Call for Submissions
100+ creators already accepted.
Submissions open through March 31, 2026. Kickstarter launches April.
Submit Your Work HereLink takes you to a Google Form to complete your submission.
WHAT IS IT?
Miscreant Anthology is a creator-driven collection of writing and art built for work that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else.
This is a space for fiction, poetry, comics, art, illustrations, photography, and hybrid work that wants room to breathe on its own terms. Different forms, tones, and genres aren't just welcome here, they're part of the point. The best anthologies don't flatten everything into sameness. They create friction, contrast, surprise, and discovery.
Miscreant isn't interested in smoothing everything into sameness. It's built to let difference spark against difference. To let beauty sit beside abrasion. To let humor, grief, wonder, menace, tenderness, and strangeness share the same space and make something larger together.
This anthology is being built to hold that kind of work.
Whether you're polished or emerging, seasoned or brand new, what matters most is that your submission feels alive. I want the unexpected. I want the memorable. I want work with voice, presence, and conviction.
If you have something real, something strange, something beautiful, something that refuses the usual boxes, I want to see it.
That's what Miscreant is.
And this is only the beginning.
This Is Different.
Miscreant Anthology is a shared stage. Not my book with your work in it. OUR book.
Most literary journals want to publish you. I want to build with you.
Over 100 creators have already said yes. Writers, artists, comic creators, and poets. All building something together. Your work alongside theirs. A crew that showed up.
The real prize is the book itself. Holding it. Seeing your name in it. Being part of a group of people who stopped waiting for someone to give them permission.
This is your door. Walk through it.
Never Been Published?
GOOD!
I'm looking for the ones the other gatekeepers ignored.
The ones who've been writing in the margins.
The ones with notebooks full of weird stuff they've never shown anyone.
The ones sitting on art because they know where it belongs.
You need permission? Here it is.
You need experience? Forget it.
You only need a voice and the guts to share it.
The World Needs Your Weird
If it matters to you, it belongs here.
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.
Accepted: Fiction. Poetry. Essays. Comics. Sequential Art. Illustrations. Drawings. Paintings. Photography. Mixed Media. Collage. Digital Art. Scripts. Games. Etc.
All Genres Welcome: Science Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Romance. Mystery. Thriller. Slice of Life. Memoir. Autofiction. Humor. Satire. Experimental. Hybrid. Literary Fiction. Weird Fiction. Noir. Psychological. Absurdist. Magical Realism. Speculative Fiction. Everything.
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.
Link takes you to a Google Form to complete your submission.
Submission Deadline
March 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM MST
The window is short because the hunger is real. Do not wait.
Projected Publication: Summer 2026
A limited print run of physical copies will be funded through a Kickstarter campaign launching in April. Details coming soon.
What You Get
Here's what being in this book actually means.
Your work in print. A real book. Your name in the table of contents. That part is certain.
A free digital copy. Every accepted contributor gets the full PDF the day it drops. If you want a physical copy, it's available to you at cost. Printing price plus shipping, nothing more.
Your copyright, always. You grant first publication rights. After the book releases, the work stays yours. Republish it anywhere you like.
A proceeds share. Every accepted piece earns a share of net proceeds. Get multiple pieces in, you get multiple shares. This is indie publishing with 100+ creators in the pool, so the real profit is being in the book with an amazing crew of diverse talent. And that's kind of the whole point.
A community of 100+. Writers, artists, comic creators, and poets. All kinds of weird. All kinds of real. People who stopped waiting for a bigger stage and just built one. That's who you're walking in with.
The Specs
GENRE: All genres welcome
Science Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Romance. Mystery. Thriller. Slice of Life. Memoir. Autofiction. Humor. Satire. Experimental. Hybrid. Literary Fiction. Weird Fiction. Noir. Psychological. Absurdist. Magical Realism. Speculative Fiction. Everything.
FORMAT SPECS
Fiction / Poetry / Essays
Word count: Max 2,000 words
File format: .docx, .rtf, or .doc
Formatting: 12pt, double-spaced, Times New Roman
Please submit as .docx, .rtf, or .doc only
Comics / Sequential Art
Pages: Up to 4 pages per submission
Color: Black and white only
Trim size: 6.625" x 10.25"
With bleed: 6.875" x 10.5" (add 0.125" all sides)
Resolution: 300 DPI minimum
File format: .png, .tiff, or .psd
Art / Illustration
Color: Black and white only
Resolution: 300 DPI minimum
File format: .png, .tiff, or .psd (lossless)
Art will be resized to fit page width. For full-page spreads, use comic specs above.
Please submit lossless formats only (.png, .tiff, .psd)
Scripts
Types: Screenplays, stage plays, radio plays, comic scripts
Word count: Max 2,000 words
File format: .docx, .rtf, or .doc
Formatting: Industry-standard for your script type
Games / RPG Content
Types: One-page RPGs, tables, generators, micro-games
File format: .docx or .rtf for text
Visual elements should follow art specs above
Multiple Submissions: Up to 5 works, any combination.
Submission Fee (Optional)
$5 suggested contribution
The $5 helps cover promoting and printing the first batch of books for readers. Every dollar goes directly into production to get copies into hands.
Want to contribute more? You can. Every bit helps fund the initial print run.
Can't pay? Check the waiver box on the form. Zero questions asked.
The fee exists to support the project. This anthology exists to share your work, not take your lunch money.
The Miscreant Anthology Fund (Optional)
If accepted, you can choose to waive your proceeds share. Your portion goes into The Miscreant Anthology Fund, which pays for future production. This is optional for anyone who wants to help keep the door open for the next round of creators.
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Questions about your submission? Email me. I actually respond.
Contributors retain full copyright to their submitted work. Miscreant Media holds the rights to the anthology as a compiled publication. The proceeds share described on this page is a revenue-sharing arrangement based on net earnings, and is separate from ownership of the publication or Miscreant Media. Individual payouts will vary based on total contributor pool size and actual sales.