The people behind ‘Pod People’

While our ridiculously talented designer, Chris, is working hard on the layout for ‘Pod People’, Issue Two of Story To…, we thought it about time we got on to announcing those whose words and art work will be gracing the pages. So, in no particular order…

Words
Crystal Andrews
James C Spinks
Simon Smithson
Estelle Tang
Kathryn Ledson
Angela Meyer
Sean Greenhill

Images
Sudeep Lingamneni
Jordi Kerr
Kellyanne Gentle
Richard Ibrahim

Check back here soon to download your very own copy of ‘Pod People’ – free!

We finally have photos from the Issue One launch party

The shop is shut

Well, if you haven’t already got your submission for Issue Two in to us then you have missed out. Yes, the deadline has closed and the shop is shut. For the moment at least. Now Beth and I are going to spend the weekend wading through all the great articles, stories and images we received over the last month. Boy, are we looking forward to that. No, really, we are. Then our trusty designer Chris will get straight on to the design and layout and all that jazz. Then… the launch party – a chance to celebrate the hard work that everyone has put into this issue. What fun!

New zine distro in Sydney

A new zine distro is currently being set up in Sydney and they are calling for zines.

Food zines, perzines, good drawings, humorous, political and alternative zines… a bit of everything. Maybe even some kitten-related zines. So if you know those sorta kids or are those sorta kids, come into the light!

Contact susy.pow@gmail.com for more info.

Get to It: The ‘G’ in Goth, the C@#t in Homewares

Lisa’s name may not start with a ‘G’, and Megan may not be a cunt, but these ladies give your average G-words and Saturday shopping cunts a furious shakeup in a night of delirious, loving, surly, hip-hoppish, outlandish and spiteful spoken words. Two girls, two shows. One about the grossness of being girly and other bits; t’other about muffs on the loose wanting to get out of shopping complexes. It’s gonna be so crazy yo’ mama gonna cry. Six shows only! Attend!

Here’s the in-depth info:

Dates:
Thurs 25 Spet, Fri 26 Sept, Sat 27 Sept,
Thurs 2 Oct, Fri 3 Oct, Sat 4 Oct.

8pm-9pm

Buy tickets here.

More info here.

Full Price: $15.00
Concession: $12.00
Group: $11.00 (5 people)
Preview: $10.00

Getting there: 2C F10, Tram # 86, Tram Stop # 15

Co-devisors Lisa-Skye Ioannidis and Megan Petrie
Sound Chris Goodes

Tickets will be avaliable at the door if left, but book early to secure seats.

Turn up early and have dinner at the Glasshouse restaurant, why not.

Story To… is on Facebook. (Who isn’t?)

If you haven’t already, sign up to the Story To… group on Facebook. It’s an easy way for us to get in touch with you whenever we have ultra-cool info we just can’t help sharing.

We just inched our way over 100 members! Help us get even more.

They Speak: Jordi Kerr

Story To… contributor Jordi Kerr discovered her passion for the written word in Grade 2 and has been putting pen to paper ever since.

ST: How long have you been writing and/or creating artwork for and why?

JK: Since I was a lil’ tacker – once I stopped the daily career changes between policewoman and baby-sitter. It was one fateful day in Grade 2, during a creative writing class, that I decided I was going to be an authoress when I grew up. At the time I didn’t realise that Grade 2 was full of such important life-lessons; only the week before we’d had a class on making jelly. The reason I’ve continued writing is a mixture of stubbornness and enjoyment – I feel more alive when I’m playing with words.

ST: The theme of Story To…, trains, is quite broad. How did you decide on your subject matter?

JK: I actually got my first inspiration from a story in mX (ha ha ha!). It started out as a story of objectophilia towards the grand old lady that is North Melbourne station, but the style made it evolve into something else again.

ST: We are currently planning the next edition of Story To… What would you like to see in there?

JK: More pages! More contributors. More mirabilary works by Miss Gentle. Just more all around!

ST: What’s the best website you’ve visited in the last week?

JK: Gotye: because I’ve fallen in love with Hearts A Mess. The other songs aren’t bad either. 🙂

ST: Assuming the Australian government has a file on everyone in this country, what do you think they have on file about you?

JK: Probably that I’m wanted for HECS debt, with a footnote about being a potential troublemaker of the low-threat variety. (I inherited a conscience that objects to unnecessary violence and unnecessarily violent weapons). And if they didn’t before then I guess they do now.

Story To... contributor, Jordi Kerr

Get to It: Picture This 08

Story To… contributor Richard Ibrahim has had some of his work selected as part of a group photographic show, Picture This 08, at Brunswick Street Gallery.

Opening night is Friday 12 September, from 6pm, and the exhibition runs until 25 September.

We’ll be there so you should go too!

We need what you’ve got

After a very successful first issue, Melbourne’s only alternative commuter zine, Story To…, is once again calling for your work.

The theme for Issue Two is “Pod People”. So many people who travel on public transport bury themselves in their music and we want you to help us show them the train station life they are oblivious to. We want to see this reflected in writing (short fiction, poetry, film and theatre scripts, creative non-fiction and song lyrics) and in artwork (photography and graphic design).

Please stick to a limit of 300 – 500 words. The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 30 September 2008. All submissions need to be emailed to storytoproject@gmail.com. Please format text as Times New Roman / size 12 font / single-space with no other formatting.

If you want to discuss your submission ideas with us, or have any general queries, then drop us an email at storytoproject@gmail.com.

Check out our first issue here and browse the rest of our website to get a feel for what we’re about.

We look forward to reading your submissions!

Kate and Beth x

Courtesy of ~ Aчυυυ (www.flickr.com/photos/ayumina)

They Speak: Kelly-Anne Gentle

Designer and Story To… contributor Kelly-Anne Gentle’s fear of Parliament Station drove her to put together the inspired image for the back cover of Issue One.

ST:  How long have you been writing and/or creating artwork for and why?

KG: I have been drawing and painting since I can remember. Its so cliché to say that but it really is true. My first memory of school is sticking cotton wool on a busted-up lamb I’d drawn.

ST: The theme of Story to…, trains, is quite broad. How did you decide on your subject matter?

KG: I thought I’d have a bit of fun with it. I’m a little bit frightened of Parliament station, I don’t go there very often, so I thought it might be good to have some monsters down there – real monsters, not just those people who I move away from so they don’t sit next to me on the train.

ST: We will soon be planning the next edition of Story To… What would you like to see in there?

KG: Just more of the same awesome content! 🙂

ST:  What’s the best website you’ve visited in the last week?

KG: I just recently met the amazing Ivy Vine, so I am discovering Ivyology.

ST:  Assuming the Australian government has a file on everyone in this country, what do you think they have on file about you?

KG: That would be telling!

Kelly-Anne Gentle - a self portrait

Visit Kelly-Anne here.