Fall 2022 Zine
Creative Guts is pleased to announce a call for art and writing for our Fall 2022 Zine, with a theme of Blue. As one of the three primary colors, it is the most beloved color in the world. Blue can evoke feelings of harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sadness. We are interested in how artists and writers feature the color blue in their work and what it represents to them.
The Creative Guts team aims to stimulate and inspire creativity, by telling the stories of those who are brave enough to put themselves out there. This zine is another format where creatives can share with the world what they make, while motivating others to do the same. Physical editions of the zine will be sent to participating contributors and available for purchase to non-contributors, while digital editions of the zine will be available for free for all on our website, CreativeGutsPodcast.com.
Guest juror Angie Lane, Executive Director of the Red River Theatres, will be joining the Creative Guts team to review submissions for this edition. All accepted artists/writers will be notified in mid-November.
ELIGIBILITY: Creatives 18 years and older, from any country, are welcome to apply with visual and written works in any medium: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, poetry, short story (400 words maximum), etc.
FEE: Submission to the Zine is free, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Little River Oriental Rugs, based in Concord, NH.
SUBMISSION: Submit to our form with one (1) to three (3) images of individual artworks in .JPEG format, with at least 300dpi, or a text document of poetry/prose. Please include your name and the title in the file name: “First Name_Last Name_Title of Artwork”.
DEADLINE: November 1, 2022 (11:59pm - EST)
QUESTIONS? Reach out to us at CreativeGutsPodcast@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support, Little River Oriental Rugs!
Summer 2022 Youth Zine
Cover artist: Ringin (age 4) from Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Creative Guts is thrilled to present the Summer 2022 Youth Zine! The digital edition is free and each participating youngster will receive a free copy.
The artists (ages 0 - 17) featured in this year’s youth zine come from all over the globe with eleven countries represented. The mediums featured in this year’s zine are diverse, too, spanning from written works, to visual art, to fashion!
Thank you to all the young creatives who submitted to our zine. We are honored to be presenting your amazing work and encourage you to keep showing the world your creative guts.
Creative Guts would like to thank Boys & Girls Club of Manchester and Kimball Jenkins for their partnership on this zine as well as the 2022 Youth Zine Celebration, which gives local zine participants an opportunity to connect with other young creatives for an art lesson, poetry, and celebrate the work they contributed.
This project was funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, which we are extremely grateful for.
Fall 2021 Zine: Nostalgia
Creative Guts is proud to present our our Fall 2021 zine, with the theme of Nostalgia!
It’s been an odd time for the world during the last year and half, and creatives are continually finding ways to process our new landscape. We believe harnessing sentimental associations of the past in creativity can help makers get through the tougher times the world has been experiencing of late. While the Creative Guts team knew we wanted to focus on a theme related to time for this edition of our zine, it wasn’t until our recent interview with digital artist, Jake Romano, that we realized Nostalgia was just the theme we were longing to pose to the world.
We'd like to give a special thank you to our guest juror Mike Durkee, the artist and owner of Durkish Delights Design Co., as well as a Creative Guts Board Member.
Fall 2021 Zine Artists & Writers
Jessica Danger
Dan Pegg
Spring 2021 Zine
Creative Guts is proud to present our third zine with the theme of Collaboration! We at Creative Guts love collaboration (Creative Guts is a collaboration, after all), so, of course, this Zine was a collaborative effort, too! We’re thrilled to have partnered with the Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire. Works featured in this Zine will be on display in a virtual exhibit at the Lyceum Gallery at Derryfield! Check out stunning this exhibit here.
Thank you to the artists who submitted to our zine. We are honored to be presenting your amazing work.
Spring Zine Artists
LAURA HARPER LAKE + SARAH WRIGHTSMAN
SHAWNA CROSSMAN + LOGAN OUELLETTE
BRI CUSTER + JENNIFER LAMONTAGNE
MELISSA BRENNAN + MARCIA WOOD MERTINOOKE
MARC FOURNIER + AMY MACMAHON HOPKINS
BECKY BARSI + ALISON PALIZZOLO
NICOLE SPEIDEL + SARAH THOMPSON
ELIZABETH LAVOIE + HALEY SEARCY
Summer 2020 Youth Zine
Creative Guts is proud to present the Summer 2020 Youth Zine! The digital edition is free and each participating youngster will receive a free copy. Click on the cover to the left to view the digital zine.
Physical copies are available for purchase. Please reach out to creativegutspodcast@gmail.com to request a physical copy.
Thank you to all the young creatives who submitted to our zine. We are honored to be presenting your amazing work and encourage you to keep showing the world your creative guts.
Cover artist Nicole in Hookset, NH.
Spring 2020 Zine
Creative Guts is proud to present it's first zine! The digital edition is free. Click on the cover to the right to view. Physical copies are available for purchase. Please reach out to creativegutspodcast@gmail.com to request a physical copy.
Thank you to all the artists who submitted to our first zine. We are honored to be presenting your amazing work.
Spring Zine Artists
