Zine culture is making its resurgence in Atlanta

F or artist Warda Mustafa-Quintana , the benefits of making zines are twofold (pun intended).

Professionally, the content educates people on important matters, like community engagement, which is key in Mustafa-Quintana’s visitor services role at a national museum and cultural organization for civil and human rights. Personally, it’s a great way to share Mustafa-Quintana’s family stories and Colombian and Palestinian history.

“It’s nice to be able to use the zines to talk about that journey,” Mustafa-Quintana says. “Zines are easy to create and use as a form of self-expression that you can share with others.”

Zine culture has been around for decades. The term zine refers to a self-published magazine-type publication, usually covering a certain topic and made in a do-it-yourself st