1 day left!!! (A little under 30 hours if my math is correct.)

Also huge shout out to both @resuri-art and @artclari for these gorgeous announcement graphs!!!

Find our form over.... here!

Heyo :) Do you love thiefshipping / citronshipping? Of course you do - you're smart and follow ya gal's YGO antics here on ye ol' Tumblr!

BUT did you know there's a whole YGO zine dedicated to our favourite bois? And that you can pre-order it to receive fun merch and 130+ pages of amazing art and writing - including a new fic by yours truly??

So what are you waiting for?! If you like the little preview above (hell, even if you don't haha) then go grab a copy of @thieveszine before pre-orders close Dec 3 - it's what Malik and Bakura would want :D

Zine Release!

It’s finally here!

We’re pleased to announce the release of Heka, a free digital Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters zine, now available for download!  Our wonderful contributors have created more than 80 pages of magical stories and art, which you can download for free right here.

If you like our zine, please reblog this post to share the news!

- The mods of Heka, a YGO DM zine

Since Mode magazine came out, I’m posting one of the ads I made for the magazine. Can you guess what was the reference ? ;) Clue: take a look at the brand font.

Did you read the mag ? What interview was your favourite ? :)

In case you didn’t know, you can still read the magazine through @modedominocity. It’s free and full of surprise.

Mode: Even the Spirit World gets it

Kisara checking in a on a certain someone and enjoys looking at the modern fashion in her advanced copy of Mode.

Available free online July 15th

(Kisara line art done by @itsmechmech )

Because being “fashionably late” is my calling, make sure you check out and give some love to the @modedominocity fanzine! (amazing art and writing, a perfect package if I do say so meself)

Bonus,,, ITS FREE! And has been live since yesterday! Hope you enjoy!! ;;;V

I can finally upload my piece from the Yu-Gi-Oh!-Zine *×*

(Check out the link below in my blog x3)

I am really happy about how it turned out .w. A big thank you to everyone how watched over every WIP I sent out xD

I can post my work for @ygozine!Really loved working on this piece and Red-eyes is forever my fave! 💖

this might be odd but i really admire your work for law in that op zine and was wondering how you'd manage to come across zines to apply for because it's hard to filter through results on twt and hard to find exactly who is doing what

hey anon, thank you so much! i'm really happy with how that law fic turned out, glad you like it!

not odd at all, i agree it's hard to filter zines! let's see if i can help. this got a bit long bc i misread the question and talked about finding zines to apply for as well as generally what i keep in mind when choosing what zines i apply to so im putting it under a cut

best generally / for fandoms you're already deep in/ fandoms you're less invested in and just happen to think are neat if they pop up. for the op tarot zine, and most zines i applied to/ got into, usually i heard about via word of mouth. so that's reblogs of the promo posts or casual mentions from people I follow, or discord servers, or just chats with friends in that fandom. i like this method because it's the lowest effort and highest likelihood of matching my interests and having the apps still open, and they tend to be a little more reliable bc you already have one layer of someone checking them out/ vouching for them. (but bear in mind i'm also someone who mostly only reads recommended fics from friends whose taste i'm familiar with)

second best/ new fandoms/ fandoms you're not established in. here we have to actually search (boooooo) (i'm lazy lol). you can still use the first method a little bit by searching on the page/blog of a creator you like in that fandom, because that helps filter a bit for interests/ style/ taste/ reliability. i also searched [fandom name] zine or variations. so like "#ygozine" or"yugioh zine" when I was looking for yugioh zines to join. then i consider the application open ones to see if i like the theme, and whether the other details work for me (eg amount of work expected, schedule, rules, faqs, charity/profit, mods, physical/digital only etc).

zine promo / app amalgamation sites. it's pretty easy to find them by looking at existing zines promo posts and seeing the amalgamation blogs/accounts they tag. i don't really use them that much so i can't really recommend specific ones, and the ones i know don't sort easily by fandom or deadline stage, so it's too much work for me personally. i might browse them a little to try my luck but it's the highest effort for the lowest reward. still worth a shot if you can define your search terms well or are willing to trawl. I'd try by just searching the fandom confined to the blog/page. (on tumblr you can do this by adding "/search/[fandom name or shortname]" to the end of the URL.)

very established in a fandom/ willing to ask randomly. you might get invited or someone might drop you an ask saying hey check this zine out they're looking for writers/ other types of creators. you can also just do a general post asking for help like "does anyone know of any zines for [fandom] that are open to apps?" personally and from what i gather from friends, just because they're recommendations doesn't mean that they will necessarily match what you look for in projects but they're worth checking out bc the person recommending usually has some idea of your likes/style/fit. this method has a lot of constraints obviously.

when applying... it may be worthwhile to consider why you're interested in joining, what they are looking for, how many slots they have for what kind of creators, how popular the zine is, what you "specialise" in for the fandom, what your best skills are, what the mods might be looking for (most if not all zines require you to submit sample work). tailor your application. of course, not all zines take writers so your options here might be a little limited (though i'm happy to say i feel like including writing is becoming more common). at the same time, a lot of people underestimate themselves, so definitely apply if you want to even if you feel you might not get in. i think this is probably not what you're asking about though so i wont belabour the point

be careful. i have had the good fortune to have only been in "okay" to "amazing 10/10 extremely trustworthy" zines so far (fingers crossed), but i do have a couple of friends who were burned by dishonest or unreliable zine management before, so do take care! you can save yourself a lot of heartache at the stage when you check out the zine you are applying to. some general indicators for me are whether mod skills cover necessary categories (zines are essentially a business venture and i feel like a lot of people underestimate or do not give enough respect to that); mod experience, age, personal reputations; how questions, rules, schedule, expectations, compensation/charity are addressed. Also these are after joining, but mod treatment of contributors via email or in the discord server and how assignments are handled are early enough that you can form your own assessment and drop if necessary.

take care of yourself also i feel like in these trying times i want to add a note on mental health. i see this too often in my friends, but if your personal circumstances change and you feel like you can't handle the zine obligations anymore, just drop. early is better than late for both you and the organiser, and respectful communication of "sorry i can't be part of the zine anymore for personal reasons" is totally fine. you don't have to disclose anything you don't want to in order to leave and no one can force you to. it's also okay if you don't get into a zine. it doesn't say anything about your worth as a person, even though we as creators can feel rejection of our work very deeply. take time to recover, block/mute/unfollow whatever keywords or accounts you have to for even the tiniest of arbitrary reasons (i absolutely do and highly recommend it), take time to nurture your skills, take time to make things that bring joy, take time to appreciate yourself and the people who like your work. maybe i'm just old/lucky but fandom has been an incredibly accepting and enjoyable place and rejection from a zine (though it can hurt like a bitch sometimes) is not rejection from the community.

i hope this was helpful!

Here are my zine previews for @ygo-zine !!

I had so much fun on this project and have created a main piece and some digital merch!

PRE ORDERS ARE NOW OPEN AND WILL BE UNTIL FEB 29th.

There are two versions of the zine! One of just the zine and the other includes the zine and "digital merch." The zine includes a combination of 20+ pieces of writing and artwork!

Order here gumroad.com/ygozine

The applications are live!!! You will have until April 29th @ 10pm EST to submit your application for Writer/Artist/Merch Artist.

Applications

You will receive the results of your application by or on May 3rd via the email you provide in the application, so be sure to use one that you monitor!

We look forward to hearing from you guys!!!!

PRE ORDERS ARE OPEN UNTIL FEB 29th. 

We're offering two version of the zine! One of just the zine and the other includes the zine and "digital merch." The zine includes a combination of 20+ pieces of writing and artwork! 

https://gumroad.com/ygozine

Announcement!

Hello wonderful Tendershippers - welcome to the revamped 2024 Tendershipping Fanzine, "Like a Bruise"!

You might recognize this premise - this zine was initially promoted around March 2024 through the blog @tendershippingzine. With a change in mod team, we've worked hard to keep this project going! A huge and sincere thank you to the original mods for coming up with this idea and for working with us to make this a smooth transition.

A brief description: this will be a for-profit fanzine surrounding Tendershipping, the pairing of Ryou Bakura x Yami Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh. The zine will be rated PG-13 and our theme will be "Contagion" - leaning into the darker side of this wonderful ship!

New applications will be going live on April 15th for Writers and Artists - more details to come!

** If you had applied during the initial applications in March, please re-apply. There are new questions and more information we would like to collect, however we'll be honouring approvals from the original round of applications.

See our carrd for more information + follow this blog to keep updated!!!

One week left!!!! Applications close on April 29th at 10 p.m. EST!

Meet the Mods!