Official Damirae Zine Announcement!
Welcome to the DamiRae Zine 2022!
Greetings fellow shippers! With the enormous success of last year’s zine and all the beautiful works that came out of it, we’ve decided round 2 is definitely in order.
For those of you newer to the fandom who may be wondering what this is all about, a fanzine (fan magazine or zine) is a non-professional and unofficial publication, produced by enthusiasts and fans of a particular popular cultural interest, for the pleasure of others who share your interest. In other words, a Zine is an unofficial project, unaffiliated to DC Comics, made for our nice little fandom. Fanart and fanfics galore!
In celebration of our second year, the first Zine is now available for free download. HERE
The title for this year’s zine is "Ordinary Worlds," and the theme is cinematic and literary AU’s. Give your favorite book or movie a Demonbird makeover! If you’d like to participate, please message us here on Tumblr or in the DamiRae discord with an explicit ‘yes’ that you’ll be contributing. We’re looking for about 25 creators in total, but may expand this if the interest is great enough and if we organizers can find the bandwidth.
Not a content creator but still want to participate? Consider being a beta! We could definitely use the help!
Rules of Engagement:
Rated T or lower (may contain violence, suggestive themes, strong language, cannot contain anything explicit, triggering, NSFW or +18)
Collaborations between artists and authors are encouraged, so feel free to DM anyone you’re interested in working with
Content must be zine exclusive for at least 1 year
After that creators may post their works and a free version of the zine will become available upon request
The zine discord is for participants only (artists/writers/betas)
Story Requirements:
Must submit a sample of your writing in order to be considered, although it does not have to be a new story. Betas and proofreaders will be available to help with translated works and anyone who just needs help with the technicals.
1k minimum word count for stories. Writers who require assistance with beta/editing will have a 3-5k word limit (~10 pages). Those who don’t have a 10k limit. This will be decided by the staff based on the writing sample you submit.
Maximum 2 stories per writer
Art Requirements:
Maximum 8 pages (= 4 full spreads)
A4 format, 300dpi // 3508 X 2480 pixels OR 297 X 210 mm — whichever measure is more comfortable
Nothing over 600 dpi, and final files preferably PNG, if not, JPEG
Color mode RGB, as it is friendlier for digital viewing
Timeline:
December 20th: Signups officially close and art/story ideas are due. The participant list and table of contents will be announced shortly after on Tumblr.
Signups may close earlier if we exceed how many creators we think we can successfully work with
March 1st: Deadline for sending ALL FINAL works.
April 1st: Estimated launch date for the zine. This may be sooner or later depending on how long it takes to put everything together. At that time you can purchase a digital copy for $10 with all the proceeds (minus processing fees) donated to charity.
> We will be doing progress checks on the 15th of January and February. We have limited time and staff, so commitment and responsibility from the participants is crucial to have quality work!
> The submitted work MUST be original and not previously posted to any social media and must NOT be posted anywhere until after the official release of our Zine, with an exception for small previews (ask staff for further instruction).
