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Soot Sprite · 4mo
Hi there! I noticed on the rejection email there was an option to seek feedback on our applications. I replied to the email requesting feedback but haven’t heard anything, is it still the case that you’d be open to providing feedback? :)
Hi there! Yes, we will be sending feedback emails around end of June/first week of July :D
Soot Sprite · 4mo
do you have any intention of choosing back-up writers/artists in case one of the og lineup has to drop out for any reason?
Hey there! Yes, in the case that one of our contributors is unable to participate in the project, we will contact those who requested their application to be kept as pinch hitters.
Soot Sprite · 4mo
I haven't got any email regarding the application result
Hi! We're so sorry about that, please message our Twitter account so we can get those email results to you ! <3
Soot Sprite · 5mo
I sent an ask earlier and it hasn’t been answered? I know that there is a no AI policy in your FAQ, but your head mod has posted AI art before a couple of times and claimed that they did it themselves. Thoughts? Opinions?
We just got around to checking our asks so we apologize for the delay. We do in fact have a no AI policy in our FAQ section that you may have missed.
As for the accusation against our head mod- this is false. Our head mod, Meera, is new to social media (barely joined twitter this year in April). We apologize for any confusion or distress this mix up may have caused but we do not tolerate any use of AI.
Soot Sprite · 5mo
Is this a PFP zine?
Thank you for asking! 💕
No, this is a for-profit zine! We are aiming for a digital zine release with physical merch with the possibility of a physical zine release if interest is high!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
hellooo I have a lot of fics that fall just outside the writers application word limit (specifically the 5.5-6k one, even with the 500 word leeway), would a 6.7k fic be okay to submit? The other three samples I'm submitting fit within the limits, it's just this last one! Thanks!
Thank you for asking! 💕
Yes in this instance you’re alright to submit it, we try to keep the chances of this happening lower by offering the leeway but we don’t expect people to write something completely new to fit the criteria to apply!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
By 18+, do you mean the zine only accepts contributors who are 18+ in age?
Thank you for asking! 💕
Yes, since this zine will include being paid with merchandise and possibly a monetary equivalent we cannot allow anyone under that age of 18 to “work” without specific documentation which is a lot to put into a small fandom project!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
Okay, so ships like Kyouka x Kenji, using this as an example, would not be allowed in a sfw setting? Its not illegal in the US for kids to be romantic with eachother, I understand with the no NSFW rule obviously but for SFW, I guess, I'm a bit confused on them needing to be 18+ (Unless you meant no -18 with an established 18+ character and not that you can't have -18 ships, then sorry for the misunderstanding!) /genq
If it is the 'no -18 with 18+' meant, what about characters with no established ages? Such as Karma for example. Is there any specifications for stuff like that? /genq
Sorry for the many questions, I just wanted to check with things like this! :)
Thank you for asking! 💕
Yes I did mean that -18 and 18+ character relationships in a romantic nature are not allowed, we haven’t necessarily discussed the nuances of possibly allowing two -18 characters such as Kenji and Kyouka to be depicted in a childish “romantic” manner, I don’t suppose it would be inappropriate as long as there are clear boundaries and guidelines on the content material! For characters with unclear or not established ages, such as Karma, I don’t necessarily see it being a major issue (no offense intended to fans of Karma) seeing as they are usually relatively minor characters. However if the problem does arise we will try to handle the situation with as much context from the manga and anime as we can to deliberate!
You also don’t have to apologize for the questions at all, they help us set a clear understanding that we are accepting of everyone however for legality we can’t allow certain things!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
(Not previous anon but someone with a question) With the recent answer, I'm guessing the no underage depiction is meant in the nsfw way not the sfw right? Like— you're allowed to draw kid characters in a sfw sense? I just wanted to clear that up i was a bit confused when it said no underaged characters. I do have a question regarding ships though! (unless this was answered before, then sorry!!) But is there any rule against certain ships you can draw for the zine? Just wanted to check! :)
Thank you for asking! 💕
Yes you would completely be allowed to portray underage characters in a SFW setting, sorry for the misunderstanding! Regarding rules for certain ships, unfortunately it hasn’t been discussed in detail so for the moment I will just say that no currently underage characters (currently meaning however old the character is within the main manga) will be allowed to be aged up to fit the criteria! I.e. our contributors would not be able to age up Kenji to participate in any romantic relationship. So while at the moment we do not have a set list of ships that are excluded from being in the zine any relationship would have to be legal within the U.S. laws, so the characters would both have to be 18+ if in a romantic and non-platonic relationship!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
Hi! I noticed that all types of content are allowed for this zine and I was wondering what type of content in terms of like character pairings/dynamics the zine/the contributors are leaning towards. I love the theme but I'm not the most comfortable in interacting/purchasing a zine with "proship" content (and its totally fine if the contributors want to include that type of content! I myself just don't believe in sharing/"advertising" (twitter reposts etc.) such content on my accounts to others and just want to be aware before I interact)
Thank you for asking! 💕
While the term “all content” is very broad, unfortunately for legal reasons there are certain things that we can’t allow within the zine or it would be a felony to distribute (even digitally) to consumers in other countries! So while the mod team has an open mind towards people applying and doesn’t discriminate based on anything applicants or guests create, we cannot allow most “proship” content including underage depictions of characters, any post mortem sexual acts (in our additional NSFW add-on, as our main zine will be SFW), non consensual sexual content etc. The theme of our zine is, for the most part, a family-friendly one and therefore as will our posts and content previews aside from our NSFW add-on (which will be blurred and censored for social media posts)!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
What time will the contributor application close on the 31st
Thank you for asking! 💕
The form will close at 11:59PM in the earliest time zone, PST (to give everyone the maximum amount of time possible to complete the form, so at 2:59AM EST so on and so forth! 💕
Soot Sprite · 5mo
Hi! Do you want artist sample pieces to be submitted as social media post links? Or google drive links?
Thank you for asking! Either is okay, post links or google drive links are accepted! 💕
Soot Sprite · 5mo
hi. would like to ask a question regarding the writers submission word limit. majority of my oneshot works are 4k~ or 5k~ and does not reach the word limit for neither qualified for the 3k or the 6k limit. what can i do regarding this? thank u ^^
Thank you for asking! 💕
Here’s the answer for our wonderful writing mod @kiroiimye “yes, having only one completed sample is fine! however, for wips/drafts, please make sure they are in fic form and not just a bullet point list of ideas/lines. for your application, please share the link to the document (do NOT write your whole sample into the application space)!!!” Thank you!
Soot Sprite · 5mo
Hi there! for the writing application, can we only have one completed work to submit, and the other two be wips/drafts? If we do submit a Google doc (that's where I write my drafts) do we share the link to the document, or copy and paste into the sample (i hope this makes sense). Thank you so much!!
Thank you for asking 💕
Here’s another answer from our writing mod! “for pieces leaning closer to 4k, please submit for the 3k word count application! for pieces leaning closer to the 5k mark, please submit for the 6k word count application! if you are able to cut your pieces for the 3k application, then that would be greatly appreciated as well; however, please don’t feel pressured to do so <3“
Soot Sprite · 5mo
I submitted my application as an artist but I just now completed a much better rendered piece with a hand painted background. I also forgot to submit one full body piece, but I linked my portfolio. Should I submit another application?
Hello! Please DM our Twitter account with the new piece and we will update your submission accordingly!