Tea Goblin Cafe Newsletter #25
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! 🙂
I don’t know what happened last week, but we are back this week with new updates. This week we have a LOT of new comic/zine anthologies and new open convention applications! Let’s get to it!
On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new.
NEW! Dead Ducks Zine – Murder Mystery Zine They are looking for golden age crime stories set in 1930’s British holiday resort. You may apply as a writer OR an artist. Can not be both. Deadline Feb 20th.
NEW! KutiKutiComics – Kuti #79 Zine Looking for 1-8 page short stories. Deadline Feb. 9th.
NEW! Simple But Complex – Twisted History Anthology This anthology is looking for you to take a real historical moment, figure, or era and reinterpret it through a supernatural, mythical, or eerie lens. Deadline March 2nd.
NEW! Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline.
Iron Circus Comics – Lie Machine Anthology Looking for non-fiction comics about propaganda, bad faith arguments, and headline-twisting narratives. Deadline Feb 1st, 2026.
Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. Palestine – Deadline Feb 15th, (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, Misinformation – Deadline July 5th
Wild Ramp Publishing – Wild Ramp Review of Books Zine Looking for comic zines about book reviews. Deadline March 31st, 2026
Diskette Press – Comics and Zines Looking for comics and zines from queer creators. They have a rolling deadline, but get your submissions in soon.
Mad Cave Studios – Pitch submissions They are looking for creator-owned original comics/graphic novels.
Oak Tree Comics – Open Submissions – Young Reader and Middle Aged Picture books or graphic novels.
Fantasy Zines – Vol 1 Astronomica Charity Zine An OC zine with a celestial theme.
The Rumpus – Ongoing Submissions Looking for unpublished comics.
Oh Joy Sex Toy – Creator Owned Comics Original creator owned stories 4-5 pages. Educational, autobiographical, pornographic, review a sex toy, etc. Please review their submission guidelines before you submit.
Bird’s Eye Comics – The Bebop Anthology Is an ongoing comic anthology.
Moom Comics – Open Call Completed Comics They are looking for comic stories of 60 pages or more featuring queer main characters or queer experiences.
Afterlight Comics – Accepting horror comics pitches They are looking for short 22 page stories and limited mini series or OGNs. Creator owned only.
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!
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 Spreadsheet List
Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have JUST opened applications. The European section has had major updates. Please view the spreadsheet to see them all. NEW EUROPEAN CONS CLICK HERE
NEW! Furlandia – May 22nd – 24th, 2026 (Closes Feb 15th)
NEW! Everett Pride Block Party – June 20th (Closes March 31st)
NEW! Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st)
NEW! Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th)
NEW! Tidewater ComicCon – May 16th – 17th
NEW! Illinois Game Con – June 6th
NEW! Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th
NEW! Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st
NEW! Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th
NEW! Halloween XSPO Spokane – Oct 10th – 11th
Dundee Zine Fest – March 14th (Closes Jan 27th – UK)
Ghosts of Summer 2026 – Aug 7th – 8th (Closes of Jan 31st)
Montreal Comic Arts Festival – May 16th – 17th, 2026 (Closes Feb 8th, 2026) Montreal, Canada
Origins Game Fair – June 18th – 21st, 2026 (Closes Feb 13th, 2026)
DreamCon – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes Feb 28th, 2026)
ConCarolinas – May 29th – 31st, 2026 (Closes March 1st, 2026)
Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st, 2026)
BayCon – July 3rd – 6th, 2026 (Closes June 1st, 2026)
Undiscovered Realm Comic Con – June 13th – 14th, 2026 (Closes June 12th, 2026)
Anime Magic – Aug 21st – 23rd, 2026 (Closes June 15th, 2026)
Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes July 12th, 2026)
Animate! Columbus – June 12th – 14th, 2026 (Closes July 14th, 2026)
Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 23rd – 26th, 2026 (Closes July 26th, 2026)
Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026)
Pasadena Comic Con – Jan 25th, 2026
Rewind Washington – March 28th – 29th
Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th, 2026
2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th, 2026
Animinneapolis – May 8th – 10th, 2026
Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th
FANIMACON – May 22nd – 25th, 2026
Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th
Anime Expo LA – July 2nd – 5th, 2026
Capital City Comic Con – July 10th – 12th, 2026
Anime Ohio – July 10th – 12th, 2026
First Coast Comic Con – July 11th, 2026
Odessa Geek Fest – July 11th – 12th, 2026
Tekko – July 23rd – 26th, 2026
Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th, 2026 (UK)
AMA-CON – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026
2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026
Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th, 2026 (Netherlands)
Anime Idaho – Sept 19th – 20th, 2026
FanX Salt Lake Comic Con – Sept 24th – 26th, 2026
Hall of Heroes Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026
JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026
Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026
OMG!CON – June 12th – 14th, 2026
Soonercon – June 19th – 21st, 2026
Anime-Zap – Jan 9th – 11th, 2026
Mid Valley Comic Art Expo – April 18th – 19th, 2026
Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th, 2026
LAcon World Con – Aug 27th – 31st, 2026 (Interest Form)
Fan Expo Portland – Jan 16th – 18th, 2026
Dothan Anime Fest – Jan 17th, 2026
Shreveport AnimeFest – January 31st, 2026
Washington Gaming Expo – Feb 6th – 8th, 2026
Anime Washington – Feb 6th – 8th, 2026
BlerDCon – March 6th – 8th, 2026
Retro Expo – March 7th – 8th, 2026
Wondercon – March 27th – 29th, 2026
Retropalooza Houston – March 28th – 29th, 2026
Mid Valley Comic Expo – April 18th – 19th, 2026
Crypticon – May 1st – 3rd, 2026
Gem State Comic Con – May 15th – 17th, 2026
Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th, 2026
Des Moines Con – May 29th – 31st, 2026
Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026
Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026
Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026
Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th, 2026
3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th, 2026
Kimokawaii – June 6th – 7th, 2026
Port Maine Con – June 25th – 28th, 2026
Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th, 2026
Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28th, 2026
Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026
Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 2026
Delta H Con – July 17th – 19th, 2026
Fan Expo Dallas – Sept 11th – 13th, 2026
