Tired of corporations taking stories and turning them into cash-grab husks? We are too.

We get good stories directly to readers & never own your IPs.

Collectively owned. Directed by writers and artists. Publishing without the middlemen and suits.

Let's make publishing not suck.

Stay tuned for more as our website is developed!

currently under maintenance as you can see ⭛

  • Why can't writers make money?

    Corporate publishing leaves authors with an average of $2 in earnings per book sold. Carminica cuts out the middlemen; our writers make an average of $10 per book sold.

    Learn how we challenge this exploitative industry by clicking below:

    Learn more about Carminica's business model ➔

  • New Release on Nov. 16th, 2025!

    This Road Leads Home to Me: On Becoming a Yogi by Karla Sue Bonkowski Magnan releases soon! RSVP for the release event by clicking below!

    November 16th, 2025, at 1:00pm CST at First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn

    RSVP for Release Event!

  • Carmine Colophons

    Want to know what’s new & being worked on here at Carminica? Check out our update page by clicking below! (also available by emailing list, sign up below!)

    bonus: you can also find out what colophon means! (how exciting)

    This Week at Carminica (ThWaC)

  • The Artist's Angle

    We are directed by writers & artists, run on passion & labor, and we love how people are moving towards independent studios and content. Consequently, we also don’t like when corporations do corporate things.

    Check out our shoutouts & callouts page by clicking below!

    Solidarity Forever!

  • The Bookshelf

    Buying a book directly from Carminica’s Bookshelf is the best way to support your favorite author and ensures the greatest revenue for them. Our standard is to have 70% of all sales go straight to the author!

    Check out our new releases & read about upcoming projects by clicking below!

    Let's Browse!

What is Carminica?

(its also a shader in destiny 2) ↜

Carminica Obsidion Collective [est. 2020] is a writing and publishing group based out of the suburbs of Chicago with a purpose, to give creators– whether they be artists, writers, or any other creative persons– a place where they can build their career and own their creations.

For-profit publishing, seeking quality literature to publish and empower authors through an ethical alternative to the current publishing industry. ↴

Latest & Upcoming Publications

  • ATR

    Coming Soon! | Amidst The Rapture | Issue I

    AN EPIC ANTHOLOGY of A MODERN ANOMALOUS WORLD

    Welcome to Amidst The Rapture, an anomalous science fiction novel set in a world following a catastrophic incident where modern earth combined with a classical fantasy world. Venture into a story inspired by the fantastical world of classic comics & the SCP Foundation; a story where every character matters and no plot armor exists.

  • Your book here!

    THE NEXT NEVER BEFORE SEEN PUBLICATION COULD BE YOURS!

    Thankfully, you signed up with Carminica, kept your ownership, & made your story seen. Make your story the next one on Carminica’s Bookshelf by contacting us today.

  • Out Nov. 16th! | This Road Leads Home to Me: On Becoming a Yogi

    A HEARTFELT MEMOIR of A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

    Read the story of broken-hearted artist and yogi in earnest poetic prose, interlaced with spiritual teaching and messages from religions around the globe.

Check out the Carminica Bookshelf ↩

Our Directorate

Carminica Obsidion Collective is governed by The Directorate; our founding members and laborers. Learn a little bit about the members of this vanguard here!

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Executive Director
Calvin A. Magnan

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