The personal becomes the political in ‘Life After Sex Work’
Life After Sex Work Perzine, Aitch Elle, 8 pgs, lovestruckprints.ca Have you ever wondered if body glitter is tax deductible? […]
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How we use zines to support queers in prison — and how you can, too
The prison system relies on the default assumption that our collective safety hinges on exiling certain people from society and […]
Calls for Submissions: 90s fancore zine, essential workers revolt, landscape justice & more!
Want your call for submissions included on our list? Email your call-out to [email protected] (do not send your submissions here). Subject line: Call […]
Up your zine game with… The Zine Game!
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish I could zine harder.” Like, making zines just isn’t enough anymore. I […]
(Re)-introducing our second judge for the Zine Awards 2020: Billy McCall
Four years in, it’s becoming a fun and generative tradition to invite the Overall Zine winner from the previous year […]
‘Horticultural Counterpowers #3’ gets to the root of urban gentrification
Horticultural Counterpowers #3 Zine, Madison Mayhew, 28 pgs, [email protected], $6.50 -$8.50 It has been two years since a previous issue […]
Announcing the final five COVID Zine Micro-Grantees
When Broken Pencil launched the COVID Zine Micro Grant mere weeks ago, we hoped that we could make a difference […]
‘Five Years’ details the challenges of working as a new teacher
Five Years Perzine, Claire Nicolson-Hurtig, 30 pgs, clairehurtig.com, $5 Conservative governments at all levels are deepening cuts to the education […]
Laura Rowley recalls her experiences with endometriosis in ‘Endon Metra Osis’
Endon Metra Osis Perzine, Laura Rowley, 20 pgs, Illuminated Press, illuminatedpress.org, @illuminatedpress Most humans with a uterus can relate to […]
Mental health reading & crafts for the ‘Quarantine Blues’
Quarantine has taken a toll on many of our mental health. We dug through our archives for some reading and […]
Announcing our first judge for the Zine Awards 2020: Michael DeForge
We’re pretty darn stoked to announce our first of three judges for the 2020 Broken Pencil Zine Awards, one […]
Uncover the urban garden around you with this zine on fantastic prairie foliage
Edible Plants in Saskatoon Zine, Locals Only, 20 pgs, localsonly, akaartistrun.com, free A classic case of a zine offering news […]