In 1983, two kids in a garage made a zine.

They didn't know it was called a zine. They just folded paper in half at a supermarket copy machine because they had something to say and nowhere to say it. They sold one copy to a woman across the street for fifteen cents. She never asked for a refund.

Kids get sidetracked. Thirty years passed.

In 2022, they finished what they started. Miscreant Issue Zero was a labor of love. It featured aliens debating the meaning of existence, love poems wrapped in hot wax, and heartbreak laid out in hand-lettered typography. It was eclectic, strange, and disarmingly beautiful.

Now I'm turning that garage into something bigger. And I want you in it.

Miscreant Anthology is a collective.
Not my book with your work in it. OUR book. A home for the weird, the wonderful, and the things that don't fit in gatekept, sanitized literary journals. This is true indie art, comics, poetry, stories, and games.

We are building a creative, artistic movement. If you're in the book, you own a piece of the book. We share what we build.

I'm not looking for polished professionals. I'm looking for the ones who've been waiting for a door to open.

This is your door.

If you've got a story on your hard drive that you've never shown anyone.
If you've got a poem in a notebook that feels too weird to share.
If you've got art you've been sitting on because you don't know where it belongs.
If you've never been published and you're convinced that means something is wrong with you.

Nothing is wrong with you. You just haven't found your door yet.

This is your door. Come on in.

Everything.

Love stories. Weird fiction. Funny stuff. Dark stuff. Aliens having existential crises. Romance that feels like a fever dream. Comics. Cartoons. Illustrations. Abstract sketches. B&W photography. One-page games. Essays about things that matter to you. Poetry that feels like a confession.

I don't care about your resume.
I don't care if you've never been published.
I don't care if you've been rejected a hundred times.

I care if it's yours. I care if it matters to you.

If it matters to you, it fits here.

March 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST.
The window is short because the hunger is real. Do not wait.

The Model: 1 Entry = 1 Share.
If multiple entries are accepted, you own multiple shares.

The Pool: Every time the total profit pool hits $100, everyone gets their cut. No waiting for calendar dates. When the project wins, we all win.

Rights: You grant Miscreant first publication rights. You keep your copyright. After release, you can republish your work anywhere you like. It remains yours.

All contributors receive a free digital PDF of the final book. You can purchase physical copies at cost. That means printing price plus shipping.

The at-cost model makes it easy for contributors to get copies without adding extra expense to the project. You can order as many at-cost copies as you like.

GENRE: All genres welcome
Science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, mystery, thriller, slice of life, memoir, autofiction, humor, satire, experimental, hybrid, everything.

FORMAT: All mediums

Fiction / Poetry / Essays: Max 2,000 words per piece. Flash included.

Comics / Sequential Art: Black and white only. Up to 4 pages per submission. Single-page comics, strips, sequences, and spreads welcome. Longer comics may be submitted in 4-page sections as separate entries.

Art / Illustration / Mixed Media: Black and white only. 300 DPI. Full-page size 6.875" x 10.5" including bleed.

Scripts: Comic scripts allowed up to 2,000 words.

Tabletop RPG / Game Content: One-page RPGs, tables, generators, and micro-games welcome.

Multiple Submissions: Up to 5 works, any combination.

A single five-dollar submission fee.

What it covers: Printing the first batch of books. Every fee goes directly into the production pot to get copies into readers' hands.

If you cannot pay, check the waiver box. No questions asked. The fee exists to support the project, not block anyone from participating. This anthology exists to share your work, not take your lunch money.

Payment:
Venmo: @miscreantzero
PayPal: [email protected]

If accepted, you can choose to waive your profit share. Your portion goes into The Miscreant Anthology Fund, which pays for future printing and shipping. This is optional for anyone who wants to help keep the door open for the next round of creators.

Instagram: @ericwilliamson / @miscreantmedia
Email: [email protected]