so very virtual - 09.27.2024

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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

• Order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests & tell your friends!

Virtual Events 🎟

Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option

• Qualitative Fit Test Demonstration and Q&A with Boston Private Tutors — September 28th at 2:30 PM ET // Free

• National Endowment for the Arts Disability Arts Listening Session — September 30th from 3:30 to 5:00 PM ET // Free

• The Narrative Election Guide for Immigrant Futures with Narrative Initiative — September 30th at 4:00 PM ET // Free

• MFA Application Crash Course: 6-Week Seminar with Yasmine Ameli — Starts October 1st // Sliding scale from $180 to $360

• Thyme 2 Write: Black Folks with Riotous Roots — Tuesday, October 1st from 9:30 to 11:00 AM ET // Free with donations welcome

• One Memory at a Time: Memoir with Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton with Torch Literary Arts — Starts Wednesday, October 2nd at 7:00 PM CT // Free with donations appreciated

• The Art of the Short Story Workshop with Kweli Journal — Starts October 2nd // $325

• Sketch Comedy Writing Class with Paige Elson — Starts October 5th // $250

• How Marriage Affects Your Finances with Be Intentional Financial — Wednesday, October 9th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // Free

• A Poetry Reading for Gaza with Workshops 4 Gaza — Friday, October 11th from 5:00 to 6:00 PM PT // Suggested donation of $25

• The Long COVID RISE Symposium with University of Washington Seattle — Saturday, October 12th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT // Free

• After Birth: Postpartum Narratives with Literary Liberation — Saturdays, October 19th & 26th from 12:00 to 2:00 PM ET // $100

• The Halloween Zoom (Comedy) Show — October 31st from 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM ET // Pay what you can with $10 suggested

• Free Draft Generator with Alex Terrell with GrubStreet — November 8th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET // Free

• ⚡ZINE LUNCH!⚡: The Temper Tantrum Poem Workshop with Jay Délise with Sarabande — December 6th at 12:00 PM // Free

Online Opportunities 🛋

Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more

• Craft Research Fund Grant with Center for Craft — Apply by October 4th.

• Recommend an Artist for the Wynn Newhouse Award — Recommend by October 15th.

Remote Resources 📘

Support and info for these pandemic times

• Black Women Toxic Job Suicide Prevention Resource Guide

• A System of Inequity: Fashion for Every Body, a TEDx Talk by Aaron Rose Philip

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.