MIDNIGHT INK: a bi-monthly sequential art anthology: Submissions: Writers seeking Artists

WRITERS
Seeking Artists

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post your info for artists to see:

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artist wants to contact you.

MIDNIGHT INK: WSA
Attn: Natalie Hall
1341 W. Fullerton #212
Chicago, IL 60614 - USA
Fax: 270-626-0549

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when we receive your summary(ies).

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COPYRIGHTS AND CONTRACT INFORMATION

Serial Writers
Remember that these stories must have 2 or more episodes. Try not to send stories that don't have a clear or imaginable ending. We'd hate to see a great story just stop because the author didn't have a conclusion prepared. When you submit the episodes for a serial story, we prefer that you give an estimation of how many episodes the story will have (if you do not submit a completed serial story).

Feature Writers
Feature stories are between 5 and 15 pages long. Remember, this is only one episode, so don't make it too long to fit in the book. Make sure there is enough action and/or dialogue to tell the story within the alloted space. If your story runs too long, you can break it up into two or more episodes (making it a serial).

Filler Writers
Filler stories are very short stories. They can be several strips revolving around one plot or theme, or they can be simple one-pagers. We prefer actual short stories to little comic strips, but we will not deny the latter. These can be funny, but that is not necessary. We do not accept one-cell strips. Filler stories must be at least one page long.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Midnight Ink will be printed in Black & White, so don't expect to find color art samples.

Have an idea of how the layout of your story should look. This is helpful, not necessary. Try to have physical descriptions for characters and settings in your stories. This will make things go quicker for the artist you pair up with. Also, try to figure out what artistic style you think will match your story best. Even if you don't see samples that match that, contact some of the artists to see if they can do it. The artist may not have thought about submitting that type of sample for display on the site.

Make sure that your story has enough dialogue. If your story is told more by character reactions and thoughts than by dialogue, make sure to explain that to the artist you pair up with so that s/he is prepared to comply with that format. If you want your story to look distinct and unique, you MUST discuss this with the artist. Don't give her/him the impression that your story will be drawn in the common comicbook format and then ask for something amazingly different.

It is absolutely NECESSARY to determine WHO makes final decisions regarding the artistic look of the story. If you decide to give the artist full control over the look of the format, characters, settings, etc. you SHOULD NOT change your mind after the story has been drawn. Realize that you are a team and that your exact visualization of your story will not necessarily be what the artist can illustrate. Characters may look a little different than you pictured them, but don't get tied up in worrying about that. Remember, this artist is NOT being paid to do this for you. Artwork might never perfectly match the writer's idea of how the story should look unless the writer does his/her own art.