One concentration during my MFA in writing for children and young adults was comics! I’ve been teaching comics now for five years, and my favorite thing to teach is how to make a zine.

“Zine” comes from “magazine” and is pronounced the same way—zeen. It’s a mini booklet that is independently made, produced, and distributed.

Zines can be on any topic. To get my students started, I like to have them make a zine out of a poem or a recipe. Think SMALL, because zines are little books.

An 8-page zine from a single sheet of copy paper is just one way to make a zine, but it’s always my students’ favorite. I thought I’d share the resource I created for them, with you!

Here’s how to fold a zine. Click on the image for the PDF.

Click on the image above to download and print my handout on how to fold AND how to plan an 8-page zine (or a 6-page zine with a front and back cover).

In the future, I’ll share some of my zines that you can read here or print to create your own library, so be sure to subscribe for more goodies!

I would love to see your zines. Share them on social media and tag me @larathelark or link to them in the comments!