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Driftwood Press is currently open for graphic novel and comic collection submissions! We love experimental, narrative, and hybrid work, and we're looking for something that impresses us formally and conceptually. Some of our favorite graphic artists are Olivier Schrauwen, Jaime Hernandez, Brecht Evens, Linnea Sterte, Freddy Carasco, Sam Alden, Anders Nilsen, Andy Barron, Taiyo Matsumoto, Inio Asano, Mat Brinkman, Michael DeForge, David Lapham, David Mazzucchelli, Antoine Cosse, & Dash Shaw. Please do not send us superhero narratives, young adult comics, or scripts without an artist attached.

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What to Submit​

• You may submit either a full or partial manuscript. We prefer to see the full manuscript.

• Please do not send us scripts. Please note: we do not match up artists with storytellers or vice-versa.

• Although your work may be independently published, we tend to prefer that the work is either unpublished or this book offers something the previous publication did not, such as additional pages or a different grouping of the work.

• Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please update your submission to "withdrawn" within Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere.

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If a few months have passed since submission, feel free to email us for an update.

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Awards

Flat Payment

Dependent on comic page count.

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Royalties

Competitive royalties begin following the first 100 copies sold.

• 20% royalties for the first 1,000 copies

• 25% royalties for all sales above 1,000 copies

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Author Copies

• Author will be supplied twenty paperback copies. If the book gets a hardcover edition (contingent on sales), author will receive ten copies of the hardcover.

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In-House Publicity

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For authors who are unable to afford a traditional publicist, Driftwood Press is proud to offer our authors an in-house publicity option, something that not every small press is able to do.

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You can reach our Publicist, Olivia, at publicity@driftwoodpress.net if you have any questions or if you are an outlet and would like to query us regarding features, interviews, author contact requests, or collaborations. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

What We Offer Our Authors

• Driftwood’s newsletter reaches 20,000+ writers & readers; we’ll share cover announcements, excerpts, and blurbs a few times before release within these newsletters. 

• We prepare Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) for Asterism’s ARC Boxes which are sent nationally to U.S. book stores. 

• Driftwood will email Digital ARCs to our list of 200+ freelance reviewers.

• Driftwood will email Digital ARCs to review outlets, podcasts, influencers, and radio stations; this usually amounts to well over 70 contacts for your book. This includes submission for review consideration from Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness, Foreword Reviews, Bookforum, ALA Booklist, Library Journal, and Book Page just to name a few! 

• Social media posts featuring your title pre-release and post-release to our 40k+ followers across all of our social media platforms.

• Assistance in scheduling 1-4 in-person readings, signings, open mics, or other author events.

• Driftwood will submit your book to a variety of book awards post-publication. 

• Provide the opportunity for you to create companion pieces to pitch to magazines, blogs, and other outlets to feature your work. 

 

Pine State Publicity Partnership

Driftwood Press is proud to partner with Pine State Publicity as an option for our authors who would like to seek more comprehensive publicity outside of our in-house offering! Authors who query Pine State Publicity and are accepted will receive a 10% discount on the cost of publicity representation; please note that not all authors who apply will be chosen to work with Pine State Publicity but if chosen, the 10% discount will apply to their publicity services. We recommend that you reach out to Cassie (Cassie@pinestatepublicity.com) as soon as you have signed a book contract with us if interested to see if your work is a good fit.