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<li>whether the artist contributed physical zines</li>
<li>whether the artist received physical zines</li>
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<p>This was to help offset cost of printing. Final payouts will be calculated on June 6 (deadline 4), but at current, artists will receive anywhere from <strong>USD95 to USD135</strong> (if this math sounds wrong: there are artists who opted out of being paid).</p>
<p>5 artists were unable to complete work or dropped out.</p>
<h2id="things-we-learned">Things we learned</h2>
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<li><strong>Using Airtable.</strong> Make sure all coordinators are using the same information platform. In 2025, I allowed coordinators to opt out of learning a new platform. Next year, I'll put extra effort into making the platform accessible.</li>
<li><strong>Shared email.</strong> A shared email account for coordinators would make responding to artist questions easier and more seamless for artists.</li>
<li><strong>Fedi handles.</strong> This year, I aimed to get artist's websites for general publicity, rather than fedi handles. Collect both - fedi handles are useful for publicity as well as communication.</li>
<li><strong>Digital cleanliness.</strong> It would be nice to have uploaded digital zines follow a clear format like Author_Title or similar.</li>
<li><strong>Deadlines.</strong> The 4 week delays between some of the later steps? Those have already been necessary. One set of zines didn't arrive until 21 May despite being posted on time.</li>
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<h2id="team">Team</h2>
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<li><strong>Physical Zine Coordinator:</strong> Lee Cattarin — <ahref="https://leecat.art">leecat.art</a></li>
<li><strong>Digital Zine Coordinator:</strong> Oona Leganovic — <ahref="https://assemblag.es/@playinprogress">@playinprogress on fedi</a></li>
<li><strong>Timeline Coordinator:</strong> Jack — <ahref="https://catcatnya.com/@sodamnqueer">@sodamnqueer on fedi</a></li>
<li><strong>Website/Database Management:</strong> Lee Cattarin — <ahref="https://leecat.art">leecat.art</a></li>