Exposure Unit: The Next Chapter
A column about navigating the zine scene by Toronto-based zinester Rabeea Syed I’ll cut to the chase — this will […]
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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The pandemic has taxed the capacity of even the most robust media outlets, hitting workers especially hard. The shaky […]
Indie Illustrator Deathmatch Final On Now
The BP Indie Illustrator Deathmatch Finals! 16 artists illustrated the same story. Two survived. Now only one can win. […]
Zine Philosophy: Brown Recluse Zine Distro on direct aid & sliding scale
Every issue, we invite artists, writers, DIYers and community members to offer a slice of their Zine Philosophy. This edition […]
Growing and Growing
Folio is a section bridging the printed page with unexpected media, hosted by a different artist or curator each issue. […]
The Indie Illustrator’s Deathmatch 2021 FAQ’s
Hey Deathmatchers, let’s jump right into the Deathmatch happenings for the next few weeks! ROUND ONE: It’s getting bloody! 8 illustrators will […]
New fiction: Kenny by Alison Taylor
ILLUSTRATION: JEGA DELISCA People yelled at him a lot. He knew that was putting it simply, but sometimes that helped, […]
Indie Illustrator’s Deathmatch Final is On
The BP Indie Illustrator Deathmatch Finals! 16 artists illustrated the same story. Two survived. Now only one can win. […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Mercy by Divya Mehrish
India’s home was sinking. It was as if the walls were made of marshmallow paste that had been sturdy in […]
Cow-nter Surveillance: A DIY Guide to Messing with Surveillance Systems
As part of our year-long, four issue series about the uses of analog media and DIY arts as activist tools, […]
Registration open! Canzine coming to TCAF in the spring
REGISTER HERE NOW After a challenging year, we’re so excited to announce the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is […]
Whose Library is the Public Library?
Do Canadians even know what we want from a library? by Christine Sismondo Like everybody, Judith and Edgar started wearing […]