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hiya, i saw that the dates were extended and i was curious if any applications have been/would be looked at before january 15 — i submitted my application in early december, but if i wanted to revise my portfolio/art submissions, would i be able to? or should i just leave it as is? thanks!
Hello nonny! Our apologies for the late reply, the holidays kept us busy! We do look at applications as we receive them, but if you'd like to make some changes, you're welcome to re-fill the form and we'll strike out the old one 🩵
Hi! I was filling out the artist forms but I think you have not linked the "Cover Artist Application" form? Because when I open the link it opens the "Page/Spot Artist Application" form. Is it meant to be so? Or did I fill out the same form twice on accident XD
Hello nonny! I'm sorry for the late reply, we were a little busy with the holidays. You filled out the correct form, we just had the text at the top wrong, it's since been corrected. Sorry for the mix up and thank you for bringing it to our attention! 🩵
hi just wondering when will results be sent?
Hey nonny! Applications close January 15th and results will be sent between the 20th and 25th. There will be an announcement to ensure no one misses it 🩵
Hi! I know you put a link for a "spot" example in an answer already but the link said it doesn't exist anymore??? Is there an updated link?
Hi! I'm just a bit confused on when the applications close for the zine? On your tumblr and twitter, all the posts say December 15th but on your carrd it says January 15th? I just don't want to miss submitting my application if the deadline is Dec 15! Thank you!
Hey nonny! You caught us in the brief window between updating our socials & making an announcement, but we've recently decided to keep applications open through to January 15th in order to accommodate the holiday/exam season 🩵
So, to be clear, applications will stay open to January 15th. Sorry for the confusion!
hi if i'm applying as a food/drink contributor and want to apply as a chef and mixologist, should i fill out two separate applications to allow full samples of each or can i mix samples in one application? thank you!
Hey nonny! If you're applying for both, you can do it all at once, just select both options on the form and be sure to include samples for both food & drinks 🩵
Will I still be able to contribute fics if I don't have a beta reader?
Absolutely! The mods beta-read all of the contributor fics, regardless of whether or not you have external beta-readers, so it's no issue 🩵
Hi! I'm just wondering I'm new to zines and am not familiar with what a spot artist is or what spot illustration might be...could I ask what it is or what they do exactly?
Hey nonny! So, all of our artists will be expected to create both a full illustration and a piece of spot art. Generally speaking, spot art can be any type of small, simple illustration made to accompany a story, recipe, or activity. For this specific case, the spot art will be a small, simple illustration of one of the completed recipes. You can view an example here! 🩵
Saw you guys tagging a bunch of people. Are those the selected contributors or it just means that their application forms have been received and noted?
Hi nonny! Those are just people who asked to be notified when applications opened on the interest check 💙
In terms of applying - when applying to multiple roles (Eg. Merch artist AND food/drink contributor), if the applications are successful, would I have to choose between one or the other?
Hey nonny! If accepted to multiple roles, you would not have to choose between them and could participate in all the ones you were accepted for.
That said, being accepted for one role does not guarantee that you will be accepted for others you apply to. In your results email, it will be made clear which role(s) you've been accepted to 🩵
Hi! This is such a cute zine idea, I love it so much! I wanna ask about what is the acceptable scope for the fics? Should they include canon characters/ships only, or are "x reader" fics allowed?
Hey nonny! We won't be including OC/reader/self-insert fics, but non-canon ships are fine as long as they involve canon characters (and at least one of those characters is Sanji). 🩵
hey! i understand this zine is anti-harassment, but for applications to NSFW are there limits/requirements for what is allowed to be submitted in samples or portfolio. For example someone who draws noncon would be allowed in the zine, but would it be allowed as a sample?
Hey nonny! You're allowed to submit anything as a sample as long as it's properly tagged and fits the technical requirements listed in the guidelines 🩵
hi! question for writing applications -- for samples we are submitting that are completed (non-excerpts), are we allowed to put the ao3 link to the fic or does it need to be in gdoc form?
Hello nonny! As long as the fic is complete, an AO3 link is fine 🩵
Hello,
I'm trying to send in an application, but when time I hit the submit it is not sybmitting/sending the application. I've tried it several different times, and it still wont send. Was wondering what I should do to get my application to send...?
Hey nonny!
If it's not letting you submit your application, it's likely that you've missed one of the required questions or boxes. Take a moment to go back and double check that you've filled everything out. If you're still having issues filling out the form after that, please DM us and let us know which application form it is, and we'll see what's going on 🩵
Hi I just checked your applications with the link and the google form still says it’s not open?
Hey nonny! The application forms are all now open 🩵 We just had a small half-hour delay between making the posts and ensuring the forms were all set to accept responses, our mistake!
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