The Known World of Zines Now 1,000 Times Larger
CHICAGO - Feb. 12, 2007 - ZineWiki.com, a Web site devoted to zines, independent publications and their publishers, reached 1,000 articles in the first week of February, just seven months after the project first launched.
ZineWiki was created by Alan Lastufka and Kate Sandler to document the vibrant underground publishing world. The result has been an ever-growing guide to fanzines, chapbooks, zines and small-press publishers which The Portland Mercury said "could herald a new era of zines." Karl Wenclas, co-founder of the Underground Literary Alliance, has called ZineWiki "a sign of new life."
Like Wikipedia, ZineWiki is an open-source database welcoming contributions from anyone, and striving for neutrality and accuracy. There now are hundreds of contributers. "It’s been great seeing so many people stepping up and contributing. Each person has his or her own area of focus, favorite genres or zinesters, to add or revise," Lastufka commented, "I’ve learned so much just from editing the articles others have submitted.”
Added Sandler, “ZineWiki is an online window into an offline world. It offers people a glimpse at the undercurrent of print publications that otherwise go undocumented."
In September 2006, the Chicago-based print magazine Punk Planet partnered with ZineWiki.com to offer exclusive online content including the article, "Unofficial Histories: Zine and Ephemeral Print Archivists," by Anne Elizabeth Moore. Other media sponsors have included Clamor Magazine and Broken Pencil magazine. SuperNaturale.com said, “As it grows, it's conceivable that ZineWiki could even act as a universal central catalog for zine librarians."
From the history, production, and distribution of the small press, to its writers, culture and publications, ZineWiki provides an overall view of the underground publishing world. While hitting 1,000 articles is a big step for ZineWiki, there is much more to come from this growing and exciting Web site.
Contact:
Alan Lastufka
Co-founder of ZineWiki
E-mail: alan@zinewiki.com
or
Kate Sandler
Co-founder of ZineWiki
Phone: 708/601-5700
E-mail: kate@fallofautumn.com
CHICAGO - Feb. 12, 2007 - ZineWiki.com, a Web site devoted to zines, independent publications and their publishers, reached 1,000 articles in the first week of February, just seven months after the project first launched.
ZineWiki was created by Alan Lastufka and Kate Sandler to document the vibrant underground publishing world. The result has been an ever-growing guide to fanzines, chapbooks, zines and small-press publishers which The Portland Mercury said "could herald a new era of zines." Karl Wenclas, co-founder of the Underground Literary Alliance, has called ZineWiki "a sign of new life."
Like Wikipedia, ZineWiki is an open-source database welcoming contributions from anyone, and striving for neutrality and accuracy. There now are hundreds of contributers. "It’s been great seeing so many people stepping up and contributing. Each person has his or her own area of focus, favorite genres or zinesters, to add or revise," Lastufka commented, "I’ve learned so much just from editing the articles others have submitted.”
Added Sandler, “ZineWiki is an online window into an offline world. It offers people a glimpse at the undercurrent of print publications that otherwise go undocumented."
In September 2006, the Chicago-based print magazine Punk Planet partnered with ZineWiki.com to offer exclusive online content including the article, "Unofficial Histories: Zine and Ephemeral Print Archivists," by Anne Elizabeth Moore. Other media sponsors have included Clamor Magazine and Broken Pencil magazine. SuperNaturale.com said, “As it grows, it's conceivable that ZineWiki could even act as a universal central catalog for zine librarians."
From the history, production, and distribution of the small press, to its writers, culture and publications, ZineWiki provides an overall view of the underground publishing world. While hitting 1,000 articles is a big step for ZineWiki, there is much more to come from this growing and exciting Web site.
Contact:
Alan Lastufka
Co-founder of ZineWiki
E-mail: alan@zinewiki.com
or
Kate Sandler
Co-founder of ZineWiki
Phone: 708/601-5700
E-mail: kate@fallofautumn.com
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