CAM is launching our new mobile bookstore at this year’s Short Run Festival on November 15st, 2025 and we want to feature your work!

We received a grant from 4culture to transform our tiny Japanese firetruck into a mobile bookstore and zine library. It will be parked in the courtyard of The Seattle Design Center during Short Run, where everyone walking by can check it out, do some browsing, and buy your art!

After the festival, we’d love to add your work to our mobile bookstore inventory and drive it around town to different events and community gatherings around the city. 

What We’re Looking For

We’re prioritizing comics and comic-adjacent printed works (including zines, comics, and artist books). We welcome submissions from all creators and are committed to cultivating an inclusive library of offerings. Work that contains AI-generated art or promotes discriminatory content will not be accepted.

Submission Deadline: October 15th

Notification of Acceptance: October 17th

Drop-Off Window: October 20th –30th (All accepted works must be printed and ready to go)


We will not be printing or producing work, so please make sure your submissions are complete, printed, and ready for display and sale.

Let’s fill this truck with creative chaos. We can’t wait to see what you’ve made!