Trapped: a horror zine

A horror fanzine about the danmei novels Qiye/Lord Seventh and Tianyake/Faraway Wanderers by Priest, and the drama Word of Honor.

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Q: What is the concept of the zine?
Trapped is a fanzine about the characters of the Priest novels Qiye/Lord Seventh and Tianyake/Faraway Wanderers, as well as the live action drama Word of Honor. It's a horror zine, with a mix of canon-verse and alternate universe stories.Q: What is the zine's rating?
Trapped is an 18+ zine. All mods and contributors associated with the project must be over 18 years old. NSFW and dead dove content are welcome in the zine.Q: How many writers and artists will the zine have?
The zine will be a relatively small project. The total number of artists is yet to be determined (and will depend on the results of the contributor applications), but we hope to have 9 writers.Q: Will you have guest contributors?
Yes, we will invite some guest contributors.Q: What is the main mode of contact?
We will communicate with applicants by email to inform them of the outcome of their application. All accepted contributors and mods will be required to join the Discord server to participate in the project.Q: Will the zine be for-profit, for charity, or P4P? Will it be digital or physical (or both)?
We will determine this after the Interest Check results, but the zine won't be for-profit. There will be at least a digital version of the zine.Q: Will contributors be compensated?
All mods and contributors will receive a digital copy of the zine. It is yet to be determined whether the zine will have a physical run.

Moderators

Sab (head mod). she/her. Sab is a Priest fan and fic writer, and she loves horror stories! she has experience in organizing journal publications, and she's also the logistics mod for the Ghost Valley Zine.

Sam (graphics mod). she/her. Sam is a uni student with a background in design. When she isn't being haunted by class projects, she's lurking on Twitter.

AJ (formatting mod). AJ is a writer and artist with a long time love of zines. He was the head mod for Siji Hua: A Word of Honor Zine and a mod on The Ghost Valley Zine, as well as a number of others. Word of Honor has held his heart since it came out not only for the beautiful show and the work it has inspired, but also for the lovely people he has met because of it.

Owl (writing mod). Owl is a writer, gorehound, and mask weirdo. They also are a mod for Siji Hua: A Word of Honor Zine, as well as a contributor for Priest Major Arcana Zine and Tales From Mount Qingya.

J (art mod). J is a digital and traditional artist with a penchant for bright colors and weirdos. With a longstanding love for all things spooky, horror, or cryptid, they're excited to work with the zine artists to bring this project to life! When not drawing or painting, you can usually find them watching a bad horror movie or playing video games.

Sakura (intern to the writing mod). Sakura is a uni student, youtuber, and zine enthusiast. She is the Ghost Intern who loves Blight from Dead by Daylight. She can't wait to create her own zine sometime in the future.

Guidelines

• Mod apps
• Artist apps
• Writer apps

Note: Anything submitted in your application must be your own work. We will not accept any application containing plagiarized work.Mod Guidelines
1. You must be at least 18 years old.2. Artist Mod: No zine experience is required, but you must be an artist. Your role will be to oversee the artists, help them develop their concepts and pieces, and make sure they meet their deadlines.3. Writing Mod: No zine experience is required, but you must be a writer. Your role will be to oversee the writers, help them develop their concepts and pieces, and make sure they meet their deadlines.4. Finance Mod: No zine experience is required, but knowledge and experience of finance and accounting is necessary. Your role will be to create a plan for the zine's budget and costs, and to manage the proceeds from sales.5. Formatting/Layout Mod: You must have experience in formatting zines, or similar publications. Your role will be to create layouts for artwork and written pieces, while working with the Graphics Mod to establish style guidelines and specifications for the zine.----------------Artist Guidelines
1. You must be at least 18 years old.2. Submit three (3) illustrations as samples from within the last 3 years, as well as a portfolio (the portoflio must have 5 illustrations maximum).3. Your samples should be horror-themed, or at least have adjacent dark themes. Your portfolio pieces do not have to be horror-themed, but they should show the range of your skillset.4. Do not submit any sketches or incomplete art for your samples or portfolio.5. Do not submit any of your samples or portfolio as Twitter links. This is to avoid a situation where your social media becomes locked, which would make your links inaccessible. Please use Google Drive, ArtStation, or other publicly viewable platforms. You can also use “open image in new tab” to provide a link to your illustration.6. You may submit NSFW or dead dove samples if you want.----------------Writer Guidelines
1. You must be at least 18 years old.2. Submit three (3) writing samples from within the last 3 years. Each sample should be at least 2000 words and a maximum of 3000 words. You may submit excerpts of longer works as samples.3. Your samples should be horror-themed, or at least have adjacent dark themes.4. Do not submit AO3 links if the fic is over the 3000 maximum word count. Please copy and paste the requested word count into a Google Document. Additionally, do not submit Twitter threadfics as samples.5. You may submit NSFW or dead dove samples if you want.Tip: We will be considering syntax, spelling, punctuation, and grammar when reviewing the applications. If you select previously unedited fics, please consider editing them to make them more polished before submitting your application.