Forged Legends is a FOR-CHARITY, digital-only zine focusing on Genshin Impact characters as fantasy knights from all across Teyvat!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is a zine?A zine is an independently self-published booklet/magazine filled with fan-made artworks and/or writing around a certain theme for a specific fandom. It usually comes with physical and/or digital merchandise alongside the zine.Will this zine be digital, physical, or both?Our zine will be digital-only! Both the zine and any merch will be digital goods.Will this zine be for-profit or for-charity?This zine will be a FOR-CHARITY zine! All proceeds received from sales will be donated to a charity voted on by contributors.How will the contributor compensation work?All contributors will received a free digital bundle, which includes the zine and any digital merch.
SCHEDULE
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 28 | Contributor Apps Opening |
| March 28 | Contributor Apps Closed |
| April 8 | Contributor App Results |
| April 18 | Creation Period Starts |
MODS
SHERI - head modHello, I'm sheri! Graphic design and digital art are my passions.⟡ head mod for Boundless Memories: A Genshin x Ghibli Zine
⟡ head mod for Honkai Starz Festival: A Honkai Idol Zine
⟡ graphics mod for Snapshot: A CSM Travel Scrapbook
⟡ graphics mod for Kaleidoscope: A Haikavetham Zine
JJ - finance modtwin luvr by day, twin luvr by knight⟡ social media mod for Adamantine
⟡ social media mod for COMET
⟡ social media mod for Pokegeist
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
GENERAL GUIDELINES◇ Contributors must be 16 years or older.
◇ Contributors must create an original piece for the zine.
◇ Contributors retain the rights to any work created for this zine once the project is complete. Prior to this, completed pieces are under an exclusivity clause, where only a small snippet of the work can be posted publicly. This is to ensure that the contents of the zine are not spoiled.
◇ Accepted contributors must join the zine's Discord server.
◇ Prior zine experience is not necessary to apply! We encourage people of all skill levels and experience to participate.
◇ PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT NSFW CONTENT IN YOUR APPLICATION. This includes sexually explicit, graphic violence, or gore content. Your portfolio may have NSFW content, provided that it is tagged accordingly.
◇ Please ensure that your portfolio (be it a personal website, a Google Drive folder or any other means) can be easily accessed. If the team is unable to view your portfolio, we can't consider your application.⚔️ ⚔️ ⚔️PAGE ARTIST GUIDELINES◇ Page artists will be expected to create ONE finished illustration with a background.
◇ Please provide three samples of your best work:- All samples must be completed (not a sketch, etc.)
- At least one sample must have a background.
- Having a Genshin Impact sample or samples featuring knights is strongly encouraged, but not required!◇ Please link to a portfolio containing at least 5 other art pieces that showcase your style.- Finished art pieces are preferred.
- Please be sure to add trigger/content warnings where appropriate.⚔️ ⚔️ ⚔️MERCH ARTIST GUIDELINES◇ Merch artists will be expected to create TWO art pieces for the zine, which could range from a desktop wallpaper to emojis.
◇ Please provide three samples of your best work:- All samples must be completed (not a sketch, etc.)
- Having samples of digital merch designs you've done is strongly encouraged, but not required!
- Having a Genshin Impact sample or samples featuring knights is strongly encouraged, but not required!
- Having samples of art pieces with backgrounds is strongly encouraged, but not required!◇ Please link to a portfolio containing at least 5 other art pieces that showcase your style.- Finished art pieces are preferred.⚔️ ⚔️ ⚔️WRITER GUIDELINES◇ Writers will be expected to write ONE or MULTIPLE pieces totalling 1,500 – 2,000 words. This can take the form of one long fic, or multiple flash fics (letters, reports, poems, etc.)
◇ Please provide three samples of your best work:- At least one sample must be a complete piece within a 1,500–2,000 word count.
- Other samples can be excerpts from longer pieces, but the sample must still be under 2,500 words.
- Having a Genshin Impact sample or samples featuring knights is strongly encouraged, but not required!
- It's strongly encouraged that you submit sample that best reflects what type of work you want to create for the zine! If you'd prefer to be a long fic writer, you should submit examples of longer fics. If you'd like to do shorter form pieces, you should submit letters, articles, journal entries etc.◇ Please link to a portfolio containing 4-6 writing pieces that showcase your style.- The three sample pieces can be included in your portfolio.
- While having more than 6 pieces is acceptable, only the 6 most recent/prominent pieces will be read.