Broken Pencil

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Broken Pencil
Editor-in-ChiefZack Kotzer
Fiction EditorMaria Cichosz
Former editorsJonathan Valelly
Publisher Hal Niedzviecki
Tara Gordon Flint
FounderHal Niedzviecki
Founded1995
Country Canada
Based in Toronto, Ontario
Website brokenpencil.com
ISSN 1201-8996

Broken Pencil is a Canadian magazine based in Toronto that profiles zine culture and independent arts and music. It was founded in 1995 and publishes four times annually.

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History

The magazine was founded in 1995 [1] by Hal Niedzviecki. [2] [3] Its current editor-in-chief, Zack Kotzer, took over editing duties in 2022. [4]

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. [5] In 2015, The Toronto Star published an article about the first 20 years of Broken Pencil and its role in zine publishing in Canada. [6]

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

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References

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  2. "A Writer's Guide to Canadian Literary Magazines & Journals". Magazine Awards. November 7, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. Hal Niedzviecki (May 29, 2011). "Three of Canada's Best Cultural Magazines Celebrate Milestone Moments". Huffpost Canada . Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  4. "About Broken Pencil". Broken Pencil. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. Richard Rosenbaum (October 2009). "Book Review: Can'tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine". Quill & Quire . Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  6. "How zines survive in the Internet age". thestar.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. "CANZINE OTTAWA | Ottawa Art Gallery". oaggao.ca. October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. "About". Canzine 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.