Contributor zine: Urban Legends

“Urban Legends” is a quarter-page zine that collects art and writing about urban legends, myths, and folklore. Eighteen people contributed stories, poetry, illustrations, and collages. Work was submitted from the U.S., Canada, Scotland, Belgium, and Germany.

A hand holds the "Urban Legends" zine. The cover design has black text on a black and white collage background.

The finished zine is 36 pages (including covers); 4.25" wide x 5.5" high; printed in black & white; and bound with staples.

The cover is white cardstock. Interior pages are 24 lb white paper.

I’m mailing copies to contributors this week. Limited copies are available in my Etsy shop (U.S. only).

If you’re outside the U.S. and interested in a copy of the zine, please message me.

A page of "Urban Legends" titled "Ogopogo." Black text on paper.
A drawing of a woman with long hair, seated on the ground. She has a bow on her back and she's holding a hunting tool.
A page of "Urban Legends" titled "Crazy Jones." Black text on paper.

What's a zine?

"What's a zine?" is an 8-page mini zine that you can download and print on your own. It includes a brief introduction to zines: what zines are, some historical highlights, and common formats.

A hand holds a mini zine titled "What's a zine? A brief introduction." The title is printed in black on white paper.

The zine is available on Ko-fi for free (or pay what you want).

Download zine on Ko-fi

The PDF is sized to print on one sheet of 8.5 x 11-inch paper (standard U.S. letter size).

This zine is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which means you're welcome to distribute and share copies for non-commercial use.

If you don't know how to fold this kind of zine, search for "how to fold an 8-page zine" on YouTube to find tutorials.