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 […]

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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Deleted Zines

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Editor’s Note

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Magda Wojtyra

Magda Wojtyra was born in Kalisz, Poland. Her family moved to Toronto in 1982 when she was nine. She studied […]