Zine Links

This page is where I will post links and resources that I have found useful over my time creating and making game zines. If you have any good links or references, let me know, and I’ll add them here!

Kickstarter Links

Kickstarter page on the Zine Quest.

Kickstarter Blog post about the Zine Quest.

Kickstarter link to successful Zines from the 2019 Zine Quest.

Social Links

Australian Zine Quest Developers Facebook Group.

The RPG Zines Facebook Group is a great community of Zine lovers.

Articles and Info

The Quest Continues: An article on Medium from the KS team about the Zine Quest 2019 – including some useful thoughts about some of the things you should do…

A lengthy and detailed blog post on creating Zines. Well worth reading! At Mazirian’s Garden.

A Twitter thread about printing Zines from @zeshio

A Blog post about Shipping considerations, from @zeshio

More from @zeshio – stats drawn from the 2019 Zine Quest, and some great accompanying thoughts.

Layout and Grid, a great reference for laying out RPGs, from Clayton Notestine.

A great Twitter thread from @HealthPakStream on commissioning artists.

A great Google Sheets doc created by @theNatalieAsh for setting Kickstarter goals and the like for ZineQuest.

Choosing the right paper stock.

Booklet layout – how to structure a file for booklet printing.

A blog post from RPG Ideas with lots of useful links and information about art, maps, and so on.

Marketing Yourself – Lots of wonderful advice about setting up your brand, site, socials, and so much more, from Ash Kreider. Well worth reading!