Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown several calls for contributions for quaranzines have been launched. While the pandemic keeps spreading and a lot of us are still (or again) in some kind of lockdown situation, making zines as well as reading about other people’s experiences can bring some relief. I’ve made or contributed to several quaranzines myself, which you can find below. I’ve also gathered some resources for online zines, creative ideas, and mental health support.
Finished and work-in-progress quaranzines that I made or contributed to:
Zines I’m working on or have made/helped make:
- Confined #1-2 (I’m working on #3 and 4!)
- Scissors & Chainsaws #2
- with the With_drawn collective: Communal Care
Zines I’ve contributed to:
- Spread Zines Not Viruses (pdf download)
- The Quaranzine Project (this became an instagram page instead of a paper zine)
Look around for calls for contributions for quaranzines (or vacczines! đŸ™‚ ).
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More quaranzines that exist out there in the zine world:
- Asian American Feminist Antibodies: Care in the Time of Coronavirus (pdf download)
- Covid Art REsource (webmagazine)
- Coview Quaranzine Newspaper (pdf download)
- Creating Fabric Masks (pdf download)
- D.I.Y. Culture #6 (pdf download)
- Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Corona Virus (webcomic + pdf download mini-zine)
- Le Petit Pangolin Illustré
- The Quarantine Zine (online)
- Salt of the Earth #2 (zine for sale with profits going to foodbanks)
- Saveourvenues (zine for sale with profits going to small venues)
- Surviving the Virus: An Anarchist Guide by Crimethinc (pdf download)
- Swansea Zine Fest zine grab bag (pdf downloads)
+ Free zine downloads on this blog
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More useful info, ideas, resources, and quarantainment:
- Archiving from Home: Pulling memories out of the closet (how to guide)
- The Anarchist Library (free online books, pamphlets, and zines)
- Barnard Zine Library collects quaranzines
- Core Pillars of a Life Well-Lived: Lessons from 2020 by Jessica Maybury (article)
- Corona Virus Tech Handbook
- Covid-19 Coping Round-Up (zine downloads, zine tips, etc)
- DIY Crafts by Super Cute Kawaii (creative ideas)
- Herd Immunity is Epidemiological Neoliberalism (article)
- I bought a vending machine during a pandemic by Feral Publication Comics (article)
- Lees- en Doetips voor Thuis by Industriemuseum (creative ideas)
- Libraries collect Covid-19 stories in quaranzines (article)
- Mad Maps for the Pandemic (mental health tips)
- Mutual Aid Pandemic Disaster Relief (website)
- Pandemic Notes
- Post-humanizing with quaranzines by Jason Luther (article)
- Prepare for Pandemic Winter (webcomic)
- Public Books Database (free online books by academic presses)
- Social Distance Quara-zine: Collective zine-making in the Age of Covid-19 (facebook group)
- Social Distancing Things (creative ideas and mental health resources)
- Sprout Distro (free online zines and pamphlets)
- Quarantine Zine Club (online zine club)
- Quaranzine Round-Up (examples of quaranzines)
- Quaranzines will keep us connected by Jenna Freedman (article)
- Self-published zines are back as artists respond to our reality in quarantine (article)
- Sherwood Forest Zine Libary (free online zines and pamphlets)
- So what do I do now by Nice Time Arts (creative ideas and mental health resources)
- Ways to keep busy while social distancing by Broken Pencil (creative ideas and recipes)
- Women in Sound Covid-19 Resources
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There’s a lot more out there but it’s impossible for me to know or list all the quaranzine projects that exist so please add anything you’ve heard of or made yourself in the comments!
