so very virtual is a free weekly newsletter featuring opportunities, events, and resources that are fully virtual, remote, or hybrid with an online option.
🔍 Please look into events and opportunities to decide whether they are right for you. Send any concerns to theeclarel@substack.com.
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📚 If you’re new, start with this pandemic resource roundup.
Action Alerts 🔔
Steps to support a better world
Say NO to the proposed New York mask ban.
Virtual Events 🎟
Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option
Office Hours with Asali Solomon with Blue Stoop — Monday, June 24th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM ET // $25
Celebrating Pride with AAWW with Asian American Writers’ Workshop — June 25th at 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // Free
THE BOOK OF JUJU Book Launch and Author's Chat — June 25th at 7:30 PM ET // Pay what you can $5 to $100
Live Editing #4 with editor Tom Bromley with Reedsy — June 27th at 3:00 PM ET // Free
2024 Summer Faculty Reading with VONA — Thursday, June 27th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // Free with donations welcome
June Virtual Screenwriting Workshop with Black Film Space — Thursday, June 27th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // $5
Starting a Garden: Resourcing your Community with Seeding Sovereignty — June 28th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET // Free
Elevate Hollywood! with Entertainment Business School — Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th // Free
"Poem Plus Prompt": A Workshop with Dilruba Ahmed with Blue Stoop — Tuesday, July 2nd from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET // $25
Journaling Free Space w/ Seph with The Constellation — Sunday, July 7th at 6:00 pm ET // $7 suggested donation
Industry Insider: Pitching for TV with Russell Rothberg with Script Anatomy — Wednesday, July 10th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM PT // Free
The Writer As Obsessive: Writing the Pop Culture Essay with Writing Workshops — Starts Saturday, July 13th // $299
Resource Allocation Mixer with Black Remote She — July 16th from 3:00 to 4:00 PM ET / 12:00 to 1:00 PM PT // Free
Writing for Change: Book Bans and Trans Writer Resilience with GrubStreet — July 24th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // Free
2024 Black Writers Weekend — August 1st through 4th // $45 for a virtual pass
Summer Virtual Conference with Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators — August 1st through 4th // $295
Summer School Masterclass & Workshops with Blue Stoop — All summer // $25 to $75 with some financial aid available
Workshops with Brooklyn Poets — All summer // $395 with some discounts available
Online Opportunities 🛋
Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more
5th Annual Black Trans Women at the Center: New Play Festival with Long Wharf Theatre — Apply by June 28th.
“New Dimensions: Black British Literatures and Creative Communities” with Callaloo — Submit by July 15th.
Anthology of Poetry by Sexual Assault Survivors with Sundress Publications — Submit by September 30th.
Free Youth Binder Program with Trans Essentials
Remote Resources 📘
Support and info for these pandemic times
WHY YOU SHOULD STILL WEAR A MASK IN 2024: a comprehensive guide from @_copy_of_a_copy
What to do if you are exposed to and/or get Covid from Washtenaw Covid Cautious Community
Pride Month Service Providers from Bela Gaytán
Spotlight: Safe Businesses from World Health Network (businesses keeping people safe from airborne pathogens)
Kuluntu’s Resource Hub from Kuluntu Reproductive Justice Center
Funding Trans Healthcare in 2024 | Money for Gender Affirming Care from QueerDoc
Resources from Young Screenwriters
About Justin
Justin Clarel is a Black queer writer, performer, and educator creating vibrant stories for a better world. They are most proud of their work with sketch comedy team The Rhubarbs, original works for stage and screen, and love for musical theatre. Keep up with their adventures at @theeclarel and theeclarel.com.