Found You Magazine is an independent publication showcasing inspired, unconventional work by emerging and established writers and artists.
For all enquiries, contact us at foundyoumag@gmail.com.
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Found You Magazine is an independent print publication founded in 2020 by editor and publisher Kolton Procter on unceded Coast Salish territories (Vancouver, Canada). The magazine publishes inspired, unconventional work by emerging and established writers and artists, creating space for personal perspectives, overlooked experiences, and voices that challenge familiar ways of seeing the world.
Across essays, personal writing, poetry, visual art, and experimental forms, Found You Magazine values originality, vulnerability, and the unexpected connections that emerge when people share their experiences openly. Each issue is shaped around a broad theme, approached not as a prescribed subject but as an invitation to explore its many personal, cultural, and imaginative dimensions.
Made for curious readers who value independent culture, thoughtful writing, and the inner worlds of others, Found You Magazine reaches an international audience through independent bookstores, galleries, direct subscriptions, and a recent partnership with UK-based Stack Magazines. The magazine brings together readers interested in contemporary art, literature, and alternative publishing, while championing the creative work of contributors whose perspectives deserve a wider readership.
Submissions for future issues are indefinitely open, with theme-based open calls announced occasionally. There are no criteria. Please include information about yourself and your practice.
The fourth issue features emerging writers and visual artists interpreting the theme of abundance in unexpected ways.
Writing by Emily Blatta, Benjamin Lickerman, Marion Benkaiouche, Daisy Barker, GiGi, Lera Acey, Robyn Travis and Scott Inniss. Visual art by Rea Saxena, Nadya Isabella, Ziv Wei, Qian Cheng and Olivia Mattison.
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Details:
Published August 2026
8 in. x 5 in. (203 mm. x 127 mm.)
148 pages, full-colour, perfect bound
Blind embossed cover, flourescent orange interior cover
Cover photo by Kolton Procter
Design by Post Projects Inc.
Printed in the United Kingdom on uncoated FSC certified paper stock
Stockists:
Alterior / A Living Taste (Vancouver, Canada)
Issues Magazine Shop (Toronto, Canada)
People's Co-Op Bookstore (Vancouver, Canada)
Spartacus Books (Vancouver, Canada)
Stack Magazines (London, UK)
Press & Awards:
Stack Magazines, August 2026 Delivery
CiTR, Special Broadcast, July 2026
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Available in Orange or Gray, these limited edition bumper stickers are the first official merch drop to celebrate the launch of Found You Magazine Issue 4.
Details:
11 in. x 3 in. (279.4 mm. x 76.2 mm.)
Design by Natalie Dusek
“A fortuitous Craigslist ad turned Jack and I from strangers to fast friends and roommates to covid companions, isolated for months in the shrunken microcosm of our tiny Strathcona house.”
—Asia Jong
The third issue features writing by Dylan Cohen, Moira Hayes, Asia Jong, Patty Leinemann and Angie Sijun Lou. Art by Madeline Berger, Gil Goletski, Jack Kenna, Paula Rodríguez and Madeson Singh. Photography by Alfonso de la Cruz.
Details:
Published October 2023
7.875 in. x 5.25 in.
44 pages, full-colour, saddle stitched
Holographic emblem on cover
Cover art by Jack Kenna
Press & Awards:
Stack Magazines, November 2023
Broken Pencil Zine Awards 2023, Shortlisted
“These are my closest kin residing in Wuikinuxv village, Katit land, the land of the Hamatsa. My dad, Hema-jalas. My elder and good friend, Valerie. A guy with a bad reputation but a kind heart, Habagaci. A little one holding the space in the soft spot of my heart, Dorie. And her mother, Gluppy, my Kwakwaka’wakw sib.”
—Bo Dyp
The second issue features writing by Angie Rico, A.N. Higgins, Dana Qaddah, Dakota Fontaine, Dust Cwaine and Bo Dyp. Illustrations by Alex Gibson. Photography by Rydel Cerezo and Cole Schmidt.
Details:
Published August 2020
8.25 in. x 5.75 in.
36 pages, black ink, saddle stitched
Newsprint paper stock
Cover art by Alex Gibson
Press & Awards:
SAD Magazine, May 2020
Kickstarter, “Project We Love”