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COVID Zine Micro Grant

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting us all, and our community has been hit particularly hard. Our beloved constellation of creators, artists, and freelancers are particularly vulnerable to economic uncertainty. Many of us have lost work and portions of their income. We at Broken Pencil Magazine want to help out, even just a little.

So we're stoked to launch the COVID Micro Zine Grant!

We're putting up $1,600 of our own cash towards the project, and we are asking zine lovers and unusually wealthy eccentrics to help us match it. If we reach our goal of $3,200, we will have enough to offer eight different $400 grants for zine creators whose livelihoods have been impacted by the pandemic. All grant recipients have to do is make a zine during this bizarre time! If this sounds like you, apply here: tiny.cc/covidzinesapp

We really appreciate any donations. Even $5 is super helpful! And whether or not you're able to donate, please share the link to the application and spread the word!

This is a challenging time for artists, and we want to support the creators who are doing important work using the best, most authentically grassroots medium in the world — the zine!

All donors will get a one-year subscription to Broken Pencil. If you donate more than $100, you'll get a subscription plus! a zine bundle and two books ("The Archaeologists" and "The Program" by Hal Niedzviecki).

Stay safe and stay healthy. We're thinking of you!

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About Broken Pencil Magazine

The magazine of zine culture and the independent arts. 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 press, interviews, original fiction and commentary on all aspects of the indie arts. From the hilarious to the perverse, Broken Pencil challenges conformity and demands attention.
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  • Michael Hait
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs
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Fundraising team (3)

Anisa Mercedes Rawhani
Organizer
Raised $1,258 from 28 donations
Toronto, ON
Tara Gordon Flint
Beneficiary
Hal Niedzviecki
Team member
Raised $1,713 from 32 donations
Jonathan Valelly
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This team raised $1,282 from 30 other donations.

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