Zine Machine is an online lit mag and real-life zine vending machine.
The quarterly lit mag features selections from five zines and is available to read for free online. The full-length zines are also available for purchase; they are created by paid artists and folded by hand.
The zine vending machine is a pop-up installation that can be found at museums, bookstores, art galleries, festivals, and more, mostly in the Southern United States. You can find out where it will be here.
Zine Machine is open for submissions four times a year: from January 1-31 for the Spring edition, April 1-30 for the Summer edition, July 1-31 for the Fall edition, and October 1-31 for the Winter edition.
Authors may submit up to two mini zines. The whole zine must fit on one side of an 8.5” x 11” paper, which will be folded into a zine no larger than 4.25” x 2.75”. They offer a mini zine design guide to help with this. Zines may include writing and/or artwork of any kind.
All zines accepted for publication will be published online, and will be available in the zine vending machine. Authors published by Zine Machine will receive $20.
Zine Machine accept submissions online using Submittable, not via email or by post. They only accept original writing and artwork. Zines that include collage or found elements must meet fair use guidelines.
Zine Machine only accepts submissions that follow the guidelines they’ve posted online. Please read these guidelines in full before submitting.
If you would like to learn more or submit to Zine Machine, please visit their website here.
Bio: Ella Peary is the pen name for an author, editor, creative writing mentor, and submission consultant. Over the past five years, she’s written hundreds of articles for Authors Publish, and she’s also served as a copywriter and copy editor for a wide range of organizations and individuals. She is the author of The Quick Start Guide to Flash Fiction. She occasionally teaches a course on flash fiction. You can contact her at ellapeary@gmail.com.
