Girls Guide to Taking Over the World: Writings From The Girl Zine Revolution - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312155352 ISBN 13: 9780312155353

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997

In the last decade, there has been an explosion in the production of zines.

On the forefront of this cut-and-paste revolution have been those zines made specifically by and for young women. The words and images that have come to define many young women's lives have long been overlooked and under appreciated. A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World exists because these voices have refused to be silenced.

Review:

A collection from the world of zines, self-produced works ranging from Xeroxed manifestoes to slickly printed magazines, these essays come thundering up from the underground. Organized around such topics as "friends secrets sex," "music stars idols," and "politics anger power," the selections range from the angry to the funny to the poignant. This is a very good introduction to the world of girl zines, and it's definitely not for the old ladies in Dubuque.

About the Author:

Karen Green is a writer, graphic designer, and Internet goddess.

Tristan Taormino is a writer and editor of the annual series Best Lesbian Erotica (Cleis Press). The live in New York and are publishers of the magazine Pucker Up.

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312155352
• ISBN 13: 9780312155353
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Green Karen, Taormino Tristan