Wasted Ink Zine Distro opened expanded downtown store
New Address:  323 W McDowell Rd
New Hours: Wed-Sun 11-6p

Wasted Ink Zine Distro
​Your volunteer-run Arizona Desert Zine Shop 
Distributing 15,000+ zines since 2015!​

​Wasted Ink is a zine hub located in Phoenix, Arizona that includes a store front, print studio, zine library, and multiple workshop spaces. We house hundreds of zines and serve as a home base for Arizona zinesters looking for a DIY hub and creative space for self-publishing and zines.

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New Address: 323 W McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85003
New Hours: Wed-Sun 11-6p
Parking: Wed-Fri 11-6p, 2 WIZD spots out front. After 6p, and weekends full lot is available
Transit: We're located two blocks west of the Central and McDowell lightrail station and there's a bus stop directly outside.
Accessibility: Face Masks are required and provided. 1 Handicapped Parking spot is available. WIZD is located on the first floor and has no ramps or stairs leading up to it or inside. All doorways are at least 32" across and exits are clearly marked. Questions? Reach out!
A zine you say? What is a zine?
"A zine - pronounced zeen - derived from magazine - is an independently- or self-published booklet, often created by a single person. Zines are customarily created by physically cutting and gluing text and images together onto a master flat for photocopying, but it is also common to produce the master by typing and formatting pages on a computer. The end product is usually folded and stapled. Zines can be printed and bound in any manner. Offset printing is a relatively common alternative to photocopying, though there is some controversy among zine writers as to whether professionally printed products may be defined as zines."
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Going Ons at Wasted Ink Zine Distro

Zine Distribution
We distribute zines through our store front (currently moving to a larger space!), zine events, and through our online shop!
Workshops
We host a variety of workshops and we can create one just for you! Need a zine workshop for kiddos? How about one for adults? Want a workshop about DIY publishing? We can do it all! Contact us today to schedule your zine workshop for your classroom or your organization. Need a workshop for out of town? We can do it!  Let's work together! 
PHX Zine Fest
Wasted Ink is the host and organizer of the annual PHX Zine Fest that typically occurs in Aug/Sept/Oct of each year. Keep an eye out for future PZF announcements.
Why Zines?
We believe zines provide a platform for creative outlets regardless of class or education. Zines topics are everything and anything people can produce and the value is determined by the creators.
Online Zine Shop
Our online store offers 200 zines for curbside pickup or international shipping. Check it out! 
Interested in wholesale purchasing? Contact us about our Staple Zine program.
Printing & Publishing
In 2022, we opened a print studio, called Paper Jam + Print, to help minimize barriers that people might experience while self-publishing their zines! We offer a variety of printing and binding options and allow creatives to work collaboratively with us to complete their zines. Contact us today to print your zines!
Events
We hold many events at WIZD. We host zine releases, workshops, zine readings, small concerts, craft fairs and more! It's never a bad time to get involved or have an event of your own. Take a look at our event page to see what's new and what's coming up! We are currently hosting all sorts of zine and art events. 
​Wasted Ink Zine Library
Our in-house library contains over 2000 zine titles ranging from 1980's to today's current zine releases. Our library shows the diversity of zine topics and design styles and is a great place to start if you're interested in learning more about zines. ​We have zines in all shapes and sizes and the following zine categories: Art, Chapbooks, Comics, Educational, Fanzine, Feminism, Games, LGBT, MISC, Perzine, Photography, Political, Travel. 
Hear it from our regulars! 
"I cannot stress enough how wonderful this store is. The workshops and community outreach. The exceptional selection of works. The diversity of the authors. Zines are so important, and wasted ink works tirelessly to empower anyone to make their art and share it with the world." - Korbe

"The Wasted Ink Zine Distro is a hidden gem in the Phoenix area! They have beautiful works from a variety of artists available for purchase. There is a library area as well! The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. It’s such a nice space for creative support and fulfillment." - ZARTCHIC P

"This place is so sacred to me. So many good ideas shared here, in print and in conversation. Phoenix is always in need of an all-ages space and this is such a space to learn and grow. I feel like Matilda on her first day in the library every time I walk into this shop." - Jill Frensky

"They saw a need and filled it like champs. Wasted ink is run by people who deeply care about their community and indie artists and it shows. The selection of zines is as diverse as the community WIZD occupies and it's served as a safe performance space for marginalized voices in our community. Places like this is why I truly deeply love Phoenix art." - Trejon Dunkley

"This is an incredible distro run by badass people. Their selection is really incredible and constantly being updated with new selections. I was also fortunate enough to have the owners come out to Berkeley, California a few months ago to teach a workshop that was focused on women owning their own infoshops/zine stores. Check out their store if you live in the area or frequent their website if you're out of state. Its one of the best distros I have come across." - Bee Batya