Kiss Machine sprang from Toronto's tiny Petrified Press, and has been running out of nowhere since 1996. The little mag is a foray into independent art, literary culture, and political views. In an effort to highlight the surrealism inherent in day-to-day life, each issue features two seemingly discordant themes, which are determined in-part by our contributors.

Kiss Machine's fabulous new media kit is now online. Feel free to download any pages you're interested in reading, and consider purchasing an ad...

Page 1: Our Editorial Mandate
Page 2: Press Quotes and Accolades
Page 3: List of Select Contributors
Page 4: Technical Specs for Advertisements
Page 5: Rate Card and Deadlines

One day Paola and I were sitting in a greasy diner, eating french fries, drinking bad coffee, and critiquing each other's writing. Paola was concentrating on an annoying sentence of mine, when I suggested that we make a zine together.

"One of four indie magazines to watch out for... A community on paper."
--Nicole Cohen, Toronto Star

"Clean and well-polished."
--Matrix

"A very entertaining and worthwhile publication."
--Counterpoise

"Fantastic collection of art and writing. Color everywhere."
--Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet

"Kiss Machine, a product of 'DIY publishing' as it likes to brag, is a zine with the heart of a rebel Web site."
--Peter Goddard, Toronto Star

"It teeters on that line between art and the utterly ordinary."
--Laura Berazzdi, Matrix

"An art-lit-pop cultural hybrid."
--Nichole McGill, Writer's Block

I think [KM's secret room at Canzine 2004] is a wonderland of secrets.
--The Eyeopener

I love Kiss Machine.
--The Varsity

Reading Kiss Machine makes you wonder if [another lit magazine's] editorial board is sipping a bit too much embalming fluid.
--Ryan Bigge, Quill & Quire

Always a very enjoyable read!
--Great Worm Express Distro

"This little magazine is on the move."
--Sally McKay's Toronto art weblog

"If you haven't picked up a copy of Kiss Machine yet, I suggest you do. The layout is great and easy to follow and the written pieces entertain as well as inform."
--Racheal Gaffney, Zine Thug