so very virtual - 10.08.2024
a slow dance, an open mic, and queer theatre 🎭
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.
📋 To submit a listing, fill out this form.
📚 If you’re new, start with this pandemic resource roundup.
Action Alerts 🔔
Steps to support a better world
Support the Hurricane Helene Response & Rebuild with this WNC Resource Guide.
Sign this letter by health workers who oppose proposed mask bans.
Add your name to this open letter to Samsung to support the stuttering community.
Virtual Events 🎟
Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option
Country Queers with Haymarket Books — Tuesday, October 8th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM ET // Sliding scale $0 to $25
We're Not Going Back: Learning from the Past to Fight for the Future with The Pink Triangle Legacies Project — October 8th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET // Free
Infusing Writing into Activism with Butterfly Noir — Starts October 8th // Free
The Arc of the Romance Story: A Workshop with Amber Flame with Roots. Wounds. Words. — October 10th and 24th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM ET // $100 with scholarships available
Writing TV for Wide Appeal Through Diverse Genres with Screencraft and Black Boy Writes — Friday, October 11th at 11:00 AM PT // Free
Kinky Slow Dance Jam for Black Kinfolk with Thee Black Vixenite — October 11th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM ET // Pay what you can from $4.44, no one turned away
Every Struggle Is An Ecological Struggle: Towards A Radical Arts Practice Through Ekphrasis with Raina J. León with Roots. Wounds. Words. — October 12th and 26th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM ET // $100 with scholarships available
SPARK: A Monthly CreaTiff Writing Club with Literary Liberation — October 13th at 11:00 AM // Free with sliding scale donations $5 to $10 welcome
Pandemic Poetry: Virtual Open Mic with Monica K. Allen — October 13th from 2:00 to 3:30 PM CT // Free
The Fragmented Essay: A Writing Workshop with Noam Keim with Roots. Wounds. Words — October 15th and 17th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM ET // $100 with scholarships available
Thyme 2 Write: People of Color with Riotous Roots — Tuesday, October 15th from 9:30 to 11:00 AM ET // Free
Power Mapping the Healthcare System with Debt Collective — Wednesday, October 16th from 8:00 to 9:30 PM ET // Free
Docu-poetics: Between the Stanza and Archive with The Ohio State University’s Urban Arts Space — Starts Wednesday, October 23rd // Free
Booking Author Speaking Engagements with Pipeline Authors — Wednesday, October 23th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM PT // $35
Write Your Movie Workshops II: Finishing Your Script with The Spring School — Begins Sunday, October 27th // $300
The Boy Bands Have Won Digital Stream with The Hum'n'bards — Available through Thursday, October 31st // Pay What You Can
Podcast Developing & Pitching with Pandemic University — Friday, November 1st at 6:00 PM ET // Suggest price $25
Online Opportunities 🛋
Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more
Pilot Pre-Production Program with Asians in Animation — First deadline is October 15th.
The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship with One Story — Apply by October 16th.
“No One is Free Until We All are Free:” Activism, Advocacy, and Academic Freedom During Late-Stage Capitalism Call for Proposals with Black Women’s Studies Association — Submit by October 18th.
Writers Mentorship Program with Latinx in Publishing — Apply by October 19th.
Remote Resources 📘
Support and info for these pandemic times
No Borders! Book Bundle from Haymarket Books
LGBTQIA+ History Books to Read for Adults and Kids from FOLX
Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions, Open Access E-Book
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.