Zines by Shannon O'Neill from Sister Ghost The first opportunity I ever had to have my writing published was in a zine. Imagine Tumblr circa 2013, submissions curated from likeminded blogs on feminism and stan culture, bound together in a PDF and fired out to a list of email subscribers to be printed off and cherished. These free, self- published mini magazines, with little regard for editorial standards, censorship or house style, allowed teenage girls to talk about whatever they wanted to, how they wanted to. A haphazard mixture of sketches, newspaper cuttings, defaced images, fan art and handwritten messages were splashed across A4 pages to express anger, love, political views, share experiences and give advice. Often synonymous with the 90s Riot grrrl movement and punk scenes, zines (short for ...
A portfolio of my work