Welcome to Paper Cat Press’s Weekly Roundup! In the Weekly Roundup, I provide links and summarized information about the crowdfunded projects, creator opportunities, and resources that have caught my eye over the week. I hope you enjoy!
WARNING! Some content below may feature NSFW content. Links will be marked NSFW! when the content identifies itself as adult material.
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News || Helping Others || Awards || Recent Webcomic Debuts || Crowdfunded Projects || Animation || Comics, Illustration, and More || Conventions and Events || Designers || Fan Zines || Mentorships & Fellowships || Residencies, Retreats, and Workshops || Scholarships, Sponsorships, and Grants || Teaching || Typesetting || Voice Acting || Writing and Editing || Youth || Resources || Deals || Giveaways
News
Women in the creative arts! The next #VisibleWomen event will take place on February 12, so make sure to have your links ready.
The Youtube Partner Program (YPP) has changed its rules of acceptance. To qualify after February 20, you will need to have received 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time over the past year. Those who were previously accepted to YPP but do not meet new requirements will be removed from the program.
Helping Others
Need to contact your government officials? Let Resist Bot and 5calls help you out.
If you are a trans person in need of legal assistance, check translawhelp.org for pro bono services in your state.
Here’s a list of free or low-cost mental health resources. Thank you so much for compiling this list, Tiffany!
If you need to talk to someone or otherwise vent, please utilize this list of help hotlines.
Take care and take your time. Your work is more important than ever. Thank you for sharing your originality and openness with the world. You bring light to the days of others, and it is so, so appreciated.
Awards
The live chat for StArt Faire’s Excellence in Webcomics Awards will take place February 10th from 2:00pm-3:30pm EST.
The DiNKy Awards are now accepting submissions from creators through February 12.
Lambda Literary’s Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers is accepting submissions from queer authors with at least one but no more than two published books through February 20. Two recipients will receive $1000 each.
Lambda Literary’s Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian Nonfiction is accepting submissions from emerging nonfiction writers who cover the depth and complexity of lesbian life through February 23. The recipient will be awarded $2500.
The Dwayne McDuffie Awards for Kids’ Comics is accepting submissions for consideration until March 1.
The Global Gamer Creators 50 Over 50 List is accepting applications through March 10. If you are or know someone who is over 50 years of age and working in the gaming industry, nominate them!
The Eisner Awards are accepting votes for the Eisner Hall of Fame as well as nominations for other Eisner Awards through March 16.
Recent Webcomic Debuts
Check out this list of 2017 Webcomic Debuts and find a new series to read!
Looking for more webcomics? Check out Michael Kinyon’s ongoing and ever-growing list of creators!
Crowdfunded Projects
Tavarsia’s final volume is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter to raise funds for its printing and fulfillment. Tavarsia follows witches Gaea and Veda as they travel to the world of Tavarsia to try and stop a great evil from being unleashed. The book will feature 62 full color pages of comics and additional artwork. Tier options include digital and physical copies of Tavarsia volume 4 as well as volumes 1, 2, and 3. The Kickstarter ends on February 9.
Valor Anthology: Volume 2 is an all-ages, LGBTQA-friendly comic anthology project featuring adapted, reimagined, or invented fairy tales currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The book will feature approximately 200 pages of full color comics and illustrations along with prose stories. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, digital and physical copies of Volume 1, digital wallpapers, enamel pins, stickers, prints, postcards, and bookmarks. The Kickstarter ends on February 10.
Tim McLaughlin Jr. is raising funds to pay for editing services for his podcast Exploring Comics. Exploring Podcasts is a weekly podcast that interviews members of the artist community and holds discussions on important topics in web and indie comics. Tier options include advertising opportunities, extended podcast episodes, and a shoutout on the podcast. The Kickstarter ends on February 12.
Steve Ahn is crowdfunding on Kickstarter to fund the production of Blossom Detective Holmes: The Animated Mini-Series Project. The series aims to utilize anime aesthetics to bring crime, murder, and drama to American animation appealing to the young adult audience. The first episode of this project, Selfie with a Strange Intruder, follows detectives Skylar Holmes and Jamie as they investigate a suspicious robbery from their client. Stretch goals reached beyond the first funding goal will help fund future episodes. Tier options include digital dowloads and Blu-Ray copies of the episode, art book downloads, the soundtrack, enamel pins, acrylic stands, t-shirts, posters, prints, and more. The Kickstarter ends on March 2.
Artist Kata Kane is running a Kickstarter to fund the printing and production of Altar Girl – Book 3. Altar Girl is an ongoing shoujo-style webcomic featuring cliques, romance, angels, and demons. Book 3 will feature chapters 7, 8, and 9 of the full-color webcomic with all-new cover art. Tier options include digital and physical copies of book 3, a physical copy of book 1, a mini comic, charms, pins, prints, and more. The Kickstarter ends on March 2.
Artist S-Morishita is running a Kickstarter to fund the reprinting of Love! Love! Fighting! Breaking Bad Cycles and Finding Love, the third volume of the webcomic Love! Love! Fighting! The webcomic follows Oriana as she struggles to find herself while participating in a romantic Korean tv show. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, digital copies of books 1 and 2, a new short comic, a desktop wallpaper, and more. The Kickstarter ends on March 3.
Artist Caytlin Vilbrandt is running a Kickstarter to raise funds for Tamberlane: Chapter 2 – Deluxe Edition. Tamberlane is an ongoing webcomic about Belfry, a kind-hearted bat who takes in a young abandoned creature and the complications and adventures that ensue. The printed second chapters will contain 55 pages of full-color comics and at least 25 pages of fan works and additional content. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, digital and physical copies of chapter 1, a desktop wallpaper, and more. The Kickstarter ends on March 3.
General
Did you or will you table in an artist alley in the US this year? Take the 2017 Artist Alley Convention Survey here.
The Comic Tea Party is a weekly book club for webcomics. Participate in the Discord chat weekly on Thursdays at 5pm to 7pm PST. Sign your comic up for a chance to have it read and discussed in the group!
Have you ever participated in a fan zine? Fill out this survey so we can learn more about and improve fan zines, their organizers, and their contributors!
If you’re an artist who uses the internet to further your career, fill out this survey!
Are you a comic critic or journalist? Take this survey!
Animation
- (Greenwich, Connecticut) Blue Sky Studios is hiring animators, directors, and a storyboard artist.
- (Kilkenny, Ireland) Cartoon Saloon is seeking a Character Design Supervisor for a TV series. Apply by February 12 for consideration. They’re also looking for Line Producers, Production Managers, and Production Coordinators.
- (Canada) DHX has job openings in Halifax, Toronto, and Vancouver.
- (Burbank, California) Disney TV Animation is seeking an art director and a prop designer. Be sure to check their website for both creative and office positions with Disney!
- Laura Price shared tips for applying to animation studios.
- (Kilkenny, Ireland) Lighthouse Studios is looking for a Compositing Artist, a Production Assistant, and a Studio Manager.
- Mirage 3D Studios is looking for a contract VFX artist. Knowledge of Redshift Rendering with Maya experience would be ideal.
- (Burbank, California) Nickelodeon is hiring a visual development artist, art directors, and a character designer.
- (Los Angeles, California) Titmouse is looking for background painters, an After Effects animator, a line producer, and interns. They’re also seeking a 2D animator and background layout designer in Vancouver.
- (Toronto, Canada) Ubisoft is hiring artists, programmers, office workers, and more.
- (Burbank, California) Walt Disney Animation Studios is hiring Summer Interns specializing in visual development, CG animation, and story art.
You can find a directory of currently open animation jobs at animatedjobs.com and updated listings at The Animation Guild.
Comics, Illustration, and More
- RPFind.me is seeking artists throughout the month of February for paid bust commissions.
- Kuti #47 is accepting submissions of comics up to 8 pages long through February 9.
- Family Style Zine: An AAPI Food Anthology is seeking Asian, Asian-American, or Pacific Islander contributors to illustrate a dish or ingredient from their culture, accompanied by an abridged history of that food. Accepted illustrators will be paid $150 for their piece. Submissions are due by February 12.
- Volume 5 of the Lilies Anthology: Tiger Lily is accepting comics about self-love through February 14.
- The 1001 Journal from the Independent Publishing Resource Center is accepting submissions of comics and illustrated text through February 15. Up to 6 pages may be submitted.
- Red Stylo is accepting queries for its horror anthology “A SOUL DIVIDED/ CAGED IN FLESH” inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde through February 15. As noted on the website, send a query before submitting a pitch.
- INK BRICK no. 9 is accepting submissions of comics poetry consisting of 6 pages or fewer through February 18. Selected contributors will receive two copies of the final book and $25.
- Bedside Press is seeking pin-up artists and interior artists for their upcoming book Work for A Million. Apply by February 28 for consideration.
- Hellcat Press is accepting pitches for horror anthology Screams Heard ‘Round the World through February 28. Accepted entrants will receive $20 and a free copy of the final book.
- The Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition is accepting applications from artists and writers who have not yet published a complete graphic novel. Applications close February 28.
- Transcendant Transgressions: Dark Visions of Trans Artists is accepting applications from transgender, non-binary and intersex visual artists, illustrators, writers and poets, musicians and filmmakers whose works emphasize dark surrealism through February 28. Proceeds will be donated to Trans Lifeline.
- Encounters with the Imaginary: Volume 3 is accepting applications from artists through March 1. Compensation will be based upon the success of the Kickstarter.
- The Oneshi Press Quarterly Anthology accepts progressive comic and illustration work on a quarterly basis. Their next due date is March 1. Contributors are paid through quarterly royalties and surrender first right of publication and right of first refusal after publication.
- NPR is seeking an Illustration Intern through March 4.
- 24 Panels is accepting submissions of 24 panels or less from comic artists through March 31. They’re also seeking a comics editor! Proceeds will be donated to the mental health care of survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire.
- GJB Publishing is accepting applications from illustrators who live with mental health issues for Colours of the Mind through March 31.
- The Silent Manga Audition‘s 9th competition event is accepting submissions through March 31. This SMA has a limit of 16 pages or less and a choice of three themes to select from. Comic submissions should be silent and without dialogue.
- The Webcomic Almanac is accepting submissions of promotional art from webcomic creators through March 31.
- The 2018 IF Anthology is accepting completed submissions (not pitches) of horror comics through May 1. Edits for accepted works will be accepted through June 1.
- The Lauren Child Poetry Illustration Prize is accepting submissions from illustrators age 18-25 through May 1. Illustrate a poem by a Betjeman Poetry Prize finalist for a chance to win £1000.
- 404 Ink is seeking comic contributors for We Shall Fight Until We Win, an anthology celebrating the women who helped achieve the right to vote in the UK.
- Alterna Comics is accepting submissions to their short story bimonthly comic anthology It Came Out On A Wednesday. Stories should be about 12 pages long (with no minimum) and relate to either horror, sci-fi, or fantasy.
- Argot Magazine is seeking written and illustrated submissions about queer and marginalized experiences.
- Asexual Artists is always seeking creative asexual interviewees.
- Black Girls Create is looking for submissions of written, drawn, filmed, photographed, or any other expression of creative work from black creators showing what their time at Hogwarts would’ve looked like! They are also seeking black women creators and pop culture critique and commentary from black women creators.
- The Brave Some is seeking submissions of short stories, prose, essays, reviews, and visual art by black and/or brown women and femmes.
- Carnation Books is accepting submissions of queer genre fiction and welcomes fanfiction writers seeking to transition into publishing their original writing content. They are actively seeking submissions with asexual or aromantic main characters. They are also seeking cover artists and plot and style editors.
- Cicada is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, essays, comics, and illustration.
- ComicsMNT is seeking pitches for features. They are also seeking to interview comic artists on their process and comic retailers.
- GenderTerror is accepting submissions of LGBTQ+ horror from artists and writers.
- Jerry’s Art-A-Rama hosts a number of art contests, some ongoing and some requiring specific materials.
- (Brooklyn, New York) Kickstarter is looking for Comics Outreach Lead.
- Lion Forge is a seeking a Comics Editor to acquire and produce new projects. They’re also seeking a Senior Editor for children’s books. Editors may work remotely or in the St. Louis, MO office.
- Longreads is accepting portfolio submissions.
- You can send samples of your work along with pitches to thenib@firstlook.org to be considered by The Nib.
- NSFW! Oh, Joy! Sex Toy has applications open for guest comics in the summer.
- Pink Narcissus Press is seeking cover artwork for SF/F speculative fiction.
- Sam is looking for artists to feature during his upcoming Kickstarter campaign. Need a shoutout? Submit your name!
- The Toronto Comix Anthology is seeking a queer sequential comics editor.
- VAST Volume 2 is accepting submissions from illustrators that explore the endless possibilities of space. Proceeds will be donated to foster care facilities and group homes.
- WebComicChat is looking for volunteer artists for upcoming chat topics.
- (Los Angeles, California) Webtoons is seeking a Comic Editor to source and develop content for their aged 14-24 audience.
- NSFW! The Yaoi Army is looking for BL/Yaoi artists.
- Zine-O-Matic, a zine subscription service, is open for zine submissions!
Check out Arts for LA, College Art Opportunities, or Graphic Competitions for more exhibition, residency, and grant opportunities. See Find Anthologies for a list of anthologies with open submissions and to submit anthologies of your own. Chris Arrant regularly shares location-based jobs in comics (mostly editorial, office, or design work). Check the #ComicJobs hashtag! Check Comic Ops to see opportunities specifically for comic creators. Zine Submissions and Zine Scene have great lists of zines, too!
Conventions and Events
Con or Bust has free tickets available for people of color for a number of upcoming conventions, including the SFWA Nebua Conference, the Locus Awards weekend, and WorldCon 76! They’re also offering free digital subscriptions to Locus magazine!
Conosaurus is LIVE! Browse cons by location, date, and other variables! Check it out and support their Patreon! Here’s their Weekly Digest #46! Need convention advice? Join #ConTalkTues every Tuesday at 8PM EST!
- blerDCon is accepting vendor applications.
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, is accepting applications for paid workers during their con April 6-8.
- Artist Alley tables are available for ClexaCon 2018.
- ConnectiCon 2018 is accepting applications for artist alley.
- Denver Comic Con 2018 is accepting applications from exhibitors.
- HavenCon has vendor spaces available.
- Artist Alley tables are available for HeroesCon 2018.
- Exhibitor and Artist Alley tables are available for Long Beach Comic Expo 2018.
- Rose City Comic Con 2018 is accepting applications for their maker’s market.
- Universal Fan Con is accepting applications for vendors.
Here’s a list of international zine fests brought to you by ZINES!
Designers
Geeks of Color is looking for a graphic designer.
Kickstarter is seeking a Visual Design Lead.
I created a document where people who have skills in web design and are willing and able to assist comic creators in creating their own websites can list themselves. Feel free to add your name, examples, and prices!
Fan Zines
- Rain and Flowers, an Animal Crossing fanbook, has applications open for artists and writers through February 14. The zine will not be for profit and will be shared in a digital format only.
- The No. 6 Fanzine will be accepting applications from artists and writers through February 15. The PDF will be available for free, and any profits generated will be donated to charity.
- NSFW! The Devilman: Tribulation zine, exploring the gore and horror of the Devilman series, will be accepting applications from artists through February 16. Accepted artists will receive (2) copies of the zine.
- Star Crossed: A Devilman Fanzine is accepting applications through February 16. Accepted artists will receive a copy of the printed zine.
- Giant Size zine, an X-Men fan zine, is accepting submissions from artists of all skill levels through February 18. Proceeds will go to LOFT, a organization supporting LGBTQ people in Westchester County.
- Relaxare: A Devilman Crybaby Fan Zine is accepting submissions from artists and writers through February 20 (applications will close sooner if 150 artist applications or 50 writer applications are received).
- Human Heart: A Devilman Zine is accepting pitch submissions through February 25. The zine organizers “plan to have contributors receive free copies of the zine.”
- A fanzine to celebrate the Ronin Warriors/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers 30th Anniversary is accepting submissions from artists and writers through April 1. No profit will be generated from this free zine.
Looking for more fan zines to submit to? Check out Find Anthologies and ZineAppCalls for more! Have a finished zine project you want to advertise? Check out Zine RTer!
Mentorships & Fellowships
The Tulsa Artist Fellowship is accepting applications through March 1. Each year, between 5 and 15 recipients will be selected to receive a $20,000 stipend. Selected visual artists will receive free housing and studio space for visual artists, and literary artists will receive free co-working space in Tulsa, OK.
The Representation Matters Mentorship Program is accepting applications on a rolling basis from self-identified people of color interested in the publishing industry. Mentorships will last 6 months, with a minimum of one session every two months.
Residencies, Retreats, and Workshops
(Seattle, WA) Densho is seeking a digital media artist in residence to explore the history of incarceration in World War II and how it impacts contemporary injustices. Applications are due January 31.
Short Run’s Trailer Blaze: Ladies Comics Residency is accepting applications through February 22.
Check out the Alliance of Art Communities, Arts for LA, College Art Opportunities for exhibition, residency, and grant opportunities.
Scholarships, Sponsorships, and Grants
- The TDC Beatrice Warde Scholarship is accepting applications from matriculating female (by birth or identified as such) bachelor’s degree students currently enrolled in their junior undergraduate year through February 23. The scholarship awards $5000 towards the tuition of a student studying typography, design, or a related field.
- The Queer Press Grant is accepting applications through February 28. The selected recipient will receive $2000.
- The National Endowment for the Arts is accepting applications from prose and poetry writers for their Creative Writing grants through March 7.
- The 2018 Writing Excuses Retreat is accepting applications for their scholarships through March 12. Two Out of Excuses scholarships will be awarded to those in financial need and two Carl Brandon Society scholarships will be awarded to writers of color.
- Western Washington primary and secondary school educators and librarians are invited to apply for the C4C3 Grant to bring more graphic novels and comics into the educational process.
- The Creators for Creators Grant for $30,000 is accepting applications from single artists or writer/artist duos to support the creation of original comics work. Applications will be accepted through March 31.
- A number of micro grants are available for marginalized writers.
- Melanie Gillman shared this list of Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies for Cartoonists! Thanks, Melanie!
- Pop Culture Collaborative offers grants year-round for rapid response initiatives that help advance social change through pop culture.
- Canadian artists and cultural connectors are welcome to apply for grant funds through the Professional Development for Arts Professionals of Supporting Artistic Practice. Details on how and when you can apply are available on the page.
- Are you a professional freelancer experiencing financial duress? The Haven Foundation offers grants and assistance to applicants with chronic illness or injury or other career-threatening emergencies.
Check out Arts for LA, College Art Opportunities, this list by Donathin Frye, or this list by ProFellow for grant opportunities.
Teaching
Sign up to teach at Skillshare to earn royalties based on the premium member students in your class. See here for additional information.
Typesetting
Tapas is seeking typesetters to adapt webcomic and webnovels from Korean and Chinese into English.
Voice Acting
Heavy Thought Studios is looking for voice actors!
Check the Casting Call Club and Voice Acting Space for more voice acting and audio opportunities.
Writing and Editing
- NSFW! Cleis Press is seeking submissions for the Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Volume 3 until February 15. Selected contributors will receive $100 and a copy of the book. They are also seeking submissions for the Best Women’s Erotica of the Year Volume 4 until February 18. Selected writers will receive $200 and 2 copies of the published book.
- Uncanny Magazine is accepting submissions from writers who identify themselves as disabled for their upcoming Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction until February 15.
- The Opening Up Digital Fiction Writing Competition is accepting submissions through February 15. Cash prizes to be announced. Winners will have the opportunity to publish their digital fiction through Wonderbox Publishing.
- Making Monsters is seeking short stories and poetry featuring reimagined monsters and mythology in scifi, fantasy, and horror settings through February 28.
- GJB Publishing is accepting applications from writers who live with mental health issues for Headspace: Mental Health and the Creative Mind through March 31.
- NineStar Press is accepting submissions of romantic fiction with the theme “LOST.” Submissions are due April 30.
- Lethe Press is seeking submissions of short stories featuring gay men in the 18th and 19th centuries for The Decadents until May.
- Black from the Future: A Black Speculative Fiction Anthology is accepting submissions through June 30.
- The American Greetings Alternative Writing Studio is accepting applications for freelance card writers.
- Anime Feminist is looking for contributors in the upcoming year. Read here for more information. Article writers will generally be paid $50 per article.
- Anime News Network is looking for News Interns, Freelance Editorial Contributors, and a Convention Correspondents.
- Argot Magazine is seeking written and illustrated submissions about queer and marginalized experiences.
- The Beat is seeking writers for articles on comics and pop culture. Email for more information.
- Black Girls Create is looking for submissions of written, drawn, filmed, photographed, or any other expression of creative work from black creators showing what their time at Hogwarts would’ve looked like! They are also seeking black women creators and pop culture critique and commentary from black women creators.
- The Brave Some is seeking submissions of short stories, prose, essays, reviews, and visual art by creators who identify as black and/or brown women and femmes.
- Bustle is hiring remote news/politics writers and news reporters.
- Carnation Books is accepting submissions of queer genre fiction and welcomes fanfiction writers seeking to transition into publishing their original writing content. They are actively seeking submissions with asexual or aromantic main characters. They are also seeking cover artists and plot and style editors.
- CBR is seeking experienced writers to write on comic book news, analyses, and movie and tv show casting news.
- Choice of Games is hiring writers for their new line of interactive romance games.
- Cicada is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, essays, comics, and illustration.
- ComicsMNT is seeking pitches for features. They are also seeking to interview comic artists on their process and comic retailers.
- Culturess is seeking new contributors!
- Online monthly magazine The Dark is accepting submissions from 2000 to 6000 words in length. Encouraged genres include horror and dark fantasy, but graphic, violent horror is not desired. Payment is $0.03/word for up to 6000 words. Republishing payment is $0.01/word.
- Geeks of Color is looking for news reporters, writers, and music bloggers.
- GenderTerror is accepting submissions of LGBTQ+ horror from artists and writers.
- The Blend at Hello Giggles is looking for pitches on experiences of people who are part of two or many cultures at once. Pay is $75-$100 per article.
- (Chicago, Illinois) Jackbox Games is seeking applications from game writers.
- (New York City, New York) Kodansha Comics is seeking a manga editor for a three-month contract.
- Kotaku is looking for a Freelance Weekend Editor.
- Latinx Publishing is seeking more mentors for its 2018 Writer/Mentor program.
- Lillium Publishing is accepting fiction manuscripts, either standalone books or series, in a number of genres, including “urban romance and erotica,” “vampires, goblins, and ghouls,” and “Foreign excursion. Great escape.”
- (St. Louis, Missouri) Lion Forge is looking for a Staff Writer to contribute creative content, reviews, features, and more.
- Longreads is seeking pitches for personal essays, interviews, reading lists, and more.
- Lore Lush Publishing is accepting manuscript submissions in a number of genres. Diverse and inclusive works are prioritized.
- Love in Panels is seeking contributors, particularly women of color and queer people of color, to discuss romance books and comics.
- The Mary Sue is hiring freelance writers, especially those with pitches on queer representation, video games, and music.
- Ms En Scene is accepting review and essay pitches from women and nonbinary people regarding film and TV.
- NineStar Press is seeking submissions of romance, erotica, and literary novels.
- On She Goes is seeking pitches and ideas about women of color and traveling. Tips, insight, and anecdotes are welcome.
- Panel Patter is looking for contributors, particularly from writers interested in manga and webcomics!
- Pink Narcissus Press is seeking SF/F speculative fiction of 50,000 words or more and artwork.
- Ruminate is hiring a fiction editor and nonfiction editor for part-time work.
- (San Diego, California) San Diego Comic Con is seeking an Editor for year-round work.
- Videodame is seeking contributors for their monthly guest residency. Contributors will be paid $50 for 1-4 pieces about or inspired by games and gaming culture.
- Upcoming magazine void.garden is seeking writers for paid work on game development, digital artists, and explorers of digital landscapes.
Check out writingcareer.com for a list of calls for submission!
Youth
Ms. magazine is seeking pitches from 14-19 year old girl-identifying teens focusing on issues facing teen girls and the activism of teen girls working to solve the issue. Selected contributors will be paid $100 for their published articles.
Comics Club highlights and connects comic clubs and shares advice and resources to help youth comic creators.
Natalie “Tally” Nourigat offers advice & resources for young cartoonists ages 14-18 (although this is good advice for creators at any age)!
The NewPages Young Writers Guide for artists and writers shares publications seeking applications from youth contributors.
Resources
- The 2018 Artist Alley Convention Survey is open for responses! Here are past survey results. Find out which conventions were rated highest by engagement, sales, amenities, and other information, all in easy-to-understand charts and simply written information. Thank you Kiriska for putting this together!
- Visit 3DCADBrowser.com to view over 200,000 3D models, with over 500 available for free. Thanks for the tip, Yuko Ota!
- Archive Binge is a new webcomic aggregator and reader brought to you by Respheal. Add your comic and check it out!
- Artigrades is a new webcomic marketing club. Need to market your webcomic? Check it out!
- Becca Hillburn of Nattosoup explained which inks are best suited for art markers as well as where to find free or inexpensive art education. Be sure to check her Youtube channel for new video interviews with independent artists, walkthroughs with dip pen nibs, tutorials, and more.
- Ben the Illustrator shared his 2017 Illustrator’s Survey about who we are and how, where, and why we make work.
- Check out Business of Illustration for smart business tips for illustrators!
- Clara Fernandez-Vara shared this list of tools to make narrative games.
- Comic Art Ed has a new website! Check out the podcast “Drawing a Dialogue,” the recommended reading list, and more!
- The Crash Override Network has resources on what to do if you’re a victim of online harrassment and/or doxxing and how to protect yourself.
- Sign up for Draw This to receive free reference photos in your email each week. Join the free life drawing livestream every Friday at 4PM PST!
- Fai wrote a comprehensive Zine Organizing Guide. Thanks, Fai!
- Gumroad shared information on what a patronage model through their service would look like.
- Jessica & Jacinta shared their writing tips in a convenient Twitter Moment!
- Jetpens shared a blog on Manga and Comic Art Supplies and Waterproof Pens and Inks for Watercolors.
- I shared some awesome community organizers who do additional work outside of their art and comic work to provide resources to other creators like themselves. Check out this list! And if you know more, tell me about them! I’d love to hear about them 🙂
- Kata shared this handy guide to perspective! Thanks, Kata!
- Love in Panels now has the first four parts of their Guide to Comics series online!
- Melissa McCommon shared a blog post about making a con kit! Thanks, Melissa!
- Nilah Magruder created this awesome list of literary agents who represent illustrators. Niki Smith also has a list of agents who represent creators of graphic novels. Thank you Nilah and Niki!
- Peahat created a webcomic theme that you can host on Github pages for free. It was developed so those with little or no coding experience can set up a webcomic site without complications. Check here if you have any questions, or send a DM Peahat‘s way! Thank you so much for this awesome resource, Peahat!
- Sam shared a thread of helpful, free resources for webcomic artists looking to advertise their work. Thanks, Sam!
- SenshiStock has a timed drawing app available for free!
- Shay shared these great tips on selecting zines to participate in (I follow these too!). They also created this incredible spreadsheet for zine templates… wow! Thank you, Shay!
- Strangely Katie shared this great list of ways to develop a creative project outside of drawing or otherwise directly making! Thanks, Katie!
- The Toronto Comics Anthology shared their process for organizing anthology projects.
- TheKao shared a comparison of Tapas and Webtoons.
- Zap! Creatives started a Facebook group to help find and combat art theft.
Deals
- Daiya Manga lists great deals for manga and anime!
Remember to check ComiXology, Dick Blick, Jerry’s Art-A-Rama, Joann, Michael’s, and RightStuf for their weekly ads, coupons, and specials on comics and art supplies.
Giveaways
- Goodreads constantly offers giveaways for a variety of titles in all genres. Check out these giveaways for comics and graphic novels, like these ones for The Best We Could Do, I Really Didn’t Think This Through, Manfried the Man, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, and Cosmic Underground: A Grimoire of Black Speculative Discontent.
- Seven Seas has a new survey for January/February. Fill out the survey to be entered into a raffle to win a copy of any book Seven Seas has published in 2017!
That’s it for this week! Look out for another post next week with these categories and possibly more. Is there something you’d like to see more of? Something you know about but don’t see here? Let me know!
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Link to the previous Roundup: Weekly Roundup – February 2, 2018
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