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Extra! Extra! (January)

Vol. 2; Issue 12.5

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Adrian Shirk
Jan 19, 2026
∙ Paid

It’s mid-January at The Whole Utopianotes Catalog! Freak out with fellowships, funding, grants, gigs, free writer & artist residencies, open calls for submissions, jobs, funhouse mirrors, haunted paintings, cursed furniture & more. Recent adds marked with «(NEW)»

But first a note from Adrian Shirk:

I love assembling this trough of possibility for all of you. I love rooting around like a truffle pig for weird, fragrant delights, sifting and sorting such a wild range of opportunities to keep our art, inquiries, bodies and spirits afloat. Will you help keep the Catalog afloat, too? I’m an author, adjunct, agent, theatre artist and mother of a toddler surviving (much like many of you) on multiple low-wage freelance income streams. Starting in February, most of the Catalog will move behind a paywall, BUT the Fellowships, Grants & Prizes section in the monthly flagship list will remain free.

Current paid subscribers and institutional subscribers: your rate is grandfathered in! If you’re a free subscriber, sign up before February 15th to lock in the current rate of $5/month. After that, the subscription rate will increase to $7/month, and the offerings will expand. In addition to the mid-month Extra! Extra! bonus listings and 30-minute complimentary consultation per year, you’ll also get access to:

  • «(NEW)» Searchable database + application helper, launching spring 2026

  • «(NEW)» Library of templates and tools

If this resource has served you—please drop me a line to share your good news!

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