~ Early Web Links ~

Nicezines is a dedicated hub for zine culture, featuring a comprehensive directory of zine printers and companies from around the world to help creators bring their publications to life. The site also covers zine festivals, events, and how-to guides, making it a go-to resource for both new and experienced zine makers.

The Book of Zines, edited by Chip Rowe, is a comprehensive directory covering every aspect of zine culture including archives, libraries, distribution, legal issues, reviews, and history. A go-to reference for self-publishers and zine enthusiasts, it also accompanies a published book available on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.

Mothership Zeta is a quarterly digital science fiction and fantasy magazine edited by Mur Lafferty, publishing original fiction, nonfiction, and reviews for $2.99 per issue. Part of the Escape Artists family of genre podcasts and publications, it features thoughtful speculative fiction spanning sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and the weird.

Pavona Voov's handcoded personal site serves as an online diary and junk drawer of thoughts, with entries organized by month and a charmingly DIY aesthetic complete with coffee-stained backgrounds. The site documents the creator's daily life from Australia, with diary entries spanning several months and an ongoing recoding project.

Bird's Nest Zine Library is an independent community zine library based inside Spark Central in Spokane, Washington, offering a browsable collection of zines, chapbooks, and minicomics. A charming grassroots cultural institution, the site provides hours, address, and ways to support this unique community resource.

GEOZONe is an archive of radical geographic zines and print ephemera, collecting over 80 titles that explore themes like abolition, urban geography, climate politics, housing justice, and community mapping. The collection spans deeply political and experimental works, from strike zines to queer school charters to guides on gentrification, making it a remarkable repository for radical geography enthusiasts and activists.

Littlemouse.fun hosts a curated collection of printable and screen-readable zines covering anarchism, trans DIY HRT guides, anti-nationalism, abolitionism, and meditation, alongside a few original works by the site creator. The collection is a thoughtfully assembled radical library with both self-authored zines and formatted reprints of influential texts, complete with print-ready PDF layouts in letter and A4 sizes.

ELPiS is a Web 1.0 magazine celebrating the small web, indie web, and retro internet culture, publishing irregular issues filled with essays, humor, nostalgia, and personal reflections on the quieter corners of the internet. Created by a single author and now on its 13th issue, it covers topics ranging from early search engines to web design history to secret messages hidden in operating systems.

Lone Star Stories was a bimonthly speculative fiction and poetry webzine published by Eric Marin from 2003 to 2007, featuring work from notable authors like Jo Walton, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Sonya Taaffe. The site archives all past issues and offers a free PDF anthology collecting selected fiction from the first 25 issues.

The Gleeson Zine Library at the University of San Francisco maintains a curated collection of zines available for research, borrowing, and discovery through their dedicated library portal. Visitors can explore collection overviews, development policies, diversity statements, and digital bookplates, making it a valuable academic resource for zine culture and self-publishing history.