For the READiculous BOOK Palooza finale event on February 28th, 2026 at Tom’s Daiquiri, Rachel Weaver of The Denton Zine and Art Party and Orion Fern of Ovaettr Art & Zine Distro worked together collaboratively to bring to life the Denton Zine Map!
The project brought together their local knowledge of where all the zine-making, trading, selling, finding, printing and distributing happenings are around Denton, TX! As zines soar in popularity, especially within an authoritative regime that is built to violently stifle the free independent voices of the people, people crave zines now more than ever. Making them, reading them, sharing them, helping themselves and others by using them.
The Zine Scene is thriving and alive. The Zine never died, and never will. No single generation was the life and death of the zine, because we continuously look back to our ancestors work. Our work today – as in the general synopsis of the community – is standing upon the shoulders of the giants that came before us. They left large footsteps worth following. If you have been curious about all things ZINES please reach out to these places and community markers on the map! We would love to see you pop up at some local zine events!
Zines, in contrast to commercial media, are the actual heartbeat of the communities and a more accurate snapshot of the times that they come from. In times of revolution, or government neglect, zines lit the way and kept people connected – speaking to each other, about real issues they faced, or on the fun side of zine-making with fan-zines they’d discuss things they LOVED too. Commercial media is tailored to a specific message society leaders and advertisers want you to have or feel at any point in time. We often obfuscate the realities of what people faced during turbulent eras that are better understood through reading self-published, uncensored work. Zines provide a world of freedom – a way to speak about what you want to speak about, an avenue for reaching others and making connections on topics that you know a lot about or that are a part of your origin story, your own history, or your own lived experiences. So, what’s stopping you? Join the Zine Making Revolution TODAY!
How To Use A Zine Map:
- Add addresses in your phone’s GPS favorites folder or in “Places I Want To Go” especially for Little Free Libraries that might be easy to miss otherwise.
- Follow social media accounts associated with events, workshops, festivals or more and keep an eye open for when they post about upcoming things you can attend.
- Visit the locations (and support the small businesses associated) to find zines regularly to scope out when new zines are dropped, pick one or two up and add them to your growing collection, and BONUS POINTS if you reach out to the zinester and follow them on social media if they use it or just reach out and say thanks for the zine!
- Sign up for a Zine-Making Workshop at the Denton Maker Center if you would like some help and aid in getting going! Make your very first zine with the guidance of a local zinester!
- Come to Zine Trading Night at the end of every month at the Denton Maker Center to share your wealth of zine collections by making copies to trade with new friends you’ll meet there! Or trade away your newest zine creation, get it in peoples hands!
- Start making your own zines TODAY!
Here is a detailed list of each stop on the map! Let’s have fun!
The Denton Zine Map
Zine Libraries
DZAP (Denton Zine and Art Party) Zine Library @ The Greater Denton Arts Council
400 E Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201
+1 940-382-2787
www.dentonarts.com
The Greater Denton Arts Council hosts the zine library in a small side room in the back where you can sit and enjoy reading zine after zine by local makers and beyond.
SUBMIT YOUR OWN ZINE(S) – dentonzineartparty@gmail.com
UNT Zine Library @ Special Collections of Willis Library
1506 W Highland St, Denton, TX 76203
+1 940-565-2411
library.unt.edu
On UNT campus, the Willis Library features on the 4th floor a Special Collections room with an entire zine library on display that you can enjoy reading between 9AM – 4PM every day. Parking is paid, through ParkMobile and it is inexpensive but please note that it is a cost non-students will have to face unless you walk there or take a rideshare or the bus. Submit your own zines, inquire with Special Collections.
The Denton Maker Center Mini Zine Library (Hosted by Orion Fern)
728 N Elm St Ste 100, Denton, TX 76201
+1 940-268-4096
dentonmakercenter.com
Hosted here is a Mini Denton Zine Library where Orion features his students’ work and every Denton-based zine he has collected so far personally. Submit your own zine to the mini library by bringing one copy or more to the Denton Maker Center or by sending the printable file at https://www.ovaettr.gay/submit-a-zine
Our Local Annual Zine Fest…
The Denton Zine and Art Party! (DZAP)
@ Rubber Gloves (411 E Sycamore St, Denton, TX 76205)
Zine Fest @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio annually at the end of September or beginning of October. 4 to 5 hour long zine festival where zinesters and self-publishers sell their zines and art. Meet and greet with your favorite zinesters, meet new ones, trade freely and enjoy being around DIY creatives like yourself! BRING COPIES OF YOUR OWN ZINE TO TRADE!! Visit the website for more information & vendor apps: https://www.dentonzines.com/
Free Zine Events
Zine Trade Nights!
(Monthly, LAST MONDAY of every month 6PM – 9PM)
@ The Denton Maker Center (728. N. Elm. St. Ste. 100, Denton, TX, 76201)
Spiderweb Salon’s Zine-Making Event for Coming Out Day Annually
@ The Denton North Branch Library (3020 N Locust St, Denton, TX 76209)
Spiderweb Salon often leads their zine-making workshop here at the Denton North Branch Library where you can craft a page for their big Coming Out Day zine for the queer community made annually for October, with creation of the zine happening in September during our city’s Zine Month! Follow their social media or head to https://www.spiderwebsalon.com for more info.
Dr. Jeanette Laredo’s Zine Workshops
@ The Denton South Branch Library (3228 Teasley Ln, Denton, TX 76210)
(various times of year)
Dr. Jeanette Laredo is a wonderful artist and human being who shares her love of zines at the Denton South Branch Library off and on throughout the year by hosting workshops where you can get a hands-on learning experience with how to make a zine! She also includes a great look at Zine History in her fun and engaging presentations. Keep an eye on the Denton Library website events page for when they happen. Follow Jeanette on Instagram for updates at https://www.instagram.com/jeandotnet/
Inktifada, A Zine Collective For Liberation
@ Aura Coffee (1306 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201)
(various times of year)
Make activist zines and help fold zines for events and fundraisers or upcoming protests. Meet other zinesters! Get active and make zines that will help change the world for the better! Join them! Follow https://www.instagram.com/inktifada for more information.
Zine-Making Supply Spots
Thistle Creative Reuse: Secondhand Art & Craft Supply
618 W University Dr, Denton, TX 76201
+1 940-243-2191
thistlecreativereuse.com
At Thistle you can find the following great items for zine-making at a secondhand lower cost:
- Copy paper
- Ephemera Packs
- Paper Candy Packs
- Stickers
- Stamps + Ink, especially useful alphabet sets
- Micron Ink Pens, great for small-scale writing
- Scrapbooking stuff and specialty paper
- Washi Tape
- Markers and Colored Pencils, great for zines
- Highlighters
- Permanant Markers, thin sharpies
- Oddball office supplies
- Occasionally, entire printers for very cheap
- Sticker making machines, handcrank style
- Oddball and Unique Paper
- Zine Display Units (containers section has gems often)
Voertman’s Bookstore & Art Supply
1314 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201
+1 940-387-1313
voertmans.textbooktech.com
A frequently used supply shop for college students of UNT and TWU, Voertman’s stands strong as an establishment with access to lots of fun supplies that you wouldn’t find in your normal store. Denton Maker Center members get 20% off FOREVER at Voertman’s! Student discounts available for UNT / TWU / NCTC too!
Local Printers for Zine-Making
Spiderweb Salon’s RISOgraph Printer @ Stoke Denton
608 E Hickory St Suite 128, Denton, TX 76205
+1 940-268-5374
stokedenton.com
Spiderweb Salon is an artist collective in Denton, TX with a long history of zine-making. They have a RISOgraph printer located at Stoke Co-Working. They have an HQ that is shared privately with Spiderweb Salon members. Join and read about their work at https://www.spiderwebsalon.com
Orbit Press
1811 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
+1 940-323-8200
orbitpressusa.com
Misty at Orbit Press is one of the best in the business and is sure to take extremely good care of all of your zine projects that require professional printing, especially for color copies. Support Orbit Press first and keep the Denton economy going strong!
Learn to Make Zines with Workshops and Classes
The Denton Maker Center Zine Workshops 101 with Orion Fern
@ 728 N. Elm. St. Ste. 100, Denton, TX, 76201
Supply Ticket Cost: $20
Learn Zine-Making 101 from the ground up with one of the friendliest zinesters in town guiding you: Orion Fern! You’ll learn how to make an 8-page Mini Zine and learn all about zine history and how zines CAN change the world at The Denton Maker Center! Workshop happens monthly always on the Monday closest to and/or on the 15th. Check the Denton Maker Center website to sign-up for the next one under “Workshops”! dentonmakercenter.com
Places to Find Zines!
- Aura Coffee – 1306 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201
- Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios – 411 E Sycamore St, Denton, TX 76205
- Denton Square / Courthouse area / in businesses on their countertops – 110 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201
- Recycled Books Records CDs hosts lots of zines to purchase and some free on the community board – 200 N Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
- Bewitched Denton has free zines in the back community board area, and lots of zines to purchase at the front with local work. – 529 Bryan St, Denton, TX 76201
- Hemlock Fox often gets free zines dropped off at the bar by local zinesters – 116 N Austin St, Denton, TX 76201
- Bramblitt’s Yellow Dog Art Bar & Gallery – 219 E Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201
- Harvest House – 331 E Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201
- Delta 8 Denton has a front area for community where zines are dropped off / hosted – 813 N Locust St, Denton, TX 76205
- Trauma-Informed Restoration Group (TIRG) – 1204 Bent Oaks Ct suite 100, Denton, TX 76210
Little Free Libraries In-Town
- Little Bee Library (@ Spiderweb Salon HQ) – 126 Peach St, Denton, TX 76209
- Eagle Cawfee Little Free Library (Outside on the Campus Theatre side) -101 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
- TWU – PKP Little Free Library – 304 Administration Dr, Denton, TX 76204
- Carol Long’s Little Free Library – 2214 Fowler Dr, Denton, TX 76209
- The Purple House & Little Purple Library – 1011 Coit St, Denton, TX 76201
- Denton Feminist & Queer Collective Little Library – 2200 Houston Pl, Denton, TX 76201
- Rainbow Connection Little Free Library – 3520 Meadowtrail Ln, Denton, TX 76207
Are we missing your favorite zine spot or event in Denton? Do you have a little free library you’d like added to the map? Drop us an e-mail at orion@ovaettr.gay or dentonzineartparty@gmail.com with your request and we’ll get it added ASAP!
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