The Witchcraft & Pagan Periodicals Archive Project (WAPPA) is an independent, librarian-led archival research and bibliographic discovery initiative. We are building a growing record of Witchcraft and Pagan periodical publishing: what was published, who created it, what survives, what is missing, and where surviving materials can be consulted.
Our work brings together bibliographic evidence and historical context from catalogs, archival descriptions, digitized issues, organizational records, and community knowledge. By connecting publications across collections and time, WAPPA aims to make a dispersed publishing culture more discoverable and more
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My name is Daphna Romanoff and I am a librarian, hedgewitch, and mom based in Arizona (originally from NY) with a passion and love of vintage and long-lost rare books and ephemera. Originally, I decided to start this project because I was curious about the newsletters and publications I read about in old witchcraft books (such as Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler). After a good amount of digging, I was able to track down many of the newsletters and zines I dreamt of finding. I realized many people would probably love to be able to read them too.
My hope for the future of this project is to help document, preserve, and improve access to many more of these precious zines, newsletters, and micro-publications for future generations. Thank you for visiting.
The Witchcraft & Pagan Periodicals Archive is an independent bibliographic and research project dedicated to documenting the history of Pagan periodicals, newsletters, magazines, journals, and zines.
Unless otherwise noted, the original text, publication descriptions, editorial content, organization, research, and website design are the intellectual property of WAPPA and may not be reproduced without permission.
The Witchcraft & Pagan Periodicals Archive does not claim copyright ownership of the publications, images, or other materials referenced on this website. Copyright for individual periodicals remains with their respective authors, publishers, creators, or rights holders.
WAPPA reconstructs the bibliographic and historical record of Witchcraft and Pagan periodical publishing across dispersed holdings. Our research brings catalog records, issue evidence, archival descriptions, publisher histories, and preservation pathways into relationship. We distinguish the publication from the physical copy and the digital object; identify discrepancies rather than silently resolve them; and document uncertainty and gaps. The goal is not to gather every surviving object into one repository. It is to make the publishing landscape visible, navigable, and open to further research.
If you are a copyright holder and believe material has been listed incorrectly, or if you have additional information regarding a publication, please contact us.
Inclusion in WAPPA does not imply endorsement of the views expressed within a publication. Historical materials are presented for research, discovery, and critical engagement.
A note on “Pagan”
WAPPA uses Pagan as a broad historical and contemporary umbrella for a diverse and often overlapping collection of religious and spiritual traditions. Many of the publications preserved here used the word themselves, and their pages offer a record of how Pagan identities, communities, and practices developed and changed over time.
The archive does not treat Paganism as a single tradition or worldview, nor does inclusion imply endorsement of every idea expressed within these publications. WAPPA approaches this history with curiosity and care, while remaining committed to an inclusive understanding of Paganism that rejects racism, antisemitism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, white supremacy, and any other forms of discrimination and exclusion.
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Direct Contact
merrymeet@witchcraftandpaganarchive.org
For archival submissions, research assistance, or general inquiries, please email us directly.