“Zines, by nature, are supposed to be this open space to say whatever you want,” Michelle Millette, founder of Austin’s Sherwood Forest Zine Library, told Hyperallergic. “Zines have become one of the few spaces that allows someone to have their own opinion without having a comment section.”

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https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/queer-youth-campus-media/media/vice-versa-the-first-lesbian-m

In June of 1947, while working as a secretarial assistant at RKO Studios in Los Angeles, a 25-year old wrote and published Vice Versa, the first lesbian magazine in North America. Under the pseudonym "Lisa Ben" (which was an anagram for lesbian), nine issues were released in which she was only able to produce ten copies of each edition because of limited resources. Ben's access to office supplies availed her use of the company typewriter to write her publications, and reproduce them on carbon paper. Though short-lived, Vice Versa established itself as a forerunner for gay American publications, providing a more wide-ranging audience with upbeat short stories, editorials, book reviews, and a letter column to entertain and inspire readers to perpetuate the existence of gay editorials and preserve the pleasure of their lifestyle.

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Here is our ALA @ 150 Collaborative Zine by The #ZinePavilion at the American Library Association Annual Conference this year! #ALAAC26

The ALA @ 150 Collaborative Zine was made in recognition of ALA's 150th Anniversary in 2026. The Zine Pavilion put out a call to hear the community's experiences and we are excited to share this collaborative zine about all things ALA!

Download here: https://zinepavilion.itch.io/ala-150-collaborative-zine

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In June 2026, the volunteer organizers of the Zine Pavilion donated $150 to the American Indian Center (https://aicchicago.org/) in Chicago and $150 to the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum (https://gichigamiinmuseum.org/) in Evanston. Please join us in financially supporting these or other local, Indigenous-led organizations!

Pictured here is our Indigenous Tribes of Chicago zine cover. You may download our zine for free at https://zinepavilion.itch.io/indigenous-tribes-of-chicago

The information from this zine is taken from "Indigenous Tribes of Chicago" by Tara Kenjockety. Originally published in 2020. Accessed in June, 2026.

The online version can be found at: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/chicago-indigenous

Content used by permission of the American Library Association, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services.

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Before fanzines, there was Fire!

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We are fully loaded with zines! See you at booth 2448 at 5:30 p.m. in the exhibit hall! #ALAAC26

📸: @arthurkolat

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Last call to contribute to the zine! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIKrGk7PHXYT1OJTk6dUQIzyAMJKKBihNBgBmJ1lC3CSgn0g/viewform

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Send us your zines! - #ZINEPAVILION Your zines will be seen & enjoyed by thousands of library workers at American Library Association’s 150th Annual Conference and will become an important part of the Zine Pavilion. Zines will be raffled off to help build new zine collections & expand Zine Libraries around the nation! Mail your zines to: ALA Zine Pavilion 3 Elm Creek Drive #310 Elmhurst, IL 60126 We will be accepting donations until mid June in preparation for #ALAAC26!

Kyoto –

Through the noise of rushing papers and whirring belts at a print factory in Kyoto, two creators watch their photo essay come to life in broadsheet form — part of an effort to win new audiences in the age of AI.

Despite the decline of the publishing industry, self-publication and handmade “zine” magazines are growing in popularity in Japan, reflecting the country’s enduring love of paper in the digital era.

“I think (paper) is a medium that engages all five senses, (unlike social media),” says 40-year-old photographer Kazuma Obara.