''Broken Pencil'' is a Canadian

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

based in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, which profiles

zine A zine ( ; short for '' magazine'' or '' fanzine'') is a small-circulation self-published Self-publishing is the publication of media by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. The term usually refers to writ ...

culture, independent arts and music. It was founded in 1995 and publishes four times annually.

History

The magazine was founded in 1995 by

Hal Niedzviecki Hal Niedzviecki (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian novelist and cultural critic. Born in Brockville, he was raised by a Jewish family in Ottawa, Ontario, and Potomac, Maryland, did his undergraduate studies at University College, Toronto, and ...

. Its current editor is Jonathan Valelly. 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 ECW Press is a Canadian book publisher located in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by Jack David and Robert Lecker in 1974 as a Canadian literary magazine named ''Essays on Canadian Writing''. They started publishing trade and scholarly book ...

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

References

External links

Official website
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