BP Zine Awards: Best Perzine
Zero Stars by Jeni Larson Minneapolis, Minnesota “Zero Stars” is zine about my cAnCeR jOuRneY in September 2019-January 2020. Told through […]
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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BP Zine Awards: Best Infozine & Zine of the Year 2020
American Dreams in a Chinese Takeout by Katie Gee Salisbury Brooklyn, New York “American Dreams in a Chinese Takeout” is a […]
BP Zine Awards: Best Fanzine 2020
Is It Just Me Or Are We Nailing This? by Joshua James Amberson, Molly E. Simas, and M.L. Schepps (editors) Portland, […]
BP Zine Awards: Best Artzine 2020
Things Men Say To Me At Work by Eva Dominelli Vancouver, British Columbia Things Men Say To Me At Work, […]
BP Zine Awards: Best Comic Zine 2020
Restless Bones by Shannon Reeves (Gytha Press) Calgary, Alberta A Magical Realist Horror about trauma, recovery, and a mysterious visitor. “She […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Pandora’s Jar by Zainab Coovadia
Pandora’s Jar I have a clay jar in my room filled with evil spirits, the kind who whisper doubts […]
‘Year of the Rabbit’ captures the enduring humanity and resilience of Khim’s family
Year of the Rabbit Tian Veasna, translated by Helge Dascher, 380 pgs, Drawn & Quarterly, drawnandquarterly.com, $34.95 Revolutionary slogans are […]
Announcing the BP Zine Awards Winners 2020!
Well people, it’s official — we have our winners. Find out who won the Broken Pencil Zine Awards 2020, celebrating the best in English language zine publishing!
Our top 4 event picks for Vancouver Writers Fest 2020
Calling all book nerds! Vancouver Writers Fest encourages readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, […]
Out of Salem
Out of Salem Hal Schrieve, Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square Zombies, witches, goth werewolves and the coming of age of a […]
Aurora Borealice
Aurora Borealice Joan Steacy, Conundrum Press A functional illiterate teaches us the value of education, and the flaws of the […]
Egg Cream
Egg Cream Liz Suburbia, Silver Sprocket/czap books Your local bookseller has already conveniently shelved this book under “DIY outcast community” […]