Ice Cream Man's Magazine - Off the Wookie #6


For the last five years during South by Southwest we've distributed Off the Wookie magazines to over 25,000 people in Austin, Texas. This year, we're gearing up for our sixth installment. OTW is our “super fun happy motivate manual for joy making.” Past stories include how to shoot stop-motion pictures, notes from a cross-continental road race, a guide to the largest pinball machine collection in the world, a night spent with a real-life superhero, the perfect recipe for Kool-Aid pickles, and Dave Gooch’s adventures in lazy man’s home brewing.

This year we're returning to our roots with a "How To" theme. If you don't have an amazing tale to tell, then just think of all the great stuff you've discovered over the past year and show us and our readers how to do build/do/dance/find something amazing! Please send your how-to guides, articles, short stories, illustrations, comics, photojournals and anything else you can think of along the lines of do-it-yourself fun to wookie@icecreamman.com.

Questions about guidelines and image attachments should go to wookie@icecreamman.com as well. If you have any doubts about your story ideas or need to run them by us before embarking on the creative process, just shoot over an e-mail. Due to a high volume of submissions, not every story will make the print edition but will be published at www.offthewookie.com.

Submission Guidelines for Off The Wookie 6

  • DEADLINE: Friday, FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Articles up to 540 words (180 per 1/4 page, 360 for 1/2 page, 540 for 3/4 page)
  • Illustrations and comics in full color, print size 5" x 7", 300dpi
  • You must attach or link all accompanying images and photos at high resolution

If you would like to place an advertisement in OTW6 (7,000 copies given away with free ice cream throughout Austin during SXSW), e-mail matt@icecreamman.com. Ad rates are available below.

Here’s to another super happy fun issue and another joy making week at SXSW 2011!

Thanks,
Matt Allen
Ice Cream Man
www.icecreamman.com



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For Advertisers

Title: Off The Wookie
Theme: Any subject matter that entertains, especially stories that can inspire our readers to do get out and do something interesting (this is our "Super Fun Happy Motivate Manual for Joy Making").
Purpose: For Fun – Off The Wookie is our annual opportunity to highlight the creative output of Ice Cream Man's friends and fans. Festival attendees want something fun to read while waiting in line for shows during SXSW. Our full color, high quality, pocket sized zine is the perfect choice.
Cover: TBA
Size: 5"X 7" - will fit in most back pockets
Cost: Free
Page Count: +/- 55 pages
Print Run: 7000+Full Color
Distribution: Over 90% distributed during SXSW – IceCream Man will be in Austin a week before SXSW to start distribution. FREE zines and ice cream will be distributed togetherfrom our fleet of ice cream trucks and push carts
Ad Space: For Sale - 25
Ad Rates: Full page - $500 - 5" X 7" with .125" bleed
Halfpage - $275 - 4.75" X 3.375"
Quarter page - $100 (indie bands/artists only) - 2.375" X 3.375"
Backcover - $1500
First front spread - $1400
Second front spread - $1200
Back spread $900
Ad Formats: 300 dpi ONLY – jpg, psd, tiff, eps, ai
Ad Specs: pdf page layout
Full Page Specs - 5"x7" with 1/8"bleed
Font: Helvetica neue - 8pt for articles 10pt for schedules
Word Count:
(For Articles)
180 per 1/4 page
360 per 1/2 page
540 per 3/4 page
Deadline: Thursday, February 24th, 2011 for all ads
Friday, February 18th, 2011 for all articles
Contact: Ads -IceCream Man – Matt Allen - matt@icecreamman.com
Editor/Articles - James Boo – wookie@icecreamman.com