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Welcome to Shiot Crock 6. Shiot Crock is a semi-annual APA publication of comics/comic-related work by professionals, amateurs, critics, and fans. All work submitted to this anthology will be included. We will not censor or reject any work regardless of content, technique, or level of craftsmanship. This is a great chance to see what else is out there, to have your work seen by a diverse audience, and to get real feedback. We hope you will participate. Shiot Crock 6 Calendar of Events January 14 - Contributor and Leaf Count Deadline Leaf count limit: There is no leaf count limit. February 14 - Submission Deadline There are days left to finish your submission. Send your submission to: Crock 6 P.O. Box 10264 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 To participate contact Brian Maruca, editor Shiot Crock 6. | ||
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Frequently Asked Questions What is the Shiot Crock? It is a semi-annual Amateur Press Association (APA) publication that everyone is invited to contribute his or her comic/comic related work to. What is an APA? APA is an abbreviation for amateur press association. An APA has a central person who takes in all printed contributions, compiles them together, and mails a compilation of all the material to each contributor. Contributors write/draw whatever they want, make an agreed-upon number of copies and send them to this central. Costs are covered by each member paying for their own printing and postage. This is participatory publishing. What purpose does the Shiot Crock serve? It provides a venue for artists to share their work, experiment with their craft, and otherwise try to amuse, entertain or impress their fellow contributors. What should I contribute? You can send whatever you want. Previous submissions/styles have entailed, aside from the standard comic style, cut-and-paste collages, silk screened work, photography, colored photocopies of (their own) paintings, a coloring book, essays... Does a contributor need an art background/will I embarrass myself? No art background needed (really) and you’re bound to embarrass yourself eventually, here you get to at least choose how and why. How does this work (spell it out for me)? Once the contributor list is set, each contributor will know how many copies of his or her piece that they need to duplicate (70 contributors = 70 copies). Each contributor then sends his work to the editor. The editor selflessly and courageously collects and collates all 70 copies by 70 contributors into 70 books and sends them back to the 70 contributors. Everyone then goes to the message boards at www.tcj.com and constructively criticizes/praises everyone’s work (if you’re not sure where, contact the editor and he’ll point you in the right direction). What is a leaf/leaf count? One leaf equals one page front and back. Why is a leaf count important? A fairly accurate leaf count allows the editor to gauge how much postage will be. How many leaves can I/should I do? As many as you want to pay reproduction for (although if you work at an office and can surreptitiously make copies, that should make your life a little easier). What are the contributor’s responsibilities? • Your first deadline is January 14. The editor needs a head count and rough leaf count by then. • For god sakes, collate your own work before sending it. • Your next deadline is in February 14. The editor needs your work mailed to him by then. • Each contributor is responsible for making enough copies of their work. • Postage: you will need to cover postage mailing your work to the editor • Binding fees (mailed to the editor) • Postage to get the Crock mailed back (mailed to the editor) The last Crock required a $9 fee to be sent to the previous editor to cover binding and return postage. What is the format going to be? We’re sticking to an 8 1/2" x 11" format. Who do I contact for submissions/questions, etc? Brian Maruca, editor Shiot Crock 6 | ||
