Thank you for your interest in joining Emanata!
Who Can Join Emanata?
- Emanata is open to all current VCU students regardless of major.
- Emanata does not have an acceptance/rejection process. If you meet all deadlines and file requirements, you will be included in the final print edition of Emanata.
- Emanata will open submissions this fall, stay tuned!
- Late applicants may email us at [email protected]. Late applicants, if approved, are expected to be on track within two weeks of approval.
What can I submit to Emanata?
- As a comic anthology, all submissions must be identifiable to the casual viewer as a comic. Collages, storyboards, and zine-style narratives are unable to be included.
- Submissions must pertain to the theme
- Submissions can be as short as one page, and at maximum four pages.
- Submissions must be black and white/grayscale. No color is permitted.
- Submissions must include a title panel. This panel must be part of a larger page (IE no title pages).
- Submissions must include some variation of “the end” (fin, end, etc). This can be a whole panel, balloon, or just small text.
- Submissions (excluding thumbnails) must be in accordance with our file requirements.
- 300 DPI
- Grayscale
- Safety Area of 5 x 8 inches
- Trim of 5.25 x 8.25 inches
- Bleed of 5.5 x 8.5 inches
How do I join as a Contributor and/or Editor?
Anthology process will begin Fall 2023
CONTRIBUTORS
Once the theme is announced, start working!
Within a 3 days of receiving your application, we’ll email you a link, where you’ll upload your script and thumbnails to when complete. Please email us at [email protected] if you do not receive a link.
EDITORS
You’ll get paired up with contributors after scripts & thumbnails are submitted!
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