Good friend of the blog Alex Fitch alerts us to the fact that the Prism organisers are still encouraging creators to apply for their annual grants which are designed to help creators involved with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender comics, through both a monetary grant and doing their best to help promote the comics to readers. From the official description:
“Prism comics awards a significant Queer Press Grant to assist in the publication and promotion of LGBT comics. The grant is funded by donors who are either creators who want to help others just starting out, or fans who want to see more LGBT creators get published.
The submissions are judged for a variety of elements. First and foremost is the quality of the work itself; the level of the illustration and writing, the use of cartooning techniques such as panels, lettering, and page layout, and the thematic depth and ability to develop character and plot, for example, all play significantly in the decision. Also under consideration, however, are financial need, the thoroughness of the business plan, and the presentation of the grant proposal. A well-written proposal with no grammatical or spelling errors, for example, can provide the crucial few points to break an artistic stalemate.
The work can be in black and white or in colour, and in comic strip, comic book, or webcomic format.”
(Justin Hall reading Glamazonia the Uncanny Tranny)
The closing date for submissions is the 1st of October; check the Prism site for full details as to what you will need to apply. Alex interviewed the 2007 recipients Justin Hall and Glamazonia for Panel Borders and you can still hear that show here.
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
Awards, Comics and cartoons