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get published, get paid, wheeee.
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I reshuffled my budget for my publishing company this week, and now I can PAY for anthology submissions to my Early Internet Fandom anthology project(not the actual title)! Yay!
New details are here. Acceptance is based on your idea and work examples, not a completed submission, so please feel free to submit as early as possible.
I've been getting some excellent stuff in and I'm really looking forward to introducing you to some contributors soon.
New details are here. Acceptance is based on your idea and work examples, not a completed submission, so please feel free to submit as early as possible.
I've been getting some excellent stuff in and I'm really looking forward to introducing you to some contributors soon.
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get published, get paid, wheeee.
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I reshuffled my budget for my publishing company this week, and now I can PAY for anthology submissions to my Early Internet Fandom anthology project(not the actual title)! Yay!
New details are here. Acceptance is based on your idea and work examples, not a completed submission, so please feel free to submit as early as possible.
I've been getting some excellent stuff in and I'm really looking forward to introducing you to some contributors soon.
New details are here. Acceptance is based on your idea and work examples, not a completed submission, so please feel free to submit as early as possible.
I've been getting some excellent stuff in and I'm really looking forward to introducing you to some contributors soon.
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OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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First, an announcement - I'm starting a small press publishing company. You can read more about it here.
Second, I'd love to hear your proposals, and possibly publish your work, because I'd really like to get my own work off the front page as quickly as possible. I'm currently accepting proposals for books and minicomics, although my book budget is already mostly committed, but I have plenty of room for minicomics(they'll be professionally printed, not photocopied). Details on proposals are here, and information about my creator focused business model is here.
Third, this is my first open call for submissions to be published as an anthology of illustrated experiences and stories about early internet fandom. I'd love to hear from you!
The current version is pasted below, but please refer to the website for the most updated information.
I Was a Teenage Gargoyle
an illustrated anthology about adolescence and fandom.
This is an anthology about growing up, about teenagers, about being a nerd, about friends and about early internet fandom. It is specifically inspired by an animated series from Disney called Gargoyles that aired from 1994 to 1997. In the late 90′s, a healthy and active community sprang up around this show and conventions were organized, friends were made, fandom drama happened and perhaps for the first time for many of its participants – we really belonged somewhere.
There were many other fandoms like it, spread out over Geocities sites(when they were still “addresses”!), over bulletin boards and IRC chatrooms. A generation of kids grew up making connections with strangers over a single shared interest.
I’m looking for illustrated stories or comics about your experiences with early internet fandom communities. This anthology will be about your first loves, about your awkward teenage years, about dial-up modems, about the fan conventions, and about friendship.
Note: we’re not looking for fan comics or fan art – we’re looking for stories about YOU and the place of fandom in your life, whether good or bad, or just more interesting.
In addition to comics and stories, we are also looking to assemble a small gallery of fan characters that will also be printed in the anthology! Older drawings are welcome - what we're looking for is some insight into why these characters exist as fandom alter egos.
Fan Character Gallery:
What do our fan characters – the stylized representations of us as gargoyles, fairies or anthropomorphic creatures – reveal about what we thought(or think) about ourselves? We’re looking for annotated full body drawings and description of your fan-character and a picture of you(just a head portrait)! Please submit your fan character drawings on a white background.
Details:
* 300dpi, black and white or color is fine.
* Maximum page count is about 6 pages, but if you have grand ideas, let’s talk. A bunch of one-page comics would be great too!
* The final size of the anthology will be 5″x7.5″, standard manga size.
* Please contact me first if you want to do full bleed images. It’ll most likely be fine, but expect to provide an additional 1/2 inch around your work that will be trimmed off.
* TIFF or PDF format is preferred. CMYK color model if you feel very strongly about your colors being matched.
* Sex is a fine topic, but let’s avoid porn.
Submissions will be included in the book based on originality and quality. All submissions will be likely be included in a companion website to the anthology. I reserve the right to not post any submissions I deem inappropriate.
Accepted contributors will receive a free copy of the book, and be able to purchase additional copies at wholesale cost.
There will most likely be no profit from this book, however, any profits will go to a charity(to be decided) supporting girls in art and technology.
Submissions are welcome at sawdustpress@gmail.com. Accepted submissions will be notified on a rolling basis(the earlier, the better!).
Deadline to submit a idea proposal: September 1st, 2011
Deadline for thumbnails or rough drafts or works in progress: October 1st, 2011
Final Submission deadline: December 1st, 2011
Second, I'd love to hear your proposals, and possibly publish your work, because I'd really like to get my own work off the front page as quickly as possible. I'm currently accepting proposals for books and minicomics, although my book budget is already mostly committed, but I have plenty of room for minicomics(they'll be professionally printed, not photocopied). Details on proposals are here, and information about my creator focused business model is here.
Third, this is my first open call for submissions to be published as an anthology of illustrated experiences and stories about early internet fandom. I'd love to hear from you!
The current version is pasted below, but please refer to the website for the most updated information.
I Was a Teenage Gargoyle
an illustrated anthology about adolescence and fandom.
This is an anthology about growing up, about teenagers, about being a nerd, about friends and about early internet fandom. It is specifically inspired by an animated series from Disney called Gargoyles that aired from 1994 to 1997. In the late 90′s, a healthy and active community sprang up around this show and conventions were organized, friends were made, fandom drama happened and perhaps for the first time for many of its participants – we really belonged somewhere.
There were many other fandoms like it, spread out over Geocities sites(when they were still “addresses”!), over bulletin boards and IRC chatrooms. A generation of kids grew up making connections with strangers over a single shared interest.
I’m looking for illustrated stories or comics about your experiences with early internet fandom communities. This anthology will be about your first loves, about your awkward teenage years, about dial-up modems, about the fan conventions, and about friendship.
Note: we’re not looking for fan comics or fan art – we’re looking for stories about YOU and the place of fandom in your life, whether good or bad, or just more interesting.
In addition to comics and stories, we are also looking to assemble a small gallery of fan characters that will also be printed in the anthology! Older drawings are welcome - what we're looking for is some insight into why these characters exist as fandom alter egos.
Fan Character Gallery:
What do our fan characters – the stylized representations of us as gargoyles, fairies or anthropomorphic creatures – reveal about what we thought(or think) about ourselves? We’re looking for annotated full body drawings and description of your fan-character and a picture of you(just a head portrait)! Please submit your fan character drawings on a white background.
Details:
* 300dpi, black and white or color is fine.
* Maximum page count is about 6 pages, but if you have grand ideas, let’s talk. A bunch of one-page comics would be great too!
* The final size of the anthology will be 5″x7.5″, standard manga size.
* Please contact me first if you want to do full bleed images. It’ll most likely be fine, but expect to provide an additional 1/2 inch around your work that will be trimmed off.
* TIFF or PDF format is preferred. CMYK color model if you feel very strongly about your colors being matched.
* Sex is a fine topic, but let’s avoid porn.
Submissions will be included in the book based on originality and quality. All submissions will be likely be included in a companion website to the anthology. I reserve the right to not post any submissions I deem inappropriate.
Accepted contributors will receive a free copy of the book, and be able to purchase additional copies at wholesale cost.
There will most likely be no profit from this book, however, any profits will go to a charity(to be decided) supporting girls in art and technology.
Submissions are welcome at sawdustpress@gmail.com. Accepted submissions will be notified on a rolling basis(the earlier, the better!).
Deadline to submit a idea proposal: September 1st, 2011
Deadline for thumbnails or rough drafts or works in progress: October 1st, 2011
Final Submission deadline: December 1st, 2011
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I spent pretty much all of yesterday listening to the 8in8 project by Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, Damian Kulash and Neil Gaiman and it was pretty amazing. I don’t have a single musical bone in my body(I went through five musical instruments before my parents believed me. And then we found out I was also sort of tone deaf.), so watching this music writing process unfold was beyond fascinating. Pieces of lyrics and ideas were sourced from the Twitter audience and it’s all really quite enjoyable.
The results of this experiment are up here on Amanda Palmer’s Bandcamp page. They managed six songs in twelve hours. The songs are alternately whimsical and wistful and rambly and DONE. They’re DONE and they’re RELEASED and you can listen to them right now. How awesome is that?
I’m feeling really inspired by that concept of collaborating to start and finish something really ambitious in a really short period of time. Maybe eight multidisciplinary artists and writers dumped in a room sometime in September trying to produce eight eight page comics in eight hours? Eight hours sounds nice. It’s the span of a normal workday. Lots of beer. Lots of snacks. I’ll rent an awesome loft studio space for the day. Hmm. Drop me an email if you’re an artist and writer in the LA area, have a good track record of getting things done on time, and might be interested and I’ll keep you in mind…
The results of this experiment are up here on Amanda Palmer’s Bandcamp page. They managed six songs in twelve hours. The songs are alternately whimsical and wistful and rambly and DONE. They’re DONE and they’re RELEASED and you can listen to them right now. How awesome is that?
I’m feeling really inspired by that concept of collaborating to start and finish something really ambitious in a really short period of time. Maybe eight multidisciplinary artists and writers dumped in a room sometime in September trying to produce eight eight page comics in eight hours? Eight hours sounds nice. It’s the span of a normal workday. Lots of beer. Lots of snacks. I’ll rent an awesome loft studio space for the day. Hmm. Drop me an email if you’re an artist and writer in the LA area, have a good track record of getting things done on time, and might be interested and I’ll keep you in mind…
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wondercon
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Hi! I'll be at Wondercon this weekend.
I locked myself in all weekend and pretty much did nothing but sculpt. On the bright side, I'm no longer freaking out big time over Wondercon - or at least, I've packed my carry-on-size road case about as much as it can be packed, so I'm almost at the point where I can't actually carry any more work with me anyway.
I freaking LOVE the new Premo colours. I pretty much don't want to sculpt with anything else. They're harder to paint, but I'm sure I'll figure that out soon.
I'll be in the Artist Alley as Sawdust Bear, at table 135, although I don't think knowing the table number will do you much good.
I locked myself in all weekend and pretty much did nothing but sculpt. On the bright side, I'm no longer freaking out big time over Wondercon - or at least, I've packed my carry-on-size road case about as much as it can be packed, so I'm almost at the point where I can't actually carry any more work with me anyway.
I freaking LOVE the new Premo colours. I pretty much don't want to sculpt with anything else. They're harder to paint, but I'm sure I'll figure that out soon.
I'll be in the Artist Alley as Sawdust Bear, at table 135, although I don't think knowing the table number will do you much good.
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