Iāve had some people say that they canāt access the Google Docs outlining the guidelines, so Iāll make them into blog posts as well!
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Oathkeepers: A Jaime and Brienne Fanzine Submission Guidelines
Compiled by editor Ripley Moyers / Mothdogs
All works must be original, not published before (not posted on AO3, Tumblr, Twitter, etc.) If you want to take an original piece and change it or add on to it (e.g. taking a drabble and expounding on the story or re-drawing a previous sketch) thatās fine, but the end result being published should be new and specifically created for the zine.
All works should be a celebration of Jaime and Brienne. Iām not going to say that you canāt include show canon (e.g. re-writing the scene where Jaime leaves Brienne from Brienneās point of view), but there should be no celebration of or focus on Jaime/Cersei (or any other romantic ship.) Of course stories and art can include other characters, but overall, the focus should be on J/B. Thatās what weāre all here for after all ;^)
This zine celebrates J/B in all forms. Show canon, book canon, and AUs are welcome. That means art can depict Jaime and Brienne as Nikolaj and Gwen portray them, or it can depict them in the artistās own style or vision.
Minimum of 500 words, maximum of 2,000 words.
Pieces should be submitted either in an e-mailed MS Word document or a document link on Google Drive.
Although itās not required, itās strongly recommended that your final submission be beta-read / proofread by another person. If you need assistance finding a beta-reader or have layout questions, message me.
Proposal must include: One- or two-sentence summary. Even if you donāt know exactly how your piece will turn out, the more info you can give (is it an AU? What type rating are you shooting for?) the better.
Finished piece must include: Title, Authorās name (whatever you want to be called by--real name, pseudonym, AO3 username, tumblr URL, etc.), one- or two-sentence summary, content rating (G for general, T for teen, E for explicit/mature), and any relevant trigger warnings.
Follows roughly the same rules as fanfiction. Minimum 500 words, maximum 2,000 words, proofread if possible, MS Word or Google Drive submission.
Proposal must include: One- or two-sentence summary. Please include the source of the analysis (e.g. which books or show episodes youāll be focusing on.) If your piece is an analysis of the symbolism in Jaimeās weirwood dream, for example, your proposal should note that youāre referencing A Storm of Swords. Direct quotes should be followed by in-text citation of the characterās chapter number and book, e.g. (Jaime III, ASOS) or (Brienne IV, AFFC).
Finished piece must include: Ā Title, Authorās name (whatever you want to be called by--real name, pseudonym, AO3 username, tumblr URL, etc.), one- or two-sentence summary, and any relevant trigger warnings.
Art should be either digital or scanned. This means no phone photographs of your drawings. (The exception to this is if youāre submitting a picture of a physical oil/watercolor/acrylic/etc painting, in which case we can work out photograph parameters for you.) If you donāt have access to a scanner, message me and weāll try to work something out.
Digital art should be submitted in either flattened .PSD (Photoshop document) or .PNG file format. Scanned art should be submitted in .PDF, .PNG or .JPG file format.
Art can be either full-color or black-and-white.
Art should be 300 DPI/PPI (this stands for dots/pixels per inch, which is a measure of how much detail ends up on the page when printing. Blurb requires 300 DPI to ensure fidelity in printing.)
Digital art should be drawn on a large canvas. The zine size will be a vertical 8āx10ā. 2400x3000 pixels at 300 DPI is the suggested canvas dimension. 1000x1250 pixels at 300 DPI is the minimum canvas dimension. Your art may be cropped or slightly resized during the layout process (although weāll try our best to avoid this), therefore the bigger the canvas, the better.
Keep in mind that the printing process darkens your art--the art you see on your screen will be darker when itās printed on the page. Any areas of dark, saturated color (purple, brown, blue, etc) will probably come out closer to black after printing. This can be corrected after the proof is printed, if need be.
Backgrounds are encouraged, but not required.
Comic panels must be able to fit onto an 8āx10ā rectangular page. For example, a 4-panel comic should be submitted in 2 x 2 panels, not 4 panels across.
Proposal must include: A description of the artwork. Will it be digital or traditional? If itās digital, which program(s) will you use to create it? What will the focus be (e.g. if itās Brienne and Jaime hanging out in an AU setting, what will they be doing? Etc.) Itās okay if you donāt know exactly how the piece will turn out, but the more detail and concept you have of it, the better. Sketches (even if itās just a thumbnail) are highly encouraged.
Finished piece must include: Artwork in accepted format, title, artistās name (whatever you want to be called by--real name, pseudonym, AO3 username, tumblr URL, etc.).
I will be collaborating with Alan (@apardonablemonomania on Tumblr) to create an original piece using his fantastic calligraphy for the cover.
