Broken Pencil
| Editor-in-Chief | Zack Kotzer |
|---|---|
| Fiction Editor | Maria Cichosz |
| Former editors | Jonathan Valelly |
| Publisher | Hal Niedzviecki Tara Gordon Flint |
| Founder | Hal Niedzviecki |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | brokenpencil |
| ISSN | 1201-8996 |
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
[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]- ^ 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.
- ^ "A Writer's Guide to Canadian Literary Magazines & Journals". Magazine Awards. November 7, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ Hal Niedzviecki (May 29, 2011). "Three of Canada's Best Cultural Magazines Celebrate Milestone Moments". Huffpost Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "About Broken Pencil". Broken Pencil. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Richard Rosenbaum (October 2009). "Book Review: Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine". Quill & Quire. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "How zines survive in the Internet age". thestar.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "CANZINE OTTAWA | Ottawa Art Gallery". oaggao.ca. October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "About". Canzine 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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