Canzine 2019 Vendor Information – Toronto
Date/Location Canzine Toronto is Saturday, September 14th in the Art Gallery of Ontario lower level area called The Education Commons. […]
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 Author Q&A: Matthew Walsh comes to Canzine Toronto and Ottawa
Each poem in your collection feels tethered to the one before it; you carry over images, themes, and emotions from […]
“Syndicate Product 24” provides a middling reading experience
Syndicate Product 24: Unrecommended Reading Zine, A. j. Michel (ed.), 24 pgs, Syndicate Product, syndprod.etsy.com, $3USD It’s a great deal […]
“Sometimes Human Issue #2” is a simple reminder that your feelings are valid regardless of what others say
Sometimes Human Issue #2 Perzine, Crash Reynolds, 10 pgs,utopiabycrash.etsy.com, $4 To be “sometimes human” — it’s an admirable goal. Sometimes […]
“Secret Shame” is a refreshing read about common facets of everyday life
Secret Shame Zine, Carolina Gonzalez, 24 pgs, @Caroluppe, [email protected] This great green zine is a study in pure realism. From its […]
“Paramnesia” is the perfect zine for aspiring analysts and fellow dreamers
Paramnesia Zine, Jesseca Buizon, 10 pgs.,@jayymadethis, jayymadethis.com You know that glazed over feeling when, for a moment, you pop out […]
Saying goodbye can feel good in this zine that focuses on the feeling of nostalgia
Old Blues Perzine, C.N Hubbarde, deepmadder.com, $3 This tiny zine, barely the size of debit card, focuses on the idea […]
“No Quarter #9” is perfect for anarchist history buffs and those alike
No Quarter #9 Zine, David Tighe, 42 pgs, [email protected] Anarchist history buffs with a soft spot for occult idealism, here […]
You don’t need to be personally invested in nursing or healthcare to connect with this zine
Long Term Care Perzine, Christine Comeau, christinec.storenvy.com, $5 + postage “And so nursing’s a pretty humbling and down-to-earth profession,” writes […]
“Flotation Device 15” is personable, multi-faceted, and bold
Flotation Device 15 Perzine, Keith Helt, 38 pgs, flotationdevice.wordpress.com, $2 USD “Perfection grit. A loose concept. A collection of fragments. […]
I don’t really know what this zine is about, and I kind of like that
error log v1.3 Zine, Hei Lam Ng, 44 pgs, heilamng.com This zine is some seriously weird syntax-type coding shit. And […]
“Ecocidal Capitalism” may cause anxiety about the future and what is to come
Ecocidal Capitalism: From Britain to the Virginia Company to Now Zine, Will Dee, [email protected], SAP Press, $6 In the age of […]