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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! 🙂 We’ve had some crazy new developments here in Albania. Turns out our short 90 day stay til we could head back to Greece is turning into a full blown settling down event! It’s exciting! Woot for a new life! Alright so back to our comic opportunities here. I stumbled upon a new publication looking for submissions and there are some new con openings. Good luck, happy applying, and stay sassy out there! On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new. NEW! Out of Bounds Press – Metamorphasis Issue They are seeking unique interpretations of their theme about Metamorphasis. Black and white submissions. – Deadline April 30th Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, The School Magazine – Serial Comics for 2027 Submissions are open for a 10-part comics series for kids ages 7-12. – Deadline May 7th Misinformation – Deadline July 5th McCaul Mag – Dreams Issue They are looking for short stories, poems, essays, screenplays, and comics that fit the theme of Dreams. – Deadline May 31st Stacked Deck Press – Death Saves 3rd Edition Anthology They are looking for stories about your favorite character deaths. From RPGs from a wide variety of genres such as fantasy, science fiction, superhero, and more. Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline. 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 The Rumpus – Ongoing Submissions Looking for unpublished comics.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. 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. Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions Spreadsheet List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have open applications. Check the spreadsheet link above for the COMPLETE list. Info is listed in this order: NAME OF CONVENTION – CONVENTION DATES – APPLICATION DEADLINE – STATE CONVENTION IS IN. NEW! FurryMigration – Sept 11th – 13th (Closes April 15th) MN NEW! Defur – Aug 28th – 30th (Closes April 30th) CO NEW! MICE – Dec 5th – 6th Opening April 17th (Closes May 15th) MA NEW! Chicago TARDIS – Nov 27th – 29th (Closes Nov 13th) IL NEW! Anime Ames – Oct 24th IA NEW! L.A. Comic Con – Oct 30th – Nov 1st CA NEW! Hizashicon – Oct 31st – Nov 2nd (Opening May 1st) FL Tails and Tornadoes – Sept 4th – 6th (Closes April 19th) OK Anime NebrasKon – Oct 16th – 18th (Closes April 20th) IA Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 (Closes April 23rd) OR Sequential Scotland – Aug 8th (Closes April 24th) UK Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st) PA Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st) AL Geek Girl Con – Oct 24th – 26th (Closes May 31st) WA BayCon – July 3rd – 6th, 2026 (Closes June 1st, 2026) CA New York Comic Con – October 8th – 11th (Closes June 11th) NY Undiscovered Realm Comic Con – June 13th – 14th, 2026 (Closes June 12th, 2026) NY Anime Magic – Aug 21st – 23rd, 2026 (Closes June 15th, 2026) IL Derpycon – Oct 30th – Nov 1st (Closes June 19th) NJ Animeverse Humble – June 27th – 28th (Closes June 27th) TX WAIFUCON – Oct 23rd – 25th (Closes July 4th) AL Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes July 12th, 2026) LA Animate! Columbus – June 12th – 14th, 2026 (Closes July 14th, 2026) OH Kameha Con – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes July 20th) NJ Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 23rd – 26th, 2026 (Closes July 26th, 2026) NC Miraicon – Oct 16th- 18th (Closes July 31st) FL TusCon 52 – Nov 13th – 15th (Closes Aug 1st) AZ Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026) MO GalaxyCon San Jose – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes Aug 15th) CA Animeverse Tennessee – Aug 29th – 30th (Close Aug 29th) TN Tucson Comic Con – Sept 4th – 6th (Closes Sept 4th) AZ Animeverse Reno – Sept 19th – 20th (Closes Sept 19th) NV Animeverse Louisiana – Nov 21st – 23rd (Closes October 30th) LA Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th) OK Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th 2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th Crypticon Seattle – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 WA Comic Con Oakland – May 9th – 10th CA Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th Baltics Comic Con – May 22nd – 24th Lithuania Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th Galactic Camp – May 28th – 31st CA Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026 Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026 Illinois Game Con – June 6th Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026 Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th 3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th OtakuFest – June 19th – 21st FL Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st WA Soonercon – June 19th – 21st Anaheim Fan Expo – June 26th – 28th CA Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28th Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026 Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 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 Anime Impulse Bay Area – July 18th – 19th CA Portland Pride – July 18th – 19th OR Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th (UK) Seattle Zine Fest – July 26th WA Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th FanFest Northwest – Aug 8th – 9th WA Fan Expo Chicago – Aug 14th – 16th IL 2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026 Mad Monster Expo – Aug 21st – 23rd NC Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th (Netherlands) Baltimore Comic Con – Sept 25th – 27th MD Chico Anime and Pop Expo – Oct 17th – 18th CA Blue Hen Comic Con – Oct 24th – 25th DE MoTowCon – Oct 31st NC

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! 🙂 Day job has been super busy. But this week was quiet for comic opportunities. A couple of calls for submissions on magazines are open. And I’m not seeing a lot of cons opening just yet. There are a few that are about to and a lot still have applications going on. So check the spreadsheet to see all the cons that are still open. I might switch the updates to be twice a month instead of every week. Let me know your thoughts in the comments about that. Stay sassy out there! On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new. NEW! The School Magazine – Serial Comics for 2027 Submissions are open for a 10-part comics series for kids ages 7-12. – Deadline May 7th NEW! McCaul Mag – Dreams Issue They are looking for short stories, poems, essays, screenplays, and comics that fit the theme of Dreams. – Deadline May 31st Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, Misinformation – Deadline July 5th Stacked Deck Press – Death Saves 3rd Edition Anthology They are looking for stories about your favorite character deaths. From RPGs from a wide variety of genres such as fantasy, science fiction, superhero, and more. Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline. 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. 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. Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions Spreadsheet List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have open applications. Check the spreadsheet link above for the COMPLETE list. Info is listed in this order: NAME OF CONVENTION – CONVENTION DATES – APPLICATION DEADLINE – STATE CONVENTION IS IN. NEW! Sequential Scotland – Aug 8th (Closes April 24th) UK DECAF Denver Comics and Art Festival – May 9th (Closes April 10th) CO Tails and Tornadoes – Sept 4th – 6th (Closes April 19th) OK Anime NebrasKon – Oct 16th – 18th (Closes April 20th) IA Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 (Closes April 23rd) OR Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st) PA Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st) AL Geek Girl Con – Oct 24th – 26th (Closes May 31st) WA BayCon – July 3rd – 6th, 2026 (Closes June 1st, 2026) CA New York Comic Con – October 8th – 11th (Closes June 11th) NY Undiscovered Realm Comic Con – June 13th – 14th, 2026 (Closes June 12th, 2026) NY Anime Magic – Aug 21st – 23rd, 2026 (Closes June 15th, 2026) IL Derpycon – Oct 30th – Nov 1st (Closes June 19th) NJ Animeverse Humble – June 27th – 28th (Closes June 27th) TX WAIFUCON – Oct 23rd – 25th (Closes July 4th) AL Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes July 12th, 2026) LA Animate! Columbus – June 12th – 14th, 2026 (Closes July 14th, 2026) OH Kameha Con – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes July 20th) NJ Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 23rd – 26th, 2026 (Closes July 26th, 2026) NC Miraicon – Oct 16th- 18th (Closes July 31st) FL TusCon 52 – Nov 13th – 15th (Closes Aug 1st) AZ Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026) MO GalaxyCon San Jose – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes Aug 15th) CA Animeverse Tennessee – Aug 29th – 30th (Close Aug 29th) TN Tucson Comic Con – Sept 4th – 6th (Closes Sept 4th) AZ Animeverse Reno – Sept 19th – 20th (Closes Sept 19th) NV Animeverse Louisiana – Nov 21st – 23rd (Closes October 30th) LA Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th) OK Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th 2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th Crypticon Seattle – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 WA Comic Con Oakland – May 9th – 10th CA Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th Baltics Comic Con – May 22nd – 24th Lithuania Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th Galactic Camp – May 28th – 31st CA Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026 Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026 Illinois Game Con – June 6th Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026 Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th 3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th OtakuFest – June 19th – 21st FL Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st WA Soonercon – June 19th – 21st Anaheim Fan Expo – June 26th – 28th CA Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28th Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026 Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 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 Anime Impulse Bay Area – July 18th – 19th CA Portland Pride – July 18th – 19th OR Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th (UK) Seattle Zine Fest – July 26th WA Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th FanFest Northwest – Aug 8th – 9th WA Fan Expo Chicago – Aug 14th – 16th IL 2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026 Mad Monster Expo – Aug 21st – 23rd NC Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th (Netherlands) Baltimore Comic Con – Sept 25th – 27th MD Chico Anime and Pop Expo – Oct 17th – 18th CA Blue Hen Comic Con – Oct 24th – 25th DE MoTowCon – Oct 31st NC

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! 🙂 Thanks for your patience! We’ve moved into our new apartment. Yay! International moving is crazy, but I should be settled enough now. This week we have a new zine looking for submissions and a bunch of new comic conventions open. As always, check out the giant spreadsheet to see everything that’s open. Good luck on all your applications! On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new. NEW! Koguchi Press – Zenesis Zine They are looking for short comics, one-shots, prose, and articles in the sci-fi, mecha, space-fantasy genres. Deadline March 31st Wild Ramp Publishing – Wild Ramp Review of Books Zine Looking for comic zines about book reviews. Deadline March 31st Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, Misinformation – Deadline July 5th Stacked Deck Press – Death Saves 3rd Edition Anthology They are looking for stories about your favorite character deaths. From RPGs from a wide variety of genres such as fantasy, science fiction, superhero, and more. Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline. 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. 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. Tea Goblin Cafe Conventions Spreadsheet List Below is a few highlights of shows with application deadlines coming up soon and shows that have open applications. Check the spreadsheet link above for the COMPLETE list. Info is listed in this order: NAME OF CONVENTION – CONVENTION DATES – APPLICATION DEADLINE – STATE CONVENTION IS IN. NEW! DECAF Denver Comics and Art Festival – May 9th (Closes April 10th) CO NEW! Tails and Tornadoes – Sept 4th – 6th (Closes April 19th) OK NEW! Anime NebrasKon – Oct 16th – 18th (Closes April 20th) IA NEW! Derpycon – Oct 30th – Nov 1st (Closes June 19th) NJ NEW! Animeverse Humble – June 27th – 28th (Closes June 27th) TX NEW! WAIFUCON – Oct 23rd – 25th (Closes July 4th) AL NEW! Kameha Con – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes July 20th) NJ NEW! Animeverse Tennessee – Aug 29th – 30th (Close Aug 29th) TN NEW! Animeverse Reno – Sept 19th – 20th (Closes Sept 19th) NV NEW! Tucson Comic Con – Sept 4th – 6th (Closes Sept 4th) AZ NEW! Animeverse Louisiana – Nov 21st – 23rd (Closes October 30th) LA NEW! Anaheim Fan Expo – June 26th – 28th CA NEW! Seattle Zine Fest – July 26th WA NEW! Blue Hen Comic Con – Oct 24th – 25th DE NEW! Chico Anime and Pop Expo – Oct 17th – 18th CA NEW! Galactic Camp – May 28th – 31st CA NEW! Mad Monster Expo – Aug 21st – 23rd NC NEW! MoTowCon – Oct 31st NC NEW! OtakuFest – June 19th – 21st FL Everett Pride Block Party – June 20th (Closes March 31st) WA Palmcon Treasure Coast – April 11th (Closes April 1st) FL Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 (Closes April 23rd) OR Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st) PA Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st) AL Geek Girl Con – Oct 24th – 26th (Closes May 31st) WA BayCon – July 3rd – 6th, 2026 (Closes June 1st, 2026) CA New York Comic Con – October 8th – 11th (Closes June 11th) NY Undiscovered Realm Comic Con – June 13th – 14th, 2026 (Closes June 12th, 2026) NY Anime Magic – Aug 21st – 23rd, 2026 (Closes June 15th, 2026) IL Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes July 12th, 2026) LA Animate! Columbus – June 12th – 14th, 2026 (Closes July 14th, 2026) OH Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 23rd – 26th, 2026 (Closes July 26th, 2026) NC Miraicon – Oct 16th- 18th (Closes July 31st) FL TusCon 52 – Nov 13th – 15th (Closes Aug 1st) AZ Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026) MO GalaxyCon San Jose – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes Aug 15th) CA Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th) OK Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th 2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th Crypticon Seattle – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 WA Comic Con Oakland – May 9th – 10th CA Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th Baltics Comic Con – May 22nd – 24th Lithuania Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026 Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026 Illinois Game Con – June 6th Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026 Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th 3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st Soonercon – June 19th – 21st Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28t Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026 Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 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 Anime Impulse Bay Area – July 18th – 19th CA Portland Pride – July 18th – 19th OR Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th (UK) Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th FanFest Northwest – Aug 8th – 9th WA Fan Expo Chicago – Aug 14th – 16th IL 2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026 Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th (Netherlands) Baltimore Comic Con – Sept 25th – 27th MD

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! 🙂 Just a small update this week. Keep safe and remember to rest! On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new. ENDING SOON! Jes Jess Press – Sick Freaks Magazine This will be Issue 2 with a focus on horror. They are looking for work by marginalized artists (preference for Baltimore/DMV based). Black and white comics between 2-4 pages. Original creator owned stories. Deadline March 14th. ENDING SOON! Synergy Surge Zine – Dispatch Fanzine – Synergy Surge Looking for stories focusing on platonic pairings of the Z-Team with their synergy together on missions or iconic bonding after long shifts. This zine needs artists, writers, merch artists, and spot artists. Deadline March 14th. Wild Ramp Publishing – Wild Ramp Review of Books Zine Looking for comic zines about book reviews. Deadline March 31st, 2026 Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, Misinformation – Deadline July 5th Stacked Deck Press – Death Saves 3rd Edition Anthology They are looking for stories about your favorite character deaths. From RPGs from a wide variety of genres such as fantasy, science fiction, superhero, and more. Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline. 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. 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 open applications. Check the spreadsheet link above for the COMPLETE list. NEW EUROPEAN CONS CLICK HERE NEW! Anime Impulse Bay Area – July 18th – 19th (Opening for general artist apps March 10th) CA NEW! Duval Comic and Zine Fest – June 6th (Closes March 15th) FL DragonCon – Sept 3rd – 7th (Closes March 15th) GA Rose City Comic Con – Sept 11th – 13th (Closes March 20th) OR Everett Pride Block Party – June 20th (Closes March 31st) WA Palmcon Treasure Coast – April 11th (Closes April 1st) FL Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 (Closes April 23rd) OR Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st) PA Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st) AL Geek Girl Con – Oct 24th – 26th (Closes May 31st) WA BayCon – July 3rd – 6th, 2026 (Closes June 1st, 2026) CA New York Comic Con – October 8th – 11th (Closes June 11th) NY Undiscovered Realm Comic Con – June 13th – 14th, 2026 (Closes June 12th, 2026) NY Anime Magic – Aug 21st – 23rd, 2026 (Closes June 15th, 2026) IL Galaxy Con New Orleans – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes July 12th, 2026) LA Animate! Columbus – June 12th – 14th, 2026 (Closes July 14th, 2026) OH Galaxy Con Raleigh – July 23rd – 26th, 2026 (Closes July 26th, 2026) NC Miraicon – Oct 16th- 18th (Closes July 31st) FL TusCon 52 – Nov 13th – 15th (Closes Aug 1st) AZ Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026) MO GalaxyCon San Jose – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes Aug 15th) CA Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th) OK Wondercon – March 27th – 29th, 2026 Retropalooza Houston – March 28th – 29th Rewind Washington – March 28th – 29th Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th, 2026 2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th, 2026 Crypticon Seattle – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 WA Comic Con Oakland – May 9th – 10th CA Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th Baltics Comic Con – May 22nd – 24th Lithuania Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th, 2026 Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026 Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026 Illinois Game Con – June 6th Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026 Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th 3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st Soonercon – June 19th – 21st Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28t Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026 Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 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 Portland Pride – July 18th – 19th OR Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th (UK) Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th FanFest Northwest – Aug 8th – 9th WA Fan Expo Chicago – Aug 14th – 16th IL 2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026 Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th (Netherlands) Baltimore Comic Con – Sept 25th – 27th MD

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! 🙂 A LOT of conventions have open applications going on right now. Check the big spreadsheet for the full list. Be sure to scroll all the way down, too. Only found one anthology to report. But I’m happy to say that I’m over my sickness and getting back into the swing of things. New country. New germs, eh? On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new. NEW! Stacked Deck Press – Death Saves 3rd Edition Anthology They are looking for stories about your favorite character deaths. From RPGs from a wide variety of genres such as fantasy, science fiction, superhero, and more. Jes Jess Press – Sick Freaks Magazine This will be Issue 2 with a focus on horror. They are looking for work by marginalized artists (preference for Baltimore/DMV based). Black and white comics between 2-4 pages. Original creator owned stories. Deadline March 14th. Synergy Surge Zine – Dispatch Fanzine – Synergy Surge Looking for stories focusing on platonic pairings of the Z-Team with their synergy together on missions or iconic bonding after long shifts. This zine needs artists, writers, merch artists, and spot artists. Deadline March 14th. Wild Ramp Publishing – Wild Ramp Review of Books Zine Looking for comic zines about book reviews. Deadline March 31st, 2026 Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, Misinformation – Deadline July 5th Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline. 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. 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 open applications. Check the spreadsheet link above for the COMPLETE list. NEW EUROPEAN CONS CLICK HERE NEW! DragonCon – Sept 3rd – 7th (Closes March 15th) GA NEW! Rose City Comic Con – Sept 11th – 13th (Closes March 20th) OR NEW! New York Comic Con – October 8th – 11th (Closes June 11th) NY NEW! Comic Con Oakland – May 9th – 10th CA NEW! Fan Expo Chicago – Aug 14th – 16th IL NEW! Baltimore Comic Con – Sept 25th – 27th MD NEW! Geek Girl Con – Oct 24th – 26th WA Palmcon Treasure Coast – April 11th (Closes April 1st) Miraicon – Oct 16th- 18th (Closes July 31st) GalaxyCon San Jose – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes Aug 15th) DreamCon – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes Feb 28th) The Lakes International Comics Festival – Oct 2nd – 4th (Closes March 1st) UK ConCarolinas – May 29th – 31st, 2026 (Closes March 1st) Everett Pride Block Party – June 20th (Closes March 31st) Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 (Closes April 23rd) Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st) Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st) 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) TusCon 52 – Nov 13th – 15th (Closes Aug 1st) Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026) Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th) Wondercon – March 27th – 29th, 2026 Retropalooza Houston – March 28th – 29th Rewind Washington – March 28th – 29th Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th, 2026 2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th, 2026 Crypticon Seattle – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 WA Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th Baltics Comic Con – May 22nd – 24th Lithuania Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th, 2026 Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026 Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026 Illinois Game Con – June 6th Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026 Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th 3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st Soonercon – June 19th – 21st Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28t Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026 Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 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 Portland Pride – July 18th – 19th OR Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th (UK) Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th FanFest Northwest – Aug 8th – 9th WA 2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026 Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th (Netherlands)

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! 🙂 A bit of a quiet week so far. A couple of new anthologies have opened up and a sprinkling of cons. Check the spreadsheets for everything still open and accepting submissions. Also, I’m going to start to include the states in on the con lists below so you know where these cons are. Little by little! 🙂 On the spreadsheet, anything highlighted in GREEN is new. NEW! Jes Jess Press – Sick Freaks Magazine This will be Issue 2 with a focus on horror. They are looking for work by marginalized artists (preference for Baltimore/DMV based). Black and white comics between 2-4 pages. Original creator owned stories. Deadline March 14th. NEW! Synergy Surge Zine – Dispatch Fanzine – Synergy Surge Looking for stories focusing on platonic pairings of the Z-Team with their synergy together on missions or iconic bonding after long shifts. This zine needs artists, writers, merch artists, and spot artists. Deadline March 14th. ENDING SOON! 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. ThirdBear Press – BOXES Comic Magazine Vol 5 (UK creators ONLY) Deadline Feb. 28th. 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. Wild Ramp Publishing – Wild Ramp Review of Books Zine Looking for comic zines about book reviews. Deadline March 31st, 2026 Tusen Serier – ParaVox Vols 1 – 4 Looking for comics for several issues. (Anti)Racism – Deadline April 5th, Snitch Society/ Angiverisamhallets Baksidor – Deadline May 5th, Misinformation – Deadline July 5th Lesser Known Comics – Lesser Known Comics Zine Looking for 1-8 page stories in black and white. Rolling deadline. 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. 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 open applications. Check the spreadsheet link above for the COMPLETE list. NEW EUROPEAN CONS CLICK HERE NEW! Summer Story Fest – June 27th – 28th (Closes Feb. 28th) OR NEW! Kumoricon – Nov 13th – 15th (Opening Feb. 21st for 24hrs ONLY!) OR NEW! FanFest Northwest – Aug 8th – 9th WA NEW! Portland Pride – July 18th – 19th OR Palmcon Treasure Coast – April 11th (Closes April 1st) Miraicon – Oct 16th- 18th (Closes July 31st) GalaxyCon San Jose – Aug 21st – 23rd (Closes Aug 15th) DreamCon – July 10th – 12th, 2026 (Closes Feb 28th) The Lakes International Comics Festival – Oct 2nd – 4th (Closes March 1st) UK ConCarolinas – May 29th – 31st, 2026 (Closes March 1st) Everett Pride Block Party – June 20th (Closes March 31st) Animate! Philadelphia – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 (Closes May 1st) Iron City Comic Con – May 30th – 31st (Closes May 31st) 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) TusCon 52 – Nov 13th – 15th (Closes Aug 1st) Animeverse Kansas City – Aug 1st – 2nd, 2026 (Closes Aug 1st, 2026) Anime 405 – Dec 12th – 14th (Closes Dec 11th) BlerDCon – March 6th – 8th, 2026 Retro Expo – March 7th – 8th, 2026 Wondercon – March 27th – 29th, 2026 Retropalooza Houston – March 28th – 29th Rewind Washington – March 28th – 29th Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase – April 18th – 19th, 2026 Mid Valley Comic Art Expo – April 18th – 19th 2 Rivers Comic Con – April 25th – 26th, 2026 Crypticon – May 1st – 3rd, 2026 Geek Craft Expo Tacoma – May 15th – 16th Tidewater ComicCon – May 16th – 17th Baltics Comic Con – May 22nd – 24th Lithuania Thy Kingdom Con – May 22nd – 24th, 2026 Westside Comic Con – May 23rd – 24th Tremendicon – May 29th – 31st, 2026 Big Lick Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 Beaver State Comic Con – May 30th – 31st, 2026 Hall of Heroes Comic Con – May 30th – 31st Anime Riverside – May 30th – 31st JAFAX – June 5th – 7th, 2026 Illinois Game Con – June 6th Nococon – June 6th – 7th, 2026 Lehigh Valley Comic Con – June 6th – 7th 3 Rivers Con – June 6th – 7th OMG!CON – June 12th – 14th, 2026 Brass Screw Consortium – June 12th – 14th 605 Pop Culture Con – June 13th – 14th Washington State SummerCon – June 19th – 21st Soonercon – June 19th – 21st Port Maine Con – June 25th – 28th Planet Funk Con – June 26th – 28th Volunteer Valley Comic Con – June 27th – 28t Willmington AnimeFest – June 28th, 2026 Glasgow Anime and Gaming Con – July 3rd – 5th Mad Monster Party Arizona – July 10th – 12th, 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 Eufuria – July 23rd – 25th Comic Con Manchester – July 25th – 26th (UK) Deep South Para-Comic-Con – Aug 8th – 9th 2D Con – Aug 21st – 24th, 2026 Gathering of Ghouls – Aug 22nd – 23rd Viencon – Aug 28th – 30th (Netherlands) Fan Expo Dallas – Sept 11th – 13th, 2026