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 title: FediZineFest 2024
 ---

+![A number of zines of various sizes and designs and colors laid out on a very colorful bedspread.](/img/2024-zines.jpg)
+
 ## Overview

 Read the [FediZineFest 2024 guidelines.](/years/2024/guidelines)
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 ---
 title: FediZineFest 2025 Guidelines
 ---
+
+## What
+
+A zine sharing and distribution project for the fediverse.
+
+## Who
+
+### Artists (cap of 20)
+
+Provide physical and/or digital zines; receive payment and physical and/or digital zines.
+
+This year, we are testing an artist waitlist. Additional artists will be added to the pool as funds allow and to cover for drop-outs.
+
+### Backers (cap of 20 for physical zines; no cap for digital)
+
+Provide payment; receive physical and/or digital zines.
+
+## When
+
+Early-mid 2025. Exact dates proposed below.
+
+### Deadline 0: 17 January 2025
+
+Artist sign-up closes.
+
+### Deadline 1: 31 January 2025
+
+(deadline 0 + 2 weeks)
+
+Backer sign-up closes. Artists are informed of the # of physical zines needed.
+
+### Deadline 2: 11 April 2025
+
+(deadline 1 + 10 weeks)
+
+Art submission deadline. Digital zines are submitted to digital drive; physical zines are in the mail.
+
+### Deadline 3: 9 May 2025
+
+(deadline 2 + 4 weeks)
+
+Physical zines arrive at distributor (Lee).
+
+### Deadline 4: 6 June 2025
+
+(deadline 3 + 4 weeks)
+
+Physical zines packaged and ready for shipment. Digital zines are organized and ready to share.
+
+### Deadline 5: 4 July 2025
+
+(deadline 4 + 4 weeks)
+
+Physical zines arrive at recipients. Digital zines shared.
+
+## Where
+
+Anywhere that can ship to/from the US.
+
+## Why
+
+To bring folks together and share art.
+
+## Art guidelines
+
+**Zines do not have to be newly created for this event.** You may absolutely share zines you have previously created. However, please do not share zines that are already freely available in the same format - we want the backers to get a good deal.
+
+Please feel free to continue to share or sell your zine outside of FediZineFest.
+
+While you may submit more than one zine, I ask that you limit **physical** zine submissions to one zine. This is to ensure that shipping doesn’t become too unreasonable (for you OR me).
+
+No AI-generated content, please.
+
+### Physical zine restrictions
+
+No larger than one of:
+
+- 21x14.9cm (a sheet of A4 paper, folded once)
+- 8.5"x5.5" (a sheet of 8.5"x11" paper, folded once)
+
+## Payment
+
+**This is not a get-rich-quick scheme for anyone involved.** In [2024](/years/2024), the artist payout was about $35 USD per artist.
+
+This year, I'll be adjusting the payment scheme to more appropriately compensate physical zine artists for the costs of printing and shipping. Exact payouts won't be determined until zines are collected to account for any artist drop outs.
+
+Payment will be done over PayPal and Venmo.
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 title: FediZineFest 2025
 ---

+![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)
+
 ## Overview

 Read the [FediZineFest 2025 guidelines.](/years/2025/guidelines)
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 - **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)
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+---
+title: FediZineFest 2026-2027 Guidelines
+---
+
+## What
+
+A zine sharing and distribution project for the fediverse.
+
+## Who
+
+### Artists (cap of 25)
+
+Provide physical and/or digital zines; receive payment and physical and/or digital zines.
+
+We are again testing an artist waitlist. Additional artists will be added to the pool as funds allow and to cover for drop-outs.
+
+### Backers (cap of 25 for physical zines; no cap for digital)
+
+Provide payment; receive physical and/or digital zines.
+
+## When
+
+2026/2027 dates yet to be determined. Deadline structure as follows:
+
+### Deadline 0
+
+Artist sign-up closes.
+
+### Deadline 1 (deadline 0 + 2 weeks)
+
+Backer sign-up closes. Artists are informed of the number of physical zines needed.
+
+### Deadline 2 (deadline 1 + 10 weeks)
+
+Art submission deadline. Digital zines are submitted to digital drive; physical zines are in the mail.
+
+### Deadline 3 (deadline 2 + 4 weeks)
+
+Physical zines arrive at distributor (Lee).
+
+### Deadline 4 (deadline 3 + 4 weeks)
+
+Physical zines packaged and ready for shipment. Digital zines are organized and ready to share.
+
+### Deadline 5 (deadline 4 + 4 weeks)
+
+Physical zines arrive at recipients. Digital zines shared.
+
+## Where
+
+Anywhere that can ship to/from the US.
+
+## Why
+
+To bring folks together and share art.
+
+## Artist information
+
+**Zines do not have to be newly created for this event.** You may absolutely share zines you have previously created. However, please do not share zines that are already freely available in the same format - we want the backers to get a good deal.
+
+Please feel free to share or sell your zine outside of FediZineFest after the event ends.
+
+While you may submit more than one zine, I ask that you limit **physical** zine submissions to one zine. This is to ensure that shipping doesn’t become too unreasonable (for you *or* me).
+
+No AI-generated content, please.
+
+### Physical zine restrictions
+
+No larger than one of:
+
+- 21x14.9cm (a sheet of A4 paper, folded once)
+- 8.5"x5.5" (a sheet of 8.5"x11" paper, folded once)
+
+### Payment
+
+**This is not a get-rich-quick scheme for anyone involved.** In [2025](/years/2025), the artist payout was between USD95 and USD135 per artist.
+
+Last year, I adjusted the payment scheme to more appropriately compensate physical zine artists for the costs of printing and shipping. I'll do this again this year. Exact payouts won't be determined until zines are collected to account for any artist drop outs.
+
+Payment will be done over PayPal and Venmo. **If you cannot use either of these services, you must talk to Lee before signing up as an artist.**
+
+## Backer information
+
+Buying physical/digital or digital-only zine bundles will be done via [Lee's Ko-fi shop](https://ko-fi.com/inherentlee). If you've filled out the [interest form](/signup#interest-in-2026-2027), you'll get an email when bundle purchasing goes live. Otherwise, monitor the #fediZineFest and/or #fediZineFest2026 hashtags on the fediverse.
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 title: FediZineFest 2026-2027
 ---

+## Overview
+
 The interest form for 2026-2027 is open on the [signup page.](/signup)
+
+Read the [FediZineFest 2025 guidelines.](/years/2025/guidelines)
+
+## Team
+
+- **Physical Zine Coordination:** Lee Cattarin — [leecat.art](https://leecat.art)
+- **Website/Database Management:** Lee Cattarin — [leecat.art](https://leecat.art)