Electrospinning is a versatile and straightforward process for synthesizing one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures of diverse materials. Conventional fiber synthesis techniques of wet, dry, melt, and gel spinning are capable of producing polymer fibers with diameters down to the micrometer range, whereas electrospinning, also known as electrostatic spinning, is capable of producing polymer fibers with nanoscale diameters. The authors report a simple chemical method for the preparation of ZnO semiconducting nanofibers from zinc acetate/PVA by using electrospinning method. So the fibers thus obtained were calcined at 700 degrees C K for 2h and ceramic ZnO fibers were obtained. The morphological features, crystallinity, and optical properties of the ZnO nanofibers were studied by SEM images, XRD pattern, UV-vis, and PL and FT-IR spectroscopy, and we used the Scherrer equation for the approximation crystallite size. SEM images showed that the diameters of ceramic ZnO fibers calcined at 700 degrees C are found 50-80nm. XRD results showed that the obtained ZnO nanofibers were composed of hexagonal wurtzite phase with very good crystallinity. The crystallite size obtained as 32nm using the Scherrer formula. The PL and UV absorption spectra showed a broad green band emission and a relatively narrow absorption band at 550 and 274nm, respectively.