Happy New Year to all you amazing artists and cartoonists! This newsletter is a packed one – filled with plenty of festivals and submissions.
Any ongoing submission opportunities are removed after a three-month cycle, allowing space for new opportunities.
All links to an opportunity are in its header. To submit an available opportunity fill out this form.
Note from Grace: USA Residents beware, a Visa is required to sell work abroad. Canadian boarders have cracked down on Americans entering for work reasons. Make sure to have a plan for shipping/selling your work. They will confiscate your goods and turn you away should you not have your papers in order.
Glasgow Zine Fest – Jan 11 – Festival Application – Glasgow, Scotland
Seeking vendors for their May 23-24 Festival
Comic Arts Richmond – Jan 5 – Festival Application – Richmond, VA
Seeking vendors for their Mar 23 Festival.
Note from Grace: An amazing show for new cartoonists and especially zinesters.
BICS – APS OPEN JAN 5 – Festival Application – Brooklyn, NY
Seeking vendors for their April 18-19 Festival
VANCAF – Jan 11 – Festival Application – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Seeking vendors for their Jul 5-6 Festival.
Note from Grace: I personally enjoyed this festival, and have tabled this festival before.
RICE – Jan 10 – Festival Application – Rochester, NY
Seeking vendors for their May 16 Festival.
Vancouver Art Book Fair – Jan 4 – Festival Application – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Seeking vendors for their May 15 – 17 Festival.
CAKE – Jan 5 – Festival Application – Chicago, IL
Seeking vendors for their May 2 – 3 Festival.
Note from Grace: One of my favorite festivals out there. Especially for affordability and sales.
Heading includes link, compensation, and deadline.
David Higham – Unpaid – Ongoing Until Closed
Agency open to submissions.
Note from Grace: Querying an agent is awesome! But! Make sure this agency aligns with your long-term goals as well as your creative style. Finding an agent is a lot like dating—it takes some work and lots of rejection to find the right one.
Pencil Magazine – Paid – Jan 15
Seeking art rendered in PENCIL ONLY for issue three of their magazine; Theme: Letters/Correspondence.
Solstice Lit Magazine – Paid – Mar 31
Seeking Graphic Lit, Poetry, and Fiction.
Note from Grace: This was one of the first publications I ever got into. It is a great opportunity for emerging cartoonists to get their name published and out there.
Paper Rocket Press Publishing Prize – Paid and Print Fee covered – Feb 1
Seeking mini comics to publish with Paper Rocket.
Note from Grace: Robyn Chapman is a brilliant curator and editor. This is a fabulous opportunity for new and emerging cartoonists to get experience in publishing.
Creature Conserve – Exhibition – Feb 1
Seeking multiple different artists for exhibition on Re-Inhabiting Conservation: Using Art to Bring Wildlife Conservation Closer to Home.
Create! Magazine – Paid – Jan 31 – WOMEN IDENTIFYING APPLICANTS ONLY
Seeking women identifying artists for their Women’s Issue.
Boston Art Review – Jan 4 – Compensation Unclear
Seeking artist and writer pitch for Issue 16 of the Boston Art Review.
Seedlings – Rolling – Artist Copy
Seeking writing, art, and multimedia projects.
Stelton Distro – Paid – Jan 10
Zine distributor interested in wholesaling activist and abolition-based zines.
Seeking art inspired by the Lunar New Year animal: the Horse.
Black Feminist Collective – Unpaid – Rolling
Seeking writing, essays, comics, art, for their quarterly newsletter.
Sussex Call for Mural Art – Paid – Jan 19
Seeking multiple artists for multiple mural sites in New Brunswick.
Stationery Fest NYC – Paid – Ongoing No Deadline Listed
Seeking stationery makers for multiple workshops for the 7/31-8/1 Festival.
Letters As Characters – Artist Copies Provided – Jan 31
Seeking writers to contribute to letter based 2026 anthology.
World Illustration Awards – Paid – Feb 17
International Illustration Award.
Powerhouse Arts – Jan 8 – NY, NY – New York City Residents Only
Artist subsidy available for fabrication costs for New York City Artists.
Note from Grace: PHA has many paid opportunities for NYC based artists. Highly recommend saving their submittable to keep an eye out for openings.
Post Wave Prize – Jan 7 – Paid
Seeking illustrations under the theme ‘Time for Tea.’
Heading includes opportunity name, deadline and location.
Culture & Animals Foundation Grant – Jan 31 – Max $5,000 toward project proposal
CAF funds academic and artistic projects that raise public awareness about animal rights. Grants are awarded in three categories: Research, Creativity, and Performance.
Black Art Summer School – Jan 23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – BLACK ARTIST APPLICANTS ONLY
The program embraces a fluid and transformative structure, taking shape through cyphers, performances, discussions, night school, listening sessions, sonic lectures, artistic walks, and other forms of collective study.
Terra Foundation Grant – Feb 16 -- $10-25K toward project proposal
Grant to support projects at any stage. In-person, virtual, and hybrid formats are eligible for funding.
NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship – Jan 27 -- $8,000 Unrestricted Grant – NEW YORK RESIDENT APPLICANTS ONLY
This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete.
Rijksakademie – Feb 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Fully Funded
Two yearlong residency allowing artists to develop a long form project.
WNY Book Arts Center – Rolling – Buffalo, NY – Studio Space
Month long studio space residency for printmakers.
Ucross – Jan 15 – Sheridan, WY – Room and Board
2-6 Week Residency allowing for artists to live and produce work with creative community.
Stadler Center for Poetry and Art – Feb 1 – Lewisburg, PA, USA – Room and Board
Residency for artists and writers at Bucknell University
Sharpe – Walentas Studio Residency – Jan 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Studio Space
Yearlong studio space residency in DUMBO.
The Ou Gallery Residency – Rolling – Vancouver Island, Canada – Housing and Studio
Peaceful residency to unplug on Vancouver Island.
Long Meadow Art Residency – Feb 18 – Berkshire, NY – Fully Funded
Upstate residency designed for independent projects and fostering community. Fine art oriented, printmakers should apply.
Blue Mountain Center – Feb 1 – Adirondack Mountains, Upstate NY – Fully Funded, no stipend
Off-grid residency for artists to work on independent project of choice.
Barbara Webb Residency – Mar 30 – Stroud, UK – Studio Access, a free course with GPC
Part of the Gloucestershire Printmaking Collection (GPC) provides access to incredible studio and materials.
The Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation for Literature and Arts – Sezze Romano, Italy – Fully Funded
Month long, intersectional residency focused on artists personal projects
L’Alliance New York Animation First Festival – Feb 3 – 8 – NY, NY
Animation film festival including 6 feature films.
Queer Figure Drawing Night – Jan 11 – Baltimore, MD
Queer figure drawing at Dreamers & Make Believers.
Mental Health Zine Making Workshop – Jan 6 – Glasgow – Free to Attend
Make zine to discuss and process mental health.
NYC Cartoonist Meet Up – Monthly – Brooklyn, NY
Note from Grace: I co-founded this event, and it is a great way for young artists in New York City to get to know one another.
$10 at the door. Community meet-up.
Upcoming Dates:
Dec 15, Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 16, Apr 13, and May 18
BCAF—Picture to Panel – Every First Monday – Somerville, MA – Free to Attend
Monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area.
The Laundromat Project – Artist & Community Development Coordinator
David Higham Literary Agency – Assistant Agent
Microcosm Publishing – Managing Editor
Note from Grace: I have worked with Microcosm and have only had good things to say about them.
Paper and Cloth – Illustration and Print Designer
Punk Cat Press – Screen Printing Workshop
Printmaking courses in Jersey City, NJ.
Olga Aleksandrova has curated a list of illustration awards highly recommend reviewing an applying.
Note from Grace: The Cartoonist Co-Op has a very useful resource section, broken down into categories. Great for emerging and early-career cartoonists. I am a member.
As usual, here are some additional resources available for your own personal research.
I’ve come across these sources on my own time, of which have sponsored me for their shout out.
- Submittable.com
- Cartoonist Co-Op
- Instagram: you.got.this.gigs
- Instagram: chillsubs_official
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