fields and to offer
a forum for political debates.
IHRSINN centres upon a specific topic in each issue. Thus new subjects
are addressed as well as already practised politics and thinking critically
revised. We dicide upon a theme in regard of diversity as much as
political context and positioning. So contributions from different
writers and artists, in diverse styles and forms are welcome.
IHRSINN wishes to continue discussions about the published subject
matter and already printed articles in a readers forum.
IHRSINN spreads stories, facts, rumours and digs out herstorical texts
of topical interest.
IHRSINN presents projects, conferences, meetings of current relevance.
The journal contributes regularly to original lesbian-feminist humour
with its comics and gloss-section.
The editorial collective works and lives in Bochum; editors as well
as authors and artists work without payment.
IHRSINN is published twice a year - in June and December.
IHRSINN e.V.
Schmidtstr.12
47793 Bochum
Tel.: 0234 / 68 31 94
Fax: 0234 / 916 09 44
http://www.ihrsinn.net/
info [AT] ihrsinn.net
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i
know what you did to me
(WA/US)
|
Billie
is a survivor of incest, ritual abuse, government mind control and
medical experiments. This zine (1996) by Billie Rain who also runs
the planting
seeds community awareness project talks about painful abuse: "are you hearing any of this? and you wonder why i have no hope,
why i am so full of hate. why am i so full of hate? why am i always
thinking about you, it always comes back to where you hurt me..."
billierain@yahoo.com
You can order her zines at:
http://www.pscap.org/
planting seeds community awareness project
PO Box 11452
Olympia, WA 98508, USA
info [AT] pscap.org
(added
05/16/2003)
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i
love you more
(WA/US)
|
This
zine (1993) by Billie Rain who also runs the planting
seeds community awareness project talks about abuse.
billie is a survivor of incest, ritual abuse, government mind control
and medical experiments. "this is why i hate money, and cops,
and smooth surfaces...one day my dad came into my room with this
weird look on his face and a hard on. h-a-r-d o-n. this, i assume,
is how it began." billierain [AT] yahoo.com.
You can order her zines at:
http://www.pscap.org/
planting seeds community awareness project
PO Box 11452
Olympia, WA 98508, USA
info [AT] pscap.org
(added
05/16/2003)
|
i've
got angels in my head
(WA/US)
|
Another
zine by Billie (1996): "we are making this zine in order to hopefully
raise awareness about child abuse and especially it's afteraffects.
you may be wondering why we are using the word "we", and
that is because we are multiple."
billierain [AT] yahoo.com
You can order her zines at:
http://www.pscap.org/
planting seeds community awareness project
PO Box 11452
Olympia, WA 98508, USA
info [AT] pscap.org
(added
05/16/2003)
|
i
write this without a mothertongue
(WA/US)
|
Yet
another zine by Billie Rain (2002):"honey slides seamlessly down
my features searching under its golden hues for the tangle of my history."
billierain [AT] yahoo.com
You can order her zines at:
http://www.pscap.org/
planting seeds community awareness project
PO Box 11452
Olympia, WA 98508, USA
info [AT] pscap.org
(added
05/16/2003)
|
I was abducted by white people
(US) |
"The
'zine includes my abduction scrapbook, plus a new article on the foster
care debate." A
zine by Kim So Yung of the Transracial Abductees. No MSG. This zine
is sold for $6 for people of color, $12 for whites.
http://eminism.org
http://transracialabductees.org
Order
via Emi Koyama,
PO Box 40570,
Portland OR 97240.
so_yung [AT] transracialabductees.org
emi [AT] eminism.org
(added
05/14/2003, updated 07/02/2006))
|
Instigations
from the Whore Revolution: A Third Wave Feminist Response to the Sex Work "Controversy"
(OR/US)
|
"This
classic 'zine is back, packed with lots of new materials - which more
than doubled the number of pages (from 20 pages to 48 pages). Included
are the handout "Support Prostitutes' Movement Now!", a
couple of heated debate between Emi and anti-prostitution feminist
scholars, the write-up on the failed City ordinance which could have
harmed many sex workers in Portland, plus two of Emi's poems and several
previously unpublished photos. Do take a look at this 'zine even if
you already own the first edition. (2nd Edition)."
http://eminism.org
http://www.confluere.com/store/zine-emi.html
http://eminism.org/readings/supporthookers.html
By Emi
Koyama, PO Box 40570, Portland OR 97240.
emi [AT] eminism.org
(added
05/14/2003, updated 07/02/2006)
|
Introduction
to Intersex Activism
(OR/US) |
Subtitled
with "A Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Allies":
"This 16-page booklet packs all the materials you need to understand
basics of intersex activism and how to become an ally. Includs excerpts
from Intersx & ISNA FAQ, Alice Dreger's "Top Ten Myths about
Intersex" and "Notes on Treatment of Intersex," Emi's
"Talking Points" and "Suggestions for Ally-Building," and other resources. Also distributed by Intersex Society of North
America." http://www.isna.org
http://eminism.org
Order via Emi Koyama, PO Box 40570, Portland OR 97240.
emi [AT] eminism.org
(added
05/14/2003, updated 07/02/2006)
|
I
Was A Teenage Mormon
(FL/US) |
"I
Was A Teenage Mormon," is written by Caitlin. It's quarter-sized
and thick - 132 pages! This zine describes Caitlin's involvement with
the Church of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons), from ages seven to
eighteen, and how she eventually fell away from the organization.
Caitlin writes about her involvement in the Young Women of the Church,
and her time as a Beehive, Mia Maid, and Laurel; Seminary classes;
confessions to the Bishop when you screw up; and finally, how she
fell away from it all, after years of doubts. I spent an afternoon
reading this zine cover to cover... Copies are $3. E-mail Caitlin:
caitlin [AT] enix.net.
(added
5/9/2003)
|
Itchy
Tits:
A feminist zine/colouring book
(IL/US) |
"Itchy
Tits and it is a feminist zine/colouring book. Some men masturbate
in public and some women end up seeing more than their fair share
of it. Read about how I have dealt with this kind of unwanted attention
and what it has made me think about. Through four different and
true stories I over-analyse my relationship with sex, public transport
and urban life. And there are dirty pictures waiting to be coloured
in - for your added pleasure. It is selling for £2 in the
UK and for 5 Dollars in America. Almost all of the money is going
to The Empowerment Project in Chicago. This is a volunteer-run project
that works with young women in the sex industry and provides them
with a non-judgemental space to meet and work together. Please send
concealed cash and your mailing address to:
2114
N. Spaulding, No. 2
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Email
Lindsay at: itchytxts [AT] hotmail.com
(added
01/11/03)
|
Iron
Femme: Musings from an
Insurgent Femme
(US) |
"Iron Femme is a personal zine about my Irish-American queer
Femme identity. It deals with stuff about queerness, femmeninity,
race/ethnicity, the Butch-Femme dynamic, etc. I currently have 2 issues
out and am working on #3." By Tierney.
iron_femme [AT] yahoo.com
(added 11/21/02)
|
I
Always Called it Rape
(US) |
"I
agree with the NOW Los Angeles Chapter that rape is one of the many
types of crimes that is a hate crime." A very personal zine by
my dear friend Janni. It's her first zine - but what a powerful and
at the same very, very sad zine! She writes about her experience of
rape and the painful aftermath. Also included are suggested resources
and links. Email her at: ibelieveinwomen [AT] hotmail.com
|
I’m
So Fucking Beautiful
(WA/US) |
When
I got my hands onto this famous zine by Nomy Lamm (published some
time ago), I was shaking from excitement! Nomy writes: “I’m
trying to paint a portrait. Paint myself raw and real.” As
Nomy states zine #3 is based on synopsis “ A picture says
a thousand words: this picture tells the story of a white/ Jewish
middle-class queer/ disabled/ fat girl and the toll that American
capitalist ideology has taken on her teenage dream wish world.” It's really hard to find this zine, but if you do, you have found
a treasure!
By Nomy Lamm, Olympia, USA
|
Interior
Cartography
(USA) |
A
personal and very interesting site by Haley! Read about Third wave
feminism, art and science, quotes from cool books, politics, media,...check
this site out! http://www.fish.com/~hale/index.html
(webpage inactive 07/02/2006)
|
Ideas
is Matches
(Ireland) |
A
cool zine from Ireland! Clodagh not only reviews other zines (mostly
from Dublin and the UK) but also shares her travel experience through
Europe anmd recommends places she enjoyed. By Clodagh, Lucan, Dublin,
Ireland
clodagh [AT] gurlmail.com
|
I
am a Camera
(Australia) |
"I
am now maker of my own news and distributor of my own time."
(#4) Vanessa wrote this zine in 2000/2001 and brings to you great
stories (like "Whay are bugs attracted to light?")! Read
it! I am a Camera #8: "Disasters. The result of my long standing
disaster obsession, this issue takes such catastrophes as the San
Francisco Earthquake, the
Krakatoa eruption and the Chernobyl disaster and knocks them about
a bit. Post apocalyptic young adult books are reviewed, personal disasters
are revisited, I find myself amongst floods and giant felled trees."
PO Box 1879
Strawberry Hills, NSW 2912
Australia
email: howodd [AT] tig.com.au
http://www.vanessaberryworld.com
|
Idiosyncrasy
(CA/US) |
Cherry
PO Box 931333
Los Angeles, Ca 90093
USA
$1.00 plus postage
|
Inside
the Test
(PA/US) |
"It's like a giant weird love letter."
PO Box 185
Northampton, Pa 18067-9998
USA
$2.00 plus two stamps
|
I
Dreamed I Was Assertive
(IL/US) |
“Mostly
writings on frivolous topics with a little bit of politics thrown
in.”
Celia, Chicago, IL, USA
Email: perezeeb [AT] yahoo.com
$2.00 plus paid postage or an equal trade
|
I
Think So
(Australia) |
“A per-zine of sorts: i've covered all sorts of things including break-up sex, my favourite donuts, road trip stories and disillusionment with radical politics. Angst so self-depreciating it's funny. Recipes, reviews and rants." By Esther.
Email her at: estherorama [AT] gmail.com
|
In
Between |
“I
am somewhere beyond where I was before but not yet where I would
like to be.”
Email: ohkeight [AT] yahoo.com
http://www.uncapitalized.net
|
Indulgence
(OR/US) |
“This
is a document about how political theories effect me personally
and how, through living my own life, I hope to effect them.”
“ I think that when society sees someone who they define as
glamorous or who defines themselves as glamorous they make assumptions
of where that person’s personal politics and ideas might be.”
This issue is #4 for Indulgence and I was satisfied with the time
I spent reading the zine. I’ll briefly mention several of
the articles by title, Rock Star Dreams, Roller Skates: Teenage
Conspiracy a Go Go, Thoughts on the Treatment of Bisexuality and
Let’s Take a Moment to Talk About Sex. Also, there is an
IMPORTANT notice about a zine titled ISHI. I’ll tell
you just in case you can’t get your hands on this zine. Just
to be precise I’ll copy it word for word. Here it goes: “
There is a man called Bill Price who is a convicted child molester
who is serving a prison term in California. He does a zine called
ISHI, which appears to be written by a young girl. He writes to
girl zinesters, often asking for their pictures, etc. He sometimes
sends mail from outside prison through a man in Chico, California
so it doesn’t have the prison return address on it. This man
is dangerous. He has written to some of my friends and also betrayed
their trust, etc. Please write me or e-mail me if you need any more
info. Do not write this man back. Please pass this information along
to anyone else in the zine/ punk/ d.i.y/ underground community.
Thanks.” May I add this is yet another reason why the zine
community should provide only an e-mail or p.o box address. Please,
don’t give out your home address!
By Eleanor, Portland, Oregon, USA
Email: killerfemme [AT] yahoo.com
$2.00 or $3.00 and 3 stamps
|
Inside
and Out
(PA/US) |
“Go
ahead and get a pen and paper or a seat in front of your computer
and create a list of things you love about you.”
Taryn
p.o box 641
Warminster, Pa 18974
USA
Email: taryn [AT] geeklife.com
|
Is
Tired…
(IL/US) |
Chicago, IL, USA
|
It’s
Your Fucking Body
(PA/US) |
Just
about what the title says!
Marie, Meadville, PA, USA
Email: stars_kill_rock [AT] hotmail.com
|
In
Your Face
(CA/US) |
“I could see your smudged kiss and nose print pressed against
the glass and when the sun shines through, its reflection hits my
heart.” Issue #5 is titled documents because it is based on
several of her journal entries. Although, this zine has an intro
that sounds a bit discouraging as far as how our author feels about
herself. I wouldn’t underestimate her because it is evident
in her zine just how extraordinaire she is. If you want to learn
how to fight exaggerated thrift store prices then I suggest you
take her advice.
Monterrey, California, USA
(added
10/17/02)
|
Indigo
(IL/US) |
Will
someone please explain something to me? “Free to prisoners.”
What’s up with that? I have seen countless zines making this
offer to give a free copy to someone who is incarcerated. In fact,
I even did too at one point. I don’t know what the fuck I
was thinking. Maybe I was feeling anti-establishment and had some
kind of sympathy for them. I then realized these people are in jail
for a reason. They know where you live, and often times, they won’t
be there for long. I’m far from being a paranoid conservative,
but I don’t see why prisoners should get zines for free when
someone else has to buy them.” Issue#12 has an interesting
piece on how our author became involved in a love triangle whose
end will be decided by our justice system. Another recommendable
article is in support for John Alexander Scott Coutts, better known
as John Willie. This is the Mister that published Bizarre magazine
irregularly from 1946 to 1958.
Michelle, Chicago, USA
Hellcat26 [AT] hotmail.com
(added
10/17/02)
|
Instant
Glam
(US) |
“Here
is my first attempt at a zine, it is a diy zine filled with fabulous
ideas to add sparkle and glam into your live.”
Instant Glam is a do it yourself quick guide. It allows you to mix
and match your eye shadows by preparing them yourself. It also provides
instructions on how to make mirror string curtains, simple chokers,
perfume recipes, glam candles, paper mache box with lid and other
must have items.
glam_art [AT] yahoo.com
http://www.artset.ca
(added
10/17/02)
|
International
Sweetheart of Rhythm
(Australia) |
Self
aware of my own misrepresentation being too profound an influence,
my reality conjures a lyrical and self-slaughtering vision. Come and
watch me flail.” Our author had th to say about her zine,“International
Sweetheart of Rhythm a fairly general exception to perfection, cultivating
well mastered yet subtle quirks to get by in a world valuing conformed
individuality as the highest virtue.”
Gala, Victoria, Australia
Internationalsweetheartofrhythm [AT] hotmail.com
(added
10/17/02)
|
Intertwined
(US) |
“I am just thankful I took back from you what belonged in
my soul. Because that is only for me.”Marla has a way for
conveying that she has been betrayed, and forgiveness is nowhere
near. In Issue#2 you discover what happens in Marla’s job
site when she has tactile contact with one of her co-workers. There
is an entry in her zine about the importance about writing on motivation.
Also included is a piece on her love for this newly encountered
person.
By Marla, South Hadley, USA
Femme_dyke [AT] mindspring.com
(added
10/17/02)
|
IMAGINARY
WINDOWS
(CA/US) |
"A
zine that suggests that grrrls should control their own corset strings.
This is my own little piece of self publishing. A glitter grrrl dust
range/rage of reclamation, imagination, faeries, FEMINISM, RIOT GRRRRL,
personal writing, change, assemblage, surreallity and art. Delirious
Delight and Delightful Delirium. The first issue is 1.50 or 1.00 +
2 stamps. I will consider trade. E-mail me at little_guinevere [AT] hotmail.com"
Erin, San Francisco
(added 11/13/02)
|
Invincible
Summer
(OR/US) |
A
month spent at Farm Sanctuary, a refuge for animals rescued from the
factory farming industry and other places.”
p.o box 12763
Portland, Oregon
97212
USA
Email: kniqole [AT] hotmail.com
|