~ Early Web Links ~

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 Papernet is a webring dedicated to connecting zinesters from around the world, welcoming physical and digital zines, distros, event organizers, and review blogs. It offers a member directory and simple instructions for joining via Webringo, making it a cozy hub for the indie zine community.

Pratt Institute Libraries hosts this curated guide to digital zine collections, pointing researchers and enthusiasts toward archives like the Queer Zine Archive Project, POC Zine Project, and Booklet Library. It covers a remarkably broad range of zine subjects from activism and feminism to punk, comics, and poetry, making it a strong starting point for anyone exploring zine culture online.

TAZ-LAZ is a community zine distribution network that guides people in setting up their own free zine boxes in public spaces, similar to little free libraries. The site covers everything from choosing weatherproof box hardware to maintaining and restocking locations, making it a practical resource for grassroots zine sharing.

The Infinite Matrix is an online science fiction magazine edited by Eileen Gunn, featuring original stories, columns, and criticism from acclaimed authors like Bruce Sterling, Cory Doctorow, Ted Chiang, and many other luminaries of the genre. The zine positions itself as a publication for readers who appreciate science fiction as a serious literature of ideas, with an archive spanning 2001 to 2008.

The New Leaf Journal is a personal publication by Nicholas A. Ferrell featuring original articles, curated links from around the web, and a syndicated newsletter archive. This edition covers topics ranging from font reviews and search engine analysis to Fire Emblem gameplay, making it a wide-ranging but thoughtfully written indie web journal.

HTML Zine Club is a community founded by artist and web publisher Nami Kim that brings together creators who make hand-crafted webzines using basic HTML and CSS. Members share personal, experimental, and artistic web documents through the club, which also offers HTML and CSS tutorials to help newcomers publish their own digital zines.

Twilight Times is an award-winning digital ezine dedicated to speculative fiction, poetry, and fantasy artwork, publishing online since July 1998 under editor Lida E. Quillen. Visitors can browse quarterly issues featuring short stories, poems, and illustrated fiction from contributors spanning contemporary fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Slash Seconds is an internationally edited online publishing project, initiated by Derek Horton and Peter Lewis, featuring text, visual art, moving image, and sound-based work from a global roster of artists, academics, and curators. Published quarterly and supported by Leeds Metropolitan University, the project brings together experimental and critical cultural contributions from contributors like Runa Islam, Michael Nyman, and numerous others.

Scrappy Capy Distro is an anarchist zine distribution site offering a curated collection of political zines covering topics like antifascism, mutual aid, feminism, and COVID safety. The collection spans everything from anti-capitalist theory to practical guides, with titles like 'Gossip as Direct Action' and 'Insurrectionary Mutual Aid' making it a rich resource for radical literature.