Zines

Zines are do-it-yourself publications that anyone can create to share ideas, photos, artwork, interviews and rally community action. Zines are accessible because there are no gatekeepers, making them important platforms for communities who have been marginalized by mainstream society, or even subcultures like skateboarding that have historically excluded participants of diverse backgrounds.

This is an on-going project to digitize zines created by women and non-binary skateboarders and I am grateful for scans, permissions and contributions. Zine authors typically encourage photocopying and re-distribution.

True Devotion Publications (1984-1986) by Bonnie Blouin and Gigi Gits

Ladies Skateworld (1986) by Lauri Kuulei Wong including Women’s Skateboard Club ads by Lora Lyons

Push, Push Then Go! (1986-1988) by KZ Zapata

Girls Who Grind (1988) by Lynn Kramer (which became Equal Time)

Equal Time (1989-1991) by Lynn Kramer and JoAnn Gillespie

Gunk (1991-1994) by Ramdasha Bikceem

Train Trax (1997) by Penny of Auckland, Aotearoa (NZ)

Betty: Girls Skate Zine (1998) by Penny of Invercargill, Aotearoa (NZ)

Check it Out: Sk84Girls (1995-2007) zine turned glossy mag by Liza Araujo, Luciana Toledo & Ana Paula Negrao of Brasil

50-50 Skate Zine: Skateboarding and Gender (1999) by Zanna in Portland, OR

Second Wind (2000-2004) by Faye Lynn Richards of Albuquerque, NM

Armpit (2002-2004) by Erika Dube and the Skirtboarders, Montreal, QC

I’m hoping to eventually include full posts with permission, featuring these zines from the 1990s-2000s:

  • Chimps (1990s) by Layla Gibbon in Brighton, UK of Skinned Teen
  • Neptune’s Bride (1992) by Asta & Ruth of Tucson, AZ
  • The Big Stack (early 1990s?) based in Queensland, Australia
  • Other Girls: for rebel/skater girls (1994) by unknown in Lynwood, WA
  • Foxy (1994-1996?) by Keva Marie Dine
  • Villa Villa Cola (1997-2000) by Tiffany & Nicole Morgan of San Diego, CA
  • Opposites Subtract (1997) by Keren Richter of San Francisco, CA
  • Bruiser (1998) by Heidi in New Orleans, LA
  • Save Yerself (1998-1999) by Katrina of Uncasville, CT
  • Swash Buckler (2001-2002) by Narangkar Khalsa in Oakland, CA
  • Escape Winter (2004) by Rhianon Bader, Calgary, AB
  • The Lurking Fear (2005) by Meghan ‘Migzy’ McGuire
  • Hate On This (2009-2010) by Ladonna Williams, Escalon, CA
  • Idlewood (2009-2014) by Michelle Pezel of Antisocial in Vancouver, BC
  • The Skate Witches (2014-2019) by Kristin Ebeling & Shari White
  • Smash the Skatriarchy (2020-) by Amelia Bjesse-Puffin

If you are a zine writer or a collector and would like to contribute, please reach out through the Contact page.

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