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.Will there be a NSFW component to this zine?No, there will be no NSFW content featured for this project.Will ships be featured in this zine?No, this will be a general content zine with no romance, only platonic relationships!Is this zine's concept limited to only 'traditional' ideas of knights (i.e. medieval)?No! Anything that can be understood as a knight can be featured in this zine! Be it a more sci-fi or modern fantasy take, we're open to including different types of knights.
SCHEDULE
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 18 | Contributor Apps Closed |
| May 2 | Contributor App Results |
| May 2–May 9 | Onboarding period |
| May 10–May 17 | Pitch submissions |
| May 20 | Pitch assignments |
| June 5 | Check-in 1 |
| July 5 | Check-in 2 |
| August 5 | Check-in 3 |
| August 31 | Final submissions |
MODS
SUNNIE - writing modwhen will kaeya "cavalry captain" alberich finally have a cavalry of his own? perhaps...to-knight⟡ writer mod for McPaimon's: A Genshin Impact Fast Food Zine
⟡ head/writer mod for The Teyvat Tribune: A Genshin Impact Newspaper Zine
⟡ writer for Yours Truly, Kaeya
⟡ guest writer for Draecaena Somnolenta
JJ - finance modtwin luvr by day, twin luvr by knight⟡ finance mod for Fairy Steel & Iron Rust
⟡ finance mod for Cherry Bomb
⟡ finance mod for Freedom
⟡ social media mod for Pokegeist
DELI - graphics modI'm Deli and I play too many games and try to usually do three things at once. The consequences of my own actions are often painful to my sleep schedule but that's what coffee is for.⟡ graphics/formatting mod for Prophecies Foretold: Hades Tarot Project
⟡ graphics mod for The Teyvat Tribune: A Genshin Impact Newspaper Zine
REIN - art modCertified Strategist Albedo EnthusiastTM by day and gremlin by knight⟡ art mod for In This Life or the Next: A Haikyuu Reincarnation Zine
⟡ social media mod for Kaleidoscope: A Haikavetham Zine
⟡ art mod for Prophecies Foretold: A Hades Tarot Project
⟡ art mod for Rogue Waltz: A Genshin Impact Fatui Zine
MACK - formatting modOver the max of caffein intake daily, absolute workaholic-unit (help me /j)⟡ art/merch mod for Women! Wanted Zine: A One Piece Zine
⟡ formatting/art mod for Paws and Claws: A Gorou Zine
⟡ organization/formatting mod for Genshin Selfcare Zine
⟡ art/merch/organization/discord mod for Fashion Dawn: A One Piece Zine
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.