Summary (1/21/2025)

🖋️IN SHORT: Silent Manga Audition is open until May 10. Juniper Village at Hamilton is still seeking art for their gala Jan 31.

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UPCOMING APPLICATIONS

Juniper Village at Hamilton

Deadline: ASAP
What: 2-3 works of painting, drawing, photography, or mixed media. Must be ready to display. Include brief artist statement. Click here for original call for art
To apply: Email work and artist statement to Jazz Correa (email below)
Contact: [email protected]
When/Where: Jan 31 at 4:30; Juniper Village at Hamilton

Montclair Zine Fest

Deadline: ASAP/rolling
What: Small local zine fest
To apply: Submit form
Contact: [email protected]
When/Where: Mar 28-29; Fletcher Hall 67 Church St Montclair, NJ

New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market

Deadline: ASAP/rolling
What: Market with DIY and punk focus
To apply: Read terms/conditions and submit form
Contact: [email protected]
When/Where: Apr 11-12; NJ Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ

Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase (BICS)

Deadline: Apply ASAP
What: Small press event in Brooklyn
To apply: Submit form 
Contact: [email protected]
When/Where: Apr 18-19; The Box Factory | Industry City, 51 34th St Brooklyn, NY 11232

Cartoonist Coop Minicomic Awards

Deadline: Sunday, Jan 31, midnight
What: "Virtual showcase that spotlights unique, challenging, and under-recognized short form comics." No fees, accepts vertical scrolling comics. Read the FAQ. 
To apply: Make an account, then click "submit" while logged in
Contact: [email protected]
When/Where: Award ceremony May 30, 7:00 pm EST

Silent Manga Audition (SMA)

Deadline: Sunday, May 10, midnight
What: Contest hosted by COAMIX Inc (manga publisher) that helps its winners make professional manga debuts. Judges are established, respected mangaka. Comics must be silent (no dialogue, but SFX are ok). 2026 theme is "letters" (ie. mail).  Read rules here. 
To apply: Create account on website and upload thru the portal. Details are on the rules page. 
Contact: All contact info at this link
When/Where: Results announced July 31

YOUR PROJECTS

🪐Luke is in the Juniper Village Art Gala

Luke will be displaying some of his work at the Juniper Village Art Gala on Jan 31. Say hi and meet some seniors!

Old Stuff

Email and Discord links

Click here to access the backlog of all our email blasts.

And as always, here is the Discord invite link.