Sunday Zine Club

stone covered in green moss amongst tree roots. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme is RUIN

Sunday Zine Club is a zine jam. You will have four weeks to create a zine based on the theme. How you define “zine” is completely up to you. The rules and theme are purposely broad in order to welcome a wide variety of zinemakers.

This jam was inspired by my own project of making a zine every week for an entire year. That was in 2015, but I return to the practice—in modified forms—again and again. Currently, I make zines live on YouTube. I want you to make a zine, too.

SCHEDULE

  • The jam will begin on Sunday, September 14, 10am Pacific Time.
  • You will have four weeks to create and submit your zine. 
  • The jam will end on Sunday, October 12, 10am Pacific Time.

RULES

  • The zine must be created during the time of the jam. You may use resources, such as photographs or clipart, and the zine can be inspired by previous writing, but in the spirit of a jam, the zine should be created during the four week period.
  • All types of zines are accepted: digital, analogue, words, pictures, big, small, full colour, black and white.
  • Multiple submissions are permitted.
  • Your zine should be downloadable and available for all of us to appreciate your work.
  • Please use content warnings where necessary. No hate speech. No generative AI.
  • This is not a rated jam. But the community is encouraged to read each other’s work and leave ratings and comments.

THEME

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #15 is RUIN. Feel free to interpret this prompt using whatever definition you like. (Cover image photo by Raph Howald.)

PAST JAMS

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #14 was STAR.

night sky long exposure with stars in a circular pattern with the words Sunday Zine Club overlaid
The theme was STAR

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #13 was TOMATO.

extreme closeup of the inside of a tomato. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was TOMATO

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #12 was DOZEN.

eggs in cardboard cartons stack on top of one another. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was DOZEN

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #11 was SEASON.

multiple of the same minimalist clocks on a wall. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was SEASON

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #10 was PLAY.

bubbles floating in front of a green park scene. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was PLAY

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #9 was SLOW.

rumpled sheets of a bed. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was SLOW

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #8 was GREEN.

extreme closeup of the spirals of a green malachite. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was GREEN

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #7 was JOY.

pale pink dahlias. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was JOY

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #6 was FOG.

fir trees obscured by thick fog. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was FOG

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #5 was MOCHA.

extreme closeup of latte art in a foamy coffee drink. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was MOCHA

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #4 was NEXT.

black girders of an industrial bridge against a stark white sky. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was NEXT

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #3 was SPEED.

blurred capture of a speeding bus at night. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was SPEED

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #2 was AURORA.

green and blue of aurora borealis. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was AURORA

The theme for Sunday Zine Club #1 was POOL.

underwater photo of the blue and white tiled floor of a pool. the text overlaid reads SUNDAY ZINE CLUB
the theme was POOL