The 7th Annual Washington State Zine Contest is now open!
Download the submission guidelines and entry form here.
Click the image below to download a copy of this year’s poster.

Submission Guidelines:

Participants must be Washington State residents.
Zines must be created in 2021 or 2022 and be at least 8 pages long.
Submissions will be read by people of all ages; please only non-offensive content in your zine.
Make at least 7 copies of your zine. Submit 5 and keep the others for yourself. Sharing and trading is a traditional aspect of zine culture! Entries will not be returned and may be added to a library’s collection or used in promotional materials.
By submission, the participants grant permission for the library to display, photograph & reproduce the submitted work for publicity purposes and to add copies to library collections.
Please remember to cite your sources and credit the work of other people for any parts of your zine that are not your own original work.
Entries may be dropped off at the Washington State Library @ 6880 Capitol Blvd. SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 or mailed to us @ WSL Zine Contest, PO Box 42460, Olympia, WA, 98504-2460
Entries must be postmarked by February 25, 2022.
Prizes will be awarded to a winner in each age/grade group: pre 4^th grade, grades 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 and adults of all ages!
Zines will be judged on: Creativity/Originality, Visual and Aesthetic Appeal, Quality of Writing/Readability, and Design/Format/Layout.
For more information, email Sara at sara.pete@sos.wa.gov.

Physical copies of the winning zines and honorable mentions will be added to the collections at the Washington State Library, The Seattle Public Library, and the Timberland Regional Library. We will also be digitizing these zine so that people across our state (and beyond!) can have access to these wonderful zines created by Washingtonians.

Try Washington State Digital Collections History Resources online, the Library of Congress Digital Collections, or visit the Washington State Library, Washington State Archives and/or your local library to find fantastic materials and inspiration for your creation!

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Past Winners

2020

Pre-4th Grade
Rocks Everywhere by Manya Saxena
Grades 4-6
The Adventure of Unihorn by Kaylee Klebanow
Grades 7-9
This Zine is Anti-Racist by Miguel Martinez
Adults
Together Apart by Questen Inghram and Ava Stuller

Links to digitized copies of these winning zines will be added to this site and to the Washington State Library catalog after the zines are digitized.