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Submissions

Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to Games Workshop. Our hobby is a creative one that provides fertile ground for imaginations like yours. Every time you play a game epic stories will unfold, new characters will join the fray, planets will be saved and lands invaded. Many hobbyists want to share these experiences with us, whether that's a brand-new army you have painted, a stellar conversion of your army general, an exciting battle report you fought in or anything else. For these types of submission your first port of call should be the Games Workshop blog 'What's New Today'. See below for contact details and requirements. You can also write to the White Dwarf team at the postal address found in every issue of the magazine.

Alternatively, if you wish to make a more specific submission to Games Workshop then please see the information in each section below. These contain details of what you should send to us and what will happen to your submission. No matter what type of submission you wish to make it is important that you read and understand the following information before sending anything to Games Workshop.

If you wish to contact Games Workshop for any other reason please contact our customer service team whose details can be found here.

* The word 'submission', as used above and throughout the text in the links, means anything that you send to Games Workshop including text, artwork, miniatures and any other expression of ideas.

I want to work for Games Workshop:

Games Workshop is an exciting, diverse and vibrant place to work and we're always on the lookout for new talent to join the creative hub of our Design Studio based in Nottingham, UK. If you think you have what it takes to work for Games Workshop please read this page before sending us a sample of your work.

You should also keep a look out for vacancies on our jobs page.

What skills are Games Workshop looking for?

We're always on the lookout for talented sculptors, writers and artists who love the worlds and far future battlescapes we have created. If you believe that could be you then feel free to make a submission following the directions below.

What format should I send my work to Games Workshop in?

All submissions should be made electronically. So, for example, if you wish to submit a manuscript, please send it in an electronic format, preferably as a Microsoft Word file attached to an email with covering message. Similarly if you wish to submit samples of artwork or sculptures please send us digital images of these, again as email attachments with covering message in the body of the email.

If you do send us physical material please keep in mind that although we'll try our best, we cannot guarantee its safe return.

I'd rather submit a physical sample of my work - will it be returned to me?

Where possible we would recommend sending us a digital copy. Generally, we will only accept electronic submissions unless we specifically request that you send us something tangible. In any case we cannot promise that it will be returned. So if it's an original you can't bear to part with then please do not send it.

What should I send to Games Workshop?

We are more concerned with quality than quantity so please send us the finest samples from your portfolio or the work that best demonstrates your skills. We would rather see a picture of one really good miniature that you've designed than an army sculpted to a lesser standard. Similarly if you want to show off your writing skills please send us an extract from your text (maximum 500 words) or a short summary of your article/story (again limited to 500 words).

If you're sending pictures of your artwork or sculptures try to ensure that they're of a high enough resolution so we can easily assess your work. Do not send us links to your website or hundreds of images as we will not have time to look at them all.

Please only send us samples of your work based on the Warhammer world or Warhammer 40,000 universe. We will not accept submissions based on other people's intellectual property.

Finally, make sure you include your contact details in any email or contact you send to us.

Can I send work that I've copied from someone else in to Games Workshop?

We want to see stuff you've written, drawn or sculpted yourself. Rather than submitting something on behalf of someone else, get them to send us their work in directly if they are interested. Just to be clear, everything you submit to Games Workshop must be original and entirely your own work. Do not send us anything that you have copied from a third party or that has been created by someone else.

It's important to note that by making a submission to us you agree to indemnify Games Workshop against all and any third party claims resulting from your submission's breach of a third party's intellectual property rights. This means that you agree to compensate Games Workshop for any cost, loss or damage suffered as a result of your breach of this submission policy.

Where should I send samples of my work?

Please send all submissions to submissions@games-workshop.co.uk.

Will I receive a reply to my submission and will you give feedback?

Our focus will always be working on the next batch of great releases, producing new army books and getting the latest issue of White Dwarf to the printers. This means we won't always have time to personally reply to every submission nor offer feedback. We will try our best and will never rule out replying with words of encouragement or sage advice but unfortunately we cannot guarantee that we'll respond or provide feedback to everyone who makes a submission to us. Therefore, if you do not hear back from us please assume that we do not wish to use your skills at the present time.

What will happen next?

If we think that your talents may be suited to Games Workshop and that we might be able to use your skills we will contact you to let you know what the next step will be. Make sure that you provide the right contact details when you make your submission! As mentioned above, if you do not hear back from us, then, unfortunately, we do not currently have any opportunities for yourself at this point, although there is nothing stopping you having another go at a later date.

Who owns the ideas that I submit to you?

For legal reasons we will only accept your submission if you agree to assign all intellectual property rights in it to us. This means that by making a submission you automatically give Games Workshop ownership and exclusive rights to use your submission for any purpose. It is important that you are comfortable with this before making a submission to us. Please do not make a submission if you do not agree to this.

The Games Workshop web team have asked for submissions:

Our web team of intrepid hobby journalists are always on the lookout for great examples of the Games Workshop hobby and regularly ask for submissions. We often invite our website viewers to send in pictures of miniatures, tales of your action-packed games and fun captions for pictures. Before you submit, take a look at these brief guidelines:

What should I submit and to where?

This will depend on what we are asking you send us. If this is not obvious where you read the request then the 'What's New Today' email address is always a good start: whatsnewtoday@games-workshop.co.uk Make the subject of the email clear and that should help us get your work to the right place for review.

Please remember that anything you do submit to us needs to be original and that you must have the right to make the submission. Make sure you have the permission of everyone involved before you submit an idea, photograph, article or any other concept.

By making a submission to Games Workshop you agree to indemnify Games Workshop against all and any third party claims resulting from your submissions' breach of a third party's intellectual property rights. This means that you agree to compensate Games Workshop for any cost, loss or damage suffered as a result of your breach of this submissions policy.

What will Games Workshop use my submission for?

If we like what you've sent us then it'll be used on the website primarily for the reason we requested it in the first place, so if you wrote a short article for the blog then that's where it will appear - fame and fortune await (well, maybe not the fortune!). However, we also reserve the right to use your submission for any other purposes, such as displaying it on Facebook or Twitter, so make sure that you are comfortable with this before you send us anything.

Who owns the things that I submit to Games Workshop?

If you wish to make a submission based on Games Workshop's The Lord of the Rings products all intellectual property rights in your submission will automatically be assigned to either Middle-earth Enterprises or Warner Bros. Consumer Products Inc. Please do not make a submission based on Games Workshop's The Lord of the Rings products if you are not comfortable with this.

I want to share my hobby experiences:

If you want to share your hobby experiences and show us what you've been up to then we'd love to hear from you. Please email us at WhatsNewToday@gwplc.com.

We try to show as much cool stuff as we can via our 'What's New Today' blog and Games Workshop Facebook page. Even so we may not be able to publish your work due to suitability, space and time constraints.

Please be aware that by making a submission to Games Workshop you are agreeing to assign all rights in your submission to Games Workshop. This means that we will have the exclusive right to use your submission for any purpose in the future.

Submissions Policy