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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Caress Still by Kasia Sosnowski
Folio is a section bridging the printed page with unexpected media, hosted by a different artist or curator each issue. […]
Ancestral Tech and the Future of the Black Body
One thing to know about me is I can make my body disappear. I know how to become invisible, weightless, […]
Fiction: FLASHES
Autobiographical Sketch I live in a world of imaginary paintings. They have taken the place of my imaginary friends. My […]
Above Water
A free/PWYC mental health zine by Broken Pencil editor Anisa Rawhani. Any proceeds go to Black anti-racism groups. Find out […]
Wearable Tech vs. Unbearable Tech
In the age of COVID-19, our bodies have never been more hidden, fortressed behind walls and windows, cloaked behind […]
Virtual Canzine 2020
The festival of zine culture and underground arts is back with a virtual twist! Three days of 250+ vendors, thousands […]
Virtual Canzine 2020: Check Out The 10 Latest Vendors
Hei Lam Ng Originally from Hong Kong, Hei Lam Ng is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. […]
Art Holes: Homebound Edition
Around the quarantine clock with three creators at work in isolation. Nazlı Cem, Zovi Weng and Sid draw where they’re working.