Andrew Martin Scott wants to encourage creativity and self-expression in the form of zines, something he’s been doing since he was a teen in suburban Chicago.

Zines, types of self-published, small-circulation magazines, have a long and colorful past dating back to the sci-fi fanzines of the 1930s or the poetry-laced productions of the 1960s.

“Then it sort of morphed into the zine associated with skateboarding,” explained Scott. “What they are today is a way to get your voice out there. They’re pre-Internet. I’d say they’re like today’s blogs, but they’re tangible things you handle. They still provide a voice, but most have become simple works of art, collectibles, that are put together with more love and care than say 15 years ago when many were made with a marker and a copier.”

Scott, 40, is more than a fan. He’s owned the art space Needles & Pens in San Francisco and now operates & Pens Press in Los Angeles.

“I moved here about 1 1/2 years ago because there’s an excitement about self-publishing here which seems to be enjoying a renaissance,” he said.

Together with friends — photographer Jai Tanju of Film Por Vida, a print exchange program, and art gallery/shop Seeing Things Gallery as well as Dan Drehobl of Krooked Skateboards Pro, Scott plans to share his love of zine as part of Converse CONS Project: Los Angeles’ Zine Making & Printing workshop slated for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at The Holding Co. in Los Angeles. The workshop is for participants ages 13 to 24. (Register at consproject.com.)

It is the latest in a series of free community projects presented by Converse, the American sneaker brand, which previously offered a skate deck furniture making workshop as well as how-to workshops on making a skate video and DIY band merchandise.

Saturday’s zine workshop is the fourth in a plannedfive-part series that strives to motivate and inspire would-be zine publishers.

“Zines are self-published, make-your-own products that have small print runs. Although small in size, they have a strong fan base and following. I want to see that keep going and growing,” Scott said. “The immediacy is gone because today if you want to let people know about stuff you turn to social media, but they remain beautiful tangible objects that people still want.”

During the workshop, Scott, Tanju and Drehobl will discuss the history of zines and its progression throughout the years by showing examples. Styles, sizings, folding methods and even the various ways of printing them also will be covered.

“And then we’re going to let the kids loose to create their own. We want them to maybe make 10 of their own copies so they can take them home and exchange them with friends,” said Scott, who recently participated in the Printed Matter’s L.A. Art Book Fair.

Similar Converse CONS Project workshops are also being conducted in New York, Boston and Toronto. The free programs focus on bringing together up-and-coming skaters and artists with legends known in their respective fields. The final Los Angeles workshop is expected in April.