Zine Club Chicago
@zineclubchicago.bsky.social
A free community event series for zine enthusiasts. Our cut-and-paste hijinks include meetups, South Side Zine Fest + Carnival, South Side Zine Library, Southwest Side Zine Library + more! Produced and founded by Cynthia E. Hanifin. zineclubchicago.com
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Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance
“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance
“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago.
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a fantastic piece on the importance of zines
"That refusal to let dominant institutions define the narrative is central to the Blackberry Zine Collective, a group of Baltimore-based artists who see zines as both counter-history and living archive."
"That refusal to let dominant institutions define the narrative is central to the Blackberry Zine Collective, a group of Baltimore-based artists who see zines as both counter-history and living archive."
‘A teaching tool for safety, for survival, for justice’: How Baltimore artists are using zines to organize
On an early morning in September, federal immigration agents knocked on the door of Baltimore resident M.T., looking for someone who did not live there. Instead of opening the door for ICE, another re...
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June 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
a fantastic piece on the importance of zines
"That refusal to let dominant institutions define the narrative is central to the Blackberry Zine Collective, a group of Baltimore-based artists who see zines as both counter-history and living archive."
"That refusal to let dominant institutions define the narrative is central to the Blackberry Zine Collective, a group of Baltimore-based artists who see zines as both counter-history and living archive."
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Thank you to @zineclubchicago.bsky.social for inviting Wild Ramp to the Southwest Side Zine Library! Check out our zines and all sorts of great Chicago zines at 5055 S Archer St!
May 29, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Thank you to @zineclubchicago.bsky.social for inviting Wild Ramp to the Southwest Side Zine Library! Check out our zines and all sorts of great Chicago zines at 5055 S Archer St!
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This Weds May 20th, attend a free webinar about hosting zine programming in your library!
"Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine Workshops" will include tips for running the most exciting, accessible, & engaging zine programs possible. washstatelib.libcal.com/event/16793329 📚 #zines
"Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine Workshops" will include tips for running the most exciting, accessible, & engaging zine programs possible. washstatelib.libcal.com/event/16793329 📚 #zines
Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine Workshops
Recently within the LIS field there has been increased interest in zines, zine libraries, and zine creation programs. Zines are an exciting way to encourage patrons’...
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May 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This Weds May 20th, attend a free webinar about hosting zine programming in your library!
"Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine Workshops" will include tips for running the most exciting, accessible, & engaging zine programs possible. washstatelib.libcal.com/event/16793329 📚 #zines
"Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine Workshops" will include tips for running the most exciting, accessible, & engaging zine programs possible. washstatelib.libcal.com/event/16793329 📚 #zines
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Shout out to @mrdankelly.bsky.social for 2 shoutouts in the @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social May Lit column for events I'm doing! 🤘 Sat 5/9, a workshop at Feria del Libro Chicago and Sat 5/23 at @zineclubchicago.bsky.social's Southwest Side Zine Library launch! thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/05/...
May 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Shout out to @mrdankelly.bsky.social for 2 shoutouts in the @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social May Lit column for events I'm doing! 🤘 Sat 5/9, a workshop at Feria del Libro Chicago and Sat 5/23 at @zineclubchicago.bsky.social's Southwest Side Zine Library launch! thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/05/...
Thanks for the shoutout for our Southwest Side Zine Library Launch Party on 5/23, @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social + @mrdankelly.bsky.social!
New Chicago Is Lit column for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. Yes, if you have a May literary event or announcement, you can still submit something for the column.
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Chicago Is Lit: May Literary Events in and Around Chicago and the Midwest | Third Coast Review
Chicago Is Lit: May Literary Events in and Around Chicago and the Midwest
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May 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Thanks for the shoutout for our Southwest Side Zine Library Launch Party on 5/23, @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social + @mrdankelly.bsky.social!
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Woo hooo, NYC!!!
Download and print your own free commemorative Zohran Mamdani zine:
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Download and print your own free commemorative Zohran Mamdani zine:
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November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Woo hooo, NYC!!!
Download and print your own free commemorative Zohran Mamdani zine:
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Download and print your own free commemorative Zohran Mamdani zine:
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Friday 10/10
FULL BLEED gallery show
reception 5-7pm
at Quimby’s Bookstore!
Featuring Full Bleed contributors; Jim Terry, Melissa Kelly, Tyrell Cannon, Mr. Walters, Max Bare, Jcrash Charles Huth, Austin Winstead, Stuart John Marsh, Tony Recktenwald, Eerie Ed, Spencer Drew Bogart! & maybe more!
FULL BLEED gallery show
reception 5-7pm
at Quimby’s Bookstore!
Featuring Full Bleed contributors; Jim Terry, Melissa Kelly, Tyrell Cannon, Mr. Walters, Max Bare, Jcrash Charles Huth, Austin Winstead, Stuart John Marsh, Tony Recktenwald, Eerie Ed, Spencer Drew Bogart! & maybe more!
October 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Friday 10/10
FULL BLEED gallery show
reception 5-7pm
at Quimby’s Bookstore!
Featuring Full Bleed contributors; Jim Terry, Melissa Kelly, Tyrell Cannon, Mr. Walters, Max Bare, Jcrash Charles Huth, Austin Winstead, Stuart John Marsh, Tony Recktenwald, Eerie Ed, Spencer Drew Bogart! & maybe more!
FULL BLEED gallery show
reception 5-7pm
at Quimby’s Bookstore!
Featuring Full Bleed contributors; Jim Terry, Melissa Kelly, Tyrell Cannon, Mr. Walters, Max Bare, Jcrash Charles Huth, Austin Winstead, Stuart John Marsh, Tony Recktenwald, Eerie Ed, Spencer Drew Bogart! & maybe more!
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Small press fair Sunday 19th October! Newcastle Travelling Man basement! 11.30 till 4ish! Comics, zines, prints, poetry, prose, merch - from North East creators. Free in. Nice. Tell yer pals.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Small press fair Sunday 19th October! Newcastle Travelling Man basement! 11.30 till 4ish! Comics, zines, prints, poetry, prose, merch - from North East creators. Free in. Nice. Tell yer pals.
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Just some of the delectable wares available in our shop today, including a few new titles especially uploaded for Bandcamp Friday.
These and many other books, zines & records will also be available on our stall at Sherbet Dab Records & Books market tomorrow, Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park (12-6pm).
These and many other books, zines & records will also be available on our stall at Sherbet Dab Records & Books market tomorrow, Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park (12-6pm).
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just some of the delectable wares available in our shop today, including a few new titles especially uploaded for Bandcamp Friday.
These and many other books, zines & records will also be available on our stall at Sherbet Dab Records & Books market tomorrow, Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park (12-6pm).
These and many other books, zines & records will also be available on our stall at Sherbet Dab Records & Books market tomorrow, Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park (12-6pm).
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As of today, we are officially halfway through our artist application period, with just two weeks left!
"We've Always Been Here" is a queer historical zine, aiming to show that LGBTQ+ people have always existed, and always will.
If you haven't applied yet:
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#Zines #Zine
"We've Always Been Here" is a queer historical zine, aiming to show that LGBTQ+ people have always existed, and always will.
If you haven't applied yet:
forms.gle/7r8B6TZ1RdaK...
#Zines #Zine
October 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As of today, we are officially halfway through our artist application period, with just two weeks left!
"We've Always Been Here" is a queer historical zine, aiming to show that LGBTQ+ people have always existed, and always will.
If you haven't applied yet:
forms.gle/7r8B6TZ1RdaK...
#Zines #Zine
"We've Always Been Here" is a queer historical zine, aiming to show that LGBTQ+ people have always existed, and always will.
If you haven't applied yet:
forms.gle/7r8B6TZ1RdaK...
#Zines #Zine
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ZINES GLORIOUS ZINES
October 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
ZINES GLORIOUS ZINES
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making zines is better than posting
October 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
making zines is better than posting
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Pssst… We've got two new #ColossiveCartographies lined up and ready to launch VERY soon - and No.70 landed in our inbox this morning.
Don't want to miss out? Of course you don't. Subscribe to get all six #zines in Series Twelve for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12
Don't want to miss out? Of course you don't. Subscribe to get all six #zines in Series Twelve for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Pssst… We've got two new #ColossiveCartographies lined up and ready to launch VERY soon - and No.70 landed in our inbox this morning.
Don't want to miss out? Of course you don't. Subscribe to get all six #zines in Series Twelve for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12
Don't want to miss out? Of course you don't. Subscribe to get all six #zines in Series Twelve for just a tenner at bit.ly/colossiveS12
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Looking forward to the AI garbage backlash that results in hand-written, hand-drawn, grainy photocopies like the best punk zines of the 80s.
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Looking forward to the AI garbage backlash that results in hand-written, hand-drawn, grainy photocopies like the best punk zines of the 80s.
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Can't sleep. Just thinking about zines and this event today
October 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Can't sleep. Just thinking about zines and this event today
We loved discussing #zines as tools of resistance + community building with @wbez.org's Sasha Ann-Simons and Oscar Arriola of ZINEmercado! ✂️
Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance
“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance
“Zines bring people to the table and they can move people beyond, toward action,” says Cynthia Hanifin, founder of Zine Club Chicago.
www.wbez.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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In keeping with my perpetual theme of mutual aid and community building... To borrow from @timothysnyder.bsky.social, we need to make eye contact with - and then get to know - those around us to keep each other safe. And coat your city in zines to spread the word. 📒🦋 Read On Tyranny, too. ❤️🩹
"How to Report ICE" zines available as of 9/20:
CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, Kansas City Metro Area, MD, MA, NC Triangle Area, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, VA, WI
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CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, Kansas City Metro Area, MD, MA, NC Triangle Area, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, VA, WI
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October 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In keeping with my perpetual theme of mutual aid and community building... To borrow from @timothysnyder.bsky.social, we need to make eye contact with - and then get to know - those around us to keep each other safe. And coat your city in zines to spread the word. 📒🦋 Read On Tyranny, too. ❤️🩹
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Monthly proclamation (as long as I remember)
riso printed zines are beautiful objects!
riso printed zines are beautiful objects!
October 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Monthly proclamation (as long as I remember)
riso printed zines are beautiful objects!
riso printed zines are beautiful objects!
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Found the *perfect* price list holder for my first market of Spooky Season! 🎃
This 'Thing' even matches my Wednesday jacket! 🖤😍
Ipswich folks, if you're in town on Sunday, head to The Walk 12pm-4pm.
I'll be serving 3 zines for £10.
#craftmarket #ipswichevents #fanzine #spookyzine #witchyzine
This 'Thing' even matches my Wednesday jacket! 🖤😍
Ipswich folks, if you're in town on Sunday, head to The Walk 12pm-4pm.
I'll be serving 3 zines for £10.
#craftmarket #ipswichevents #fanzine #spookyzine #witchyzine
October 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Found the *perfect* price list holder for my first market of Spooky Season! 🎃
This 'Thing' even matches my Wednesday jacket! 🖤😍
Ipswich folks, if you're in town on Sunday, head to The Walk 12pm-4pm.
I'll be serving 3 zines for £10.
#craftmarket #ipswichevents #fanzine #spookyzine #witchyzine
This 'Thing' even matches my Wednesday jacket! 🖤😍
Ipswich folks, if you're in town on Sunday, head to The Walk 12pm-4pm.
I'll be serving 3 zines for £10.
#craftmarket #ipswichevents #fanzine #spookyzine #witchyzine
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Para o tema do #ClubeDeZines de Outubro 2025, compartilhamos a lista "Zinetober" criada por @biribiba.bsky.social! Eaí, bora?
Como sempre, não precisa seguir a risca: o negócio é criar zines na sua capacidade, experimentar e brincar :)
Acesse a Biblioteca de Zines em www.biblioteca-de-zines.com.br
Como sempre, não precisa seguir a risca: o negócio é criar zines na sua capacidade, experimentar e brincar :)
Acesse a Biblioteca de Zines em www.biblioteca-de-zines.com.br
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Para o tema do #ClubeDeZines de Outubro 2025, compartilhamos a lista "Zinetober" criada por @biribiba.bsky.social! Eaí, bora?
Como sempre, não precisa seguir a risca: o negócio é criar zines na sua capacidade, experimentar e brincar :)
Acesse a Biblioteca de Zines em www.biblioteca-de-zines.com.br
Como sempre, não precisa seguir a risca: o negócio é criar zines na sua capacidade, experimentar e brincar :)
Acesse a Biblioteca de Zines em www.biblioteca-de-zines.com.br
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Our last newsletter of September is out too! Are you signed up for them?
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September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our last newsletter of September is out too! Are you signed up for them?
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Twin Cities PBS put together a nice piece about us over the summer, and it was just released over on Instagram!
twincitiespbs on Instagram: "This Twin Cities art group is turning trash into treasure. 🖼️ Founded in 2017, the Twin Cities Collage Collective gathers regular…"
This Twin Cities art group is turning trash into treasure. 🖼️ Founded in 2017, the Twin Cities Collage Collective gathers regularly at Fresh Eye Gallery (@fresheyegallery) for communal art-making. At these meetups, expect to find stacks of vintage magazines, paper scraps in unexpected places, and a shared sense of excitement in reworking found materials. ✨ For @twincitiescollagecollective founder allison anne (@allisonannecollage), the goal is to provide a welcoming environment for anyone who is interested in working in collage. “We really want to make it as accessible as possible.” 🫶🏽 To learn more about the artists featured in this video, check out their profiles below. Andrea Okeson / @andreaokesonart Christopher Alday / @_hurlyburly_ Jen Shaffer / @jen_shaffer_art Jenna Wynne / @pony_hotline Maggie Carter / @incognitomaggie Margaret Vergara / @marg.verg.art MELMCK / @melmckcollage Sonitha Tep / @f0g.machine Yvette Griffea-gray / @7yvelen allison anne / @allisonannecollage Brady Martin (Brado) / @hmmonmyway Ellis MacMillan / @mothscraps...#artcollective #collageart #twincitiesart #localartist #artofinstagramView all comments
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October 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Twin Cities PBS put together a nice piece about us over the summer, and it was just released over on Instagram!
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Pageant was the first hand-cut zine I made in late 2019! It feels like such a long time ago, and it paved the way for increasingly complicated book projects made over the years. Lately, it’s been also one of my more popular zines which is weirdly gratifying.
September 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Pageant was the first hand-cut zine I made in late 2019! It feels like such a long time ago, and it paved the way for increasingly complicated book projects made over the years. Lately, it’s been also one of my more popular zines which is weirdly gratifying.