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 || General || 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 and Internships || Resources || Deals || Giveaways

News

• If you follow Paper Cat Press on WordPress, the emails you receive when I post may wind up in your Spam folders, even if you check the emails every week. Be sure to check, and mark as “Not Spam”! I will create a new mailing list in April soon that will hopefully address this.
•  Comic publishers Lion Forge and Oni Press announced their merger. A number of employees were let go, including many queer people of color. The company will be consolidated into Oni’s current Portland, OR location, which other industry professionals identified as a city with historic and ongoing hostility towards Black people. The merger was in part motivated by the desire to create animation and film based on Oni Press and Lion Forge comics through studio Polarity, owned by Lion Forge.
•  Adobe has increased the price for its Photography plan (which includes Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, and Lightroom Classic CC) from $10 to $20 for some users.
• On May 1, Redbubble announced that payouts will only be delivered on a monthly basis if more than $20 is made each month. To quote Redbubble, “If your earnings have not reached $20, they will accumulate until reaching $20 and you will be paid on the next cycle. If your earnings don’t reach $20 you will be paid once per year in January.”
• SPX has created a legal aid fund in support of 11 indie artists and an indie publisher who are faced with a defamation lawsuit because they spoke out against another creator’s alleged pattern of sexual abuse. Please support their cause and send the message that survivors of sexual assault do not feel afraid to speak out against their abusers and supporters of victims should not pay for an abuser’s crimes.

Social Resources

• Need information on elections, candidates, and public policy in the US? Check out Ballotpedia.
• Need to contact your government officials? Let Resist Bot and 5calls help you out.
• The Crash Override Network has resources on what to do if you’re a victim of online harassment and/or doxxing and how to protect yourself.
• 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.

Remember to rest, eat, and drink water when you can. Take care of yourself the best that you can. You, your presence, and your work have an incredible impact on the people around you. You should be here.

Awards

 Bitch Media is currently accepting nominations of “leaders from marginalized communities who have made a tangible impact in the previous 12 months in the areas of activism, education, entertainment, politics, science, sports, and technology” for its Bitch 50 awards.

The Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity is accepting applications from US libraries and staff who overcome adversity and create lasting innovative community service programs that successfully inspire and connect with new readers. A $10,000 cash award will be given to a US library, and four runners-up will receive $1,000 in Penguin Random House books.

The Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award is open for nominations until May 22.

Eisner Awards voting is open until June 14. Are you a professional in the industry? Do you make webcomics? Then you can vote! Alex de Campi outlines the process here.

The Ladies of Horror Fiction Awards is accepting submissions of works of horror created by women (cis or trans) until December 31. The awards will be announced in 2020.

Crowdfunded Projects

Kirsten Thomas is currently raising funds to produce the second issue of I Am HeXed. The supernatural political thriller follows Charlotte “Charlie” Helm as she and her friends work to uncover the source of anti-witch tensions and try to avoid being framed. Tier options include digital and physical copies of both Issue #1 and #2, prints, temporary tattoos, an enamel pin, a t-shirt, and more. The Kickstarter ends on May 15.

Bones McCay is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Honey Walls, an illustrated novel written, illustrated, and narrated by trans creators. Row, a trans man with no heart and repressed magic abilities, must confront his sister when she plans to ruin his life following their mother’s death. Tier options include digital, physical, or audiobook versions of the story and a watercolor painting. The Kickstarter ends on May 15.

Sami Brice is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Waiting: A Comic Anthology. The full-color anthology features 14 contributors, 16 stories, and over 90 pages of content. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the anthology, postcards, stickers, posters, original artwork, and more. The Kickstarter ends on May 16.

Brandon Braun is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce computer game Chorus: Frog Warrior. The role-playing adventure game features Chorus, a small frog determined to become a warrior despite the expectation that he should be a religious scholar. Tier options include a digital copy of the game, a digital copy of the soundtrack, a chance to design a character, and a chance to design a dungeon in the game. The Kickstarter ends on May 17.

 Ylva Publishing is currently running a Kickstarter to produce The Power of Mercy, a Lesbian Superhero Graphic Novel. The Power of Mercy follows Mai Redstone, a shape-shifter superhero who must find a murderer and confront her loyalties to her family and to herself. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the graphic novel, digital and physical copies of related prose novels, stickers, a custom Pop figure, additional Ylva books, and a cameo. The Kickstarter ends on May 27.

 ShortBox is currently raising funds to produce Tender: An Artbook by Choo. To quote the Kickstarter page, “From bloody boyfriends, sharp instruments, food anatomy, demon girls, fleshy and fresh vegetation, Choo’s art encompasses it all: it’s beautiful, horny, queer, contemplative, cute, fun, and much, much more.” Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, an enamel pin, stickers, and a print. The Kickstarter ends on May 31.

 Pat Myers is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Bear Company 2: A Gay SFF Zine. The comic anthology feature 64 pages of science fiction and fantasy stories featuring fat gay men and the work of 8 contributors. Tier options include digital and physical copies of Bear Company 2 and digital and physical copies of other Pocket Bear Press zines. The Kickstarter ends on June 3.

 Arledge Comics is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce My Kingdom for a Panel: A Shakespearean Anthology. The collection features nearly 200 pages and 26 original stories inspired by Shakespeare’s works created by an international group of contributors. Tier options include digital and physical copies of My Kingdom for a Panel, stickers, an enamel pin, stationery, and commissions. The Kickstarter ends on June 6.

General

The Comics Studies Society is accepting nominations for Executive Board positions.

The Latinx Collective shared a directory of Latina and Latinx small business owners and collectives. Check it out!

(New York, NY) Random House Graphic is seeking a Marketing & Publicity Manager.

Rory Polanco is seeking feedback about a potential book subscription service “LGBTQube.”

Did you or will you table in an artist alley in the US in 2019? Take the 2019 Artist Alley Convention Survey here. The results of the 2018 survey are available 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!

Animation

• (Burbank, CA) The Animation Guild (Local 839) is hosting an in-person portfolio review event for students, recent grads, and union members on May 19.
• (Greenwich, CT) Blue Sky Studios is seeking a temporary animator, a temporary compositor, a Head of Story, an FX Supervisor, and a temp Crowd Simulator TD. 
• (London, UK) Blue-Zoo Animation is seeking an Assistant Editor, CG Modellers and Texture Artists, a Clean-Up Storyboard Artist, a Development Artist, an FX TD, a Lighting TD/Compositor, a Maya Character Animator, a Rigger, a Speculative Script Writer, a Toon Boom Harmony Compositor, a Toon Boom Harmony Effects Animator, and more.
• Cartoon Network is seeking a Production Assistant.
• (Burbank, CA) Be sure to check Disney’s website for both creative and office positions with Disney!
•  (Glendale, CA) DreamWorks is hiring an Animation Supervisor, a CG Generalist (Tech Animation/Crowds), a Character Designer, a Department TD, a Lead Effects Artist, a Production Manager, a Production Coordinator for Feature Animation, a Production Coordinator for Tales of Arcadia, a Production Supervisor, a Software Engineer, a Visual Development Artist, and more. 
• (Ottawa, Canada) Imaginera Inc. is seeking 3D animators.
• Matthew shared this look into some of the different roles in animation.
•  (Los Angeles, CA) Netflix Animation is hiring an Animatic Editor, an Art Director, a Background Designer, a Background Painter, an Episode Director, a Head of Story, a Layout Artist, a Line Producer, a Modeler, Production Coordinators, Production Managers, a Production Supervisor, a Prop Designer, Storyboard Artists, a Technical Director, and a Visual Development Artist.
• The New Chitose Airport Animation Festival is accepting short animation entries until June 30 and animated feature film submissions until July 31.
•  (Burbank, CA) Nickelodeon is hiring an Art Director, a CG Character Modeller, a CG Generalist/Environment Modeler, a CG Texture Artist, a Character Technical Director/Rigger, an FX Artist, Storyboard Artists (including a Freelance Storyboard Artist), a Picture/Animatic Editor, a Post-Production Supervisor, a Production Coordinator, Production Managers, a Script Coordinator, a Senior Director, and more.
• Pixomondo is seeking an Animator, a CG Supervisor, a Compositor, a Houdini FX Artist, a Pipeline TD, and a Senior Lighting Artist in Los Angeles, CA. They’re also seeking animators in Toronto, a Senior Lighting Artist in Vancouver, and more internationally.
• (Vancouver, BC) Sony Imageworks is hiring Animators, Character FX Technical Directors, Compositors, FX Artists, Layout Artists, Lighters, Matte Painters, Modelers, and more.
•  Studio Yotta is seeking animators who specialize in animating solid 2D walk cycle and run cycle animation.
• Titmouse is looking for an Assistant Editor, Production Coordinator, and interns in Los Angeles, CA. In New York, they’re seeking artist and production interns for summer. They’re also seeking a 2D animator, a 2D Builds and Rigging Artist, a background layout artist, a background painter, compositors, a line producer, and a prop designer in Vancouver, Canada.
• (San Francisco, CA) Viz is seeking an Anime Licensing Coordinator.
•  (Burbank, CA) Walt Disney Animation Studios is hiring an environment designer, a layout artist, and a story artist. 

Check this list of animation and gaming jobs worldwide that’s updated daily. You can find a directory of currently open animation jobs at animatedjobs.com. See Entertainment Careers for more listings.

Comics, Illustration, and More

•   Threadless is accepting artwork for the following design challenges: Love is Love, due May 10; The Great Outdoors, due May 17; and Art Deco, due May 24.
• Dirty Diamonds is seeking contributors for its tenth and final issue with the theme “Death” until May 31. According to their submissions page, “Dirty Diamonds is an all-girl anthology, meaning we are all-inclusive. If you are female/femme, we want your comics.”
• Seethe Witch Press is seeking submissions from writers and artists until May 31. Contributors will be compensated $25 for small spells and $50 for either artwork or essays.
• The Shounen Shoujo Manga Award is accepting entries until May 31. All submissions must be original content and 2 pages or longer (no upper limit designated). Bessatsu Manga, a co-host of the Shounen Shoujo Manga Award, is also accepting illustrations with the theme “heart skips a beat” until May 31. Winners of the contests will receive a cash prize, a promise to have your work published, and you will be assigned an editor.
• Miss Anthology is accepting submissions to their 2019 comic anthology from women and/or LGBTQIA+ individuals in the Pacific NW who are between ages 9 and 21 until June 1.
• Wayward Kindred is currently accepting pitches and artist applications until June 9. Creative teams will be paid $51 USD per page for a maximum of 12 pages. Half is paid up front, and the remainder a month after the Kickstarter completes. Creators will still be paid in the unlikely event the Kickstarter fails.
• Lilies Anthology is accepting submissions for Volume 8 with theme “dreams” until June 15.
• Bonfire Comics is accepting submissions for Topia: a Bonfire Anthology until July 15. Submissions must be between 1-16 pages. Illustrators will be paid $45 per illustration, and comic creators will be paid $15 per page. Artists will receive 5 copies of the finished book.
•  Sound: A Comic Anthology is accepting submissions from artists of Asian descent living in Southeast Asia until July 31. Selected contributors will receive a page rate of $30/page.
• The Silent Manga Audition is accepting entires for its 12th competition with the theme “New Beginning” until September 30.
• The JUMP Paint Global Artistic Manga Award is accepting entries until September 24. Entries must be over 3 pages and submitted through the JUMP Paint app, and can be either original works or based on title selected by the JUMP editing team.
• Object Head Zine: Science and Technology is accepting submissions until October 2. Entries will be accepted provided that the follows the theme and rules. The zine will be available digitally for free.

•  Anathema accepts fiction and nonfiction submissions year-round from queer and nonwhite writers. They are open to portfolio submissions from illustrators for new/original and/or reprint cover art.
• Argot Magazine is seeking written and illustrated submissions about queer and marginalized experiences. Their payment ranges from $35 to $250 per piece.
• Arsenika is accepting portfolio submissions for reprint cover work and pays $100 for reprint artwork.
• The Asexual is accepting general submissions from marginalized voices in the queer community.
• Asexual Artists is always seeking creative asexual interviewees.
• (Los Angeles, CA) Boom Studios is seeking an Editor and an Associate Editor.
• New publisher Bulgihan Press is seeking to publish short self-contained comics of 20-40 pages by solo creators.
• Carnation Books is accepting submissions of queer genre fiction and welcomes fanfiction writers seeking to transition into publishing 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.
• Stephanie Cooke is actively connecting comic creators of all types for paid projects. Check out Creator Advisor for more information.
• Cricket Media is seeking writers and illustrators for upcoming features and articles in their various children’s magazines.
• (Burbank, CA) DC Comics is hiring a Managing Editor.
• (Pittsburgh, PA) Duolingo is seeking an Illustrator and a Senior Illustrator.
• Did you participate int he latest #DVPit event? If so, fill out this feedback survey!
• Emerald Comics Distro is accepting submissions for distribution opportunities.
• ENBY Magazine is looking for non-binary zinesters to interview.
• FIYAH Lit Mag is seeking Black comic creators to feature in its 2019 issues.
• 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.
• Do you have a webcomic with LGBTQ characters and themes? LGBTQ Webcomics is looking to add more queer webcomics to their database on Tagpacker!
• Longreads is accepting portfolio submissions from illustrators.
•  Love in Panels is seeking another romance comics reviewer.
• Lore Lush Publishing is seeking Cover Artists.
• Narratively is seeking submissions of writing, photography, and illustrations.
• Natashane is accepting entries from asexual creators or creators of comics with asexual characters for a directory of Asexual Comics that they’ve created.
• The New Southern Fugitives is seeking submissions of fiction, book reviews, essays, poetry, photography, and visual art from creators in the South. They pay $60 per book review, essay, or story and $25 per poem, photograph, or visual art.
• You can send samples of your work along with pitches to thenib@firstlook.org to be considered by The Nib.
• New horror imprint Nightfire is seeking horror pitches, including graphic novel pitches. They’re also seeking an Assistant Editor and Senior Editor in New York, NY.
• People of Color in Publishing is looking to spotlight Indigenous and booksellers of color.
• Pink Narcissus Press is seeking cover artwork for SF/F speculative fiction. They pay $100-$200 for nonexclusive rights.
• POMEgranate Magazine is accepting pitches from artists and writers.
•  QueerWebcomics.com, a new small comics publisher, recently launched and has two mailing lists available for sign-up – one for professionals, and a general list for customers. 
• Robot Dinosaur Games is accepting artwork submissions for its upcoming anthology. They will pay $75 per piece.
•  Scholastic Canada invites professional illustrators to email sample art and links to an online portfolio to Andrea Casault, Art Director at acasault@scholastic.ca.
• The Webcomic Library is a new resource that hopes to serve as a comprehensive list of webcomics. Submit your webcomic using this form.

Check out Arts for LA, Call for Entry, College Art Opportunities, Graphic Competitions, or Hey, Art Friends 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. Check Chris Arrant’s #ComicJobs hashtag on Twitter. Check Comic Ops to see opportunities specifically for comic creators.

Conventions and Events

Con or Bust has free tickets available for people of color for a number of upcoming conventions, including NorWesCon, the Locus Awards weekend, the Nebula Conference, and more.

•  Big Easy Con (June 1-2) announced the rescheduling of their show today, May 10. The convention will now take place on November 1-3, NOT June 1-2.
• Bluestockings Bookstore (New York, NY) is hosting a Queer and Trans Comics Festival in August and is accepting vendor applications.
• Flame Con’s (August 17-18) press applications are open, as are applications to be a FlameCon featured cosplayer.
• GeekGirlCon’s (November 16-17) artist alley applications are now open!
• Genghis Con (December 1) in Cleveland, Ohio is accepting exhibitor applications until May 31.
• Lambda LitFest 2019 is seeking literary panel proposals until May 15.
• MCX (the Mississauga Comic Expo) is accepting applications for its exhibitor spaces until May 20.
• New York Comic Con is accepting applications for its artist alley until May 14.
• The Queers & Comics Conference (May 17-18) now has tickets available.
•  Tuscon Comic Con (November 1-3) is accepting applications for its artist alley.

Here’s a list of international zine fests brought to you by ZINES!

Designers

• (New York, NY) Hachette Book Group is seeking a Designer.
• Roll20 is seeking a Graphic Designer.
• (San Francisco, CA) Viz Media is seeking a Designer for Trade Books.
•  (New York, NY) Workman Publishing is seeking a Senior Designer.
• (New York, NY) W. W. Norton & Company is seeking a Senior Designer to join its Trade Art Department.

Fan Zines

•  An interest check in a possible Dr. Who Storybook Zine is currently live until June 1.
• The Pokemon Nameless NPC Appreciation Zine is accepting submissions of work regarding the lives of background/NPC characters in the Pokemon universe until June 1. the zine will be distributed online for free, and contributors will not be compensated.

Looking for more fan zines to submit to? Check out this spreadsheet created by magicalzombie for more! Have a finished zine project you want to advertise? Check out Zine RTer!

Games

•  (Warszawa, Poland) 11 Bit Studios is seeking a DevOps Engineer, an Expert Gameplay/Technical Animator, an Expert UX/UI Designer, a Lead Environment Artist, a Senior Gameplay Programmer, and a Senior system Designer.
• Artifact 5 is seeking a Programmer, a 3D Animator, an Audio Designer, a Concept Artist, and an Economy Designer and is accepting applications until May 15.
• DICE LA is seeking a Lead Character Artist, a Graphics Engineer, and more.
•  Grimlore Games is seeking a content designer/scripter, a network programmer, a tools programmer, a character artist, an environment artist, an animation programmer, a lead programmer, a tester or lead tester, a level designer, and a C++ graphics/engine dev.
• (Irvine, CA) Game studio Nexon is currently hiring animators, artists, designers, and programmers. They’re also seeking localizers for contract work in El Segundo.
• (Kirkland, WA) Harebrained Schemes is hiring a Senior Character Technical Artist.
• itch.io has soft-launched a job board so that studios can post paid positions to the itch.io development team.
• (Ottawa, Canada) Kindly Beast is hiring character artists, developers, art directors, and many more!
• (Kirkland, WA) Monolith Productions is seeking an Advanced Technical Artist for Characters, an Advanced UI Artist, an Art Lead for Facial Animation, 
• (Chicago, Illinois) NetherRealmStudios is seeking a Senior FX Artist, an FX Artist, and an Artist/Animator.
•  (Vancouver, BC) Red Hook Studios is seeking a Character Modeler and Texture Artist.
• (London, UK) Roll7 is seeking a Lead Programmer, a Lead Artist, a Lead UI Designer, a Lead Animator, a Lead Producer, an Assistant Producer, a Game Artist, and Administrator/Assistant. Employees work from home 9 days out of 10.
• (London, UK) Supersolid Games is seeking a 3D Artist, a Data Analyst, a Marketing Artist, a Senior Game Artist (2D), a Senior 3D Artist, and a Server Developer.
• (Manchester, UK) TT Games is seeking a Junior Designer, a Senior VFX Artist, and a Technical Artist.
• (Toronto, Canada) Ubisoft is hiring artists, programmers, office workers, and more.
• (Kirkland, WA) WB Games is seeking a Lead Concept Artist and an Advanced Concept Artist. They’re also seeking a Senior Games Producer in San Francisco, CA. They are also seeking gamers in Montreal, San Francisco, and Seattle to test games currently in development.
• (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) WB Games Montreal is seeking a Senior Game AI Designer.

Check this list of animation and gaming jobs worldwide that’s updated daily.

Mentorships & Fellowships

•  (Minneapolis, MN) The Milkweed Fellowship is offering a one- to two-year paid and immersive publishing fellowship at the Milkweed Editions offices. Applications will be accepted until June 6.
• (Portland, OR) Helioscope is accepting applications for its Fall mentorship program until May 31.

Residencies, Retreats, and Workshops

• The Oulu Comics Center in Northern Finland, Liminka is hosting a Comic Artists Residency lasting from October 1 to November 30. Apply by July 29 for consideration.

Check out the Alliance of Art Communities, Arts for LA, College Art Opportunities for exhibition, residency, and grant opportunities.

Scholarships, Sponsorships, and Grants

• LGBTQ people of color are invited to apply for the Kay Longscope Scholarship until May 21. From the website: “The scholarship award for 2019-2020 academic year will provide up to $3,000 tuition assistance to an LGBTQ student of color who plans a career in journalism and is committed to furthering NLGJA’s mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ community.”
• The Dash Grant is now accepting applications from small press creators until May 24. Recipients will receive a $250 grant to produce their book and premiere it at Short Run 2019, receive a free half table to Short Run, receive access to Fogland Studios in Seattle (and optional instruction), receive online mentorship, and be featured in an art show at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery.
• The AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award is accepting submissions from cartoonists aged 18-25 whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics until June 15.
• The Louise Meriwether First Book Prize is currently accepting fiction and narrative fiction from women of color and nonbinary writers of color until June 28. One winner will be awarded a $5,000 advance (half at the time of the initial award and half upon publication) and a contract to publish their book with the Feminist Press in print and digital editions in spring 2021.
• The Mo Siewcharran Prize is accepting submissions from previously unpublished BAME authors until July 12. Prize winners will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to be published by Dialogue Books.

• The Awesome Foundation offers $1000 grants on a rolling basis.
• Black Rainbow offers microgrants of $300 to LGBQTI people of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community that includes $200 to assist with hosting Indigenous LGBTQI community events.
• The Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism is accepting applications from artists on a rolling basis. Artists covering data privacy, the 2018/2020 elections, the role of technology in society, political influence campaigns, harmful technologies, countering disinformation, and artificial intelligence may receive $500 to $5,000 in grants.
• Gumroad’s Creators Fund is accepting applications on a rolling basis. Gumroad will be allocating $50,000 in creative grants of $500 to $5,000 throughout the year.
• Mel Gillman shared this list of Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies for Cartoonists! Thanks, Mel!
• My Documented Life maintains a list of scholarships for undocumented students.
• 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.
• Springboard for the arts offers an Emergency Relief Fund for personal and community disasters that affect artists in Minnesota.
• Tulsa Remote is accepting applications from remote workers who are willing to relocate to Tulsa, OK in exchange for reduced rent and a total of $10,000 over the course of a year. Read more about the program here.
• The Vlogbrothers are offering sponsorships to creators of educational video content.
• We Need Diverse Books is accepting applications for their Internship Grant.

Check out Arts for LA, College Art Opportunities, or this list by ProFellow for grant opportunities.

Teaching

• OCAD University is seeking an Assistant Professor of Illustration. The position is open only to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons.
• The art department at Southern Arkansas University is seeking a full time instructor in Communication/Graphic Design.

Sign up to teach at Skillshare to earn royalties based on the premium member students in your class. See here for additional information.

Voice Acting

Check the Casting Call Club and Voice Acting Space for more voice acting and audio opportunities.

Writing and Editing

• Lady Science is seeking pitches on pieces that examine the intersection of history, science, and queerness until May 12. Read the thread for more information. Writers of accepted submissions are paid.
• (London, UK) Penguin Random House UK is seeking a Design Assistant and is accepting applications until May 12.
•  Electric Literature is accepting submissions of flash fiction pieces 1500 words or less until May 13. Writers of accepted submissions will receive $100.
• GAY Magazine is seeking submissions regarding pleasure until May 17, and submissions regarding pain until August 17. The magazine pays $1 per word.
• Team Love, a digital charity zine, is accepting submissions from LGBTQ+ artists from May 4 – May 18. Contributors will receive a digital copy of the zine.
• Name and None is accepting poetry submissions from trans/non-cis writers until May 20.
• The Asexual is accepting entires to Volume 3, Issue 1: Discovering Identity until May 25.
• Seethe Witch Press is seeking submissions from writers and artists until May 31. Contributors will be compensated $25 for small spells and $50 for either artwork or essays.
• Cleis Press is seeking submissions for Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 6 from authors who are “women, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and/or nonbinary” until June 1. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Selected writers will receive $225 and 2 copies of the printed book.
• Cross Genres is seeking submissions to micro-anthology Recognize Fascism until June 3.
•  Lee & Low is hosting a webinar on LGBTQ+ Children’s Books on June 5. Register to attend, or watch the recorded webinar after it airs.
• Less Than Three Press is accepting submissions for its LGBTQIA anthology Creature Feature until July 31.
• Lee & Low Books is accepting picture book and middle grade/young adult manuscripts from previously unpublished writers of color and Native/Indigenous writers for two opportunities until August 31. The New Voices Award is for picture book manuscripts, and the New Visions Award is for middle grade/young adult manuscripts. Winners of each contest receive a cash prize of $2,000 and a standard publishing contract with Lee & Low Books.
• Belt Publishing is seeking nonfiction narratives for an anthology about queer experiences in the Midwest, Appalachia, Plains, and Rust Belt until October 1.
• Professor Grace Dillon is accepting submissions from emerging writers for “Imaging Indigenous Futurisms,” the 10th Annual Science Fiction Writing Contest, for a $1,000 award until November 1.

• The American Greetings Alternative Writing Studio is accepting applications for freelance card writers.
• (Chicago, IL) The American Library Association is seeking an Editorial Assistant to assist the Books for Youth staff.
•  Anathema accepts fiction and nonfiction submissions year-round from queer and nonwhite writers. They are open to portfolio submissions from illustrators for new/original and/or reprint cover art.
• Anime Feminist is looking for contributors in the upcoming year. Read here for more information. Article writers will be paid $50 per article.
• Anime News Network is looking for Convention Correspondents and Freelance Editorial Contributors.
• Argot Magazine is seeking written and illustrated submissions about queer and marginalized experiences. Their payment ranges from $35 to $250 per piece.
• Do you have aromantic or asexual characters in your prose? Enter your book into this database so that more people can find your work.
• (Washington DC) The Author Incubator is seeking a Managing Editor. They’re also seeking a Part-Time Editor.
• Autostraddle is seeking personal essays, feature stories, and article submissions on fashion and beauty, sex and relationships, humor, and investigative journalism, particularly from butch/masculine-of-center women, people of color, people over age 45, and trans women.
• (New York, NY) Avid Reader Press is seeking an editor.
• Black Girls Create is looking for submissions 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.
• Black Rainbow accepts pitches from LGBQTI people of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and pays $150 for selected articles.
• Black Youth Project is seeking pitches related to ableism and physical and mental health.
• (London, UK/REMOTE OKAY) Blue-Zoo Animation is seeking Speculative Script Writers.
• Bustle is accepting pitches and shared guidelines for how to pitch to them.
• Cake Literary is looking for Black male writers for upcoming SFF Middle Grade projects. They’re also seeking Native/Indigenous, US-based writers for upcoming Middle Grade fantasy projects.
• Carina Press has a new call for Carina Adores, a new trope-driven LGBTQ+ contemporary romance line. They also have an open proposal call. Find out what the editors want to read here!
• Carnation Press is seeking submissions of short stories from 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.
• Clarksworld Magazine is looking for fiction and nonfiction contributors and pays up to $0.10 per word.
• Cricket Media is seeking writers and illustrators for upcoming features and articles in their various children’s magazines.
• 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 $0.06/word for up to 6000 words. Republishing payment is $0.01/word.
•  (Glendale, CA) Disney Publishing Worldwide is seeking an Editor.
• Fiyah Lit Mag is seeking Black book reviewers.
•  (New York, NY) Forever, and imprint of Grand Central Publishing, is seeking an Editorial Assistant.
• GenderTerror is accepting submissions of LGBTQ+ horror from artists and writers.
•  (New York, NY) Harlequin is seeking a Subsidiary Rights/Editorial Assistant.
• (New York, NY) Harmony Books and Rodale Books, imprints of Random House, are seeking a Senior Editor.
• (New York, NY or Washington, D.C.) HuffPost is seeking copy editors.
• inQluded is seeking out a volunteer/unpaid QTPOC high school or college student for a nonfiction editor position. They’re also accepting submissions.
• Interlude Press is seeking LGBTQA+ contemporary, fantasy, and science fiction YA novels and LGBTQA+ contemporary, historical, romantic comedy, mystery/suspense, and romantic adult fiction. Manuscripts should be 60,000-80,000 words in length.
• (New York, NY) Knopf Children’s Books is seeking an Editorial Assistant.
• (New York, NY) Kodansha Comics is seeking a Production Manager for Manga.
• (San Francisco, CA) Letterform Archive is seeking an Assistant Editor.
• 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. They’re also hiring Editors, a Publishing Assistant, and a Publicist.
•  Love in Panels is seeking another romance comics reviewer.
• “Love Like Mine,” an ongoing column in Xtra, is seeking essays about queer love in all its forms – romantic, familial, platonic, and more.
• Native Ink Press is seeking submissions of nonfiction prose and children’s books.
• Narratively is seeking submissions of writing, photography, and illustrations.
• New horror imprint Nightfire is seeking horror pitches, including graphic novel pitches. They’re also seeking an Assistant Editor and Senior Editor in New York, NY.
• Panel Patter is looking for contributors, particularly from writers interested in manga and webcomics!
• POMEgranate Magazine is accepting pitches from artists and writers.
•  Radish Fiction, a mobile app for serialized fiction, is seeking a Freelance Editor and Freelance Writers.
• Reckoning is accepting submissions of creative writing (fiction or nonfiction) about urban nature and environmental challenges of cities for its fourth issue.
• Sam Dylan is seeking pitches about chronic conditions, disability, and mental health.
• Scholastic Canada is currently interested in reviewing Indigenous material in all genres and at all levels. No other unsolicited submissions are being accepted at this time.
• (New York, NY) Seal Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group focused on nonfiction works by and for women, is seeking an Editor or Senior Editor.
•  (New York, NY) Simon & Schuster is seeking an Editorial Director for their Books for Young Readers.
• The SFWA blog is open to nonfiction submissions that might be of interest to new and/or established writers of science fiction and fantasy.
• Slide Stories is seeking writers for their love and sex short fiction platform focused on underrepresented audiences. Applications are open here and here.
• (New York, NY) Sourcebooks is seeking an Editor to work on their YA and children’s imprint.
• Strange Horizons is seeking an accessibility specialist, a webmaster, first readers, and an art director. The positions are volunteer and unpaid.
• The Temper is seeking written works, particularly from marginalized writers, that relate to sobriety, addiction, or recovery.
• Three-Lobed Burning Eye is seeking original speculative short stories and flash fiction. Accepted authors of short stories will receive $100 and for flash fiction authors will receive $30.
• (Brooklyn, NY) Ulysses Press is seeking an Assistant Editor.
• Zooscape is accepting submissions of furry fiction up to 10,000 words. They pay 6 cents per word up to 1000 words, $60 for longer stories, and $20 for reprints.

Check out writingcareer.com for a list of calls for submission!

Youth & Internships

•   (New York, NY) Kodansha Comics is seeking a paid summer intern, but applications are due today, May 10.

• (Somerville, MA) Candlewick Press is seeking interns in Design, Editorial, Graphic Production, Marketing, Production and Manufacturing, Publishing Technologies, and Sales.
• Comics Club highlights and connects comic clubs and shares advice and resources to help youth comic creators.
•  (New York, NY) Inkluded Academy, a tuition-free publishing course for marginalized college graduates interested in publishing, is accepting applications until June 10th.
• inQluded is seeking out a volunteer/unpaid QTPOC high school or college student for a nonfiction editor position. They’re also accepting submissions.
• LGBTQ people of color are invited to apply for the Kay Longscope Scholarship until May 21. From the website: “The scholarship award for 2019-2020 academic year will provide up to $3,000 tuition assistance to an LGBTQ student of color who plans a career in journalism and is committed to furthering NLGJA’s mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ community.”
• My Documented Life maintains a list of scholarships for undocumented students.
• 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.
• Titmouse is seeking production and art interns in New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA.
• (Needham, MA) WB Games Boston is seeking a Technical Artist Intern (temporary).
• We Need Diverse Books is accepting applications for their Internship Grant.
• (New York, NY) Workman Publishing is seeking an Editorial Intern and a Publicity Intern.

Resources

• The 2019 Convention Artist Survey is now accepting submissions from artists who sold work at 2019 shows.
• Alisa shared this great tip on hanging prints at cons!
•  Amber shared some great information about color and atmospheric degradation!
•  Becca Hillburn of Nattosoup shared a post on What She’s Learned from Testing Watercolor, Affinity Designer: an Alternative to InDesign, and Free (to access)/Cheap Art Education Resources. She also shared a list of Recommending Reading for Comic Artists. Be sure to check Becca’s Youtube channel for new video interviews with independent artists, walkthroughs with dip pen nibs, tutorials, and more.
• Broadly released the Gender Spectrum Collection, a stock photo library with over 180 images of trans and non-binary people available for free usage.
• Byelacey shared a great thread of tips for artists on Twitter!
• Camilla Zhang hosted the “Running A Comics Project on Kickstarter” Webinar, and you can watch it here.
• Chelsea shared some great perspective short cuts and tips! Wow, thanks, Chelsea!
• Have you checked out the Creator Advisor? Initialized and run by Stephanie Cooke,  the project aims to connect artists, writers, editors, and anyone involved in making comics together for paid projects, with an aim to prioritize marginalized creators.
• Creator Resource aims to share resources for comic book creators, writers, and editors. Check it out!
• Artist E.Hanby opened a blog sharing Clip Studio Paint tips!
• Emily maintains a Dropbox folder of fat body reference images for artists.
• Erin Roseberry shared some great info on getting your work into your local library! Thanks, Erin!
• Fai wrote a comprehensive Zine Organizing Guide. Thanks, Fai!
• Gale Galligan shared tips on adapting prose for comics!
• H.D. Harris shared color palettes that cover a range of different skin tones.
• Hnery shared a web app that lets you rotate a 3D model of a skeleton.
• Isa shared an invoice and accounting managing tool for Google Sheets.
• Kickstarter has a large resource area for bringing publishing, comics, or journalism projects to life.
• Kickstarter is hosting a digital conference titled The Next Page: Creating the Future of Publishing on May 11. 
• Line of Action is an excellent life drawing resource. Thanks, Rafa!
• Liz Kramer shared a thread of free portfolio website hosts.
•  Miss Anthology shared a tip on How to Nail Your Con Pitch!
• Nilah’s latest helpful resource is a spreadsheet containing upcoming (or recently released) kids graphic novels. Add your own upcoming kids GN releases here!
• Nilah Magruder updated the list of literary agents who represent illustrators and added a new page with Steps to Querying. Niki Smith also has a list of agents who represent creators of graphic novels. Maria Vicente shared a guide on querying your graphic novel, from the perspective of a literary agent.
• Nilah also shared this great piece of wisdom: don’t self-reject! And for those who don’t self-reject, but still get rejections, read the thread for her compassionate encouragement.
•  Pai shared great information on using Clip Studio Paint’s perspective rulers!
• POMEmag shared a blog post detailing everything they learned from their most recent Kickstarter – including what did and didn’t work in terms of marketing, and what to do and not do in the future.
• Artist Reimena Yee shared advice on How to Break Into Comics: A Guide for Malaysians by a Malaysian.
• Twitter user pngx shared this tool to help draw animal heads from different angles.
• Ever had your work stolen? RitheGuardian created a free DMCA takedown template!
• Artist Shattered-Earth shared a great way to deal with “influencers” requesting free products. Seems practical and great for everyone involved!
• Spike and Mari Naomi discussed how going viral impacts a creator’s bottom line. 
• TO Comix Press has shared a sample contract for comic anthology projects, the start-to-finish process of producing an anthology, and articles on marketing and getting indie books into stores. Recently, they shared the questions they ask in an anonymous survey given out at the end of anthology projects, which help contributors air grievances and help the publisher gain insight and grow to be better. Amazing! Thanks for always being so helpful!
• Artist vickisigh shared a thread of ways to be more environmentally friendly!
• Yoshi Yoshitani shared a comprehensive Guide to Tabling at Conventions (2019 Edition).
•  Zack shared a handy Clip Studio Paint trick I wasn’t aware of – you can use the “quick mask” function to make a selection out of any brush!

Deals

• Every Monday, Barnes and Noble offers deals on manga.
• Daiya Manga lists great deals for manga and anime.
• Schoolism is offering a $100 off coupon until June 3.
• UK bookseller Travelling Man has a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal for Seven Seas manga throughout the month of May.

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 this one for Just Jaime by Terri Libenson.
• Seven Seas has a survey for April. Suggest up to 18 new titles for Seven Seas to consider for licensing. Fill out the survey to be entered into a raffle to win a copy of any book Seven Seas has published so far in 2018!

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 – May 3, 2019