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Alternative Underground Media Publications & Periodicals List
Underground Media Organizations – U.S.A.
Arizona
Bandersnatch, Tempe, 1968–1969
Butterfield Express, Tucson
Druid Free Press, Tempe, 1969
Rebirth, Phoenix, 1969
California
Berkeley Barb, Berkeley, 1965–1980
Berkeley Tribe, Berkeley, 1969–1972 (split from the Berkeley Barb after staff lockout and workers’ strike)
The Black Panther, Oakland
Dock of the Bay, San Francisco
Free Spaghetti Dinner, Santa Cruz
Good Times, San Francisco, 1969–1972 (formerly San Francisco Express-Times)
Haight Ashbury Free Press, San Francisco
Haight Ashbury Tribune, San Francisco (at least 16 issues)
Illustrated Paper, Mendocino, 1966-1967
Long Beach Free Press, Long Beach, 1969-1970
Los Angeles Free Press, Los Angeles, 1964-1978 (new series 2005–present)
Los Angeles Staff, Los Angeles (splintered from Los Angeles Free Press)
Northcoast Ripsaw, Eureka
OB Rag, Ocean Beach, 1970-1975 (new series 2002-2003, blog 2007-present)
Open City, Los Angeles, 1967-1969
Oracle of Southern California, Los Angeles
The Organ, Fresno, 1968
The Organ, San Francisco, 1970-1971
Peninsula Observer, Palo Alto
The San Diego Door, San Diego, 1966-1970 (formerly Good Morning, Teaspoon)
San Diego Free Press, San Diego 1968-1970 (changed name to San Diego Street Journal)
San Francisco Express Times, San Francisco, 1968-1969 (changed name to Good Times)
San Francisco Oracle, San Francisco, 1966-1968
San Jose Maverick, San Jose
San Jose Red Eye, San Jose
Seventy-Nine Cent Spread, Carmel
Stamina Zine Series, periodical, 2013
Stockton Silver Hammer, Stockton
Tuesday’s Child, Los Angeles, 1969-1970
Colorado
Chinook, Denver, 1969-1972
Mountain Free Press, Denver
Connecticut
Hartford’s Other Voice, Hartford
View from the Bottom, New Haven
Delaware
Heterodoxical Voice, Newark
District of Columbia
Washington Free Press
Quicksilver Times, 1969-1972
Florida
Amazing Grace, Tallahassee
Bay Area Free Press, Tampa
Both Sides Now, Jacksonville
Daily Planet, Miami (formerly Miami Free Press)
Fish Cheer, Pensacola
The Monocle, Tampa
Ragweed, St. Petersburg
Georgia
The Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta, 1968-1976
Illinois
The Angry Voice, Greenville, Illinois, 1969-1970
The Bridge, Chicago, 1967-1968
Chicago Seed, Chicago, 1967-1973
Chicago Kaleidoscope, Chicago
News from Nowhere, DeKalb
Rising Up Angry, Chicago, 1969-1975
Second City, Chicago
Indiana
Bauls of the Brickyard, West Lafayette, 1969
Grinding Stone, Terre Haute
Indianapolis Free Press, Indianapolis, 1969-1970
The Spectator, Bloomington
Iowa
Middle Earth, Iowa City, 1967-1968
Pterodactyl, Grinnell
Kansas
Vortex, Lawrence
Kentucky
Free Press of Louisville, Louisville
Louisiana
NOLA Express, New Orleans
The Ungarbled Word, New Orleans
Maryland
Baltimore Free Press, Baltimore, 1968
Dragon Seed, Baltimore, 1972
Harry, Baltimore, 1969-1970
Massachusetts
Avatar, Boston, 1967-1968
Boston Free Press, Boston
The Free Press of Springfield, Springfield 1969
Mother of Voices, Amherst
Old Mole, Cambridge
Thursday, Cambridge
Worcester Punch, Worcester
Michigan
Ann Arbor Argus, Ann Arbor, 1969-1971
Fifth Estate, Detroit, 1965-present
The Paper, East Lansing
South End, East Lansing
Minnesota
The Freeway, Duluth, Minnesota, 1971
Hundred Flowers, Minneapolis, 1970-1972
Minneapolis Flag, Minneapolis, 1969
Mississippi
Kudzu, Jackson, 1968-1972
Missouri
Daily Flash, St. Louis (changed name to Xanadu)
Montana
Borrowed Times, Missoula
Nebraska
Buffalo Chip, Omaha, 1967
Omaha Kaleidoscope, Omaha
Nevada
Las Vegas Free Press, Las Vegas
Love, Reno
New Mexico
Astral Projection, Albuquerque
The Fountain of Light, Taos, 1968–1970
The Hips Voice, Santa Fe
New York
East Village Other, New York City, 1965–1972
New York Ace, New York City, 1971–1972
New York Avatar, New York City
New York Free Press, New York City
Other Scenes (dispatched from various locations around the world(
Rat Subterranean News, New York City, 1968–1970
North Carolina
The Anvil, Durham, 1967–1983
The Inquisition, Charlotte
Protean Radish, Chapel Hill
Ohio
The Big Us, Cleveland, 1968–1970 (changed name to Burning River News)
Columbus Free Press, Columbus, 1969-present
Cuyahoga Current, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972
Independent Eye, Cincinnati
New Age, Athens
Queen City Express, Cincinnati
Razzberry Radicle, Dayton
Oklahoma
Home Cookin, Oklahoma City
Jones Family Grandchildren, Norman
Jones Family Grandchildren II, Stillwater
Osmosis, Tulsa, 1972
Oregon
Eugene Augur, Eugene, 1969–1972
Willamette Bridge, Oregon, 1968–1971
Pennsylvania
Distant Drummer, Philadelphia, 1970-1979 (changed name to The Drummer)
Philadelphia Free Press, Philadelphia, 1968–1972
Pittsburgh Fair Witness, Pittsburgh, 1970-1973 (changed name from Grok)
Plain Dealer, Philadelphia
Water Tunnel, State College
Yarrowstalks, Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Extra, Providence
Mothers News, Providence
Tennessee
Root, Memphis, 1969
Texas
Dallas Notes, Dallas, 1967–1970 (originally Notes from the Underground)
The Rag, Austin, 1966–1977
Space City, Houston, 1969–1972 (originally Space City News)
Utah
Electric Newspaper, Salt Lake City, 1968 (at least 5 issues)
Vermont
Windham Free Press, Putney
Virginia
Alice: Blacksburg Free Press, Blacksburg
Richmond Chronicle, Richmond
Washington
Helix, Seattle, 1967–1970
Northwest Passage, Bellingham, 1969–1986
Sabot, Seattle, 1970–1971
Spokane Natural, Spokane, 1967–1970
West Virginia
Liberator, Morgantown (later Mountain Liberator)
Wisconsin
Bugle-American, Milwaukee, 1970–1978
Connections, Madison, 1967–1969
Counterpoint, Stevens Point
Fox Valley Kaleidoscope, Oshkosh, 1970
Kaleidoscope, Milwaukee, 1967–1971
Madison Kaleidoscope, Madison
Mega Middle Myth, Beloit, 1968
The People’s Dreadnaught, Beloit
Alternative Weekly Newspapers – U.S.A.
Alabama
Lagniappe, Mobile (biweekly)
Planet Weekly, Tuscaloosa (biweekly)
The Valley Planet, Huntsville (biweekly)
Weld for Birmingham, Birmingham
Alaska
Anchorage Press, Anchorage
Arizona
AZ Weekly, Phoenix and Tucson
The Noise, Flagstaff (monthly)
Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, owned by the New Times Media chain
Tucson Weekly, Tucson
Arkansas
Arkansas Times, Little Rock
The Free Weekly, Fayetteville
California
After Five, Redding (monthly)
Chico News & Review, Chico
Coachella Valley Independent, Cathedral City (monthly)
Desert Star Weekly, Palm Springs
East Bay Express, Oakland
Easy Reader, Hermosa Beach
Good Times, Santa Cruz
Inland Empire Weekly, Corona
LA Weekly, Los Angeles, part of the Village Voice Media chain
Metro Silicon Valley, San Jose
Monterey County Weekly, Seaside
North Bay Bohemian, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties
North Coast Journal, Humboldt County
OC Weekly, Orange County, part of the Village Voice Media chain
Pacific Sun, Marin County
Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto
Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena
Random Lengths News, San Pedro (biweekly)
Sacramento News & Review, Sacramento
San Diego CityBeat, San Diego
San Diego Reader, San Diego
San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco
San Luis Obispo New Times, San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz Weekly, Santa Cruz
Santa Maria Sun, Santa Maria
SF Weekly, San Francisco, owned by the New Times Media chain
Ventura County Reporter, Ventura County
Colorado
Boulder Weekly, Boulder
Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs
Westword, Denver, owned by the New Times Media chain
Connecticut
Hartford Advocate, Hartford
New Haven Advocate, New Haven
District of Columbia
On Tap Magazine, Washington, D.C. (monthly)
Washington City Paper, Washington
Florida
Axis, Orlando (monthly)
Backstage Pass Magazine, Daytona Beach (monthly)
Beach Bulletin, Fort Myers
City Link, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, owned by Forum Publishing Group and Sun Sentinel
Creative Loafing Tampa, Tampa
Folio Weekly, Jacksonville
Independent News or inweekly, Pensacola
Miami New Times, Miami, owned by the New Times Media chain
New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, owned by the New Times Media chain
Orlando Weekly, Orlando
Georgia
The 11th Hour, Macon (biweekly)
Connect Savannah, Savannah
Connect Statesboro, Statesboro
Creative Loafing Atlanta, Atlanta
Do Savannah (formerly DO entertainment section of Savannah Morning News, Savannah)
Flagpole Magazine, Athens
Metro Spirit, Augusta
Hawaii
Maui Time Weekly, Maui
Idaho
Boise Weekly, Boise
Illinois
Chicago Reader, Chicago
Illinois Times, Springfield
Newcity, Chicago
The Rock River Times, Rockford
Indiana
Nuvo Newsweekly, Indianapolis
Iowa
Cityview, Des Moines
The Iowa Source, Fairfield
Juice, Des Moines
River Cities’ Reader, Davenport
Siouxland Weekender, Sioux City, part of Sioux City Journal
Kansas
The Hype Weekly, Manhattan
Kentucky
Ace Weekly, Lexington
Louisville Eccentric Observer, Louisville
Louisiana
225 Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
Gambit, New Orlean
The IND Monthly, Lafayette
The Times of Acadiana, Lafayette, part of The Daily Advertise
Where Y’at, New Orleans (monthly
Maine
The Maine Edge, Bangor
Portland Phoenix, Portland
Maryland
Baltimore City Paper, Baltimor
Massachusetts
Boston Counter Cultural Compass, Boston
DigBoston, Boston
Valley Advocate, Northampton
Worcester Magazine, Worcester
Michigan
City Pulse, Lansing
Current, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County
Metro Times, Detroit
Northern Express, Traverse City
On the Town, Grand Rapids (monthly)
Real Detroit Weekly, Detroit
Review Magazine, Mid-Michigan
Minnesota
City Pages, Minneapolis and St. Paul, part of the Village Voice Media chain
Reader Weekly, Dulute
Vita.mn, Minneapolis and St. Paul, a subsidiary of Star Tribune Media
Mississippi
The Jackson Free Press, Jackson
Missouri
ink, Kansas City, owned by The Kansas City Star
The Pitch, Kansas City, owned by the New Times Media chain
The Riverfront Times, St. Louis, owned by the New Times Media chain
Montana
The Billings Outpost, Billing
The BoZone, Bozeman
Flathead Beacon, Kalispel
Missoula Independent, Missoul
Nebraska
The Reader, Omaha
Nevada
Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas
Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas
Reno News & Review, Reno
New Hampshire
The Hippo, Manchester, Nashua and Concore
The New Hampshire Gazette, Portsmouth
New Jersey
The Aquarian Weekly, North Jersey
Atlantic City Weekly, Atlantic City
New Mexico
Local IQ, Albuquerque
Santa Fe Reporter, Santa Fe
Weekly Alibi, Albuquerque
New York
Artvoice, Buffalo
The Beast, Buffalo
Chautauqua Region Word, Chautauqua County
City Newspaper, Rochester
Ithaca Times, Ithaca
Long Island Press, Long Island
Metroland, Albany
New York Press, New York City
Syracuse New Times, Syracuse
The Village Voice, New York City
North Carolina
Creative Loafing Charlotte, Charlotte
Encore Magazine, Wilmington
Indy Week, Durham
Mountain Xpress, Asheville
Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville
USWGO Alternative News, Mayodan
Yes! Weekly, Greensboro
North Dakota
High Plains Reader, Fargo and Grand Forks
Ohio
Active Dayton, Dayton
The Athens News, Athens
Cincinnati CityBeat, Cincinnati
Cleveland Scene, Cleveland, owned by the New Times Media chain
Columbus Alive, Columbus
Dayton City Paper, Dayton
The Other Paper, Columbus
Toledo City Paper, Toledo
Toledo Free Press, Toledo
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Gazette, Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Oregon
Corvallis Advocate, Corvallis
Eugene Weekly, Eugene
The Portland Mercury, Portland
Salem Weekly, Salem
The Source Weekly, Bend
Willamette Week, Portland
Pennsylvania
Erie Reader, Erie
Fly Magazine, Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg (monthly)
Nightwire, Pittsburgh (monthly)
Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia
Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh
Pulse Weekly, Allentown
The Weekender, Wilkes-Barre
The Weekly Recorder, Washington
Rhode Island
Mothers News, Providence, RI, 2010-present
Providence Phoenix, Providence
South Carolina
Charleston City Paper, Charleston
Columbia City Paper, Columbia
Free Times, Columbia
Lowcountry Weekly, Beaufort
Tennessee
Chattanooga Pulse, Chattanooga
Memphis Flyer, Memphis
Metro Pulse, Knoxville
Nashville Scene, Nashville, owned by the New Times Media chain
Texas
The Austin Chronicle, Austin
Coffee News, Tarrant County
Dallas Observer, Dallas, owned by the New Times Media chain
Fort Worth Weekly, Fort Worth
Free Press Houston, Houston (monthly)
Houston Press, Houston, part of the New Times Media chain
Public News, Houston
San Antonio Current, San Antonio
Steam Magazine, Corpus Christi
The Texas Observer, Austin (monthly)
The Weekly Scout, Marshall, Texas[citation needed]
What’s Up, El Paso
Utah
Salt Lake City Weekly, Salt Lake City
Vermont
The Citizen, Hinesburg, Charlotte
Seven Days, Burlington
Shelburne News, Shelburne
Virginia
C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville
AltDaily, Norfolk
Veer, Norfolk
City Magazine, Roanoke (monthly)
Style Weekly, Richmond
Washington
Cascadia Weekly, Bellingham
International Human Press, King County
Olympia Power & Light, Olympia
The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane
Seattle Weekly, Seattle, part of the Village Voice Media chain
The Stranger, Seattle
Tacoma Weekly, Tacoma
Weekly Volcano, Tacoma and Olympia
West Virginia
Graffiti, Parkersburg (monthly)
Wisconsin
City Pages, Wausa
Isthmus, Madison
The Second Supper, La Crosse
Shepherd Express, Milwaukee
Volume One, Eau Claire
Wyoming
JH Weekly, Jackson Hole
Alternative Weekly Periodicals
Amsterdam Weekly, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bellingham Weekly, Bellingham, Washington
Bugle, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1970–1978)
Casco Bay Weekly, Portland, Maine (1988–2002), ref
Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland, Ohio (merged with Cleveland Scene)
Echo Weekly, Waterloo Region, Canada (1997–2011), ref
Express, Santa Cruz, California
The Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta, Georgia
Helix, Seattle, Washington (1967–1970)
Honolulu Weekly, Honolulu, Hawaii (ended June 2013)
Hour Community, Montreal (ended May 2012)
Hundred Flowers, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1970–1972)
Ici Montréal, Montreal (ended April 2009)
In This Week or IN Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
INPGH (pronounced “In Pittsburgh”), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Knoxville Voice, Knoxville, Tennessee
L.A. Alternative, Los Angeles, California (ended September 2006), ref
LA CityBeat, Los Angeles, California
Las Vegas Mercury, Las Vegas, Nevada (ended March 2005)
Los Angeles Reader, Los Angeles, California
Montreal Mirror, Montreal (ended June 2012)
New Hampshire Free Press, Keene, New Hampshire
New Times LA, Los Angeles, California
North Carolina Anvil, Durham, North Carolina
Ottawa XPress, Ottawa (ended May 2012)
Port Folio Weekly, Norfolk, Virginia
Pulse Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario
Punchline, Richmond, Virginia
Ray Alex Web, Stockholm, Sweden
Real Paper, Boston, Massachusetts
Red Pepper, Norfolk, Virginia
St. John Sun Times, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Seattle Sun, Seattle, Washington (1974–1982)
See Magazine, Edmonton (ended 2011)
Snitch, Louisville, Kentucky
The Spectator, Raleigh, North Carolina (1978–2002)
The Suttertown News, Sacramento, California (1970s to mid-1980s)
That Other Paper, Austin, Texas
Twin Cities Reader, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Urban Tulsa Weekly, Tulsa, Oklahoma and surrounding areas (1991–2013), ref
Urbanview, Oakland, California
The Vancouver Voice, Vancouver, Washington (ended 2011)
Independent Televison Stations
United States
Alabama
WVUA CA Tuscaloosa Birmingham
WJJN LD Dothan Dothan
WBIH Selma Montgomery
Arizona
KLHU-CA Lake Havasu City Phoenix
KTVK Phoenix Phoenix
KAZT TV Prescott Phoenix
KYUM LP Yuma Imperial Valley
California
KCET Los Angeles Los Angeles
KDOC TV Anaheim Los Angeles
KBBV CD Bakersfield Bakersfield
KBSV Ceres Sacramento
KTNC TV Concord SF Bay Area
KSCI Long Beach Los Angeles
KCAL TV Los Angeles Los Angeles
KNLA CD Los Angeles Los Angeles
KTVJ LP Petaluma SF Bay Area
KXLA Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles
KBTV CD Sacramento Sacramento
KSEX CD San Diego San Diego
KUSI TV San Diego San Diego
KOFY TV San Francisco SF Bay Area
KTSF San Francisco SF Bay Area
KMTP TV San Francisco SF Bay Area
KCNS San Francisco SF Bay Area
KICU TV San José SF Bay Area
KEMO TV Santa Rosa SF Bay Area
KCSM TV San Mateo SF Bay Area
KJLA Ventura Los Angeles
KNXT Visalia Fresno
District of Columbia
WIAV LD Washington Washington, D.C.
Florida
WBEC TV Boca Raton West Palm Beach
WAWD Fort Walton Beach Mobile-Pensacola
WJXT Jacksonville Jacksonville
WMDF LD Key West Miami
WGEN TV Key West Miami
WSBS TV Key West Miami
WMOR TV Lakeland Tampa Bay
WACX Leesburg Orlando
WJAN CD Miami Miami
WBQP TV Pensacola Mobile-Pensacola
WJTC Pensacola Mobile-Pensacola
WRDQ Orlando Orlando
WSPF CD St. Petersburg Tampa Bay
WHRT LP Sebring Tampa Bay
Georgia
WPCH TV Atlanta Atlanta
WDNN CA Dalton Chattanooga
Hawaii
KIKU Honolulu
KBFD DT Honolulu
KALO Honolulu
KUPU Waimānalo
Illinois
WWME CA Chicago
WCIU TV Chicago
WOCH CD Chicago
WMEU CA Chicago
Indiana
WISH TV Indianapolis Indianapolis
WJYS Hammond Chicago
Kansas
KMCI Lawrence Kansas City
Kentucky
WKYI CD Louisville
Louisiana
KZUP CD Baton Rouge
WLFT CD Baton Rouge
KBTR CA Baton Rouge
KAJN CD Lafayette
Maryland
WJAL Hagerstown Washington, D.C.
Michigan
WHPR Detroit
WDHS Iron Mountain Marquette
WADL Detroit
Minnesota
KSTC TV Minneapolis-St. Paul
Mississippi
WXMS LP Jackson Jackson
Montana
KTGF Great Falls Great Falls
Nebraska
WOWT Omaha Omaha
Nevada
KTUD CD Las Vegas
KVTE LP Las Vegas
KRNS CD Reno Reno
New Jersey
WMBC TV Newton New York City
WNYJ TV West Milford New York City
WMCN TV Atlantic City Philadelphia
New Mexico
KCHF Santa Fe Albuquerque
New York
WBXZ LP Buffalo
WTTX Elmira
WRNN TV Kingston New York City
WNYE TV New York City
WLNY TV Riverhead New York City
WVVH CD Wainscott New York City
North Carolina
WHKY TV Hickory Charlotte
WAXN TV Kannapolis Charlotte
WSKY TV Manteo Hampton Roads
WGSR LD Reidsville Piedmont Triad
WRAY TV Wilson Raleigh-Durham
Ohio
WRLM Canton Cleveland
WBQC LD Cincinnati
WOTH CD Cincinnati
WGCT CD Columbus
WDFM LP Defiance Toledo
WMFD TV Mansfield Cleveland
Oklahoma
KRSU TV Claremore Tulsa
KSBI Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania
WFMZ TV Allentown Philadelphia
WYBE Philadelphia
WBGN CD Pittsburgh
WSCP LP Johnstown/Altoona/State College
WTVE Reading Philadelphia
South Carolina
WGGS TV Greenville Greenville
Tennessee
WOOT LP Chattanooga Chattanooga
WKNX Knoxville Knoxville
Texas
KZBZ LP Amarillo Amarillo
KGBS CA Austin
KUBE TV Baytown Houston
KMPX Decatur DFW Metroplex
KYVV TV Del Rio San Antonio/Del Rio
KSCE El Paso
KTXA Fort Worth DFW Metroplex
KZJL Houston
KLMV LD Laredo
MYTX Nacogdoches Tyler
Utah
KJZZ TV Salt Lake City
KPNZ Ogden Salt Lake City
KTMW Salt Lake City
Virginia
WOPI CA Bristol Tri-Cities
WNVC Fairfax Washington, D.C.
WNVT Goldvein Washington, D.C.
WLFG Grundy Tri-Cities
WTLU CD Lynchburg Roanoke
WTLU Danville Roanoke
WAZT CA Woodstock Harrisonburg
Washington
KVOS TV Bellingham Seattle
KONG Everett Seattle
Wisconsin
WBME-CD Milwaukee
U.S Territories
Puerto Rico
WRFB Carolina Puerto Rico
WSTE DT Ponce Puerto Rico
WAPA TV San Juán Puerto Rico
WORO DT San Juán Puerto Rico
WTCV San Juán Puerto Rico
WSJU TV San Juán Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
WMNS LP Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands
WJWM LP Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands
Making A Mini Zine Using One Paper
How To Make An 8 Page Mini Zine At Home
Making this zine is a fun and simple project that anyone can do.
The whole family can get involved, even a child would enjoy helping.
-Follow these instructions and you will make an 8 page zine, counting the front and back covers.
-The most important part of the setup is when folding the pages, you line up all the edges perfectly straight.
-Fold the creases flat and nice and sharp so that the spine of the zine closes properly.
-This type of layout works great for mini zines, small fliers and comic books.
-Photocopy the pages after finishing the layout, you can then make as many copies as you would like.
Start with a blank piece of paper (8 1/2 x 11)
You can use a thicker card stock paper for the front and back cover to make the zine stronger.
Now fold the paper hamburger style, (seen below).
(Hamburger style is folding the paper in half. Hotdog style is folding the paper long ways).
Unfold the paper and fold the sides inward to meet the first crease you made.
It should be folded in the shape of a “W”, (see photo)
Now unfold the entire paper and fold the paper ‘hot dog style.’
Use straight creased folding, both hotdog and hamburger several times over.
Now unfold the paper, and you should have 8 small page boxes, like yours above and demos shown below.
Some of the numbers are upside down, learn this layout, so you know where to cut and paste your content.
The zine is shown here again in the shape of a “W.”
Now you can put your content on each the page, before the final cut and fold.
Fold the paper accurately at this point, like in photo below, cut the center of the seam down the middle.
Be very careful not to cut past the center segment, stop cutting at the pages folded up, this is why we are folding it this way. (see below) The fold pattern and center cut is KEY to doing this project correctly.
Fold the paper hot dog style again (long ways), and simply push the center inward where you made the cut.
Press the whole zine together so it looks like a plus sign. (See below).
Find the front and back cover and push the folded pages together. If lined up properly they will go into place easily.
Making the creases sharp will hold it together more solid and allow the zine covers to close better.
It should look like a mini zine when finished. It gets easier with each time you make one.
You may want to make a mock zine the first time and use a number grid like I did in this example here.
If you don’t like the accordion style for the page layout, you can try other cutting variations.
Cash in on your D.I.Y. writing, art and publishing skills, by making your zine available to the public free, or for a small cost, it’s up to you.
You are now ready to test the waters of marketing your zine by offering your work at web stores like Etsys.com, or by using a zine distribution business, known as a distro.