Candy or Medicine: Ohio

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Kindlin' Quarterly Call for Submissions

The Kindlin' Quarterly is a wonderful anthology based out of Yellow Springs, Ohio. I met the KQ folks at SPACE this year and I really like what they're doing. Just like Candy or Medicine, they are always looking for contributions. (You might even see one of my comics in an upcoming issue!) Here are the guidelines:

WHAT THIS THING IS:
The Kindlin' Quarterly is a seasonally-printed homegrown collection of humorous comics, prose, artwork, parody, satire, and anything else that draws a chuckle. The Kindlin' Quarterly encourages you to submit work for consideration for print in an upcoming issue.

WHAT IS HAS TO OFFER YOU:
❂ Above all, massive amounts of glory!
❂ One free copy of the issue in which your work is printed.
❂ The opportunity to buy, at printing cost (not retail), as many copies as you like of the issue in which your work is printed.
❂ The security of retaining all rights to your original work (OF COURSE).

WHAT TO SUBMIT:
❂ Completely original stories, artwork, jokes, musings, etc. up to 4 pages in length (length exceptions may be made for exceptional work).
Image format: up to 5.5 x 8.5", at least 300 dpi, JPEG, TIFF, or PDF.
(Digital images are preferred, but if you do not have access to a scanner, you may send originals.)
Prose format: Word document, PDF, or pasted into an email.
❂ Your real name, your pseudonym (if applicable), and your email address.

WHERE TO SUBMIT:
❂ thekindlinquarterly@yahoo.com
❂ FB message to page administrator Mariana Weflen
❂ 101 Corry Street Upper / Yellow Springs Ohio 45387

WHEN TO SUBMIT:
You may submit work at any time, however, work received after the deadlines listed in the schedule below will be considered for the next season's issue:

ISSUE | SUBMISSION DEADLINE | RELEASE DATE
Spring | February 1st | March 1st
Summer | May 1st | June 1st
Fall | August 1st | September 1st
Winter | November 1st | December 1st
*All dates are subject to change. Check the facebook page for updates!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

SPACE 2011 Recap

I've had a couple days to sit back and reflect on SPACE and thought I would share my thoughts with the Internets. I drove up Friday night instead of Saturday morning (which is when I went up last year) and that was a very smart move. The kids had time to go swimming, we went out for pizza and it gave me plenty of time to set up Saturday morning rather than rushing around (I hate rushing).

Views from my table:

The show seemed slower than last year. You could come with all kinds of reasons (two actually): C2E2 was the same weekend and OSU was on spring break. I think those two definitely had an impact on attendance, but whether it meant 10 fewer attendees or 100 fewer, I don't know. My sales were certainly down from last year, by maybe 30% (which sounds like a lot of money, but really equates to about $10), but what I really noticed was much less traffic than last year. There were a lot fewer people NOT buying my comics this year.

I don't go to SPACE expecting to sell enough comics to pay my mortgage, so with that said, I had a really great time. There were six Candy or Medicine contributors (not including myself). I met a lot of new people, re-connected with others I've met before and did a lot of trading (two bags this year!). SPACE also inspired my artistic side: I participated in a couple of jams and even started a few myself. One will be showing up real soon as a poster and the other two will ends up as mini-comics in the coming months. More on that later.

SPACE Loot

The weekend turned out to live up to my expectations and so I was really glad to be a part of this fun show. I'm already looking forward to SPACE 2012.