About the desk
Why Zine Crate exists
A quiet informational site for RPG zine making, reading, and distribution literacy, maintained so players and referees can orient quickly.
Zine Crate exists so makers and readers can find page-budget habits, credit-line norms, and distro literacy without fake subscription-box copy.
We treat jam briefs and print-file checklists as craft. Culture via Zine Wikipedia and itch.io jams keeps our summaries honest.
Communities work when critique has manners, credits stay visible, and both layout talk and playtest notes get airtime.
Editorial boundaries
No invented stock, prices, or monthly fulfillment claims. Shop links are navigational. We are not a fulfillment house.
Leave room for weird layouts that teach procedures. The best zines often finish ugly and ship.
Operators
WOGD and Pop Culture USA keep the lights on. See Guides, FAQ, and Updates.
Related desks in this neighborhood
OSR and Borg crates are natural neighbors when your staples bind doom or dungeon procedures.