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The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is a community organization dedicated to preserving and archiving queer zines, with this particular page showcasing their SWAG store featuring buttons, t-shirts, and zines with slogans like 'Read. Write. Resist!' and 'Queer Space Communism.' A labor of love for queer DIY print culture, QZAP combines archival activism with a small merch shop to support their mission of collecting and celebrating queer zinester history.

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.

An archived message from the Nettime mailing list, this page preserves the original 1995 call for the first net.time meeting, a landmark gathering that gave birth to one of the internet's most influential forums for net criticism and digital cultural politics. Posted by Geert Lovink, the document is historically significant as the earliest known mention of the nettime mailing list, connecting art, theory, and internet culture through events like the Venice Biennale.

Simmons University Library's research guide dedicated to finding, making, and teaching with zines, curated by the Simmons Library in Boston. It features directories of zine distributors, community organizations, and recommended books on zine culture, with a special focus on feminist, DIY, and POC-centered zine resources.

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.

TheZONE is a quirky, space-themed creative hub built around an ongoing e-zine called the Super Secret Zone, now on its fifth issue, featuring original comics, short fiction, art, and classified ads. Visitors can submit anonymous "super secrets" via a web form, which may be featured in future issues, giving the site a participatory and irreverent old-web personality.

Antiquated Future is a small press and zine shop based in Portland with an extensive links page connecting visitors to indie bookstores, record shops, zine distributors, and zine culture resources across the US. The links section serves as a curated directory of the underground publishing ecosystem, from Quimby's Books in Chicago to Stolen Sharpie Revolution and Broken Pencil zine archives.

Stolen Sharpie Revolution, maintained by Alex Wrekk since 2002, is the definitive DIY guide to zines and zine culture, covering everything from making your first zine to academic research on the medium. The site complements the physical book of the same name by listing zine distros, zine fests, and international zine events for newcomers and seasoned zinesters alike.

The Sockdolager is an online speculative fiction zine publishing quarterly issues of short stories spanning science fiction, fantasy, and other genre modes. Each issue is curated around loose themes and features original tales of space empires, mythological encounters, zombie cover bands, and other imaginative fare.

The Book of Zines, edited by Chip Rowe, is a comprehensive directory covering every facet of zine culture including archives, libraries, distribution, legal issues, history, and interviews with zine editors. Running since 1996 and paired with a published book available on Kindle and other platforms, it serves as an essential reference hub for zine makers and enthusiasts alike.