The Signs Are Clear: Witchstarter Returns This October 🔮
The days are getting shorter. Your mood ring is getting darker. It can only mean one thing: Witchstarter season is almost here.
Call it Augtober. Call it a premonition. Call it the first sign of spooky season.
Whatever your preferred method of divination, the message is the same: Witchstarter returns this October.
Our annual open call for all things mystical, magical, strange, and otherworldly invites creators to launch new projects in Magic & Divination throughout the month of October.
Tarot decks pulled from another dimension. Arcane accessories. Eldritch electronics. Sorcerous stationery. Curious creatures you probably shouldn't feed after midnight. If your project feels at home among the mystical and unexplained, consider this your sign.
Consider Witchstarter your invitation to embrace the mystical, magical, and wonderfully weird—and bring something unexpected to life this October.
Consult the Witchstarter archives
Past Witchstarters have summoned an eclectic collection of projects: art, fantasy novels, tarot decks, point-and-click games, beginner-friendly tabletop RPGs, rat-tailed unicorns, twisted cryptids, and creations that defy easy explanation.
What will emerge this year?
The cards are inconclusive. You'll have to make it.
Why join the coven?
Find your people. Witchstarter brings projects from across Magic & Divination together, making it easier for backers drawn to the mystical, fantastical, and strange to discover your work.
Step into the spotlight. Selected Witchstarter projects may receive additional visibility across Kickstarter through curated collections, email, the Kickstarter app, and social media, and paid advertising.
Create alongside a community. There's something magical about launching alongside other people making wonderfully weird things. Witchstarter is a chance to become part of a monthlong celebration of the arcane, imaginative, and otherworldly.
Ready to conjure something up?
🔮 Create your project: Start building your Kickstarter campaign for a Magic & Divination project.
📝 Apply to Witchstarter: Fill out this form to submit your project for the open call.
📅 Mark your calendar: Projects must launch during the October 2026 Witchstarter window.
Need a little guidance from beyond? No séance required. Sign up for our webinar for tips and best practices for planning your campaign.
Launch during Witchstarter and your project can join a curated collection celebrating the wonderfully witchy projects coming to life on Kickstarter throughout October.
The candles are lit. The cards are shuffled. The portal is opening.
What will you bring through? 🕯️
