fedizinefest/src/years/2025/index.md

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title: FediZineFest 2025
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![a logo in dark purple and golden yellow. it looks sorta like a folded map, or like a single piece of printer paper that's been folded and cut into the format needed for an 8-page zine. the 8 panels read FEDI ZINE. next to this, a blue and green folded 8-page zine reads 'fest 2025'](/img/2025-logo.png){class="inset"}

## Overview

Read the [FediZineFest 2025 guidelines.](/years/2025/guidelines)

See the [FediZineFest 2025 zines.](/years/2025/zines)

## Statistics

**19 artists** contributed **13 physical** and **16 digital** zines. **23 backers** contributed over **USD1500**.

This year, our payouts varied slightly according to two factors:

- whether the artist contributed physical zines
- whether the artist received physical zines

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)
- **Website/Database Management:** Lee Cattarin — [leecat.art](https://leecat.art)

### Extra thanks

- [Lisa](https://flipping.rocks/@mycrowgirl) (color palette)