About ‘Noice’
Stories are not neutral.
Every love story told across a border, every piece of art made in the name of sanctuary, every song that names what the news calls “migrant” as what it actually is—human, beloved, irreplaceable—is a political act.
This is an anthology about love and art as resistance.
The Why
This project was born from a conversation during the making of Seven Holy Paths to Hell, our Valentine’s anthology—a conversation about the impact writers and artists can have on social justice, and how artistic creation of any kind can contribute to lift a society up in moments of darkness and destruction.
Fiction won’t topple a government. A painting won’t reunite separated families. But art as a whole creates the cultural ground that makes justice possible.
It names what’s happening. It puts the humanity that systems want erased front and center.
It builds the empathy and outrage that movements require to succeed.
Stories matter. Beauty matters. And putting both in service of immigration justice—concretely, with money raised for organizations doing the actual work—is worth doing.
The What
Noice is a community-powered charity anthology collecting fiction, poetry, visual art, illustration, music, and hybrid work centered on love and art as resistance—against oppression, marginalization, dehumanization, and hostile systems of all kinds.
The anthology is open to works that explore: Connection that defies isolation. Sanctuary spaces. Chosen family. Love surviving under surveillance or state violence. Resistance through LGBTQ+ identity, disability justice, racial justice, anti-authoritarian defiance, immigration and borders—any context where love and art become acts of survival.
Why we’re fundraising for immigration justice: We will be raising funds for an immigration legal services organization, because right now, immigrant families are under direct attack and need concrete support.
World Refugee Day (June 20) anchors our launch. But the anthology itself explores resistance in all its forms.
Submissions are free.
Open: March 1st, 2026
Close: April 21st, 2026
Work begins publishing online: May 21, 2026
Full anthology launch: June 20, 2026 (World Refugee Day)
We will accept all work except material that is substantially AI-generated or that celebrates violence, racism, xenophobia, or hatred. If you’re unsure whether your idea fits, send us a message.
Full submission details are available on our Submission Guidelines page, featured on this platform. If you’ve subscribed, you’ve already received a brief summary in your welcome email—if you haven’t seen it, check your spam folder and whitelist our address so future updates reach you.
Every accepted work will be published here, on this platform, free and public. We are working on securing a partnership with our chosen immigration justice organization and have devised multiple donation options to support their work.
All proceeds—digital and print—go directly to the cause. We will be transparent about all partners and fundraiser details, and all updates will come through this platform.
If we receive more work than one volume can hold, a second volume will follow in late 2026. We will endeavor to publish all accepted work.
About Us
Melting Ice is organized by Morgan A. Drake (high fantasy and dark speculative fiction writer) and Ed the Editor (editor and publishing partner).
Our goal is to bring together people who believe art can have a real impact in the world.
Stay in the Loop
All project updates—including partnership confirmations, fundraiser details, and publication announcements—will be shared through this platform.
Join the Project
If you want to participate—as a writer, artist, musician, editor, or promoter— read our Submission Guidelines, and Join our Discord Community to connect with like-minded artists.
If you’re here to read and support: welcome. Don’t forget to share.
Add your spark to the fire.
