Indie Events: November 14-20
Readings in Toronto, crafting in Halifax and more alt events across the country. Toronto Nov. 16, Pivot Readings, 850 Dundas […]
It Was Fun Until It Wasn’t: Broken Pencil, 1995-2024
It is with profound sadness that I announce the closure of Broken Pencil Magazine, an independent publication I co-founded 30 […]
BP is Closed, But You Can Still Access Our Archives
Dear friends, Broken Pencil’s fabulous thirty year run has concluded. But we are going to keep our website and archives […]
Review: Nothing Without Us Too
With many of these speculative stories rooted in sci-fi, the line between reality and metaphor nearly disappears, playing with a reader’s inability to clearly differentiate between fact and fiction when it comes to the realities of disability.
Review: Beat The Rust
Life doesn’t unfold in a neat narrative, neither does Kelly Fruh's brief, deft, illustrated vignettes.
Poster Boy: Dril On Art, Philosophy, Life Beyond Twitter, All That Garbage
"People will beg for AI-free content like they do for water that isn’t tainted with lead. And when AI becomes synonymous with ‘Shit,’ it will die like every other Silicon Valley Clown Show and nobody will miss it."
Call for Submissions: Urban Legends
Overview “Urban Legends” is a compilation zine about urban legends, local myths, and folklore. Share your writing or art that’s […]
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CANZINE WEST TODAY!
This is your final, final reminder for all Vancouverites to proceed directly to: the Ukrainian Hall at 805 Pender Street […]
Canzine Portraits: White Rabbit Quarterly
Look for the White Rabbit this Sunday at Canzine West, a quarterly literary digest published by die-hard print fan Michael […]
Friday’s Internet Round-up: Found This Week
Check out interesting things we were reading across the internet this week: Canzine West tablers take note: Lauren Wilson talks […]
Canzine Portraits: Anne Emberline
With Canzine West fast approaching (this Sunday!), Broken Pencil wants to squeeze in a few more introductions before the festivities […]
The Great Piracy Experiment: Ghostbusters Edition
At this year’s Toronto Canzine, we brought together an illustrator, a poet and a zinester for an event that, admittedly, […]
An Indie Recession
By Laura Trethewey Across Canada, writers, illustrators, craftsters and zinesters are feeling the pinch (or throttle) of the recession. But […]
Canzine West Portrait: Aaron Read
Meet Aaron Read, artist extraordinaire from Burnaby B.C., who created this year’s Canzine West poster (above) along with Jaz Halloran. […]
Indie Events: November 7-14
Clocks went back an hour, meaning more time to check out some awesome events! TORONTO November 7, Book Launch: Groundwork […]
Friday’s Internet Round-Up: Found this Week
After a pleasurable hour scrolling through the internet, we have returned with some goodies for this week’s round-up. So come, […]
Canzine West Portraits: Kevin Chong
Reading at this year’s Canzine West, Broken Pencil brings you the widely published Vancouver writer, Kevin Chong. Author of Baroque-a-Nova […]
Indie Events: October 31-November 7
Before you pack up your costumes for the year, come to one of the many spooky indie events happening across […]