Mammalian Diving Reflex

Mammalian Diving Reflex is a research-art atelier dedicated to investigating the social sphere, always on the lookout for contradictions to whip into aesthetically scintillating experiences, producing one-off events, theatre-based performance, theoretical texts and community happenings. The Torontonians is a division of Mammalian Diving Reflex’s Youth Wing.

Zine Artists

Ahash Jeevakanthan
Dana Liu
Isabel Ahat
Kathy Vuu
Kiam Lam-Bellissimo
Nerupa Somasale
Sanjya Ratnan
Tenzin Chozin
Virgina Antonipillai

Toronto Comic Jam

The Toronto Comic Jam was founded November 1996 as a safe haven for the alternative comics community - a place where artists could meet, exchange ideas, and find moral support, using comics as a basis for social interaction. Regularly-held monthly comic jams in Toronto have helped to build a sense of community and local history around this often underappreciated art form. Books of the work are provided free the following month and downloadable from the website in PDF format.

Zine Artists

Chester Brown
Dalton Sharp
Dave Lapp
Jordon Bursach
Nina Bunjevac

Shameless Magazine

Shameless is an independent Canadian voice for smart, strong, sassy young women and trans youth. It's a fresh alternative to typical teen magazines, packed with articles about arts, culture and current events, reflecting the neglected diversity of our readers' interests and experiences. Grounded in principles of social justice and anti-oppression, Shameless aims to do more than just publish a magazine: it aims to inspire, inform, and advocate for young women and trans youth.

Zine Artists

Ronak Ghorbani
Sahlla Abbasi
Sheila Sampath

Koyama Press

Koyama Press’ mandate is to promote and support a wide range of emerging and established artists. Projects include comics, art books and zines. Koyama Press was founded in 2007. Koyama Press titles are distributed by Last Gasp, Tony Shenton and Spit and a Half.

Zine Artists

Britt Wilson
Marlo Meekins
Seo Kim
Steve Manale

Carousel

Founded in 1983, CAROUSEL is a hybrid literary & arts magazine. We are interested in representing both new and established artists, with a specific focus on positioning Canadian talent within an international context. The magazine may be seen as a place for creative cross-pollination between global and Canadian creators. CAROUSEL is currently distributed throughout Canada and the USA.

Zine Artists

Aaron Linton
Drazen Kozjan
Larry Eisenstein
Mark Laliberte

Paper Pusher / Papirmasse

Paper Pusher Printworks is a small-batch publisher and craft print service that utilizes a Risograph stencil duplication process, and a careful selection of salvaged and new paper stocks to publish art & literary books and other paper-based objects.

Papirmasse showcases the freshest work from over 40 artists and writers every year by mailing a monthly art print of varying size with contemporary writing on the flipside.

Zine Artists

JP King
Kirsten McCrea
Nicholas Robins

Static Zine

Static Zine is run by editor Jessica Lewis and managing editors Aviva Cohen and Melody Lamb out of Toronto, Ontario. The DIY magazine is a collective of storytellers from all over the city, whether they are writers, illustrators, photographers and/or musicians. Each issue is made in a cut-and-paste style, with the writer getting the option to do the layout for their own page at Static Headquarters, so everyone comes together to work on it. It’s a fun thing to do together and give back to the city.

Zine Artists

Aviva Cohen
Jessica Lewis
Marta Chudolinska
Melody Lamb

Steel Bananas

Steel Bananas Art Collective is a not-for-profit art collective operating in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. It produces a quarterly arts & letters magazine, publish books and chapbooks by emerging and established artists, and organize happenings in Canadian cities. Steel Bananas aims to provide a playful forum for contemporary art, letters, and criticism, particularly to engage subjects of relevance to Canadian identities and localities, contemporary aesthetics, social justice, and love for humanity.

Zine Artists

Alexander Armstrong
Curran Folkers
Karen Correia Da Silva
Ted Killin
Zack Kotzer

VSVSVS

VSVSVS (pronounced versus versus versus) is a collective studio and gallery project in the Port Lands of Toronto. Focused on developing an alternative art space with a dual emphasis on collaboration and personal autonomy, VSVSVS aims to build community and foster the creation of art and cultural projects.

The Wilding

The Wilding is a zine edited by Fiona Smyth, a Toronto based artist exploring popular and alternative cultural icons and imagery. Smyth's work always probes these timely societal, sometimes intense and always relevant topics with a sense of humour and wonder. She also employs surrealist, abstractionist, spiritual, feminist and pro-sexual strategies to achieve her unique aesthetic.

Zine Artists

Fiona Smyth
Mark Connery
Michael Comeau
Ryan Dogdson