Creativity for Community Impact
Wasted Ink is a distribution center for zines, resources/info, and funds in Phoenix, AZ that provides international distribution, printing services, the annual PHX Zine Fest, and an extensive zine library - all dedicated to uplifting voices of historically marginalized creators who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, disabled, chronically ill, or neurodivergent.
Self-publishing has always been a form of resistance and subversion, allowing writers and artists to speak directly to their lived experiences while shaping their culture. Wasted Ink aims to honor this tradition and support as many zinesters as possible in utilizing the freedom of the press. 
Wasted Ink collaborates in community with Palabras Bookstore, La Lobita, and Andria's Tienda at Nurture House; and SATURNHEX and Shut Eye Press at Paper Jam + Print. 

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WIZD distributes work from over 400 creators through our storefront and online store that ships internationally. We distribute zines at events each year. 
WIZD hosts a zine reading library with over 1500 zines and is currently working on cataloging and curating them to make them more accessible to our community. 
WIZD hosts the PHX Zine Fest along with 50+ events each year. We also attend as many zine-related, craft, and literary events as we can. 

You can support our services by Donating or by joining our Patreon.

Wasted Ink Zine Distro Supporters: 

Partial funding provided by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture through appropriations from the Phoenix City Council.
This project is supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts which receives support
from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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."
-ZineWiki.com

Press
Slow Service Disclaimer:
Thank you for interacting with Wasted Ink Zine Distro. This space is volunteer-run by a small team of queer and disabled people with a huge passion for zines, and those who make them. If you reach out to us, order zines from us, or consign with us, please know you're a priority to us and we will work at the speed of trust to respond. Our policy since day one has always been, "respond to every email." We work slowly, and outside the traditional pace of capitalism, consumerism, and instant gratification.

Over the past 8 years, we have met so many more wonderful people which has been amazing and expansive and we have to also set expectations. Please expect an email reply within 7-10 business days. Please expect your package to ship within 7-10 business days (depending on Phoenix COVID-19 case numbers).

We genuinely care for our zine community and we hope you can care for us in return by providing us patience and time to thoughtfully interact with you. TYSM!

PHX Zine Fest

Phx Zine Fest is an annual gathering for DIY Small Press enthusiasts who create and enjoy zines, indie comics, photography books, perzines, political pamphlets and the like. Arizona has a lot of creativity to offer and Phx Zine Fest provides the space to show it off! This is the event to share your self-published work and to connect with the growing community. Enjoy panels, zine making, alternative voices and a ton of bright creativity. ​

Zine Fests We've Tabled:

928 Gilman Zine Fest 2016
Albuquerque Zine Fest 2017, 2023
Bay Area Queer Zine Fest 2023
​ASU Zine Fest 2021 (Virtual)
Denver Zine Fest 2018
Grid Zine Fest 2018
LA Zine Fest 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024
Long Beach Zine Fest 2015
Phoenix Zine Fest 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 (Virtual), 2022, 2023, 2024
Portland Zine Symposium 2016, 2020 (Virtual)
San Diego Zine Fest 2017
San Francisco Zine Fest 2015
Queer Print & Zine Fair, Ohio, 2022, 2023
​Tucson Zine Fest 2021 (Virtual), 2022, 2023, 2024