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 **USD95 to USD135** (if this math sounds wrong: there are artists who opted out of being paid).
5 artists were unable to complete work or dropped out.
## Things we learned
- **Using Airtable.** 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.
- **Shared email.** A shared email account for coordinators would make responding to artist questions easier and more seamless for artists.
- **Fedi handles.** 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.
- **Digital cleanliness.** It would be nice to have uploaded digital zines follow a clear format like Author_Title or similar.
- **Deadlines.** 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.
## Team
- **Physical Zine Coordinator:** Lee Cattarin — [leecat.art](https://leecat.art)
- **Digital Zine Coordinator:** Oona Leganovic — [@playinprogress on fedi](https://assemblag.es/@playinprogress)
- **Timeline Coordinator:** Jack — [@sodamnqueer on fedi](https://catcatnya.com/@sodamnqueer)
