Oasis

OASIS

A GENSHIN IMPACT RAREPAIR ZINE

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CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION

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Contributor Application Requirements:

Please make sure that your works are ordered according to preference. This means that the works you would most like us to review are put first.

Portfolio links should be easily accessible. A Google Drive folder is preferred but not necessary. Carrds, Ao3’s and other websites can be used as long as they are organised.

The writing/art that you display in the application should align with the quality/style of work that you are planning to produce for the zine.

Works for the specific rarepairs you want to produce for is not necessary, however, all applications should include at least one example of Genshin work.

This is a PG-13 zine and the applications should respect that. We are not accepting NSFW samples and no NSFW examples will be reviewed if submitted. If your writing portfolio is an Ao3, you may have NSFW on your account as long as it is tagged correctly.

Application requirements:

Cover Artist

Due to the nature of this zine, the cover will not feature a specific set of characters. Because of this, the cover will feature either a simple graphic design cover or a landscape of Teyvat.

-3-6 works
-At least two of the works should be in chosen style
-At least two samples should be complete

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Page Artists

-5-10 works in portfolio
-At least three of the works should be finished pieces
-Backgrounds are not necessary for this application

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Merch Artists

Due to the marketing aspect of this zine, the merch artist will provide three to six pairings (depending on the kind of merch) that they would like to create merch for and it will be decided through a twitter poll.

-5-10 works in portfolio
-At least one of them must be a sample of merch
-Mock-ups are accepted for this.
At least two of these must be finished illustrations.
-The remainder of the application can be merch samples if the contributor wishes.

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Writers
-3-6 works in portfolio
-At least one sample should be a complete work
-Each individual sample must be 1-2k words

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Application Process

Contributor Applications: To be released

What to expect:

All Contributors will be asked to provide their discord tag, email, name, and pronouns, as well as three ships that they would like to work with.

To check which ships are allowed, please visit our Carrd here.

What we will be asking of the specific roles:

Cover Artist
-Prepared Portfolio (see application requirements above)
-The option to apply as a page artist/pinch hitter for page artist

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Artists
-Prepared Portfolio (see application requirements above)
-The option to pair with a writer
(Note: Pairings will only be issued if they have fitting ships and are not a definitive result.)
-The option to apply as a pinch-hitter

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Merch Artists
-Prepared Portfolio (see application requirements above)
A selection of merch they are comfortable with producing
(Note: A list of merch we are hoping to make will be released after interest checks, merch artists will be asked to choose from this list.)
-The choice between digital/physical merch
-The option to apply as a pinch hitter

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Writers
-Prepared Portfolio (see application requirements above)
-The option to pair with an artist
(Note: Pairings will only be issued if they have fitting ships and are not a definitive result.)
-The option to apply as a pinch-hitter

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All applicants will be given the opportunity to forgo rejection emails. This does not apply to you if you have been selected to be a pinch hitter or accepted.

Zine Expectations

All contributors will have to produce one complete work for the Zine. Contributors can opt to do extra work but only after the initial work is completed and page count can be estimated.

All Artists will be expected to work within a bleed due to the physical production aspect of the Zine.

Cover Artist
Completed cover and back of zine

Page Artists
A completed, single/double page spread of your assigned rarepair

Merch Artists
The merch that you have chosen (eg: a set of four icons).

Writers
A finished fic between 1,000-2,000 words

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Zine Specs

Page count
~120 Pages
~5 Spreads
~19 page artist pieces
~20 fics

Printing specs
Full colour
Matte cover
Softcover
Perfect bound
5.5 x 8.5 inch (Half Letter)
1/8th bleed for page artists

Mech specs
Bolded items are stretch goals*
Stickers: 2” x 2”
Miniprints: 5.5” x 4.25”
-Matte, single sided colour
Acrylic charms: 2.5:
-Single side epoxy
Hard enamel pins: 1.5” x 1.5”
Bookmarks: 2” x 6”
-Double sided + Foiled
Candy charms: 1” x 1” acrylic

Check-in Requirements

Concept Check-in
An Idea/Pitch that the contributor would like to do. Initial idea that can be subject to change. This check-in is mainly so the mods know what to expect and what they’re working with.

First Check-in
Artists: Thumbnails/rough sketches of their piece. Should be clear enough for mod to discern main shapes/figures.

Writers: A plot outline, a few detailed sentences and a general summary of the direction the fic will take.

Second Check-in
Artists: Finished lineart, starting base colours. For those with a painting style, minimum flat colours.

Writers: 500 words or more completed

Final deadline to change/alter ideas completely

Third Check-in
Completed pieces. Final beta/editing notes go out, have until soft deadline to revise.

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FAQs

What is a Zine?
A Fan Zine is a collection of fanmade works such as fanart or fanfiction, compiled together into something like a magazine

Who will you feature?
We will feature merch artists, page artists and writers!

Is this Zine SFW or NSFW?
This is a PG13-SFW Zine, which means that NSFW content such as gore, graphic descriptions of violence as well as all sexual content will be prohibited from both the application process as well as the zine.

Is this Zine Digital/Physical and For Profit/For Charity/Free?
This will be both a physical and digital zine! It will be 50/50 for-profit for-charity!

What constitutes as a ‘Rarepair’?
Rarepair in this instance refers to any ship on (or not even on) ao3 with under 100 fics! Any ship under 100 fics at the time of application can be considered a rarepair and is therefore eligible to be included!

We will only be counting fics with the ship as the main pairing! An easy way to check if this ship is eligible is to go down to the 'search within results' filter of Ao3 and add "otp: true". This will give you the fics that only have the main pairing tagged!

Here is a tutorial on how to check if your rarepair is allowed

Are you looking for Mods?
Yes, we are looking for shipping/production as well as Merch Mods! More information about the moderators here

Are you looking for interns?
No, we will not be looking for mod interns!

How many contributors will there be?
We will have ~46 contributors, ~35 of them will be applicants and the rest consisting of guests and moderators. We will be accepting ~15 page artist applicants, ~15 writer applicants and ~5 merch artist applicants.

Will contributors be compensated?
Regardless of for profit/for charity physical/digital boundaries, all contributors will receive a copy of the zine. In the event that merch is made, we will aim to gift the contributors a full bundle!

What if not enough profit is made to guarentee all contributors a copy?
In the event that the sales don't break even, the mods have set aside funds to bridge the gap.

Are contributors allowed to partner up?
Yes! After contributor/ship lists are released, they may choose to partner with another contributor with the same ship as them.

How many ships will there be?
We are aiming to have as many ships as possible, meaning that all the contributors will select three rarepairs during the application process and will be assigned one of them. We hope that there will be no more than two works of a kind per each ship. For example, “Albedo/Scaramouche” can have a maximum of two writers and two artists.

Can you apply for multiple positions?
Yes, but you will only be selected for one position!

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MODS

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Kingshiou
Head/Writing/Social Media Mod

Hey! I'm Kingshiou and I'll be the Head Mod for this Zine. I'm currently running two other Genshin Impact Zines as well as moderating a shipweek. I'm a huge multishipper and since falling into the fandom I've completed 40+ fics for Genshin! I'm hyped to give some of these rarepairs more love and attention, as well as us multishippers more food!

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Harusomi
Art/Layout Mod

Haru here! I’m an artist who does a lot of illustrations for a number of fandoms alongside some writing on the side. I’m a graduating art student who’s participated in 4 zines, 2 of which I’ve managed as a moderator. As the art and layout moderator, I’ll be working to ensure the zine looks the best as it can be.

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Artemis
Writing/Beta Mod

I am a hobby writer who participated in 8 zines prior and managed 2 of them. Besides that I've written over 120+ works spanning 5 fandoms along with managing an engineering major. As the writer/beta reading moderator, I'll be tossing ideas to help you traverse this rarepair hell and fine-tuning them to make it the best it can be.

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Milkteas
Finance Mod

'Ello! I'm milk, and I'll be working as the Finance Mod and resident spreadsheeter. At the moment, I split my time between moderating several fandom severs, the most active of which has over 700 members, and an upcoming shipweek; working as an accountant; grinding multiple gacha games; and occasionally writing fic. I've been lurking in fandom for quite a while now, but I only started writing semi-actively about two years ago out of desperation for more content. Since then, it's been rarepair hell for me, and I am on a mission to spread the rarepair agenda. In other words, I will not shut up about them, much to the misfortune of those in the same servers as me.

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