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, 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.
+