2017 Zine Award Winner Best Perzine
In anticipation of the launching of the 2018 Broken Pencil Zine Awards, we will be presenting you with a look […]
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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2017 Zine Award Winner Best Litzine
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Member Outing: Massey College’s Bibliography Room
Meet the Broken Pencil team and hang out with your fellow BP subscribers as we embark on a unique tour […]
2017 Zine Award Winner for Best How-To/DIY Zine
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BP Zine Awards Nominees 2017
We’re so pumped to announce the finalists for Broken Pencil Zine Awards 2017! We received over 175 entries from all […]
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