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    Writing Lessons Learned From Zines - Column by Samantha Garner banner. Background image of many colourful zines laid out with title in raised white font at top of banner, Open Book logo centered, and author name at bottom of banner.
    February 19, 2025

    Writing Lessons Learned From Zines

    In my early twenties, my friend Teri Vlassopoulos introduced me to zines and it changed my life. If you’re not familiar with the term, ZineWiki defines a zine as “an independently- or self-published ...

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