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how many contributors did you get/of each type
We are still waiting to hear back from a couple more people, but as of now we have 16 page artists, 4 merch artists, and 14 writers!
is there any chance of making this a sliding scale zine or setting up a tip jar so that if we want to we can tip everyone involved in the zine some cash? there is likely to be a few contributors and i'm sure i'm not the only one who'd like to give a little to those involved. a contributor pool is far easier than attempting to tip everyone though and people will miss out if we have to go individually tipping people
Mods will look into the possibility of a contributor pool for tipping. However, we have in fact discussed sharing contributors' cash apps for those that have them and want them promoted for the possibility of tipping once the zine is completed!
Hey, I dm’d the zine twitter about my app but haven’t gotten a response? I’m assuming it hasn’t alerted you so just thought to nudge it
Thank you for the nudge! We had a few messages Twitter never notified us of. All responses have been sent.
If I’m contacting to check that my app went through would you prefer I DM the twitter or message via email
If you're just checking to see if your app was received, you can DM the twitter or send an email.
Why isn’t vore allowed, you stated in a cc answer it was to keep the focus on kiris teeth so certain themes were excluded but vore very much is a focus on teeth
We wanted to steer clear of all the major dead dove themes, but regarding this, mods have discussed heavily and are going to be updating the content restrictions.
I sent in my app but didn’t get a confirmation email, just checking that that’s right as I know it can sometimes take a while to be added to a discord
We will be adding everyone to Discord after apps close on 10/16! If you're concerned that it might not have been received, feel free to reach out for verification. Thank you.
May we drop a portfolio over actual links to pieces?
Yes. If you would rather link a folder with samples in it, that is fine. Or there is an option to upload samples as well.
Will you try to cap certain ships? I honestly think it’d be unfair to only see a majority of one ship
We will not cap the ships. The table of contents will be marked with ships so if you don't want read or look at a certain one, you can skip over it. Since this is a free zine, we are not limiting people's creativity by disallowing them to create a ship that they want. There was quite a mix on the interest check and several of the mods have expressed interest in seeing a variety of ships.
Will dub-con be allowed
Dub-con is allowed, Non-con is not.
May we do a sfw piece?
SFW pieces are allowed.
Can we write more than one fic?
We are limiting to just one fic since everyone is free to join.
for writer sign-ups, are links to twitter thread fics okay for samples?
While links to AO3 or a document are preferred, if that is your only sample reference, then it is fine.
Hi! I was wondering why there's 3 writer and artist mods, wouldn't it be a bit easier for there to only be one? :O
With it being all-inclusive, we want to ensure that no single mod gets too overwhelmed by the number of people they have to manage. This way, they can work more one-on-one with the contributors.
What’s expected of format mod?
A format mod is responsible for putting the works together into the PDF - designing the layout.
Why won't all dead dove content be allowed?
We want to keep the focus on Kiri's teeth (as that is the theme), and not all dead dove content applies to that, so we've decided to exclude the ones that are most likely to be triggering or squicky to readers and participants. We're not taking a stance against that content, it's just the decision we made for this project.
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