Submissions

**SUBMISSIONS FOR NOT FORGOTTEN WILL BE OPEN FROM MAY 18TH THROUGH JUNE 18TH, 2016**

Deadlines

Submissions open on May 18th, 2016 and are due no later than 11:59 PM GMT-8, June 18th, 2016. Teams will be notified by email no later than July 30th about whether or not your story has been accepted to be a part of the anthology. You must be at least 18 years or older to submit a story.

Submission Guidelines

Send your submissions to PDSAnthology@gmail.com

Please include the following:

Names of those on the Creative Team and their roles.

Email address for each team member.

Public Domain Character being used with link (so we can verify they are in fact within the public domain)

Title (working titles are fine)

Page-count (1-10 page comics, please)

A pitch that is no longer than one page in length, 12pt Times New Roman font. Be sure to give us the beginning, middle and, end. Don’t worry, we won’t spoil it for anyone.

A signed release agreement that you can download here.

While this is not required, you may also submit art samples along with your written pitch and link to an artist portfolio website.

We also encourage you to tell us about yourself! Why are you interested in being in the anthology? Have you done other published work or is this your first possible projected? You don’t have to give us a brief bio, but we’ll read one.

Have some concept art? Some pages? You can send that in too!

Content Guidelines

In the spirit of the Golden-Age comics they come from, all stories must be G to PG-13.

Your submissions should be for a 1-10 page self contained stories. No “to be continued…” stories, please. The story, however, can end in a way that’s left open for future installations.

You may use any public domain character, create your own characters, mashup characters, reinvent characters, or any number of things.

You must include some form of color in your submission. Whether it’s a single color accenting a black and white comic, or a full color story, or something in-between! We’re fond of the old-school four-color style, but that’s just us.

Have fun! These are super heroes! We love daring adventures, skulking villains, and kirby-esque weirdness. Show us how you turn the genre on it’s ear! Leave your mark!

We Will Reject

Pitches with trademarked characters. No one wants to be sued, and we will be checking to see if your characters are in fact in the public domain.

Unfinished pitches.

Pitches from an incomplete creative team. Writer who needs an artist? Artist who needs a writer? Head to our FB page!

Pornography. We’re PG-13, remember? Besides, there’s an anthology that already does smut really well. It’s in their name.

Compensation and Creator’s Rights

Not Forgotten will pay $50 per completed page (pending funding) up to 10 pages of color and grey-scale toned comics. Additionally each person will receive 5 comp copies of the anthology and the right to purchase additional copies for half the cover price for as long as the book remains in print.

Creators agree to not print or distribute their comic for a full calendar year upon the initial first printing. If the book is not funded, publication rights revert back to the creators. If the book is not printed within 12 months of being funded, publication rights revert back to the creators. Creators retain full rights to trademarks, intellectual property, and non-publishing licensing rights.