Ontario Gets Two New Zine Distros!
Say hello to two of Ontario’s latest zine distros: Partizanka Press of Hamilton, and Community Radio Distro of London […]
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Anti-mask zine hits mailboxes in Finland
This issue explores how zines, often championed as a force for good, can also be used for harm. Our […]
Editor’s Pick: Du Bois’ early infographics
Among the most remarkable American intellectuals of all time, Black scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois is remembered for his […]
Queercore qollected
Toronto has the historical honour of being the Mecca of the queercore movement. Originally dreamed up in the ‘90s in […]
Three new worker-led media groups emerge
The pandemic has taxed the capacity of even the most robust media outlets, hitting workers especially hard. The shaky […]
Keeping it Just BeTwain Friends
We all know Shania Twain as Canada’s country music sweetheart with the occasional bad streak. Remember when she wore head-to-toe […]
Tell Me Something That Matters
For Broken Pencil’s new Fiction Editor, good writing requires lots of living: living on the margins, living despite everything, living […]
Digital goes analog with the Electric Zine Maker
If you’ve ever been to a zines 101 workshop or festival, you’ve probably heard the beloved refrain, “Zines can be […]
Small Presses Push Forth in Uncertain Times
BY COLE BISSON & FELISHA HENRY-LEE When asked how invisible Publishing is dealing with the challenges posed by COVID-19, publisher […]
Small Press Virus Check-in #4: Conundrum Press
Independent publishers have been hard-pressed these past four months. Closed bookstores, little media attention, a distracted public, Amazon’s new hostility […]
Small Press Virus Check-in #3: Now or Never Publishing
Independent publishers have been hard-pressed these past few months. Closed bookstores, little media attention, a distracted public, Amazon’s new hostility […]
Putting Print Back on the Subway Map
It takes guts to open a business in real-estate mad Toronto these days, much less one with zines as its […]