Zines

=**Zaney Zines - Alternative/Independent Creative Publishing Club**= //"Zines are about diversity, creativity innovation and expression." - Julie Barel in From A to Zine//

Who should participate? Anyone interested in publishing their own creative written and artist works.

When will we meet? Starting September 2009, every Wednesday starting at 2:30-4:30.

What are the costs? One time ?? fee for materials & printing.

September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: What are zines? Possible Field trip to downtown Salt Lake City Library to ex October 7, 14, 21, 28

[|Zines], (//pronounced bean (zeen), not like line),// originated as "fan magazines, or [|fanzines]" and the name is now shortened to just Zines. They are small self-publications written by people with strong interest, or passion about a subject. You are a Zinesters if you create a zines.

Zines are written about animals, sports, food, favorite tv show, online gaming, or politics. They can be written about anything. Anything at all! Zines are created in any shape, size, and with any material. They can be typed or hand written. They can contain words or not. They can be a collection of photographs, watercolor, or any art medium. They can be personal writings, poetry, interviews, journal entries, or commentary in the form of essays. Zines are about sharing your passion, your interests with the world in any format and style of your choosing.

Zines are designed for print. This is an important distinction to make. Zines are designed to be held and read and passed along from one person to another. Zines differ from e-Zines. e-Zines are "electronic zines" and are designed for publishing to the internet. Often the two terms are used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing, although the content is often very similar. I hope teachers and students at Kearns High School will experiment with publishing in both forms of zines, having an original creation in the library for checkout and an online archive available in pdf format.


 * More Information**
 * 1) [|History of Zines by GrrrlZines]
 * 2) [|The Book of Zines]


 * Featured Library Zine Collections**
 * 1) [|Zines at the Wellington Library]
 * 2) [|Barnard Library]