Conventions Events Submission Calls: Alex Wrekk art comics conventions events festivals illustrations independent media milkyboots outreach Portland Seattle Seattle Center Short Run Short Run Small Press Fest small press Sparkplug Stumptown Underground submissions calss The Vera Project Virginia Paine writing zines
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Short Run Small Press Fest Recap!
We tabled at the first-ever Short Run Small Press Fest in Seattle this past weekend! The Short Run Small Press Fest reminded us a lot of the Portland Zine Symposium in feel, ethics and organization.
Short Run was held at The Vera Project, an all ages, non profit, music and art venue in Seattle Center. We want to give a big thank you to all the organizers who worked hard to keep tabling costs low and admission to the event free, key ingredients to any independently minded festival (as a PZS organizer, Blue can attest to this)!
I (Blue) drove up to Seattle with Emily and Virginia Paine of Sparkplug and tabled for Stumptown Underground, sharing a table with Alex Wrekk.
We met so many people, got a lot of Stumptown Underground zines and information passed out, and had a lot of fun. There were many people checking out Short Run that hadn’t even heard of zines, so it was great to be reaching out to so many new people about independent media. When I talked to organizer Kelly Froh at the end of the day, she said that their count for attendance was 820!
Thank you so much, Short Run! We will want to go again next year, so keep up the good work.
Issue #21: Memory
Issue #21 – December 2011
Theme: MEMORY
Deadline: NOVEMBER 23
Memory is the seed for many stories, but this month we’re looking for stories about memory: recalling, forgetting, nostalgia, amnesia, deja vu – all are welcome!
See our Submissions Guidelines for criteria.
Send your submissions to:
stumptownunderground@gmail.com
Top Secrets Release Party @ In Other Words!
Stumptown Underground is excited to announce
the zine release party and reading for our newest issue!
“Top Secrets” at In Other Words
Where: In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth St.
What: Secrets and Zines!
Who: Stumptown Underground
When: Friday, October 7th
Time: 7pm-9pm
We are having a release party for our “Top Secrets” issue, centralized around the theme of secrets, this October 7th at In Other Words, from 7pm-9pm.
We are also having a little contest for anyone to submit shorter secrets online and Title Wave Used Book Store has donated 3 ten-dollar gift certificates, which we will be giving away to the best short secrets submitted and voted on. Find out more information here!
The relase party is free, all ages, and you’ll be able to meet and greet with the issue’s contributors and purchase copies of “Top Secrets” (contributors get 1 copy each) before all your friends.
“Top Secrets” is the twentieth monthly anthology from Stumptown Underground, centralized around the theme of secrets. In these issue, you’ll find comics, writing, and illustrations from the likes of Hazel Newlevant, James Michael Williams, Katy O’Brien, Lauren Waudé, Jeremy Scott Kemp and many other talented folks.
Here’s the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=283905298288737
We will be getting an online preview up soon, so stay tuned!
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Tell SU your short secrets!
One of our editors, Jon Hallman, volunteers at Title Wave Used Book Store, which has graciously donated three $10 gifts certificates for us to give away in a secrets contest!
We are having a little secrets contest to go along with our upcoming secrets-themed issue. The deadline to submit art, comics, and other longer secrets to that issue is September 23rd.
In the meantime, we’ve made a handy little survey for you to fill out to submit your shorter, juicy secrets to us for a chance to win one of three $10 gift certificates to Title Wave Used Book Store.
Fill out the survey for the secrets contest here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VBDSG6J
The deadline for submitting your secrets online for the contest is also September 23rd, as we will be putting them up to be voted on then.
All submitted secrets will be put up online, without names, to be voted on by anyone. Voting starts on September 24th, online, winning secrets will be announced on October 7th at our release party!
If you do not include any contact information, however, we will be unable to award you any gift certificate. We will be awarding the three gift certificates to the top three submitted short secrets that have included a way to contact them. You are still welcome to submit your secret and have it included online… You know, just for the glory of being voted on and ranked. If you would like to give us contact information to make you eligible to win one of the Title Wave Bookstore gift certificates, please leave your number or email address within the survey.
We will also be including the top 10 submitted secrets in the printed zine. This can be anonymous or not. If you would like your little secret to not be considered for inclusion in print, please indicate that in the appropriate box within the survey. Please also indicate if you would like your name on your little secret in print. We will assume not, otherwise.
Thanks for reading, we can’t wait to see what we get!
Submission Calls: art black and white color comics illustrations Portland submissions calls writing zines
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Issue #20: Secrets
Issue #20 – Due out October 2011
Theme: SECRETS
Deadline: SEPTEMBER 23
We all have our secrets, what’s yours? The theme we’ll be focusing on for our 20th issue will be secrets. We want to know yours. We want to know how secrets have affected you.
We’ll be doing a little secrets contest outside of the issue (think 140 characters ish), but more on that later.
See our Submissions Guidelines for criteria for submitting to the secrets-themed zine, issue #20 of Stumptown Underground.
Send your submissions to: stumptownunderground@gmail.com
Events: Aaron Brassea art Art in the Park comics community Everett Patterson fun parks parties Portland sun Tom Eichacker Tonya Jones writing zines
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New Zine at Art in the Park!
Stumptown Underground will be debuting the new issue, a summer and ocean themed flip book, at Art in the Park on Saturday, August 20th!
With work from Everett Patterson, Tonya Jones, Aaron Brassea, Tom Eichacker, Molly Teutimez and more! We hope to see you there sometime, should be a fun day in the sun with lots of other artists.
Check out more info here: http://cherrysprout.com/?p=677
Or here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195443197186953
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Stumptown Underground Is Looking for a Couple More Organizers!
Did you know that Stumptown Underground is collectively organized? Well, it is. Each organizer/editor has a say in every decision Stumptown Underground makes, we all pitch in (as we can) to pay for publishing costs (and get reimbursed as we sell issues), we all hand out fliers, we all vote on every submission we receive for each issue, and so on! Right now, two of our organizer/editors are out of the country, we’ve had a couple editors that have moved on, and two editors get really freaking busy every year during the Portland Zine Symposium. So, right now, we’re really feeling the need for extra hands.
If you’re interested in becoming a Stumptown Underground organizer/editor, email us to try it out! All potential new organizer/editors have to be unanimously approved by the current members (we have a tightly-knit crew going on here that works well together, we want to keep it that way) and we’d love to have answers to these few questions when you inquire about joining on our organizer team…
1) What is your creative background?
2) Why does helping with Stumptown Underground appeal to you?
3) What skills/talents do you feel you particularly possess(ways in which you are awesome) that would add to our awesomeness?
We seriously need a couple more DEDICATED and PASSIONATE organizers, so even if you have little experience with zines (organizer Jon was very inexperienced when he joined, now he’s practically an expert), shoot us an email!
Issue Previews Photos: art comics covers Everett Patterson illustrations images Katy Ellis O'Brien Max Karl Key Robnoxious writing zines
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“Heartbreak” and “Peas in a Pod” Special Previews!
The SU Editors/Organizers are wrapping up putting together our “Heartbreak” and “Peas in a Pod” issues, debuting tomorrow night at The Saratoga with a special music show. So, we wanted to take a last minute opportunity to get you all excited for these two new issues with a special preview!
“Heartbreak” Issue Preview
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“Fragile Enough To Break” (cover) by Katy Ellis O’Brien
“Eskimo Breakup” by Everett Patterson
“Nine Stories” by Alex Wrekk
“Friendship on Fire” by Robnoxious
“Peas in a Pod” Issue Preview
“Humans in a Pod” by Blue and hopskotch SunDAY
“Chester Biddlebaum” by Joseph
“Marbles” by Max Karl Key
“Heartbreak” & “Peas in a Pod” Release Party
Where: The Saratoga, 6910 N Interstate Ave
When: Wednesday, April 27th
Time: 8pm-11pm
For these two, new issues, we decided a music show would be just right, as breakups and friendship have inspired the creation of many songs. Fun Yeti has even learned some new songs to fit the theme, but we chose musicians who make music to fit the breakups/friendship vibe.
The show is free and you’ll be able to meet and greet with the issue’s contributors and purchase copies of “Heartbreak” and “Peas in a Pod” for $5 each (contributors get 1 copy each) before all your friends.
“Heartbreak” and “Peas in a Pod” are the the seventeenth and eighteenth monthly anthologies from Stumptown Underground, centralized around the theme of hreatbreak and friendships. In these issue, you’ll find comics, writing, and illustrations from the likes of Hazel Newlevant, Everett Patterson, Robnoxious, Tom Eichacker, Katy Ellis O’Brien, and many other talented folks.
Issue #19: Summer & The Ocean
We’re back on track for summer with TWO new submission calls for the price of one! And that price? FREE!
Issue #19 – August 2011
Theme: SUMMER
Deadline: JUNE 23
Our next issue will focus on stories of summertime – family vacations, ice cream trucks, trips to the old swimmin’ hole… Everything sunny and warm is welcome in this seasonal spectacular.
See our Submissions Guidelines for criteria.
Send your submissions to:
editors@stumptownunderground.com
Issue #19 – August 2011
Theme: THE OCEAN
Deadline: JULY 23
Following our hot and heavy summer issue we will be diving into the cool, refreshing topic of the Ocean! Submit your sea shanties, pirate lore and whale tales to this wet and wonderful issue.
See our Submissions Guidelines for criteria.
Send your submissions to: stumptownunderground@gmail.com
