Artist & Writer Submission Guidelines for Card Companies

by Kate Harper

GREETING CARD COMPANIES
Want to submit your art or writing to a greeting card company?
Check out the links below that go directly to company submission guidelines.

Also check out these articles about licensing card designs and sentiments to companies:

• How to Mail Promos of Your Designs to Card Companies


• How to Organize Greeting Card Submissions


• How to get Started in Art Licensing


• How to Make a Good "Art Licensing Website."


• How to Deal With Rejection: Tips for Card Designers


• Resources on Greeting Cards and Licensing


• Greeting Card Licensing Information from the UK

ARTIST GUIDELINES
(scroll down for writer's guidelines)



Allport Editions Artist Guidelines
http://www.allport.com/Artists_Commitment.aspx

Avanti Press
(Look under contact+submission guidelines)
http://www.avantipress.com/#/contact/

Amber Lotus
http://www.amberlotus.com/submission-guidelines.html

Artists To Watch
https://www.artiststowatch.com/art.html

Abacus
http://www.abacuscards.co.uk/content.php?id_content=3
 
Antioch Publishing
 http://www.antioch.com/
(Go to: “About us”, then “Art Work Submissions” .) 

Bayview Press
http://www.bayviewpress.com/submitart.html

Brush Dance
http://www.brushdance.com/-strse-template/artguidelines/Page.bok

Comstock Cards
http://www.comstockcards.com/guide_base.htm

Crown Point Graphics
http://www.crownpointgraphics.com/artists.html

Calypso Cards
http://www.calypsocards.com/Submissions.asp?url=SBM

Courage Cards
http://www.couragecards.org/store/artist.asp

Caspari
http://www.casparionline.com/Artist-Submission-Guidelines.html

Cardmakers
http://cardmakers.com/submissions

C.R. Gibson 
https://www.crgibson.com/e2wCustomerTemplate.aspx?url=documents/html/FAQ_Artist.htm

Design Design
http://designdesign.us/index.php/ddi_contact3_artists#.UVcbTxlAvkY

Designer Greetings
http://www.designergreetings.com/
*look under "opportunities" tab

Foldees (Crowdsourced Contests)
http://www.foldees.com/

Fotofolio
http://www.fotofolio.com/contact/contact.html

Global Graphics Gifts
http://globalgraphicsgiftstore.com/apguide.htm

Great Arrow Graphics
http://www.greatarrow.com/guidelinesfaq.asp

Gina B
http://www.ginabdesigns.com/news/Artists.aspx

Gallison/Mudpuppy
http://www.galison.com/About-GalisonMudpuppy-W7C0.aspx

Hotchpotch
http://www.hotchpotchpublishing.com/ARTIST-SUBMISSIONS-18.html

Leanin' Tree
http://www.leanintree.com/artsubmission.html

Marian Heath
(PDF file) http://www.marianheath.com/pdf/guidelines_02_2009.pdf

Madison Park Greetings
http://madisonparkgroup.com/contact/submit-art/

Minted (Crowdsourced Contests)
http://www.minted.com/design-challenge

Nobleworks
http://www.nobleworkscards.com/submission.html

Oatmeal Studios Artist Guidelines
http://www.oatmealstudios.com/Artist%27sGuidelines/AG-Pg.htm

Palm Press Photography Submission Guidelines
http://www.palmpressinc.com/ppsite/photosubmit.php

Paper Magic Group
http://www.cssindustries.com/web/guest/paper-magic

Pictura, Inc.
http://www.picturausa.com/

Paper Rose
http://www.paperrose.co.uk/artists

Papyrus
http://www.prgreetings.com/contact/submissions

Recycled Paper Greetings Artist Guidelines
http://www.prgreetings.com/contact/submissions

Paper House
http://www.greatbritishcards.co.uk/artist/new-talent.aspx

Pumpernickel Press 
http://www.pumpernickelpress.com/about.html

Peaceble Kingdom Press
http://www.peaceablekingdom.com/Departments/Contact-Us/Art--Verse-Submissions.aspx

P.S. Greetings/Fantus
http://www.psg-fpp.com/creative_guidelines.htm

Planet Zoo
http://www.planet-zoo.com/photosubmissions.php

Pomegranate
http://pomegranate.com/arsub.html

RSVP Sellers
https://www.rsvp.com/faq/

Smart Alex
http://www.smartalexinc.com/pages/artist_submission/124.php

Salt and Pepper
http://www.saltnpaper.co.uk/design

teNeues
http://www.teneues.com/shop-us/contact.html

Tate and Company
http://www.fairyglen.com/
Request to be on their email list. 

Tree Free
http://www.tree-free.com/Tree-Free_Greetings/Contact_Us.html

Up with Paper
http://www.upwithpaper.com/artists-designers.php

UK Greetings
http://www.ukgreetings.co.uk/Submissions.html

Vigo Productions
http://www.vigocards.com/

Additional Gift Design Companies
Also see information on the free Art Licensing Directory Project on where to submit your designs to gift and housewares Manufacturers






WRITER GUIDELINES



Avanti Press
(Look under contact+submission guidelines)
http://www.avantipress.com/#/contact/

Amber Lotus
http://www.amberlotus.com/submission-guidelines.html

Blue Mountain Writer's Guidelines
http://www.sps.com/help/writers_guidelines.html

Comstock Cards
http://www.comstockcards.com/guide_base.htm

Design Design
http://designdesign.us/index.php/ddi_contact3_artists#.UVcjABlAvka

Designer Greetingshttp://www.designergreetings.com/
*look under "opportunities" tab

Dayspring Cards
http://about.dayspring.com/corporate/contact/editorial.asp

Ephemera
http://www.ephemera-inc.com/writers-guidelines.asp

Global Graphics Gifts
http://globalgraphicsgiftstore.com/writers.htm

JQ Greetings
http://www.jqgreetings.com/artists.php

Nobleworks
http://www.nobleworkscards.com/submission.html

Oatmeal Studios Writers Guidelines
http://www.oatmealstudios.com/Writer%27sGuides/WG-Pg.htm

Paper House
http://www.greatbritishcards.co.uk/artist/new-talent.aspx

Peaceble Kingdom Press
http://www.peaceablekingdom.com/Departments/Contact-Us/Art--Verse-Submissions.aspx

P.S. Greetings
http://www.psg-fpp.com/creative_guidelines.htm

Smart Alex
http://www.smartalexinc.com/pages/artist_submission/124.php

teNeues
http://www.teneues.com/shop-us/contact.html


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Booklet on 20 Steps to Art Licensing that is a list of suggested steps to to take for getting into art licensing. How to license your art to companies that publish greeting cards, and manufacture coffee mugs, magnets, wall hangings, kitchen items, and dozens of other gift items. This booklet covers 20 basic steps from how to prepare your art, to what companies to contact. It includes topics on: How to find agents, classes and what trade shows to attend. There are extensive resources on social media, licensing community groups, and lists of interviews with professional designers (5,200 words).

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