Submissions wanted for first issue of

Ms. Haiku

Trading Stories with the Leaves

Graphic Design: dunkman1974
Editor: VictoryGin
Project Manager: Ms. Haiku
Legal Advisor: wilfmiss

Trading Stories with the Leaves is a PJ Fanzine comprised of volunteer staff and artists/writers that ultimately will be presented as a gift to Pearl Jam, and will be posted on the internet as a pdf for all. The subject focus per issue will be a Pearl Jam album. Visual and verbal art, current event commentaries, reviews, and feature interviews will be included in each issue, but they should all relate back at least broadly to the album theme songs/lyrics/music/message in some way. Font size 11/any font style.

Album Theme for Issue #1: No Code

Cover page – dunkman1974

Inside cover page, with writer/artist credits and contents listing – Ms. Haiku

In My Tree Section:
Editorial page – VictoryGin

Immortality Section:
Poetry/Prose – 5 total submissions/250 words max each
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Immortality in the subject line.

Present Tense Section:
Reviews (book/movie/music etc) – 10 total submissions/500 words max each
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Present Tense in the subject line.

Release Section:
Visual art (painting/photographs etc) – 10 total submissions/8.5x11” Size image each. If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Release in the subject line.

Mankind Section:
Recipes - 3 total submissions/1 page total each
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Mankind in the subject line.

Evacuation Section:
Current events – 5 total submissions/500 words max each
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Evacuation in the subject line.

Wishlist Section:
Music Trends to Watch – 5 total submissions/500 words max each
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Wishlist in the subject line.

Leash Section:
Best Live Concert Memories – 5 total submissions/500 words max each
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Leash in the subject line.

Push Me, Pull Me Section:
Feature #1: Board Fan interviews Board Fan – 1 total submission/1000 words max each. If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Push Me, Pull Me in the subject line. Please note if you submit your name to be either interviewer or interviewee, then there is a chance you could be one or the other. Start at about 5 questions, and see what happens.

Don’t Gimme No Lip Section:
Feature #2: Dunkman1974 interviews notable figures – ?

Around the Bend
Feature #3: Heineken Helen writes about the AET Secret Santa.

Big Wave Section:
Competition – Pearl Jam Bookmark Design to be judged by Ms. Haiku.
If interested, please email tradingstories1@yahoo.com, and include Big Wave in the subject line. As Ms. Haiku is the one judging the winner may be picked from a hat.

All submissions due by January 15, 2007.

A few notes:
This is not sanctioned by Pearl Jam, but inspired by them

Please include the name you would like to appear in the contents listing of the fanzine. Is it your Synergy Board Name, your real name, a nickname, etc.

If more than the maximum number are submitted for a particular section then the submissions to be included will be picked out of a hat. For instance, if more than 5 posters submit items for the Leash section, then I will put all the names in a hat, and notify those that did not get picked this time. Any questions, please send to tradingstories1@yahoo.com.

Update:
Regarding copyright: Thanks to wilfmiss
Each contributor will have a copyright in their own material as soon as it is created and put into "fixed form," i.e., written down, photograph applied to paper, etc. The author/creator can mail himself or herself a copy of the document to create evidence of the date of creation. DO NOT OPEN THE MAIL WHEN IT IS RETURNED TO YOU. This will help protect the author's individual work. - Recommended.

Also, please include permission in your submission email that your work can be
included in Trading Stories with the Leaves #1 and subsequent issues.

Number of Submissions
You can submit as many items as you want, but for fairness sake, only one item will appear from any poster in each issue. If only 2 people submit recipes, but 30 people submit concert reviews, and one of the recipe people is also a concert review person, then that person’s recipe would be included, and not the concert review.

Name
Please emphasize how you want your name to appear. For instance, just write, “I want my name to appear as . . .” and fill in the blank.

Theme
No Code is the theme. When you submit your work, please include a sentence, “This relates to No Code because . . . “and fill in the blank. If your work doesn’t directly relate to No Code, be creative, and make something up. Now, as the gatekeeper, I may be slacking in the No Code relationship department, but I love word count tools. If you submit work, and it’s more than the maximum number of words, I will ask you to edit it.

Thank you for your interest, and patience!

Ms. Haiku

Just a reminder that submissions are due by January 15th. The finished zine should be available by mid to late March.

dunkman

c'mon all you smart MT'ers... submit some big words and stuff to this thingy that we're thingying!! :cool:

Collin

dunkman1974 wrote:

c'mon all you smart MT'ers... submit some big words and stuff to this thingy that we're thingying!! :cool:

No one has submitted anything?

Ahnimus

I had a really good recipe, but I misplaced it :(

dunkman

Collin wrote:

No one has submitted anything?

oh i'm sure they have.. i was just drumming up some more contributors!!! epecially in dunkman's "post me pics of your girlfriends" pictorial section..

Ahnimus

I don't have a girlfriend, can I post pics of my ex? :cool:

catefrances

i got confused cause immortality isn't even on no code.

dunkman

Ahnimus wrote:

I don't have a girlfriend, can I post pics of my ex? :cool:

as long as she isnt ugly.... or has worms!!

dunkman

catefrances wrote:

i got confused cause immortality isn't even on no code.

its a revolving theme.. No Code is the album theme this issue.

next issue will be *whatever*

Just like this is a seperate part of the main Pearl Jam message pit.. its not actually a 'Moving Train'

catefrances

dunkman1974 wrote:

its a revolving theme.. No Code is the album theme this issue.

next issue will be *whatever*

Just like this is a seperate part of the main Pearl Jam message pit.. its not actually a 'Moving Train'

this may not be an actual moving train, but it still makes me nauseous at times.

reeferchief

catefrances wrote:

this may not be an actual moving train, but it still makes me nauseous at times.

Now if you're sick, you'll be cleaning it up yourself, just so you know.

catefrances

reeferchief wrote:

Now if you're sick, you'll be cleaning it up yourself, just so you know.

where is the compassion?

reeferchief

catefrances wrote:

where is the compassion?

Oh people puke in the pub, they're handed the mop and bucket, I dont get paid enough for that.:)

catefrances

reeferchief wrote:

Oh people puke in the pub, they're handed the mop and bucket, I dont get paid enough for that.:)

yeah but it's not like i vomit through self abuse.

polaris

Ms. Haiku wrote:

If more than the maximum number are submitted for a particular section then the submissions to be included will be picked out of a hat. For instance, if more than 5 posters submit items for the Leash section, then I will put all the names in a hat, and notify those that did not get picked this time.

that's taking democracy a bit far no?? ... i think that as creative engines behinid this project that you should have the ability to determine what content you would like ... just me 2 cents ...

Ms. Haiku

polaris wrote:

that's taking democracy a bit far no?? ... i think that as creative engines behinid this project that you should have the ability to determine what content you would like ... just me 2 cents ...

I actually didn't have to pull anything out of a hat for this first issue as there weren't enough submissions. I could put the judge hat on next time, but there was quite a bit of talent for this issue. Just look:

http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=239454

I think the pulling out of a hat is just fine/fun. Judging adds time, and the goal is to offer exposure to all artists/contributors. Luck usually does that, eh?

polaris

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I actually didn't have to pull anything out of a hat for this first issue as there weren't enough submissions. I could put the judge hat on next time, but there was quite a bit of talent for this issue. Just look:

http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=239454

I think the pulling out of a hat is just fine/fun. Judging adds time, and the goal is to offer exposure to all artists/contributors. Luck usually does that, eh?

it looks great ... assuming issue #2 comes out ... i think u might get more content the next go around ...

VictoryGin

polaris wrote:

it looks great ... assuming issue #2 comes out ... i think u might get more content the next go around ...

your submission was fabulous.

Ms. Haiku

polaris wrote:

that's taking democracy a bit far no?? ... i think that as creative engines behinid this project that you should have the ability to determine what content you would like ... just me 2 cents ...

You and others brought up a good point. We found a judge for the Big Wave Competition of issue #2. I plan on posting the guidelines later this evening, or definitely before April 15th. The deadline for submissions will still be May 15th.