Zine Library Highlight

To Autumn: Fall Zines

A hand holds five colourful zines in front of a maple tree with red, orange, yellow and green leaves. The frontmost zine features falling leaves, and a boot splashing in a puddle with the text "step into Autumn".

To Autumn: Fall Zines

The season is about to turn! Leaves are changing, pumpkins are ripening on their vines, Canada geese are starting their migrations, Halloween is around the corner, the chill of winter is on the horizon, and the crisp morning air means it’s becoming the cozy sweater-weather season known as autumn.

Autumn invites us to slow down and look closely at how the season is changing around us. Celebrate these changes and everything autumn with the help of these zines from the Owens Teeny Tiny Zine Library.

Three asymmetrical leaves are printed in purple and teal against a white background. Above the leaves, text reads "A leaf seeks the root./ A leaf sees the Fall." in small, teal letters.

Ivy Zheyu Chen
n.d.

This zine is from a series of zines produced by artist Ivy Zheyu Chen that takes one idea or object as its subject. In this zine, the subject is the season of fall. Fall explores the shapes of various kinds of leaves, the quintessential symbol of the season and its quality of transition.

Two stick figures wearing boots hold up a sign with the words "Things to watch for as we wander into fall" written on it. Above the figures, the title is written in large, capitalized letters.

Rebecca Minifie & Katie Kulla
2021

A seasonal scavenger hunt to help you stay aware and mindful, this small zine helps you notice seasonal changes in autumn, like Queen Anne’s Lace plants forming nests, acorns and other nuts dropping from their trees, and morning mist.

Created by writer and illustrator Katie Kulla with artist and herbalist Rebecca Minifie, this zine is part of series for all the seasons.

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A zine with a green and rust orange cover depicts a foot wearing a yellow rubber boot decorated with stars stepping into a puddle. "STEP INTO AUTUMN" is written above the drawing, along with little illustrations of leaves.

Theft Shrubbery and artforlivv
n.d.

Filled with childlike illustrations inspired by autumn, this zine celebrates the transition from summer to autumn. Theft Shrubbery and Artforlivv invite you to notice the shift to cozy times, including leaves turning orange and the air getting cooler.

A zine with a dark blue cover featuring an illustration of a tree growing at the bottom of the cover. Above the tree, the words "SIGNS oF FALL" are handwritten in black and set within two wavy borders.

Bowen
2025

Made by a Grade 5 student during a visit to the Owens, Bowen’s Signs of Fall includes leaves falling, jumping in piles of leaves, watching out for the first snow, and also enjoying the last sunny warm days of the season.

A zine with a white cover and the words "THE WONDERFUL LOVELY DELIGHTFUL MOMENTS OF AUTUMN" written in tall, capitalized letters in shades of pink, orange, and yellow.

Philip Boelter
2022

Artist and designer Philip Boelter’s zine encapsulates everything that is wonderful, lovely, and delightful about autumn, including “the smell of something sweet, and the crunch of leaves beneath your feet” as well as “the warmth of a cozy sweatshirt, the taste of a spiced drink to keep you alert”.

On the cover of this zine, the words "spooky season appreciation zine" is handwritten in black and orange above a smiling pumpkin. Small drawings of ghosts, skulls, spiders, pumpkins, gravestones, and mushrooms are lined up along the top and bottom edges of the cover.

Natrix
n.d.

 A mini-zine about learning to love the season of rain, pumpkins, crunchy leaves, hot drinks, cool breezes, and rainy days.

On the cover of this zine, a severed hand with long fingernails holds a ladle overflowing with soup. To the right, a sausage wears a ghost costume. Above the drawings, the words "HALLOWEEN RECIPES" is written in large, capitalized letters in an outline font.

Kyle Cook
n.d.

Make your Halloween dinner magical with the help of Kyle Cook’s Halloween Recipes zine. Cook up six spine-shivering recipes including, Ghoul-AHHsh, and a Ouija (Charcuterie) Board which would probably pair well with Groggy Goblin Juice.