Broken Pencil was a Canadian magazine based in Toronto, Canada that profiles zine culture and independent arts and music. It was founded in 1995[1] and published four times annually.[2]

Broken Pencil
Editor-in-ChiefZack Kotzer
Fiction EditorMaria Cichosz
Former editorsJonathan Valelly
PublisherHal Niedzviecki
Tara Gordon Flint
FounderHal Niedzviecki
Founded1995
CountryCanada
Based inToronto, Ontario
Websitebrokenpencil.com
ISSN1201-8996

History

edit

The magazine was founded in 1995[1] by Hal Niedzviecki.[3][4] Its current editor-in-chief, Zack Kotzer, took over editing duties in 2022.[5]

In 2009, Broken Pencil published a collection of short stories entitled Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine, featuring Canadian independent writers, with ECW Press.[6] In 2015, The Toronto Star published an article about the first 20 years of Broken Pencil and its role in zine publishing in Canada.[3]

Broken Pencil has been organizing Canzine, a Toronto-based festival centred around zines and small press publications, since 1995.[7][8]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Benson, Eugene; Conolly, L.W. (November 30, 2004). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. p. 897. ISBN 978-1-134-46848-5. Retrieved October 31, 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "A Writer's Guide to Canadian Literary Magazines & Journals". Magazine Awards. November 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Carvile, Olivia (July 29, 2015). "How zines survive in the Internet age". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 10, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Niedzviecki, Hal (May 29, 2011). "Three of Canada's Best Cultural Magazines Celebrate Milestone Moments". Huffpost Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "About Broken Pencil". Broken Pencil. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Good, Alex (October 2009). "Book Review: Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "CANZINE OTTAWA | Ottawa Art Gallery". oaggao.ca. October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. ^ LaPierre, Megan (August 23, 2022). "Canzine Festival Returns to Toronto and Ottawa for 2022". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
edit