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Welcome to Tea Goblin Cafe’s newsletter! I provide a list of comic anthologies/publishers currently accepting submissions and comic conventions with open applications. If there are comics anthologies or comic conventions that you’d like me to add to the list, send them my way! Thanks! 🙂 COMIC ANTHOLOGY OPEN SUBMISSIONS: NEW! BIPOC VampDays – Vampires of Color Vol 4 Anthology Charity zine for raising funds for Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. They are looking for submissions that focus on Black, Indigenous, and POC vampire characters. Deadline July 7th. NEW! Moom Comics – Open Call Completed Comics They are looking for comic stories of 60 pages or more featuring queer main characters or queer experiences. Monstrous Books – Darkest Depths Vol 1 Horror Anthology They are seeking scripts and writers only. Deadline July 31st. Trans Representation Jam – Trans Representation Jam 25 They are seeking stories about the Trans experience. Deadline Aug 31st. Afterlight Comics – Accepting horror comics pitches They are looking for short 22 page stories and limited mini series or OGNs. Creator owned only. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! Read Furiously – Disco Fries and Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State An anthology about all things New Jersey. Deadline June 30th. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! CBK Comics – CBA vol 69: SEX Anthology An anthology about sex. Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Deadline June 30th. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! StudioComix Press (Canadian Creators only) – This Is Very Serious Anthology They are looking for original and thought-provoking stories. Deadline June 30th. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! Sharjah Art Foundation – Corniche 7 Anthology Looking for artists based in the Gulf Cooperation Council for a 6 page comic submission. Deadline June 30th. Mad Cave Studios – Talent Search 2025 They are seeking artists, illustrators, writers, and letterers. Deadline Aug 29th. Partly Robot Industries – Nerd Emergencies: And Other Misunderstandings The theme of the anthology is neurodivergence and they are looking to showcase work from neurodivergent creators. Deadline Aug 31st. Funtime Comics – Funtime Comics & Art Zine Looking for artists for on going issues. Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology. AfroComicCon – Manifesto Anthology Drawing inspiration from Gil Scott-Heron’s iconic poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” this anthology calls on comic book artists to submit art that illustrates what revolution means to them. Deadline July 15th. Excavation Comics – Excavation Exhibition They are looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length. Looking to pitch a comic idea or graphic novel? Click this link to the Submissions Spreadsheet. It shows publishers accepting pitches. Most are looking for creator owned projects. Please be sure to read their pitch packet guidelines before you submit! ​ COMIC CONVENTIONS OPEN APPLICATIONS: There are SO many comic conventions that are accepting applications right now. I’ve created a massive Google Spreadsheet to help you navigate this list. Click the link and then save a copy so you can sort by the columns. State abbreviations have be updated! Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have JUST opened applications. NEW! Lilac City Comic Con – June 6th – 7th, 2026 (Closes July 7th) Punk Rock Flea Market – Sept 19th – 21st (Closes June 25th) Goblin Market for Comics & Zines (UK) – Oct 19th (Closes June 30th) ALYAC Fest – July 13th (Closes June 30th) A2CAF – Oct 11th (Closes July 11th) Scunny Zine Fest 2025 (UK) – Aug 30th (Closes July 20th) AquatiFur – Nov 7th – 9th (Closes July 31st) Short Run – Nov 1st (Closes July 31st) Salem Pride in the Park – Sept 20th The Alchemy Fair – Oct 25th Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 11th – 13th (Closes July 11th) WasabiCon PDX – July 19th – 20th (Closes July 18th) Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 24th – 27th (Closes July 24th) FarleyCon Pop Culture and Comic Book Expo – August 2nd – 3rd (Closes August 1st) Animate! Orlando– August 8th – 10th (Closes August 8th) Galaxy Con San Jose – August 15th – 17th (Closes August 15th) Tucson Comic Con – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 22nd) Nightmare Weekend Cleveland – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 29th)

Welcome to Tea Goblin Cafe’s newsletter! I provide a list of comic anthologies/publishers currently accepting submissions and comic conventions with open applications. If there are comics anthologies or comic conventions that you’d like me to add to the list, send them my way! Thanks! 🙂 COMIC ANTHOLOGY OPEN SUBMISSIONS: NEW! Monstrous Books – Darkest Depths Vol 1 Horror Anthology They are seeking scripts and writers only. Deadline July 31st. NEW! Trans Representation Jam – Trans Representation Jam 25 They are seeking stories about the Trans experience. Deadline Aug 31st. NEW! Afterlight Comics – Accepting horror comics pitches They are looking for short 22 page stories and limited mini series or OGNs. Creator owned only. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! Read Furiously – Disco Fries and Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State An anthology about all things New Jersey. Deadline June 30th. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! CBK Comics – CBA vol 69: SEX Anthology An anthology about sex. Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Deadline June 30th. DEADLINE ENDING SOON! StudioComix Press (Canadian Creators only) – This Is Very Serious Anthology They are looking for original and thought-provoking stories. Deadline June 30th. Mad Cave Studios – Talent Search 2025 They are seeking artists, illustrators, writers, and letterers. Deadline Aug 29th. Partly Robot Industries – Nerd Emergencies: And Other Misunderstandings The theme of the anthology is neurodivergence and they are looking to showcase work from neurodivergent creators. Deadline Aug 31st. Funtime Comics – Funtime Comics & Art Zine Looking for artists for on going issues. Sharjah Art Foundation – Corniche 7 Anthology Looking for artists based in the Gulf Cooperation Council for a 6 page comic submission. Deadline June 30th. Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology. AfroComicCon – Manifesto Anthology Drawing inspiration from Gil Scott-Heron’s iconic poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” this anthology calls on comic book artists to submit art that illustrates what revolution means to them. Deadline July 15th. Excavation Comics – Excavation Exhibition They are looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length. Looking to pitch a comic idea or graphic novel? Click this link to the Submissions Spreadsheet. It shows publishers accepting pitches. Most are looking for creator owned projects. Please be sure to read their pitch packet guidelines before you submit! ​ COMIC CONVENTIONS OPEN APPLICATIONS: There are SO many comic conventions that are accepting applications right now. I’ve created a massive Google Spreadsheet to help you navigate this list. Click the link and then save a copy so you can sort by the columns. State abbreviations have be updated! Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have JUST opened applications. NEW! Punk Rock Flea Market – Sept 19th – 21st (Closes June 25th) NEW! Goblin Market for Comics & Zines (UK) – Oct 19th (Closes June 30th) NEW! ALYAC Fest – July 13th (Closes June 30th) NEW! A2CAF – Oct 11th (Closes July 11th) NEW! Scunny Zine Fest 2025 (UK) – Aug 30th (Closes July 20th) NEW! AquatiFur – Nov 7th – 9th (Closes July 31st) Short Run – Nov 1st (Closes July 31st) Salem Pride in the Park – Sept 20th The Alchemy Fair – Oct 25th Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 11th – 13th (Closes July 11th) WasabiCon PDX – July 19th – 20th (Closes July 18th) Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 24th – 27th (Closes July 24th) FarleyCon Pop Culture and Comic Book Expo – August 2nd – 3rd (Closes August 1st) Animate! Orlando– August 8th – 10th (Closes August 8th) Galaxy Con San Jose – August 15th – 17th (Closes August 15th) Tucson Comic Con – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 22nd) Nightmare Weekend Cleveland – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 29th)

Welcome to Tea Goblin Cafe’s newsletter! I provide a list of comic anthologies/publishers currently accepting submissions and comic conventions with open applications. If there are comics anthologies or comic conventions that you’d like me to add to the list, send them my way! Thanks! 🙂 COMIC ANTHOLOGY OPEN SUBMISSIONS: NEW! Mad Cave Studios – Talent Search 2025 They are seeking artists, illustrators, writers, and letterers. Deadline Aug 29th. NEW! Funtime Comics – Funtime Comics & Art Zine Looking for artists for on going issues. Sharjah Art Foundation – Corniche 7 Anthology Looking for artists based in the Gulf Cooperation Council for a 6 page comic submission. Deadline June 30th. Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology. Read Furiously – Disco Fries and Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State An anthology about all things New Jersey. Deadline June 30th. CBK Comics – CBA vol 69: SEX Anthology An anthology about sex. Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Deadline June 30th. StudioComix Press (Canadian Creators only) – This Is Very Serious Anthology They are looking for original and thought-provoking stories. Deadline June 30th. AfroComicCon – Manifesto Anthology Drawing inspiration from Gil Scott-Heron’s iconic poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” this anthology calls on comic book artists to submit art that illustrates what revolution means to them. Deadline July 15th. Excavation Comics – Excavation Exhibition They are looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length. Partly Robot Industries – Nerd Emergencies: And Other Misunderstandings The theme of the anthology is neurodivergence and they are looking to showcase work from neurodivergent creators. Deadline August 31st. Looking to pitch a comic idea or graphic novel? Click this link to the Submissions Spreadsheet. It shows publishers accepting pitches. Most are looking for creator owned projects. Please be sure to read their pitch packet guidelines before you submit! ​ COMIC CONVENTIONS OPEN APPLICATIONS: There are SO many comic conventions that are accepting applications right now. I’ve created a massive Google Spreadsheet to help you navigate this list. Click the link and then save a copy so you can sort by the columns. State abbreviations have be updated! Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have JUST opened applications. NEW! Short Run – Nov 1st (Closes July 31st) NEW! Salem Pride in the Park – Sept 20th NEW! The Alchemy Fair – Oct 25th Animate! Columbus – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 13th) Kameha Con – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 14th) San Japan – Aug 29th – 31st (Closes June 15th) Furever West Sept 19th – 21st (Closes June 15th) Geek Girl Con – November 8th – 9th (Closes June 15th) New York City Comic Con – October 9th – 12th (Closes June 16th) Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 11th – 13th (Closes July 11th) WasabiCon PDX – July 19th – 20th (Closes July 18th) Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 24th – 27th (Closes July 24th) FarleyCon Pop Culture and Comic Book Expo – August 2nd – 3rd (Closes August 1st) Animate! Orlando– August 8th – 10th (Closes August 8th) Galaxy Con San Jose – August 15th – 17th (Closes August 15th) Tucson Comic Con – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 22nd) Nightmare Weekend Cleveland – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 29th)

Welcome to Tea Goblin Cafe’s newsletter! I provide a list of comic anthologies/publishers currently accepting submissions and comic conventions with open applications. If there are comics anthologies or comic conventions that you’d like me to add to the list, send them my way! Thanks! 🙂 COMIC ANTHOLOGY OPEN SUBMISSIONS: NEW! Sharjah Art Foundation – Corniche 7 Anthology Looking for artists based in the Gulf Cooperation Council for a 6 page comic submission. Deadline June 30th. Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology. Read Furiously – Disco Fries and Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State An anthology about all things New Jersey. Deadline June 30th. CBK Comics – CBA vol 69: SEX Anthology An anthology about sex. Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Deadline June 30th. StudioComix Press (Canadian Creators only) – This Is Very Serious Anthology They are looking for original and thought-provoking stories. Deadline June 30th. AfroComicCon – Manifesto Anthology Drawing inspiration from Gil Scott-Heron’s iconic poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” this anthology calls on comic book artists to submit art that illustrates what revolution means to them. Deadline July 15th. Excavation Comics – Excavation Exhibition They are looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length. Partly Robot Industries – Nerd Emergencies: And Other Misunderstandings The theme of the anthology is neurodivergence and they are looking to showcase work from neurodivergent creators. Deadline August 31st. ​ COMIC CONVENTIONS OPEN APPLICATIONS: There are SO many comic conventions that are accepting applications right now. I’ve created a massive Google Spreadsheet to help you navigate this list. Click the link and then save a copy so you can sort by the columns. I’m working on getting the state abbreviations up soon to make it easier to sort by location. Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon. WeebCon Indy – June 6th – 8th (Closes June 6th) Furpocalypse – Oct 30th – Nov 2nd (Closes June 6th) Animate! Columbus – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 13th) Kameha Con – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 14th) San Japan – Aug 29th – 31st (Closes June 15th) Furever West Sept 19th – 21st (Closes June 15th) Geek Girl Con – November 8th – 9th (Closes June 15th) New York City Comic Con – October 9th – 12th (Closes June 16th) Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 11th – 13th (Closes July 11th) WasabiCon PDX – July 19th – 20th (Closes July 18th) Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 24th – 27th (Closes July 24th) FarleyCon Pop Culture and Comic Book Expo – August 2nd – 3rd (Closes August 1st) Animate! Orlando– August 8th – 10th (Closes August 8th) Galaxy Con San Jose – August 15th – 17th (Closes August 15th) Tucson Comic Con – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 22nd) Nightmare Weekend Cleveland – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 29th)

Welcome to Tea Goblin Cafe’s newsletter! I provide a list of comic anthologies/publishers currently accepting submissions and comic conventions with open applications. If there are comics anthologies or comic conventions that you’d like me to add to the list, send them my way! Thanks! 🙂 COMIC ANTHOLOGY OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology. Read Furiously – Disco Fries and Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State An anthology about all things New Jersey. Deadline June 30th. CBK Comics – CBA vol 69: SEX Anthology An anthology about sex. Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Deadline June 30th. StudioComix Press (Canadian Creators only) – This Is Very Serious Anthology They are looking for original and thought-provoking stories. Deadline June 30th. AfroComicCon – Manifesto Anthology Drawing inspiration from Gil Scott-Heron’s iconic poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” this anthology calls on comic book artists to submit art that illustrates what revolution means to them. Deadline July 15th. Excavation Comics – Excavation Exhibition They are looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length. Partly Robot Industries – Nerd Emergencies: And Other Misunderstandings The theme of the anthology is neurodivergence and they are looking to showcase work from neurodivergent creators. Deadline August 31st. ​ COMIC CONVENTIONS OPEN APPLICATIONS: There are SO many comic conventions that are accepting applications right now. I’ve created a massive Google Spreadsheet to help you navigate this list. Click the link and then save a copy so you can sort by the columns. I’m working on getting the state abbreviations up soon to make it easier to sort by location. Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon. NEW AnthroCon – July 3rd – 6th (Closes May 30th) NEW Rappig Crossing – Sept 26th – 28th (Closes May 31st) NEW Anime Magic – Aug 22nd – 24th (Closes June 1st) NEW Ozokucon – Aug 29th – 31st Yes (Closes June 1st) NEW SacAnime Summer – Aug 29th – 31st (Closes June 1st) WeebCon Indy – June 6th – 8th (Closes June 6th) NEW Furpocalypse – Oct 30th – Nov 2nd (Closes June 6th) NEW Animate! Columbus – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 13th) Kameha Con – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 14th) NEW San Japan – Aug 29th – 31st (Closes June 15th) NEW Furever West Sept 19th – 21st (Closes June 15th) Geek Girl Con – November 8th – 9th (Closes June 15th) New York City Comic Con – October 9th – 12th (Closes June 16th) Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 11th – 13th (Closes July 11th) WasabiCon PDX – July 19th – 20th (Closes July 18th) Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 24th – 27th (Closes July 24th) FarleyCon Pop Culture and Comic Book Expo – August 2nd – 3rd (Closes August 1st) Animate! Orlando– August 8th – 10th (Closes August 8th) Galaxy Con San Jose – August 15th – 17th (Closes August 15th) Tucson Comic Con – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 22nd) Nightmare Weekend Cleveland – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 29th)

Welcome to Tea Goblin Cafe’s first newsletter! I provide a list of comic anthologies/publishers currently accepting submissions and comic conventions with open applications. I’m still working on adding more conventions to this list (there are a LOT) and will update in a few days with more. If there are comics anthologies that you’d like me to add to the list, send them my way! Thanks! 🙂 COMIC ANTHOLOGY OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology. Read Furiously – Disco Fries and Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State An anthology about all things New Jersey. Deadline June 30th. CBK Comics – CBA vol 69: SEX Anthology An anthology about sex. Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Deadline June 30th. StudioComix Press (Canadian Creators only) – This Is Very Serious Anthology They are looking for original and thought-provoking stories. Deadline June 30th. AfroComicCon – Manifesto Anthology Drawing inspiration from Gil Scott-Heron’s iconic poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” this anthology calls on comic book artists to submit art that illustrates what revolution means to them. Deadline July 15th. Excavation Comics – Excavation Exhibition They are looking for original comics 5-10 pages in length. Partly Robot Industries – Nerd Emergencies: And Other Misunderstandings The theme of the anthology is neurodivergence and they are looking to showcase work from neurodivergent creators. Deadline August 31st. ​ COMIC CONVENTIONS OPEN APPLICATIONS: Mid South Mega-Con – May 24th – 25th (Closes May 23rd) Galaxy Con Oklahoma City – May 23rd – 25th (Closes May 25th) WeebCon Indy – June 6th – 8th (Closes June 6th) Kameha Con – June 13th – 15th (Closes June 14th) Geek Girl Con – November 8th – 9th (Closes June 15th) New York City Comic Con – October 9th – 12th (Closes June 16th) Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 11th – 13th (Closes July 11th) WasabiCon PDX – July 19th – 20th (Closes July 18th) Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 24th – 27th (Closes July 24th) FarleyCon Pop Culture and Comic Book Expo – August 2nd – 3rd (Closes August 1st) Animate! Orlando – August 8th – 10th (Closes August 8th) Galaxy Con San Jose – August 15th – 17th (Closes August 15th) Tucson Comic Con – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 22nd) Nightmare Weekend Cleveland – August 29th – 31st (Closes August 29th) Galaxy Des Moines – September 12th – 14th (Closes September 12th) Animate! Philadelphia – October 3rd – 5th (Closes October 3rd) WasabiCon Jacksonville – October 10th – 12th (Closes October 9th) Galaxy Con St. Louis – October 10th – 12th (Closes October 10th) Nightmare Weekend Richmond – October 17th – 19th (Closes October 19th) Nightmare Weekend Savannah –  November 14th – 16th (Closes November 14th) Galaxy Con Columbus – December 5th – 7th (Closes December 7th) Galaxy Con Richmond – March 19th – 22nd, 2026