Zine Correspondence Course
During the lockdowns of the pandemic, we ran a by-mail Correspondence Course for zine making. We sent out writing prompts, zine templates, and all sorts of inspiration. Participants sent us copies of their completed zine, which we have proudly included in our collection. Here are the fine zines that were made by all C.C. alums to date. Congratulations, esteemed graduates!
SMOKING HOT!
Smut, Smoke, & Smarts: Tobacco Use in Culture & Media
Issues No. 1 and 2
In SMOKING HOT!, collaged images from vintage ads, tobacco paraphernalia, and nudes show the way smoking has often been depicted as sultry—or downright spicy!
IG: overworked_oversexed
L.A. Sucks…And so do you
by Yolie Contreras
This collection of poems balances serious themes of place, home, and grief with a delicious dark humor.
IG: yolie4u
Goodbye, Orange Donut
by Daddy & Charlotte Gamber
A funny rhyming poem bids an un-fond farewell to the awfulness that was #45.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
by J.F. Gamber
A Baltimore native renders the classic poem in the local accent and attitude. Presented with the original on the opposite page, like a true translation.
#Realtioga super special edition compilation #2:
bigfoot / sasquatch / yeti
by Eric Yetter
For each issue of Real Tioga, Eric Yetter reproduces a selection of letters from the readers’ contributions section of his local pennysaver, which gives us a wonderful fly-on-the-wall glimpse of his rural community. All the letters in this edition are about area Sasquatch sightings, both from those who believe and those who are having a big laugh at the idea.
Sometimes I Feel Like
by Jared Power
This charming mini-zine relates feelings too hard to articulate through single-panel comics. Features a full-sized poster on the back.
IG: eatbadart, jared.sour
OCD ain’t a word
by J.F. Gamber
This zine takes no guff. A reminder that “OCD” isn’t slang or shorthand for being super organized, and to think of others before you speak.
Tiny Zine of 6 Word Stories Issue 1: Dating
by HJ
This zine of tiny stories about the difficulty of dating is laugh-out-loud funny and poignant too. Who can’t relate?