Broken Pencil

Summary

Broken Pencil is a Canadian magazine based in Toronto that profiles zine culture and independent arts and music. It was founded in 1995 and publishes four times annually.

Broken Pencil
Editor-in-ChiefZack Kotzer
Fiction EditorMaria Cichosz
Former editorsJonathan Valelly
PublisherHal Niedzviecki
Tara Gordon Flint
FounderHal Niedzviecki
Founded1995
CountryCanada
Based inToronto, Ontario
Websitebrokenpencil.com
ISSN1201-8996

History edit

The magazine was founded in 1995[1] by Hal Niedzviecki.[2][3] Its current editor-in-chief, Zack Kotzer, took over editing duties in 2022.[4]

In 2009, Broken Pencil published a collection of short stories entitled Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine, featuring Canadian independent writers with ECW Press.[5] In 2015, The Toronto Star published an article about the first 20 years of Broken Pencil and its role in zine publishing in Canada.[6]

Broken Pencil has been organizing Canzine, a festival centred around zines and small press publications, since 1995.[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ Eugene Benson; L.W. Conolly (November 30, 2004). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. p. 897. ISBN 978-1-134-46848-5. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "A Writer's Guide to Canadian Literary Magazines & Journals". Magazine Awards. November 7, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Hal Niedzviecki (May 29, 2011). "Three of Canada's Best Cultural Magazines Celebrate Milestone Moments". Huffpost Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "About Broken Pencil". Broken Pencil. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Richard Rosenbaum (October 2009). "Book Review: Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine". Quill & Quire. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "How zines survive in the Internet age". thestar.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "CANZINE OTTAWA | Ottawa Art Gallery". oaggao.ca. October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "About". Canzine 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website