Perzine

Perzines are handwritten and self-published magazines with autobiographical content; the word is an abbreviation for "personal zine." Although most zines could be considered personal in that they represent the work of one person, this term describes zines that are written about one's own personal experiences, opinions and observations. Many perzines are released in multiple issues. They were generally distributed through the mail or through zine distros, with low circulation compared to traditional magazines.

It's not known what the first perzine was, but they were first discussed as a genre in the early 1990s. R. Seth Friedman began editing Factsheet 5 and separating the zine reviews there into genres; perzines was one of them.