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 || Games || 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.
•  Kickstarter has recently fired two of its employees who were leaders in the effort to form a union at the company. Since interim CEO Aziz Hasan took over in March of this year, employees have experienced a number of retaliatory actions against efforts to unionize, outlined in this article by April Glaser.
• The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that as of September 1, books printed in China or Hong Kong will be subject to a 10% tariff. Tariffs on children’s picture, drawing, or coloring books will be delayed until December 15.
• Patreon notified users that a new EU law will require Patreon to add an extra security step for EU patrons. More details are available in this article from their help center.
• 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

Nilah Magruder shared this Illustration Awards Masterlist. Wow. Scroll down to the Resources section to see even more that Nilah has contributed to the community for free. Thank you so much, Nilah!

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 Oregon Book Awards is accepting applications from Oregon-based cartoonists and graphic novelists for its 2020 Graphic Literature Award until September 23. The award is only given every other year due to lack of entries, so please submit your work!

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.

The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction will announce its winners on February 14, 2020. While there is no formal submissions process and judges are tasked with making note of memorable romance fiction, you are welcome to submit your work for consideration.

Crowdfunded Projects

 Rem and Bikkuri are currently raising funds for the publishing of Devil’s Candy – Book 1. Devil’s Candy is a horror-themed action/comedy comic for teens that follows Kazu Decker after he constructs the human-like Pandora for a science project and brings her to school. Tier options include digital and physical copies of Book 1, a digital and physical art books, a digital wallpaper, and a stationery set. The Kickstarter ends on September 14.

 Payton F is currently raising funds to publish Help Wanted: Volume One. Help Wanted is an LGBT romantic dramedy that follows Anne Black, a recent college grad new to Minneapolis who just started work as a live-in caretaker. While she gets to know the staff and tenants, she fails to realize the house’s inhabitants are all supernatural! Tier options include digital and physical copies of Help Wanted: Volume One, postcards, buttons, original artwork, and a vinyl sticker. The Kickstarter ends on September 14.

 Let’s Make Comics!, a Chicago-based comic collective, is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce This Makes Me Sad: A Short Comics Anthology. Featuring 48 pages of black-and-white comics, the anthology focuses on sadness, grief, and depression, and what can come of those expressions. Tier options include digital and physical copies of This Makes Me Sad, copies of past anthologies by the collective, a button, and a print. The Kickstarter ends on September 15.

Beehive Books is currently raising funds to translate and publish Artemisia: The Original Painter of Women in Power in English. Originally published in French, this graphic novel biography explores the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, a woman who “reinterpreted biblical and mythological scenes through a lens of female agency and empowerment” and lived off the success of her works. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, signed and numbered editions, a bookmark, and original artwork. The Kickstarter ends on September 17.

Enkidu Studios is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to publish Modern Mythology: The Hero’s Journey. The comic and art anthology features over 160 pages and 17 stories by 29 creators, along with facts about the story’s original myth, cultural influences, and more. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, prints, Enkidu Studios’ past two books, original artwork, and more. The Kickstarter ends on September 19.

The Starlight City Project is currently raising funds to publish R:ILPERSONA Volume 2: High Places & Principalities. R:ILPERSONA takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth where technology and black magic have united into a force known as “The Ether.” Two opposing factors are fighting an all-out war – and in the middle of it, assassin Rane loses his memory and must learn all over again who is an enemy and what he must do. Tier options include digital and physical copies of volumes one and two, stickers, alternate covers, prints, and more. The Kickstarter ends on September 19.

 Mark Stack is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to publish Weekend Warrior Comics #1. The digital and print magazine aims to publish superhero stories told and produced by diverse creators, beginning with five comics stories, a prose short story, and an interview in this first issue. Tier options include digital and print copies of the book, as well as editorial services from Mark Stack. The Kickstarter ends on September 19.

Miss Anthology is currently raising funds to produce its third volume of comics created entirely by cartoonists aged 9 to 22. The 150+ page full color comic anthology will feature stories rated for older teen and mature readers, with the goal of introducing racially and economically diverse young comics artists to publishing and working professionally. Tier options include digital and physical copies of this volume, digital and physical copies of volumes 1 and 2, a zine with comic tips, prints, buttons, an enamel pin, a tote bag, and more. The Kickstarter ends on September 22.

 Cloudscape Comics is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Life Finds A Way. The 180-page full-color comics anthology explores finding hope and renewal in a post-apocalyptic world, and features the talents of 37 creators. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, postcards, stickers, and past Cloudscape books. The Kickstarter ends on September 28.

 Artist Cameron Lucente is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Unfamiliar Skies: Zodiac Poetry and Illustration. The 32-page book will be riso printed in yellow, black, light gray, and steel inks, and includes a riso-printed belly band. Tier options include digital and physical copies of Unfamiliar Skies, digital copies of Cameron’s recent poetry and comic work, and enamel pins. The Kickstarter ends on September 30.

 Zainab Akhtar of ShortBox is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to print a comic collection by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell titled Don’t Go Without Me. The three included comics, Don’t Go Without Me, What is Left, and Con Temor, Con Ternura, feature themes of love, loss, connection, and acceptance, and collectively make up 110 pages of color comics. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book. The Kickstarter ends on October 2.

 Beth Zyglowicz is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Lanterns of Arcadia – Volume 1. The ongoing webcomic tells the story of a dragon and a scientist who team up to stop demons from destroying a magical library. The book features over 170 pages of full color comics, as well as a book-exclusive epilogue, character guide, and concept art and sketches. Tier option include digital and physical copies of the book, prints, original artwork, and a cameo. The Kickstarter ends on October 3.

 POMEgranate Magazine is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to produce Ukelele Spells: Coda. This ukelele lesson book told in comic form also shares practical and fun spells. Tier options include digital and physical copies of the book, digital copies of sheet music, and digital and physical copies of POMEmag’s past books. The Kickstarter ends on October 4.

 Comic artist Indira is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to publish Sacrimony Chapter 2. To quote the Kickstarter project page, Sacrimony is “a character driven, slice-of-life, fantasy drama that explores various types of love in all its glorious and terrifying forms.” Tier options include digital and physical copies of this second chapter of Sacrimony, digital and physical copies of chapter one, digital wallpapers, stickers, prints, a t-shirt, and more. The Kickstarter ends on October 4.

 Anathema is currently raising funds on IndieGoGo to funds its fourth year. The tri-annual magazine of speculative fiction (SF/F/H, the weird, slipstream, surrealism, fabulism, and more) exclusively publishes the work of people of color (POC)/Indigenous/Aboriginal creators on every range of the LGBTQIA spectrum. All funds are put towards paying contributors and maintaining the website. Perks of backing the campaign include one-year, two-year, and lifelong subscriptions to Anathema, story critiques, and signed fiction anthologies. The campaign ends on October 5.

General

• The “Bloodlust” Anthology, a prospective anthology featuring queer and WLW werewolves, is currently hosting an interest check. Let them know what you’d like to see!
• If you’re a Filipino artist, add your name to the Filipino American Artist Directory!
• The prompt list for Inktober is now live.
•  inQluded is accepting nominations of awesome, inspiring QTIBIPoC people for features in their magazine and platform.
• Jaleesa Rosario of the University of Michigan is looking for Black creators and creators of color who do business online as artists to fill out an anonymized survey. Participants will receive a small stipend for their time.
• The Kurodahan Press Translation Prize is accepting entries until end of day September 30, Japan time. The grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of 30,000 yen and a contract for publication for an additional payment to the winner.
• The Latinx Collective shared a directory of Latina and Latinx small business owners and collectives. Check it out!
• LGBTQube is seeking Artists, Writers, and Content & Product Creators to be paid contributors for an upcoming queer centric subscription book box. Please apply here.
• 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

•  Bento Box is seeking an Episodic Director and a Production Supervisor in Burbank, CA. They’re also seeking 2D Layout Artists in North Hollywood, CA.
• The Black Women Animate Boot Camp is a one-day event taking place on October 12 on the Cartoon Network campus in Los Angeles, CA. Register today to attend!
•  (London, UK) Blue-Zoo Animation is seeking a Mid Maya Character Animator and a Realtime Technical Artist. They’re also accepting speculative applications for Maya Animators, Maya Riggers, Maya Lighting/Compositing TDs, and Script Writers.
• Cartoon Network is seeking a Production Assistant.
•  (Kilkenny, Ireland) Cartoon Saloon is seeking a Background Artist and a Production Assistant.
•  (Burbank, CA) Walt Disney Animation Studios is seeking Story Artists. Be sure to check Disney’s website for both creative and office positions with Disney!
•  (Glendale, CA) DreamWorks is hiring an Animatic Editor, a Character Effects Artist, a Character Designer, a Compositor, a Creative Talent Management Assistant, a Crowds Artist, a Department TD, an Effects Artist, a Generalist, a Lighter/Compositor TD, a Modeler (Feature), a Post Production Assistant, two Production Coordinators (2), a Production Designer (Feature), a Senior Graphics/Rendering Engineer, a Storyboard Artist (Feature), a Storyboard Artists (TV), a Visual Development Artist (Feature), and more. They’re also hiring interns for Fall 2019.
•  (Los Angeles, CA) Netflix Animation is hiring an Art Director, a Background Designer, a Background Painter, an Episode Director, a Head of Story, a Lead Character Designer, a Line Producer, a Production Assistant – Features Development, Production Coordinators, Production Managers, a Production Supervisor, a Prop Designer, Storyboard Artists, a Technical Director, and Visual Development Artists (one for Pashmina, one for Prince of Port Au Prince, and one for general work).
•  (Burbank, CA) Nickelodeon is hiring a Background Designer/2D Layout Artist, a CG Character Modeler, a CG Generalist, a CG Texture Artist, a Character Technical Director/Rigger, a Lighting-Compositing Artist, a Production Assistant, a Production Manager, a Real-Time CG Supervisor, a Senior Director for Game Production, and Storyboard Artists. They’re also looking for a Script Coordinator, Story Editor, and Production Coordinator in New York City, NY.
• 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.
• Titmouse is seeking interns in Los Angeles, CA and New York City, NY. They’re also seeking a 2D Animator in Vancouver, Canada.
• (Burbank, CA) Walt Disney Animation Studios is hiring an environment look development artist and a story artist.
• (Burbank, CA) Warner Bros. Picture Group is seeking an Animation Artist Manager/Recruiter 
• (West Toronto, Ontario) Yowza Animation is hiring a 2D Animation Artist, 2D Animation FX Artists, a 2D Background Painter, a 2D Layout Artist, a 2D Location Designer, a 2D Production Coordinator, and a 2D Tones & Shadows 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

• Masha Gunic of the Azantian Literary Agency is open to graphic novel submissions!
• Bedside Press is providing pitch feedback, crowdfunding mentorship, and publication advice for free.
• The Comics Workforce Study is now available. Thank you Sasha Bassett for all of your work in collecting and parsing this data!
• Zine-o-Matic is open for Halloween submissions! Be part of a Halloween-themed subscription box of zines!
•  Threadless is accepting artwork for the following design challenges: I Put A Spell On You until September 20; and Analog, until September 27.
• The Blobby Horror Zine is accepting work until September 20. Selected contributors will not be compensated, but will be provided with files to print and sell the finished zine.
• 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.
• Calamity Woman: A Cowgirls Art Book is accepting applications from illustrators and comic artists until September 27. The book will be sold for charity.
• The Silent Manga Audition is accepting entires for its 12th competition with the theme “New Beginning” until September 30.
• Sinister Wisdom is seeking fiction, non-fiction, prose, poetry, and visual art from Asian lesbians until September 30. There is no mention of how contributors will be compensated.
• Bedside Press is accepting pitches from Indigenous creators for an upcoming anthology about superheroes for middle grade and elementary school readers until October 1.
•  Clip Studio Paint is hosting their 21st International Illustration Contest. Submit entries related to the theme “myths and mythology” by October 2 for the chance to win 200,000 JPY.
• 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.
•  The next #DVPit events will take place on October 28 (kids/YA) and October 29 (adult/#DVArt). Find out more about #DVPit here.
•  MediBang Paint is hosting its 1st Jump’s Universal Illustration Contest. Submit fanart of Naruto, Boruto, or Samurai 8 by November 12 for a chance to win up to 100,000 JPY, a signed color illustration, and comments from Masashi Kishimoto.
• MediBang Paint is hosting a Carole and Tuesday Fanart Contest. Submit fanart of the series by February 28, 2020 for an opportunity to win up to 100,000 yen prize money and comments from the judges (Shinichiro Watanabe, Minami Masahiko, and Tsunemori Saito).
•  Top Cow is hosting a Talent Hunt for previously unpublished writers and artists. Submit by February 28, 2020 for consideration. 

• 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.
• Arledge Comics is accepting submissions of all-ages comics on a rolling basis.
• 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.
• (Somerville, MA) Candlewick Press is seeking an Executive Art Director.
• 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.
• (Burbank, CA) DC Entertainment is seeking a Creative Director, Development.
• Diskette and Harder Disk are accepting pitches, especially of erotic work, from queer creators.
•  ENBY is seeking merch and zines to stock in their distro.
• FIYAH Lit Mag is seeking Black comic creators to feature in its 2019 issues.
• The Gay League is looking for an artist with a realistic superhero/action style to illustrate a 20-28 page LGBTQ comic featuring 2 characters and a small cast.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• (New York, NY) Workman Publishing is seeking an Art Director.
• (New York, NY) Yen Press is seeking an Editorial Assistant (Manga).

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.

• CANZINE‘s table registration is now open for Ottawa and Saskatoon.
• ConnectiCon (July 9-12, 2020) has Artist Colony tables available.
• Denver Pop Culture Con (July 3-5, 2020) is accepting applications for tables.
• The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo is offering six $75 mini-grants to its exhibitors. Apply by September 22 for consideration.
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• QFX East (May 29-31, 2020) is currently accepting vendor applications.
• The Toronto Comics and Arts Festival, also known as TCAF (May 9-10, 2020), is accepting applications from vendors until October 14.
• Tuscon Comic Con (November 1-3) is accepting applications for its artist alley.
• WonderCon (April 10-12, 2020) is accepting artist alley applications.

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

Designers

• (New York, NY) Abrams is seeking a Senior Designer for the Abrams Kids imprint and a Junior Designer to focus on the Abrams Noterie and Image imprints.
• (Avon, MA) Adams Media is seeking a Graphic Designer.
• (Somerville, MA) Candlewick Press is seeking an Executive Art Director.
• (New York, NY or remote) Cosimo is seeking a Freelance Book Cover Designer.
• (New York, NY) The Penguin Young Readers group is seeking a Senior Designer and an Art Director.
• (New York, NY) Simon & Schuster is seeking a Senior Book Cover Designer, a Senior Interior Book Designer, a Senior Designer for Tiller Press.
• (San Francisco, CA) Viz Media is seeking a Designer for Trade Books.
• (New York, NY) W. W. Norton is seeking a Senior Designer.

Fan Zines

• A Mononoke (2007) Zine is accepting applications from illustrators until September 30.

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 an Expert UI/UX Designer, a Gameplay Programmer, a Lead Artist, a Lead Game Designer, a QA Specialist, a Senior Environment Artist, a Senior Gameplay Animator, a Senior Gameplay Programmer, and a Senior Producer.
• (Salt Lake City, UT) Avalanche is seeking a Senior Character Artist, a Layout artist, and a Character Artist.
•  (Los Angeles, CA) DICE LA is seeking an Animation Director, a Design Director, a Lead Character Artist, a Senior Concept Artist, and a Senior VFX Artist. DICE Stockholm has many job openings, as well.
• (Glendale, CA) Disney Games and Interactive Experiences is seeking an Art Director.
• 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.
• (Kirkland, WA) Harebrained Schemes is hiring a Senior Character Technical Artist.
• itch.io has launched a job board so that studios can post paid positions to the itch.io development team.
• (Kirkland, WA) Monolith Productions is seeking an Advanced Narrative Designer, a Materials Lead Artist, an Advanced Technical Artist for World “Construction,” Advanced UI Artist, a Cinematics Director/Master Artist, Presentation, a Senior Artist/Animator, Presentation, and a Senior Artist/Animator, Outsourcing.
• (Chicago, Illinois) NetherRealmStudios is seeking a Senior Designer, Senior FX Artist, an FX Artist, an Advanced Concept Artist, a Senior UI Designer, a Senior Technical Artist for World “Construction,” and a Senior Technical Artist for Animation.
•  (Irvine, CA) Nexon is seeking a Lead Gameplay Engineer, a Principal 3D Artist, a Principal Character Artist, a Senior Gameplay Engineer, a Senior Server Engineer, and a Technical Animator. They’re also seeking localizers for contract work in El Segundo.
•  (Burbank, CA) Nickelodeon is seeking a Senior Director to oversee game production.
• Queerly Represent Me is seeking more pitches for their Game As You Are series. Selected contributors will be paid. They’re also seeking interviewees who are queer and work in games.
•  (London, UK) Roll7 is seeking an Assistant Producer, a Game Artist, a Lead Animator, a Lead Game Designer, a Lead Producer, and a Lead UI Designer. They’re also seeking an Administrator/Assistant. Employees work from home 9 days out of 10.
•  (Los Angeles, CA) SEED LA is seeking a Senior Character Technical Artist for a 6-month contract position.
• (London, UK) Supersolid Games is seeking a Marketing Artist, a Senior 3D Artist, a Senior Game Artist (2D), a Senior Game Designer, and a Server Developer.
• (Manchester, UK) TT Games is seeking a Senior/Lead Gameplay Designer, a Technical Artist, and a UI Artist.
• (Toronto, Canada) Ubisoft is hiring artists, programmers, office workers, and more.
• WB Games is seeking an Advanced Technical Artist, FX in Kirkland, Washington. They’re also seeking a Creative Director in Needham, MA and an Animation Technical Director in Montreal, Quebec. They are also seeking gamers in Montreal, San Francisco, and Seattle to test games currently in development.
• 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

•  Margot Atwell, the Head of Publishing at Kickstarter, is offering 2 mentorships this fall to those in the first five years of their publishing career.
•  ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters Program is accepting applications from college students of color interested in doing great journalism until September 18.
• The ABR Indigenous Fellowship, worth $10,000, is accepting proposals from emerging or established Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers, journalists, commentators, scholars, activists, and creative writers until October 1.  The fellowship recipient will be expected to contribute three high-quality nonfiction articles to the Australian Book Review.

Residencies, Retreats, and Workshops

• The 2020 Artist’s Residency at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall, UK is accepting applications from artists until October 31.

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

Scholarships, Sponsorships, and Grants

• The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo is offering six $75 mini-grants to its exhibitors. Apply by September 22 for consideration.

• 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.

Check out Arts for LA, College Art Opportunities, 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.

Voice Acting

 Our Life: Beginnings and Always, a commercial visual novel, is seeking voice actors for a child and adolescent version of one of its characters. Apply by September 22 for consideration.

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

Writing and Editing

•  Bronzeville Books is seeking horror short stories from Latinx and AfroLatinx writers for the upcoming anthology Latinx Screams until today, September 13.
•  ColorBLOQ is accepting submissions for their November publication ARMOR: Celebrating Fashion, Couture, and the Style Journeys of Queer and Trans People of Color until today, September 13.
•  Avon Books is accepting submissions of Adult HEA or HFN romance from unagented authors until September 15. #OwnVoices is highly encouraged, and writers of all gender identity, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and ability are invited to apply.
• Augur Magazine is open to submissions until September 30.
• Sinister Wisdom is seeking fiction, non-fiction, prose, poetry, and visual art from Asian lesbians until September 30. There is no mention of how contributors will be compensated.
• Belt Publishing is seeking nonfiction narratives for an anthology about queer experiences in the Midwest, Appalachia, Plains, and Rust Belt until October 1.
• Storm of Blue Press is seeking submissions from LGBTQ women and nonbinary individuals for its first anthology “catch flights, not feelings” through October 1 (soft deadline). Email submissions to stormofblue.lit@gmail.com and include first and last name, the category of your submission, and “catch flights, not feelings anthology” in the email title. Enclose a brief third person bio, your pronouns, & how you specifically relate to Blue as an LGBTQ woman or nonbinary individual in the email body . Include all submissions in ONE Word Doc or Google Doc.
•  The next #DVPit events will take place on October 28 (kids/YA) and October 29 (adult/#DVArt). Find out more about #DVPit here.
• 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.

•  (New York, NY) Abrams Media is seeking an Associate Managing Editor, an Associate Managing Editor – Children’s, and an Associate Editor – Adult.
• Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is seeking freelance copyeditors and proofreaders. They specify that they do not want content edits – just copy edits.
•  (New York, NY) AI Now is seeking an Editorial Lead.
• (New York, NY) Aladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is seeking an Editorial Director.
• The American Greetings Alternative Writing Studio is accepting applications for freelance card writers. 
• 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.
• Do you have aromantic or asexual characters in your prose? Enter your book into this database so that more people can find your work.
• (New York, NY) Atria Books is seeking a Senior Editor and a Senior Production 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 Editorial Assistant.
• 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.
• (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.
• Butter is currently seeking poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction from queer, trans, and/or nonbinary creators.
• (Somerville, MA) Candlewick Press is seeking an Editorial Assistant.
• 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. 
• Clarksworld Magazine is looking for fiction and nonfiction contributors and pays up to $0.10 per word.
•  (Chicago, IL) Colossal is seeking a full-time managing editor.
•  ComicBook.com is seeking a Staff Writer.
• (San Francisco, CA) CrunchyRoll is seeking an Editor for a 6-month position.
• 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.
•  (Burbank, CA) DC Entertainment is seeking an Associate Editor and an Assistant Editor for young readers books in the DC Universe imprint.
• (Glendale, CA) Disney Publishing Worldwide is seeking an Editor.
•  Dovetail Fiction is seeking remote, part-time developmental YA editors.
•  ENBY is seeking merch and zines to stock in their distro.
• (New York, NY) Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, is seeking an Editor/Associate Editor.
• (New York, NY) Gallery Books is seeking a Senior Production Editor.
• GenderTerror is accepting submissions of LGBTQ+ horror from artists and writers.
• (New York, NY) Hachette Books is seeking an Editorial Director.
• Hashtag Blak is accepting submissions of YA or adult fiction from Black British writers.
• (New York, NY) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media Lifestyle is seeking a Production Editor.
•  (San Francisco, CA) Insight Editions is seeking an Editor or Senior Editor.
• 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 or remote) Jezebel is seeking a full-time staff writer. Remote okay.
• Kevin Anderson & Associated is looking to hire three Managing Editors. Applicants may be located within the Greater NYC Area, Los Angeles County, or Nashville, TN.
• (New York, NY) Little, Brown Books is seeking an Associate Editor/Editor for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
• 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 Like Mine,” an ongoing column in Xtra, is seeking essays about queer love in all its forms – romantic, familial, platonic, and more.
• (New York, NY) Macmillian Publishers is seeking an Editorial Assistant to work across all imprints.
• Native Ink Press is seeking submissions of nonfiction prose and children’s books.
• Narratively is seeking submissions of writing, photography, and illustrations.
• Panel Patter is looking for contributors, particularly from writers interested in manga and webcomics!
• (New York, NY) Patch is seeking pitches for narrative features about New York City. Pays $0.50/word.
• (New York, NY) Penguin Random House is seeking a Designer or Junior Designer.
• POMEgranate Magazine is accepting pitches from artists and writers.
•  (Princeton, NJ)  Princeton University Press is seeking an Editorial Assistant to work with books in the fields of Science and Math.
• Queerly Represent Me is seeking more pitches for their Game As You Are series. Selected contributors will be paid. They’re also seeking interviewees who are queer and work in games.
•  (Philadelphia, PA) Quirk Books is seeking an Editor or Senior Editor.
• Rogue’s Portal is seeking contributors.
• 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.
• The SFWA blog is open to nonfiction submissions that might be of interest to new and/or established writers of science fiction and fantasy.
•  (New York, NY) Simon & Schuster is seeking an Editor, an Editorial Assistant, and a Senior Editor.
• Slide Stories is seeking writers for their love and sex short fiction platform focused on underrepresented audiences. Applications are open here and here.
• Strange Horizons is seeking submissions for their Brazil Special issue until September 23.
• 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.
• (New York, NY) Warner Brothers is seeking an Associate Editor (Project) with experience in children’s lit and YA.
• Women Write About Comics is seeking new contributors.
• Xtra, one of the world’s leading LGBTQ2 online publications, is seeking an Executive Editor.
• (New York, NY) Yen Press is seeking an Editorial Assistant (Manga).
• 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

•   Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers is seeking a paid intern for a Fall Internship, and will select by September 16.
• Children aged 3-18 are invited to submit artwork to the Space Foundation’s International Student Art Contest. Submit artwork with the theme “how exploring space improves life on earth” by November 18 for a chance at recognition and prizes with cash values of up to $1,200.
• Looking to hire a remote intern? Jessica shared some tips on how to do so!
• (New York, NY) Abrams is seeking a Children’s Editorial intern.
• (New York, NY) Bloomsbury Publishing is seeking interns.
• (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.
• Latinx in Publishing is seeking a paid intern for September 2019-January 2020.
• 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.
• (New York, NY) Oxford University Press is seeking an Acquisitions Editorial Intern to help in the Academic and Trade Sciences departments.
•  (London, UK) Roll7 is seeking a Level Designer intern.
• (Needham, MA) WB Games Boston is seeking a Graphic Design intern to work on mobile game Game of Thrones: Conquest.

Resources

• The 2019 Convention Artist Survey is now accepting submissions from artists who sold work at 2019 shows.
• The August 2019 #VisibleWomen spreadsheet is now available.
• Anina shared this amazing resource for comic book creators, parents, young readers, librarians, teachers, and more!
• Becca Hallstedt shared some advice for going full-time freelance. 
• Becca Hillburn of Nattosoup shared a post on Affordable Adobe Alternatives for Illustrators. Be sure to check Becca’s Youtube channel for new video interviews with independent artists, walkthroughs with dip pen nibs, tutorials, and more.
• 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. Camilla also shared a thread of best practices for comics project creators on Kickstarter.
• Caytlin shared some great advice on raising your prices and what to expect!
• 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.
• #DisabledAndHere has provided free stock photography, portraits, and interviews from from disabled BIPOC in the Pacific Northwest.
• Artist E.Hanby opened a blog sharing Clip Studio Paint tips!
• The Electric Zine Maker is a web-based print shop and art tool for making zines. It even shows you folding instructions, and you can save your work, too! Thank you Nathalie for this cool resource and website!
• Elissa shared a thread on reaching out to your local bookstores as an author!
• 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!
• The Etherington Brothers share all kinds of drawing advice on their Instagram.
• Fai wrote a comprehensive Zine Organizing Guide. Thanks, Fai!
• 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.
• Julia shared a guide to analog self-publishing. Print your comics yourself with this handy guide!
• Kickstarter has a large resource area for information on bringing publishing, comics, or journalism projects to life.
• Kyle T. Webster shared a script for artists who are asked to work work for free.
• Lauren B. shared a visual guide to choosing color palettes.
• Liz Kramer shared a thread of free portfolio website hosts.
• An important reminder from Michelle!
• 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!
• POC in Audio is a place where employers can find candidates of color, and POC can find each other for meetups, advice, mentorships, and collaborations.
•  Artist Reimena Yee shared advice on How to Break Into Comics: A Guide for Malaysians by a Malaysian. They also shared great advice for editing comics (for non-comic editors, but good for anyone) AND a blog post on researching for [historical] graphic novels! Also, I like this idea about comics having a transcript that describes what’s happening on the page in full, more illustratively than a script does.
• Reuben Lara created an interactive perspective grid!! This is too cool. Can’t wait to play around with this later!
• 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 for everyone involved!
• 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!
• Toffl shared a tip on creating and applying custom patterns for clothing in Clip Studio Paint.
• Vampbyte shared a Google Sheets file with links to all of their tutorial threads.
• Wendy Xu shared a primer on how to get an agent as a comic artist.
• Yoshi Yoshitani shared a comprehensive Guide to Tabling at Conventions (2019 Edition). They also shared a guide to commenting etiquette in online spaces and how to email illustrators about work. Thanks Yoshi!

Deals

• Every Monday, Barnes and Noble offers deals on manga.
• Greg Pak is offering his Kickstarter Secrets How-To ebook to trans creators for free using the code TransRightsAreHumanRights at checkout (honor system).

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 A Family Dinner by Cory Q. Tan and this one for Lilly the Thief by Janne Kukkonen.
•  Seven Seas has a survey for September. 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 – September 6, 2019