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September 11, 2024

It's a new issue! Number 34 of The Broken City—DIY—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2024 edition.

December 31, 2023

It's a new issue! Number 33 of The Broken City—Silver and Other Screens—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2024 edition.

September 25, 2023

It's a new issue! Number 32 of The Broken City—Dragons and wizards and elves, oh my!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2023 edition.

December 19, 2022

It's a new issue! Number 31 of The Broken City—The horror! The horror!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2023 edition.

October 7, 2022

It's a new issue! Number 30 of The Broken City—Twinkle, twinkle—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2022 edition.

October 2, 2022

Our slightly-delayed summer issue will be along shortly. In the meantime, head to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2022 edition.

December 31, 2021

It's a new issue! Number 29 of The Broken City—So this is Christmas?—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2022 edition.

October 9, 2021

It's a new issue! Number 28 of The Broken City—Beach Party Tonight—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2021 edition. Two months to submit!

June 20, 2021

The submission window for Issue 28 is closed; please stop sending us things. Submitters will be contacted soon with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to our Submissions page for details on our Winter 2021 issue.

December 31, 2020

It's a new issue! Number 27 of The Broken City—I Know What You Did Last Pandemic—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2021 edition.

October 3, 2020

It's still summer, right? Our summer issue, Number 26 of The Broken City—The Wild West—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2020 edition.

September 1, 2020

Our summer issue will arrive soon. In the meantime, head to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2020 edition.

July 5, 2020

The submission window for Issue 26 is closed; please stop sending us things. Submitters will be contacted soon with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to our Submissions page for details on our Winter 2020 issue.

December 31, 2019

It's a new issue! Number 25 of The Broken City—Welcome to The Interzone—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2020 edition.

October 8, 2019

It's a new issue! Number 24 of The Broken City—The social animal—is finally available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2019 edition.

September 10, 2019

Update: The Broken City's summer 2019 issue will be arriving in the near future. It may be a fall issue. In the meantime, head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2019 edition.

December 30, 2018

It's a new issue! Number 23 of The Broken City—"a series of tubes"—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2019 edition.

October 16, 2018

It's a new issue! Number 22 of The Broken City—misc.—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2018 edition.

September 20, 2018

While you're waiting on our tardy summer issue (we don't want the good times to end!), head to our submissions page to check out the call for Issue 23. December 1 deadline.

August 12, 2018

Update: The Broken City's summer 2018 issue will be arriving in the near future. It may be a fall issue. We've been busy skinny dipping and planning beer busts at the moon tower.

January 11, 2018

It's a new issue! Number 21 of The Broken City—Hurry! Hard!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2018 edition.

January 2, 2018

Weather Advisory: The Broken City's winter 2017 issue has been slightly delayed due to the extreme cold and a software malfunction. It will be arriving soon.

August 31, 2017

It's a new issue! Number 20 of The Broken City—Death—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2017 edition.

June 6, 2017

The submission window for Issue 20 has closed. Please stop sending us things; we're busy stockpiling booze and fireworks for Canada Day. Submitters will be contacted in the coming months with news of acceptance or rejection.

December 30, 2016

It's a new issue! Number 19 of The Broken City—Life of the Party—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2017 edition.

November 12, 2016

The submission window for Issue 19 is closed. It's getting cold outside and there was a draft coming in (we know, we've used that pun before, but it's a good one). Submitters will be contacted shortly with news of acceptance or rejection.

August 22, 2016

It's a new issue! Number 18 of The Broken City—Breakfast Clubbed —is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter edition.

July 7, 2016

Issue 18 will be arriving soon. In the mean time, check out the submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2016 issue: Life of the Party.

December 31, 2015

It's a new issue! Number 17 of The Broken City—Remotely Controlled—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer edition.

November 1, 2015

The submission window for Issue 17 is closed. It's getting cold outside and there was a draft coming in. Submitters will be contacted shortly with news of acceptance or rejection.

October 28, 2015

Submit to Issue 17. All your friends are doing it. We'll be accepting submissions until November 1; you'll find other pertinent details on the Submissions page of this site.

August 15, 2015

It's a new issue! Number 16 of The Broken City—The truth is out there—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter edition.

July 24, 2015

Issue 16 will be arriving soon. In the mean time, check out the submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2015 issue.

December 31, 2014

It's a new issue! Number 15 of The Broken City—The Big Chill—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer edition.

November 9, 2014

The submission window for Issue 15 is closed. If you're looking for a way to pass the time while you await your acceptance/rejection letter, the magazine suggests you read this splendid article: What Editors Want: A Must-Read for Writers Submitting to Literary Magazines.

After that, why not follow The Broken City on Twitter? You read that correctly; the magazine finally opened a Twitter account, and it needs friends. You'll find us listed as @brokencitymag.

July 31, 2014

It's a new issue! Number 14 of The Broken City—Avast!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter edition.

December 31, 2013

It's a new issue! Number 13 of The Broken City—Turn on, tune in—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. You can also read it on your mobile devices, via issuu.

December 6, 2013

The submission window for Issue 13 is now closed. Please stop sending us things; we're busy baking fruitcakes and reading poetry about Steely Dan. Submitters will be contacted shortly with news of acceptance or rejection.

November 1, 2013

Submit to Issue 13. All your friends are doing it. We'll be accepting submissions until December 1; you'll find other pertinent details on the Submissions page of this site.

August 24, 2013

It's a new issue! Number 12 of The Broken City—Eat this magazine. —is now available for download on the Current Issue page. You can also read it on your mobile devices, via issuu.

July 25, 2013

Issue 12 will be arriving soon. In the mean time, check out the submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2013 issue.

May 11, 2013

The submission window for the summer issue is closed. Submitters will be contacted in a few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2013 issue.

March 8, 2013

The Broken City's e-mail account was hacked last night; if you received a message from the magazine that looks like spam, it is. Delete it. Real e-mails from The Broken City will always include witty banter.

December 31, 2012

It's a new issue! Number 11 of The Broken City—Reunion—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming edition.

October 18, 2012

The Broken City: interviewed. Check out the magazine's chat with Six Questions For... and learn how you (yes, You!) can slip between our covers. Countless valuable insights are revealed, sentence after sentence!

August 16, 2012

It's a new issue! Issue 10 of The Broken City—The Future—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming editions.

June 2, 2012

The submission window for Issue 10 is closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy reading poetry about space ships and working on our beach bodies. Submitters will be contacted in a few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection.

May 14, 2012

The Broken City is still accepting submissions for its upcoming issue, The Future. Head to the Submissions page for details. Deadline: June 1.

December 31, 2011

It's a new issue! Issue 9 of The Broken City—This is why I drink—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2012 issue: The Future.

November 8, 2011

The submission window for Issue 9 is closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy growing moustaches and stuffing our winter coats with rejected poetry. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks.

Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2012 issue.

August 15, 2011

It's a new issue! Issue 8 of The Broken City—Reality bites—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2011 issue: This is why I drink.

August 1, 2011

The Submissions page has been updated with details on our upcoming winter 2011 issue: This is why I drink. Commence submitting! The summer issue will be hitting electronic newstands within the next couple of weeks.

June 16, 2011

The submission window for Issue 8 has closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy going to NXNE shows and building a stockpile of fireworks for Canada Day. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection.

Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2011 issue.

June 12, 2011

The Broken City is still accepting submissions for its upcoming issue, Reality Bites. Head to the Submissions page for details.

January 31, 2011

A friendly message from The Broken City: Do not add The Broken City to your group mailing lists. The magazine does not want to receive news about your upcoming events or announcements that your blog has been updated.

December 31, 2010

It's a new issue! Issue 7 of The Broken City—Found!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page.

December 28, 2010

The Submissions page has been updated with details on our upcoming summer 2011 issue: Reality bites. Commence submitting!

November 15, 2010

The submission window for Issue 7 closes at midnight EST tonight. Please stop sending things; we're busy reading poetry and sharpening skates. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection.

Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2011 issue.

October 19, 2010

Canzine Toronto is almost upon us: Sunday, October 24, at The Great Hall. The Broken City doesn’t have a table (it’s in the public’s best interest; we’re not pleasant people to chat with), but we’ll be wandering around, buying wicked merch and drinking beer—assuming it’s provided. If it isn't, we'll be the ones flipping tables.

We’re still accepting submissions for our upcoming issue (check out the Submissions page)—deadline is Nov. 15.

August 1, 2010

It's a new issue! Issue 6 of The Broken City—Still Life, Fast Moving—is now available for download on the Current Issue page.

July 18, 2010

The Submissions page has been updated with details on our upcoming winter 2010 issue: Found! Commence submitting!

July 1, 2010

The submission window for Issue 6 has closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy reading poetry and celebrating Canada Day. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection.

Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2010 issue.

May 21, 2010

The Broken City is still accepting submissions for its upcoming issue, Still Life, Fast Moving. Head to the Submissions page for details.

May 21, 2010

It's a new site! thebrokencitymag.com has undergone some serious reconstruction. It is now a sparkling jewel of the Internet.

In this front page news section, you'll discover up-to-date information on The Broken City and also be made privy to announcements and select tidbits of news from across the literary landscape.

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	News September 11, 2024 It's a new issue! Number 34 of The Broken City—DIY—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2024 edition. December 31, 2023 It's a new issue! Number 33 of The Broken City—Silver and Other Screens—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2024 edition. September 25, 2023 It's a new issue! Number 32 of The Broken City—Dragons and wizards and elves, oh my!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2023 edition. December 19, 2022 It's a new issue! Number 31 of The Broken City—The horror! The horror!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2023 edition. October 7, 2022 It's a new issue! Number 30 of The Broken City—Twinkle, twinkle—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2022 edition. October 2, 2022 Our slightly-delayed summer issue will be along shortly. In the meantime, head to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2022 edition. December 31, 2021 It's a new issue! Number 29 of The Broken City—So this is Christmas?—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2022 edition. October 9, 2021 It's a new issue! Number 28 of The Broken City—Beach Party Tonight—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2021 edition. Two months to submit! June 20, 2021 The submission window for Issue 28 is closed; please stop sending us things. Submitters will be contacted soon with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to our Submissions page for details on our Winter 2021 issue. December 31, 2020 It's a new issue! Number 27 of The Broken City—I Know What You Did Last Pandemic—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2021 edition. October 3, 2020 It's still summer, right? Our summer issue, Number 26 of The Broken City—The Wild West—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2020 edition. September 1, 2020 Our summer issue will arrive soon. In the meantime, head to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2020 edition. July 5, 2020 The submission window for Issue 26 is closed; please stop sending us things. Submitters will be contacted soon with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to our Submissions page for details on our Winter 2020 issue. December 31, 2019 It's a new issue! Number 25 of The Broken City—Welcome to The Interzone—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2020 edition. October 8, 2019 It's a new issue! Number 24 of The Broken City—The social animal—is finally available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2019 edition. September 10, 2019 Update: The Broken City's summer 2019 issue will be arriving in the near future. It may be a fall issue. In the meantime, head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2019 edition. December 30, 2018 It's a new issue! Number 23 of The Broken City—"a series of tubes"—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2019 edition. October 16, 2018 It's a new issue! Number 22 of The Broken City—misc.—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2018 edition. September 20, 2018 While you're waiting on our tardy summer issue (we don't want the good times to end!), head to our submissions page to check out the call for Issue 23. December 1 deadline. August 12, 2018 Update: The Broken City's summer 2018 issue will be arriving in the near future. It may be a fall issue. We've been busy skinny dipping and planning beer busts at the moon tower. January 11, 2018 It's a new issue! Number 21 of The Broken City—Hurry! Hard!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2018 edition. January 2, 2018 Weather Advisory: The Broken City's winter 2017 issue has been slightly delayed due to the extreme cold and a software malfunction. It will be arriving soon. August 31, 2017 It's a new issue! Number 20 of The Broken City—Death—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2017 edition. June 6, 2017 The submission window for Issue 20 has closed. Please stop sending us things; we're busy stockpiling booze and fireworks for Canada Day. Submitters will be contacted in the coming months with news of acceptance or rejection. December 30, 2016 It's a new issue! Number 19 of The Broken City—Life of the Party—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2017 edition. November 12, 2016 The submission window for Issue 19 is closed. It's getting cold outside and there was a draft coming in (we know, we've used that pun before, but it's a good one). Submitters will be contacted shortly with news of acceptance or rejection. August 22, 2016 It's a new issue! Number 18 of The Broken City—Breakfast Clubbed —is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter edition. July 7, 2016 Issue 18 will be arriving soon. In the mean time, check out the submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2016 issue: Life of the Party. December 31, 2015 It's a new issue! Number 17 of The Broken City—Remotely Controlled—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer edition. November 1, 2015 The submission window for Issue 17 is closed. It's getting cold outside and there was a draft coming in. Submitters will be contacted shortly with news of acceptance or rejection. October 28, 2015 Submit to Issue 17. All your friends are doing it. We'll be accepting submissions until November 1; you'll find other pertinent details on the Submissions page of this site. August 15, 2015 It's a new issue! Number 16 of The Broken City—The truth is out there—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter edition. July 24, 2015 Issue 16 will be arriving soon. In the mean time, check out the submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2015 issue. December 31, 2014 It's a new issue! Number 15 of The Broken City—The Big Chill—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer edition. November 9, 2014 The submission window for Issue 15 is closed. If you're looking for a way to pass the time while you await your acceptance/rejection letter, the magazine suggests you read this splendid article: What Editors Want: A Must-Read for Writers Submitting to Literary Magazines. After that, why not follow The Broken City on Twitter? You read that correctly; the magazine finally opened a Twitter account, and it needs friends. You'll find us listed as @brokencitymag. July 31, 2014 It's a new issue! Number 14 of The Broken City—Avast!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter edition. December 31, 2013 It's a new issue! Number 13 of The Broken City—Turn on, tune in—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. You can also read it on your mobile devices, via issuu. December 6, 2013 The submission window for Issue 13 is now closed. Please stop sending us things; we're busy baking fruitcakes and reading poetry about Steely Dan. Submitters will be contacted shortly with news of acceptance or rejection. November 1, 2013 Submit to Issue 13. All your friends are doing it. We'll be accepting submissions until December 1; you'll find other pertinent details on the Submissions page of this site. August 24, 2013 It's a new issue! Number 12 of The Broken City—Eat this magazine. —is now available for download on the Current Issue page. You can also read it on your mobile devices, via issuu. July 25, 2013 Issue 12 will be arriving soon. In the mean time, check out the submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2013 issue. May 11, 2013 The submission window for the summer issue is closed. Submitters will be contacted in a few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2013 issue. March 8, 2013 The Broken City's e-mail account was hacked last night; if you received a message from the magazine that looks like spam, it is. Delete it. Real e-mails from The Broken City will always include witty banter. December 31, 2012 It's a new issue! Number 11 of The Broken City—Reunion—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming edition. October 18, 2012 The Broken City: interviewed. Check out the magazine's chat with Six Questions For... and learn how you (yes, You!) can slip between our covers. Countless valuable insights are revealed, sentence after sentence! August 16, 2012 It's a new issue! Issue 10 of The Broken City—The Future—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Also head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming editions. June 2, 2012 The submission window for Issue 10 is closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy reading poetry about space ships and working on our beach bodies. Submitters will be contacted in a few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection. May 14, 2012 The Broken City is still accepting submissions for its upcoming issue, The Future. Head to the Submissions page for details. Deadline: June 1. December 31, 2011 It's a new issue! Issue 9 of The Broken City—This is why I drink—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2012 issue: The Future. November 8, 2011 The submission window for Issue 9 is closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy growing moustaches and stuffing our winter coats with rejected poetry. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks. Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2012 issue. August 15, 2011 It's a new issue! Issue 8 of The Broken City—Reality bites—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. Head to our Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2011 issue: This is why I drink. August 1, 2011 The Submissions page has been updated with details on our upcoming winter 2011 issue: This is why I drink. Commence submitting! The summer issue will be hitting electronic newstands within the next couple of weeks. June 16, 2011 The submission window for Issue 8 has closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy going to NXNE shows and building a stockpile of fireworks for Canada Day. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2011 issue. June 12, 2011 The Broken City is still accepting submissions for its upcoming issue, Reality Bites. Head to the Submissions page for details. January 31, 2011 *A friendly message from The Broken City:* Do not add The Broken City to your group mailing lists. The magazine does not want to receive news about your upcoming events or announcements that your blog has been updated. December 31, 2010 It's a new issue! Issue 7 of The Broken City—Found!—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. December 28, 2010 The Submissions page has been updated with details on our upcoming summer 2011 issue: Reality bites. Commence submitting! November 15, 2010 The submission window for Issue 7 closes at midnight EST tonight. Please stop sending things; we're busy reading poetry and sharpening skates. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming summer 2011 issue. October 19, 2010 Canzine Toronto is almost upon us: Sunday, October 24, at The Great Hall. The Broken City doesn’t have a table (it’s in the public’s best interest; we’re not pleasant people to chat with), but we’ll be wandering around, buying wicked merch and drinking beer—assuming it’s provided. If it isn't, we'll be the ones flipping tables. We’re still accepting submissions for our upcoming issue (check out the Submissions page)—deadline is Nov. 15. August 1, 2010 It's a new issue! Issue 6 of The Broken City—Still Life, Fast Moving—is now available for download on the Current Issue page. July 18, 2010 The Submissions page has been updated with details on our upcoming winter 2010 issue: Found! Commence submitting! July 1, 2010 The submission window for Issue 6 has closed. Please stop sending things; we're busy reading poetry and celebrating Canada Day. Submitters will be contacted within the next few weeks with news of acceptance or rejection. Stay tuned to the Submissions page for details on our upcoming winter 2010 issue. May 21, 2010 The Broken City is still accepting submissions for its upcoming issue, Still Life, Fast Moving. Head to the Submissions page for details. May 21, 2010 It's a new site! thebrokencitymag.com has undergone some serious reconstruction. It is now a sparkling jewel of the Internet. In this front page news section, you'll discover up-to-date information on The Broken City and also be made privy to announcements and select tidbits of news from across the literary landscape.