Festvias Extra: Short Run Offers Self-Publishing Grant
I think the information through the link is pretty self-explanatory. Short Run, Seattle's alt-/art comics show which takes place in the Fall each year (this year's it's on Halloween) is offering up a package including cash for a first-time exhibitor. I think this is a good thing, and I bet more and more of the intensely regional shows -- of which this is one -- will begin to offer them as a way to keep interest high within increasingly competitive scenes.