Hello! My name is Raven, i am 27 year old mixed Black Trans Man living in Texas a… Raven S Wright needs your support for Raven’s Top Surgery
ITS OFFICIAL, I FINALLY HAVE MY TOP SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR THIS OCTOBER!!!
Please consider supporting my GoFund Me to help cover procedure/recovery costs!
I am so over the moon excited for this next part of my transition journey! Top surgery has been something I've dreamt of getting for YEARS and never thought possible, but it's finally happening! The reality of living in such a conservative place like Texas is the very real possibility that gender affirming surgery will not be approved/sufficiently covered by insurance. Due to this, I am anticipating I will need to bear the entire financial burden of not only the procedure/anesthesia/post operative care fees, but also will need financial assistance for bills/groceries while I am out of work for recovery. Due to my own daily financial struggles, I simply cannot afford all the expenses on my own and this is where I will need you help. I hope you will consider donating and sharing this post, you will be changing my life forever!
Howdy Godpokes!! I am pleased to announce that submissions for the Fireflies of the Setting Sun zine are now OPEN! Here is the link to the submission form:
FOTSS Submission Form
If there are any issues with the form then please either send an ask letting us know, or contact us on Discord (@mcmonstructuk & @maarshmint) so we can try solving things as soon as possible!
You have until SEPTEMBER 5TH to submit your work! I can't WAIT to see what people make!!
If you have any questions, check out the FOTSS QNA tag and our pinned post! If your question hasn't been answered already, then feel free to send an ask!
Today, we are VERY pleased to announce the opening of Great God Grove's very own YURI ZINE, hosted by @maarshmint and @mcmonstructuk, otherwise known as the Fireflies of the Setting Sun zine!!
What is the FOTSS zine?
The Fireflies of the Setting Sun zine is a zine made to focus on the less appreciated yuri ships within the Great God Grove fandom! As such, we ask that you please refrain from submitting anything that involves gender swapped yaoi ships (such as Inspekchin, Lovestory, etc etc). While we always love and appreciate things such as trans headcanons, we would rather focus on those in canon that often get left out. If we were to allow gender swapped ships, then I fear we would just run into the same issue once again of gender-swapped yaoi dominating this zine. Ships we would love to see in this zine includes: Pattypoke, Missyking, Razzking, Lulurazz, Cornflower (Pattycob), Prankcall (Cobimug), etc etc!
When will submissions open?
Submissions will be opening on June 5th!
How long will we have?
Three months! Submissions will close on September 5th!
I will include a small (P)FAQ with extra details below the cut for any interested in participating!
What can I submit?
We will be accepting both written and visual submissions! This includes both digital art and traditional art! Digital art pieces must be at LEAST 1700 x 2200 with at LEAST 300 dpi. You may submit using any format, but PNG is preferred. For physical pieces, we ask that they are JPEGs with multiple angles of your work. Written pieces must be 500-1,000 words. If longer, please link a google doc/AO3 with the writing.
Is there a theme?
Not necessarily! All we ask that your piece either includes a yuri ship, OR, a piece with a character(s) expressing their connection to sapphic identities. Poly ships are also welcomed! As long as your piece relates to sapphism/lesbianism in any way, you're good to go! It doesn't JUST need to be ships!
Will this be physically printed?
Maybe. If there is enough interest, we can potentially look at prints, but there is no guarantee. It depends on if we have the means to get it done! HOWEVER. Please note that a fee will need to be paid if physical versions do release!
What kind of art will be allowed?
As long as it's kept 13+, anything! Non-sexual nudity IS allowed, but anything NSFW is NOT. This goes for writing too.
How many pieces can I submit?
As many as you like!
Can I submit pre-existing pieces?
Yes! Please just be sure to note that it's an art piece you made before the zine so we can prioritize any new pieces we receive.
Can I post my submission on social media early?
Yes! We will not make anyone wait to post their submissions to any social media accounts. If you would rather wait for the zine to be released, then go for it! If you want to post your stuff before the zine's release, then feel free to! It's entirely up to you!
If you choose to post your work to any socials, please use #Fireflies of the Setting Sun Zine and/or #FOTSS Zine in your work so we can find and reblog it! Also feel free to tag this account in your post too so we have a higher chance at seeing it!
Why Fireflies of the Setting Sun?
We thought fireflies were a perfect representation for the yuri ships within fandom spaces. Fireflies are small but bright, just as yuri ships are small (underrepresented) but still have their own light to them that fandom wouldn't be the same without. Not only that, but they're usually only seen after dark! Which follows our sunset theme wonderfully! And of course, the sunset is there to represent the lesbian flag :}
If you have any extra questions, by all means PLEASE feel free to send us asks! All this info will be relayed in the submission form itself, and I can make another separate post with this FAQ (+ any extra questions we get) on it's own!
It's my birthday today! I'm unfortunately home sick today though which sucks LMAO But if you'd like to donate to my top surgery fund as a bday gift of sorts that'd be amazing!
Hello! My name is Raven, i am 27 year old mixed Black Trans Man living in Texas a… Raven S Wright needs your support for Raven’s Top Surgery
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This is going to be a less "professional" post compared to my past commission posts, since this is something I'm testing the waters of. But I'm currently opening THREE slots for experimental commissions.
There's going to be less focus of something "clean" and "polished" and more just me messing around with your character of choice. So if you're interested in something like that, feel feel to check these out in the link below!
Commission available on Ko-fi.com
Only one slot per person please, and only one character as well.