Submissions Closed!

Will Return in February 2021

What We’re Looking For:

• Creators 18 years or Older

• Solo Creators or Complete Teams 

• All Genres 

• WS Press is looking for stories that have strong narratives with interesting and diverse characters.

• Completed Stories

• Short Stories 

• Minimum of 12 pages, Maximum ~40 pages 

• You can pitch your idea as a short story with the possibility of future extensions, however the story pitched must be a stand-alone concept.

  What We’re Not Looking For: 

• Prose, poetry, illustrations, pin-ups, zines, light novels, photography, and music

• Fanwork

• No slurs, no racist statements nor imagery, no misogyny, no transphobia, no ableism, no xenophobia, and any other hateful rhetoric

• No gore, porn or explicit nudity, depictions of abuse

• Previously Published Work 

Pitch Submission Guide

​*Read the Rules!* 

Create a Pitch Packet PDF that includes: 

• Title

• Creator Name(s): If there’s a team, everyone’s name should be listed along with what their role is.

• Preferred Email

• Proposed Length: # of pages for the comic

• Color or B&W

• Production Timeline with a rough estimate of completion date

• Audience Rating: Everyone, Teen, Older Teen, etc.

• Genre and Theme(s)

• Log-line: Your 1-3 sentence “elevator pitch”

• Complete Story Outline: Beginning, Middle, and End with spoilers included

• Main Characters (Sketches/Descriptions)

• 5 complete sequential pages, representative of the finished work

Sign this Submission Release Form: Here 

Email all of these materials to:

Email Format:

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• Subject Line: [name] - [pitch title]

• Name(s) and Role(s): State if you are the sole creator or if you’re specifically the artist, writer, etc of the team

• Portfolio(s): Portfolios should include comic pages. You can include links to full completed comics if you desire.

• Biography: Along with your pitch, WS requires info about you! Introduce yourself, explain what you do/are known for with your work!

• Add proper Attachments: Signed Submission Agreement & Pitch Packet

You may submit more than one pitch but consider quality over quantity and keep each pitch in a separate email!

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