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BROWN RECLUSE

To submit your zine to Brown Recluse Zine Distro, please send one (1) physical copy of your zine and
a completed submission form to:

Brown Recluse Zine Distro
PO Box 22281
Oakland CA 94623

Zines accepted on a case by case basis. Please refer to submission guidelines located on the drop down menu on this page before submitting. We go through submissions in the Spring and Fall, so please wait up to 6 months for a response. We unfortunately do not mail back unaccepted submissions.

  • BROWN RECLUSE ONLY DISTROS ZINES MADE BY QTBIPOC!

    We are interested in these topics:

    Anarchism

    Disability Justice

    DIY Guides/How-Tos

    Harm Reduction

    Health

    Herbalism

    Immigration

    Indigenous Sovereignty

    Punk and Underground Music

    Queer/Trans Narratives

    Sex Work

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    Poetry zines by invitation only.

  • We operate an online shop, retail space at Moments Co-op, and we vend at five or more events a year.

    Public Libraries and institutions have the option to purchase your zine through the distro with your consent.

    If we decide to carry your zines, we request 10 or more copies and pay Non- Black POC 50% of the cover price and 100% of to Black zinesters when we receive the order along with reimbursing the zinester for MEDIA MAIL shipping of our order.

  • We wish we could accept everything but a lot of factors prevent us from carrying everything. :'(

    • All zines must be physical copies sent via mail, we do not accept PDF zines through email, nor digital zines that do not have a separate print version with typed out hyperlinks, etc.

    • We do not take zines where comics, art, poetry, prose or photography is the main content of the zine. Sadly our distro does not have an audience for these topics.

    • WE WILL NOT DISTRO anything that includes hateful content towards trans folks, sex workers, and substance users or platforms abusers.

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