About
-Volume 1-A Pokémon Zine for the magical and glittering Holiday and Winter season. Sweet silver bells, lit manorahs, wreaths adorn and yule logs ablaze, anything and everything you and your Pokémon love about this time of year!This is a zine focused on celebration, no matter what it is you celebrate, if anything at all! From Christmas to Kwanza, Yule to Hanukkah, or just the joy of sitting by the fire and watching the snow fall, this will be a collaboration of all the joys that these artists and writers find within themselves, their families, and of course, their Pokémon! And, everything goes in this zine! OCs, ships, any characters from any region!This is also, hopefully, going to be a non-traditional style of zine, in that I would love to see this go beyond the single years that zines typically run. I would love to see artists, new and old, add their joys and celebrations to many volumes of Winter Wonderland to come. And, in that, I would love to expand what we can offer! And get charity sales involved later as well!
Schedule
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| Free Release | - | 12/31/2023 |
Moderators
CoolCoolSkies — Head Mod
Long time Pokémon fan, first time Zine Moderator! Big fan of OCs, ships, and all things art! I love the holiday season, and I'm so excited to see everything you all do!Favorite Pokémon and/or thing about winter: Dragonair 💙 And my favorite holiday activity is writing holiday cards!
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Shrapnel
Hiya! I'm Shrapnel, fic writer and ever-tired grad student with a deep love of Pokemon! I've been in 15+ zines as a writer and 5+ as a moderator, with experience across a range of fandoms. Super stoked to read all your fics!!!Favorite Pokémon and/or thing about winter: Fave Pokemon is shiny Buneary! Fave winter thing is all the yummy food 💖
Taruchinator
Hey everyone, Alice here! I'm a fic writer who's quite new to the Pokemon fandom, but has worked in various zines which will hopefully help in creating a project all of you can be proud of! Also holidays are so much fun!Favorite Pokémon and/or thing about winter: Corphish & the sweet hot cocoa I can drink cause of the cold weather~
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Tidal
Huge JJBA nerd that is in far too many zines but my ADHD won't allow me to stopFavorite Pokémon and/or thing about winter: Favorite Pokemon is Gallade! Like a knight in shining armor
Yumi
Amateur artist and professional dumbass. If I don't reply, I'm probably too busy replaying hgss orzFavorite Pokémon and/or thing about winter: Manectric! This electric puppy gives me so much joy
AKnightOfAGoodKing — SocMed Mod
Long time fic writer who's been in a few zines. My favorite old man activity is drinking a giant cup of tea on my rocking chair outside during chilly days.Favorite Pokémon and/or thing about winter: I love Torichic! And Skitty! They're chilling under the kotatsu together. u_u
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a fanzine?
A fanzine is a collaborative effort between fans of a certain franchise, series, or fandom, to compile artwork, writing, and more into either a physical or digital booklet.Is there a cost for the zine?
This will be a free release zine! Should we decide later down the line that we are willing, or able, to have it be purchased, we will have the funds go towards a charity of choice, TBD.What is the rating of this zine?
This will be a family friendly, SFW zine!Who will be allowed to participate?
Contributors must be 16+ to apply, but artists and writers of any skill level are free to apply! Artists of non-digital media are also allowed to apply, so long as they can have their pieces fit within specifications. You can find more on that in the Guidelines.How will artists and writers be compensated?
All artists and writers will receive their own digital copy of the zine, and should funds and ability allow, they will also get their own physical Holiday card for their participation.Will this be focused on just one Holiday/Christmas?
Not at all! This will be focused on whatever Holiday the artists hold dear, if any! Winter activities and things outside of the typical holiday/religious celebrations will also be highlighted!What kind of Pokémon and characters will be allowed? What about ships?
With the exception of Fakémon, all characters, OCs, and Pokémon will be allowed, so long as they are in scenes that fit with the zine. Ships are also free game! We just ask that all characters be 18+!Will contributors need social media to participate?
They will only be required to have a discord, as that will be the main point of contact. If they have nothing else beyond that, that's okay!How many pieces can I submit for the zine? Are artists allowed to collaborate?
We will accept two pieces from contributors, either art or writing. The pace of this zine might be a little fast, so we want to make sure contributors don't overwhelm themselves, and everyone gets a fair spread in the zine.
As for collaborations, we would love to see artists and writers come together to create something magical! We will work out more of those details as we go along.How many contributors will be accepted?
Since this is the first run of this zine, we will be accepting as many as we can!Can contributors apply for more than one role?
They may, but they may not be accepted to do both roles.What happens when the zine project ends?
All contributors will retain full ownership of their pieces, and are free to post their own pieces wherever they wish AFTER the mods conclude the end of the zine.As mentioned before, we are hoping this zine will go on for more than one year, so artists and writers are free to stay in the established Discord, and wait for applications to start again the following year!
Guidelines
•This zine will be SFW and family friendly. If you wouldn't do it in front of family, even your favorite Wine Aunt, it won't be allowed in the zine. Light romance, kissing, drinking, etc will be accepted. If you are worried at all about the content of your piece, please consult the mods.•The standard zine will be in portrait,11x8.5 (plus bleed) , 300 DPI, and will be in PNG or PDF, RGB
Card artists will be 7x5 (plus bleed), 300 DPI, JPEG or PDF, portrait, RGB.•This will be a no-chase zine. If you do not meet the timeframe for joining the discord, submitting pitches, or meeting your deadlines without letting the mods know, we will consider that as a resignation from the zine.•Artists and writers hold full rights to their piece once the zine concludes. We ask that zine pieces past the sketch phase/draft phase not be shared outside the zine's Discord. Breach of this rule will result in your exclusion from the zine.•While we are accepting of all skill levels for all art and writing, we do ask that your final pieces fit the standard set by the zine. That means having your artwork match the size required, and your end writing piece be properly edited and proofread.•Accepted contributors must join the zine's Discord server. If you can not or will not join, you can not participate.•Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any shape or form. We will also not allow old pieces or previous zine pieces to be submitted to the final zine. If you are caught doing this, you will be removed from the zine and barred from future entries.•We prefer if the pieces you submit for contribution are SFW and Pokémon related. However, we will require that any social media you share for your piece in the zine is SFW.•We ask that you submit at least two full colored illustrations to the zine, and/or one finished writing piece, so we can best assess your potential entries.•Please ensure that any pieces you submit are accessible for the mods to view. If we can not see them, we will have to consider your application incomplete.•Mods will only be judging on the skill the artists show and the relevency of their pieces. Followers, mod association, or anything of that sort will not be considered in the acceptance of your contributor application.