were going to have an ARTFIGHT summer. were going to draw OC ART. we will be NOT FINISHING REFERENCE SHEETS. we will be ignoring our BACKLOG. we will be FORGETTING WHAT WE PLANNED TO DRAW AND ATTACKING RANDOM CHARACTERS. we will be NOT GOING OUTSIDE. we will be GETTING RSI and FORGETTING TO STRETCH ENOUGH. ARTFIGHT SUMMER !!
people on here make ocs and they're mostly men and they ship characters and they're always men and they have favourite characters and they're always men but sometimes they say the men are like women not trans ones though because that would be guh-ross and harsh the vibe of the #fandomspace and they write fanfiction about men and talk about how complicated and #deeplywritten their male favs are and they'll watch movies and tv shows with mostly male casts in every way that matters and not question it because well what do you want them to do about it and they don't even care that that's what they're doing to them it's pure coincidence they always like the male characters better it's pure chance that women are only interesting as yaoi cheerleaders and actually when they write female characters as yaoi cheerleaders they're doing them a favour because they were just so poorly written in the source material it's the charitable thing to do men men men men men men men and if you say anything about it well you're being a killjoy you're being no fun you're being homophobic you're being a misandrist god what is it about women right what is it about women always trying to ruin our fun? why do they care so much? they're just women. who wants to think about women at all.
It's getting hot in here! I'm happy to announce it's time for the FIFTH annual...
Are you sweaty? Are you craving ice cream? Are you down on Risa with nothing to read but the back of your shampoo bottle? Don't worry, because the Star Trek Swimsuit Special is here for your cooling summer entertainment!
How to participate: Give your Star Trek (any series) fave some splashy summer fun in a swim suit! Text and image based creations are invited. Send in your drawings, paintings, fanfics, collages, or whatever else you come up with. All skill levels welcome, no special qualifications required, just have fun and don't be shy!!
How to submit: Send your submission to this blog via dm.
Deadline: Submissions will be open until July 20th.
Release: The zine will release on July 26th. It will be available for free; any voluntary donations from readers will go to the Palestine Childrens Relief Fund.
So gather your towels and inflatables, put on your bathing suits, goggles and snorkels, and dive into Star Trek summer fun! Looking forward to your submissions 🌊🌊🌊
No matter what the future holds, no matter how far we travel, a part of us, a very important part, will always remain here...on Deep Space Nine.
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 - 1999)
Hi there, welcome to the Deep Space Halloween Zine information zone Mark II, where I try to give all the pertinent information about the second edition of the zine in one handy post.
Please read this entire post in its entirety before starting to make anything for this zine!
If you have any questions, feel free to send an ask! I will be happy to answer any questions you have. :)
Submission Rules
Fandom
This is a Deep Space Nine zine, so please make sure your submissions focus on Deep Space Nine and its characters. However, characters from other trek shows are welcome as "guest stars" in your works.
Post/Pre-Canon works are welcome so long as they focus primarily on characters from the show (including side characters)
Theme
This zine will be (very loosely) Halloween themed! The works can be about halloween itself, or they can be spooky, or even just fall themed. This is a very, very loose theme, so don't stress out too much about it!
Format and Cost
This zine will be released digitally and be completely free on the Deep Space Halloween Zine itch.io page (where you can also download the first issue of the zine, wink wink)
Acceptable Mediums
Fanfiction (up to 5000 words)
Fan art
Comics (up to 4 pages)
Photo Manips/Collages
Poetry/Original Song Lyrics
(Photos of) sculptures, dioramas, cake art
Basically if it can be put on a piece of paper, it can be eligible!
Zine Cover
If you would like to submit a cover for this zine, please do!
If you submit a cover, it must include the name of the zine (Deep Space Halloween Zine) the issue number (Issue 2) and the year (2026). It should not include signatures or watermarks (credit will of course be listed inside the zine itself).
Covers can be your own art, or can be a photo manipulation.
In the case that multiple covers are submitted, all covers that don't make it to, well, the cover, will be featured as full pages at the end of the zine as "alternate covers," like collected editions of comics do!
Qualifications
You do not need to be an experienced artist/writer/cake decorator/whatever to contribute to this zine!
In fact, beginners are both welcome and encouraged to participate!
Rating
To keep this zine friendly for everyone, we will not be accepting explicit content.
Please keep your works to a rating of Teen+ or lower, or PG-13.
Since this is a Halloween themed zine, blood and gore is allowed, as long as it fits a PG-13 rating (use your favourite search engine to find a list of PG-13 horror movies if you need a reference point).
Ships
You can feature ships in your work, or no ships at all if that's more your style.
Ships between minors and adults should be avoided.
AI Generated Work
AI generated work is strictly not allowed.
Don't do it. I will know. And I will find you.
Exclusivity
All works submitted must not have already been posted elsewhere.
All works submitted should remain unposted until the zine is released on Halloween, after which you are allowed to share your work on Tumblr/AO3/Wherever.
Deadlines
Submissions are due on 30 September 2026!
The zine will be released on 31 October 2026!
Submitting Works
Please email your submissions to [email protected] using the form linked below.
Submissions that do not include a filled out form will not be accepted.
Art/Collages/Photos should be in png or jpeg format. Zine pages will be 2550(W)x3300(H)px. Your image does not need to match these proportions, but please make sure that your image can be scaled to fit within these boundaries.
Written works should be submitted as a PDF.
Submission Form:
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