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Welcome to the Durbar! A for-profit SFW & NSFW zine celebrating the men of Sumeru, featuring: Aether, Tighnari, Cyno, Scaramouche, Al-Haitham, Kaveh & Dottore from Genshin Impact!
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any production updates?
So sorry for the delay, here they are! https://x.com/gentsofsumeru/status/1778628658653212967
are there any updates
So sorry for the delay, here they are! https://x.com/gentsofsumeru/status/1778628658653212967
Hello! Can I double check if the zine can be shipped to Belarus? Bigcartel has an option, but I had trouble in the past with getting a zine, so I'm worried. Thank you!
Hi! Unfortunately, we cannot ship to Belarus at this time! If you would like to DM us on twt or email [email protected], we would be happy to try and figure out a way to get the zine to you!
Will you be sending contrib. app results all at once or gradually?
Thank you for your question - We will be sending them all at once on April 20th!
hello! if the contributors apps have been extended, when will the results come out?
Hello! We will be updating our carrd shortly. Thank you for your question!
why is the application time extended?
Thank you for your question! We realized that our application period of 3 weeks might have been a bit short, on top of the fact that it is a super busy time of year, so people may not have had enough time to prepare their portfolio. Furthermore, for a lot of people, the upcoming week is spring break, so we were hoping that we could give more time to all interested applicants!
Is a dark kind of content allowed in the zine or are you only looking for more wholesome stuff? I like Dottore but I can't think of not-dark ideas for pieces involving him without him being ooc
Hello! Thank you for your question. Dark content is allowed as long as there is no dead dove or MCD!
Hello! I just submitted for artist page, but on second thoughts i want to apply for merch artist too :" Can i submit another form? thank you!!
Hello! We thank you for your interest in our zine! <3 Yes, you can absolutely submit applications for more than one role (writer, merch artist, and/or page artist) - please just note that you can only be accepted to the zine with one role! Thanks!
will all contribs get a chance to participate in the nsfw zine? including merch artists if they wanna do nsfw page artwork??
Tentatively, for artists, yes! We do plan to make a physical nsfw zine, so we may be slightly limited in page count, but all merch and page artists will be offered the opportunity to work in the nsfw zine should they so desire. Writers will be accepted to the SFW zine, the NSFW zine, or both, depending on what they indicated in their application. Thank you for your question!
If a contributor wanted to use the visual theme of the zine in their illustration, would any of the mods be able to provide feedback on whether the contributor's reference images for clothes/architecture/imagery etc are historically or culturally accurate?
Hello! Thank you so much for your ask. Yes, our graphics mod is very knowledgeable about Middle Eastern & South Asian history and would be more than happy to help contributors develop their concept as accurately as possible, should they require any support! Thanks again for your question, and for your cultural consideration & awareness! <3
hiii, I just wanted to know if doing an Unrequited au will be counted for a ship or not? and do you guys have any restrictions for the type of content or pieces that you'll be allowing thank you
Thank you for your question! We will be allowing unrequited love and angst in stories as long as the story has requited love and a happy ending by the end, as this is a zine to celebrate queer/MLM joy and love. As for content restrictions, will not be allowing MCD or any dead dove content.
have you chosen guests yet? super excited to seee who gets picked!!
Yes, we have chosen our guests and will be announcing them soon! Stay tuned~ And thank you for your interest in our project! ^^
Hello! I mispressed while applying and hit submit before I finished typing my pitches. Should I just submit another application?
Thank you for your question! Yes, please submit another application, then send us a DM to let us know, so we can delete the incorrect application. ^^
hello, i'm interested in applying as a writer, but all of my published works are quite lengthy. are excerpts accepted for the samples?
Hello! Excerpts from longer fics are absolutely allowed as samples! Please note that at least one of the samples must be a completed fic under 3k words. However, the other samples can absolutely be excerpts! Thank you for your interest in our zine! <3
Can I redo my app if I decided to apply as an nsfw contributor as well?
Thanks for your question - yes, please submit another application, then DM us and let us know so we can delete the old application! <3
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