Indie 2018

Authors/Writers:

The World’s Awakening to Independent Magazines

Founder of MagCulture, Jeremy Leslie talked to Zetteler about magazine publishers. Read interview here.

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Free Indie Book Reviews
Indipenned is looking for great independently published books to review. Review requests for all genres welcome. Click here for more information.

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The Small Publishers, Artists &Writers Network (SPAWN)
SPAWN provides information, resources and opportunities for anyone involved or interested in publishing, whether they are an author, freelance writer, artist or own a publishing company. SPAWN website.

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Smarter Artist Summit 
February 26 and 27th, authors and publishing experts from around the world meet in Austin, Texas. For more info check out their website

Cartoonists:  

THE MAGAZINE FOR TODAY'S COMIC STRIP ARTISTS AND FANS ALIKE!

A new publication for the comic arts. Winter issue of Comic Strip Cartoonist now available in print and PDF.
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Comic Book Artists:

DIGITAL COMICS SUBMISSIONS WANTED! 

Alterna Comics is looking to expand their digital catalog for 2018. Do you think your comic would make a great fit? Submit here.

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Filmakers:

#SupportIndieFilm

Join the Revolution! Use #SupportIndieFilm to promote your indie film and webseries tweets. RT and share others who use it! It's easy and it reaches millions everyday!

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The Dave Bullis Podcast
An award winning filmmaking and TV podcast. Imagine a free film school where each week you have a different teacher. Listen now.

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Game Developers:

IndieCade

Share your indie game screenshots, concept art, and music with their weekly features. Submit your work here.

IndieCade East 

International Festival of Independent Games February 16-18. Read more about the 11th Annual Event.

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Musicians:
Submit Your Music to 100 Blogs
One of your biggest challenges as a musician is getting heard. This free list will assist you in connecting with influencers and reviewers. Be sure to read the notes provided that detail guidelines and other useful info about specific music bloggers. 100 Music Blogs.

Vern Daysel

"Bone-rattling blues-inflected southern rock that’s insanely intense."
New album Blood of a Wolfe is out now. Watch lyric video for Letting Go and get your free album download.

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Indie Artists Magazine Coalition Award, Image Expo 2018 and the 9th Annual Indie Series Awards

Indie Artists Magazines Coalition Award

Carlos Wilde is an eclectic and versatile singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composing in a wide range of music genres. Read about Carlos and his music.

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Listen and buy music at Bandcamp  

 Check Out Other Winners

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Comics:

Purchase your tickets for the February 21, 2018 event in Portland, Oregon. Image Expo 2018 is an opportunity for fans to meet artists and writers of their favorite creator-owned comics. In 1992, Image Comics changed the face of the comic book industry and now—more than 25 years later—Image Comics continues to inspire creativity and foster innovation.

Image Comics Website

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Webseries:

If you missed our regular entry deadline, you still have time to submit your webseries for #ISA9. The extended entry period runs through December 31. No submissions will be accepted after that date. Nominees will be revealed on January 31. Submission info.

Website

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Indie Mag Awards Part-2, Reviews for Breathe Easy and the Montreal International Game Summit

Indie Magazine Awards Part 2:

Find out why print indie magazines are so compelling. Check out highlights from this year's Stack Awards. 400 entries whittled down to a shortlist of 111 titles from 48 cities around the world. And the Winners are...

Authors and Books:

Tune in to the radio show that interviews authors of fantasy, science fiction and horror. Listen to Speculative Fiction Cantina and other shows at Writestream Radio.

Crowdfunding: 

Holidaze: The All-Krampus Spectacular 

For those of you who may be unfamiliar, Krampus is the hooved and horned being that’s often seen as the antithesis of Santa Claus, punishing the wicked children of the world, be it beating them with birch rods, dipping them in ink, or carrying them off to the underworld in a wicker basket.
Join me in backing this project on Kickstarter 

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Film: 
Breathe Easy
The clouds came and people changed! Everywhere! Our world is on fire! In every city and every town! Stay safe, protect what's yours! And Breathe Easy. Here's a collection of reviews for the global collaborative film Breathe Easy that was shot last year by 20 Directors in 10 Countries.

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Game Development: 
Montreal International Game Summit
The biggest professional video games industry event on the American East Coast. December 11-13. Visit website.

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Music:
Indie Music Channel

Go to the Indie Music Channel to find music, videos, info and more on singers and bands from around the world.

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Indie Magazines, Comic Strip Floyd and Crowdfunding a Feature-Length Movie Using Smartphones

Indie Magazines:

The Most Exciting New Magazines from 2017 at the Stack Awards

The Stack Awards are back for the third year, searching out the most exciting independent magazines published between October 2016 and September 2017. Shortlist: Launch of the Year

Take a tour of the independent publishing world with a pair of magazine experts.

Stack Magazines is a subscription service that delivers a different independent magazine to your door every month.Check out their website.

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Comic Strip:
Follow the weekly comic strip Floyd by self-described Comic Stripper Allan Tracy. Here's some of Allan's work from 2016.

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Crowdfunding:

Help Make a Feature-Length Movie Shot on Smartphones. This Project is on Kickstarter Now!

Body & Soul is a drama-thriller set in the London music scene. It's about ordinary people trying to make it against the odds, in a tough and ruthless business. Ordinary folk trying to be extraordinary. People like me and you, reaching for the stars. Read about project details at Kickstarter.

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Boston Metaphysical Society Will Be Crowdfunding on Kickstarter in Early 2018

Boston Metaphysical Society is a six issue steampunk supernatural comic mini-series written and created by Madeleine Holly-Rosing with art by Emily Hu. Visit website for details.

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Film:

 The Velvet Abstract

 

The Velvet Abstract has won its 6th award for best animated short at Frostbite Film festival in Colorado.  The film highlight's the detrimental damage we are doing to the environment, in a bid to raise awareness about our plight so that even more people can join the campaign to help save our planet.

Watch Trailer/ Read More About Film 

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Game Developers: 

Game Development Network
Looking for a friendly game development community? Join Game Development Network.

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The Indie Spot 
A podcast where @chocolatiergame reviews indie games with @WarSong in addition to talking about aspects of game design and indie games. Listen to podcast.

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Music:
BBC Introducing
If you are interested in finding indie bands or want your music heard on the BBC, check out BBC Introducing. Since its launch in 2007, BBC Music Introducing has been dedicated to discovering and supporting new music. BBC Introducing supports undiscovered and unsigned music. If you're making music, upload your best tracks.

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Meet the Band: Calling All Astronauts is an Electro-Goth Punk band from London. Take a few minutes and listen to Calling All Astronauts. 

Vote Here to Get National Airplay for Band.

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Book Events, Third Contact Movie and Indie Week Canada

   

Authors and Books:

The Alliance of Independent Authors

The Alliance of Independent Authors is a Membership organization of indie authors & advisors.They offer a variety of resources, for example: four different podcasts each month aimed at varying skill levels; members showcase; advice blog and more. Three times a year the Alliance of Independent Authors host a free online author conference fringe to London Book Fair, Book Expo America and Frankfurt Book Fair. Read details about these resources other benefits offered by ALLi. 

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20 Books Vegas: November 3-5       

This conference is about what it takes to make money as an independent author. Topics include making money, leveraging multiple revenue streams, social media, federal tax issues, business organization & structure, plus more. Eleven guest speakers are scheduled to participate. Check out the details of this event.

 

Tuscon Festival Of Books: March 10-11

Self-published and emerging authors are welcome to apply. The selection criteria for Indie Author Pavilion participants is outlined here.

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Film

WATCH: Third Contact ~ SciFi Mystery Thriller by Simon Horrocks

Read about the making of  Third Contact, a zero budget SciFi noir 

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MoMo Film Festival: Call for Entries 

"One of the most interesting and exciting events from around the world." ~ BBC World News

Submit your mobile film now to the Mobile Motion Film Festival.

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 Music

 TICKETS ON SALE:

Indie Week Canada 2017

Music Festival

Industry Conference 

Nov 7-12

Indie Week Canada has become one of Canada’s premiere indie music festivals showcasing 250+ acts from all over the world in front of music industry professionals offering 6 nights of showcases, 25+ venues, music industry panels, industry judging, demo listening sessions, mentor-ships, sponsored stages and more. Click here for details.

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Michael Egleton

Jazz/R&B/Soul

His music has been described as: "Fresh... New sound cut from an old cloth... Innovative and full of life experiences."

Meet Musician Michael Egleton and take a moment to listen to his music.

Sneak Peak at Michael Egleton’s new track ‘Situations’ off the upcoming album ‘In The Q’

Artist's Website

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Film Festivals, NaNoWriMo, Indie Music Monday and More

Enter Zed Fest Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2017

Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was founded to encourage and support independent low and big budget, filmmakers, who work in the horror, suspense, science fiction, drama,action, adventure, and art house genres. Deadline is Oct 27, 2017. Submit your screenplay.
 
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The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival

Artemis Motion Pictures presents The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. The event is dedicated to honoring female action and empowerment heroes, the men and women who pioneer them, and the undiscovered talent of the future. Submit your film, short or screenplay.
 

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The 5TH Annual IndieCork Film & Music Fest

The present and future of IndieCork, a festival of film and music. Read here
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FirstGlance Film Festival Los Angeles

Call For Entries

Enter your work to the the 18th annual FirstGlance Film Fest. Guidelines, awards and details here.

FIRSTGLANCE 

Short Online Contest

20 shorts are competing. You can watch and vote for free. Winner receives prizes valued at of $2,000 and a premiere at FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia (Fall 2018). Hosted by It's a Short.  Watch and vote here.

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Authors and Books

• Are you ready to write 50,000 words in 30 days? Register to participate in the annual National Novel Writing Month project. NaNoWriMo November 1-30.

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• Check out the Topshelf Annual Indie Book Awards. $175,000 Cash and prizes to over 350 winners and finalists. All books get FREE advertising until December 2018. Details here.

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• COVER WARS: Authors enter your book in cover wars for free book promotion. 15 book covers are posted each week. Vote for your favorite cover. The cover withe most votes becomes the book of the week. Read about competition and rules.

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♪ Music

• Musicians and fans tune into Indie Music Monday by Indie Music Bus. Every Monday and for the week, discover featured talent. Submit your band or favorite music here.

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• The Ealing Club, an iconic British rhythm and blues venue welcomes you to an evening of music on October 21. Acts Include: The Robert Hunter Band, The Bronsons, The Wilbur Project and JJ Symon. Lots of property development going on in this part of London. Best go see the show while you still have an opportunity to experience it at The Ealing Club. Read all about it and the bands on the bill.  

 

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• UPDATE: OXFORD- Landlords of indie music venue The Cellar withdraw their planning application but have not ruled out redeveloping the nightclub into retail space for charity. 

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Comic Strip Cartoonist Magazine and Rubber Clown Car

THE MAGAZINE FOR TODAY'S COMIC STRIP ARTISTS AND FANS ALIKE!

 

 Congratulations On Your 1 Year Anniversary Issue!

 

Order the Fall issue of Comic Strip Cartoonist magazine. Back issues available.

 

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♪ Rubber Clown Car

The band's new record Slave to the Algorithm is available on Bandcamp. Listen/Order

 

  Original art by @dandyserenity

 

Rubber Clown Car formed in 2006. The band is described as a mixture of XTC, Rob Mould, The Damned, The Who, GBV, The Replacements and Mathew Sweet. Rubber Clown Car has also been described as The Beatles on Quaaludes. 

 

Rubber Clown Car:

Dirk Prysby – Guitars, Vocals
Fred Beasley – Drums, Vocals, Guitars
Tony Pantalones – Bass, Keys, Everything else

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♪ Oxford, England: Indie Music Venue The Cellar Scheduled To Close Next Year. More than 10,000  supporters sign petition to save iconic nightclub. Local government officials side with The Cellar against closure.

Film
Official Selections Announced For 20th Annual First Glance Film Festival Philadelphia. Check out the indie films to be screened October 6-8

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Books and Authors
Promote your books, short stories, articles and blogs for free at Readers Gazette. 

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