Broken Pencil
Literary Magazine
Since 1995, we have been a mega-zine dedicated exclusively to exploring independent creative action. Each issue features reviews of hundreds of zines and small press books, plus comics, excerpts from the best of the underground press, interviews, original fiction and commentary on all aspects of the indie arts.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 3 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysCA$60-CA$120
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FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Payment: CA$60-120
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Payment: CA$
Review
Payment: CA$
No specific limitations
Art
Payment: CA$
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We encourage you to both upload a PDF now and mail the zine to us as soon as possible.
Author's rights
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Additional info
Tracker statistics
33
Total submissions tracked
66 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
7 days
Fastest response time
157 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 416 days
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About
Welcome to Broken Pencil! Since 1995, we have been a mega-zine dedicated exclusively to exploring independent creative action. Published four times a year, each issue of Broken Pencil features reviews of hundreds of zines and small press books, plus comics, excerpts from the best of the underground ...
Read moreFounded
1995
Country
CA
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief
Zack Kotzer
Editor
Anisa Rawhani
Assistant Editor
Hal Niedzviecki
Founder and Publisher
Tara Gordon Flint
Associate Publisher
Maria Cichosz
Fiction Editor