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

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.

History

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

  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.

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