~ Early Web Links ~

Syndicated Zine Reviews is a collaborative blog aggregating zine reviews from dozens of sources and contributors including Stuart Stratu, Nathan Penlington, Razorcake, Optical Sloth, and many more. With nearly 700 staff reviews collected from across the zine community, it serves as a comprehensive index for anyone wanting to discover independently published periodicals.

Written by one of the original organizers of Brighton Zinefest, this detailed how-to guide covers the practical nuts and bolts of running a zine fair or fest, from table layouts to co-operative organizing principles. The broader blog, 'A Note On a Rainy Night,' spans art, books, crafts, music, and travel, but this popular post draws on three years of real event experience to offer advice rarely found in one place.

The Anarchist Zine Library is a free digital archive of anarchist and anarchic zines, books, and periodicals available for download, covering topics from labor rights and anti-capitalism to gender liberation and historical movements. Rebooted under azinelibrary.org, this beta platform lets visitors browse, search, and tag a growing collection of radical literature spanning decades of anarchist thought.

ZineLibraries.info is the home of the Zine Librarians Interest Group, a collective dedicated to sharing resources, expertise, and best practices for building and maintaining zine collections in libraries and archives worldwide. Founded in 2007, the site offers guides on cataloging, collection policy, shelving, workshops, and events like the Zine Librarians unConference and International Zine Library Day.

Chapman University's Digital Commons hosts this archive of student-created feminist zines produced through the Women's and Gender Studies program, covering topics like reproductive justice, intersectionality, the female gaze, and women's health. Each zine combines writings and artwork by student teams, making this a rich collection of undergraduate feminist scholarship in a creative format.

Via Galactica is Croatia's first science fiction, fantasy, and horror e-fanzine, online since 1997 and still publishing despite hosting troubles. The site features issue archives, SF news, convention coverage, links to Croatian SF writers, and commentary on genre topics like Lord of the Rings.

Blue Backspace is a small independent publication run by Jillian Caulfield and Quint Iverson, covering games, music, books, film, and television through personal essays and criticism. Hand-coded in HTML as an undergraduate thesis project, the site has a charming update log format and a growing archive of thoughtful long-form pieces.

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.

The Salford Zine Library is a community archive dedicated to collecting and preserving self-published zines, currently seeking pop-up and exhibition opportunities across the North-West of England. Visitors can browse the collection, submit their own zines, and stay updated on events like Zine Club through this digital home base.

Fahrenheit is the oldest Polish internet magazine dedicated to speculative fiction, covering science fiction, fantasy, and horror with short stories, reviews, essays, and the prestigious Zew Zajdla award coverage. Visitors will find a rich archive of book and film reviews, original fiction, interviews, gaming coverage, and cultural commentary all presented in Polish.