- FediZineFest 2024 completed with 25 artists and
- 20 backers. Artists contributed 16 physical and
- 18 digital zines. Artist payouts were roughly USD35. 5
- artists were unable to complete work or dropped out.
-
-
-
Things we learned
+
+ FediZineFest 2024 completed with 25 artists and
+ 20 backers. Artists contributed 16 physical and
+ 18 digital zines. Artist payouts were roughly USD35. 5
+ artists were unable to complete work or dropped out.
+
+
-
-
Build in opt-outs for physical zines for artists and backers
-
Build in opt-outs for payment for artists
-
Read the fine print of services such as Jotform
-
Include workarounds for Paypal
-
- Get general publicity information from artists - not just fedi
- handles
-
-
Delegate! Delegate! Delegate!
-
Block out more time between deadlines
-
+
+
Things we learned
-
Team
+
+
+ Build in opt-outs for physical zines for artists and backers
+
+
Build in opt-outs for payment for artists
+
Read the fine print of services such as Jotform
+
Include workarounds for Paypal
+
+ Get general publicity information from artists - not just fedi
+ handles
+
-
+
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+
- 19 artists contributed 13 physical and
- 16 digital zines. 23 backers contributed over
- USD1500.
-
-
This year, our payouts vary 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).
-
+
+ 19 artists contributed 13 physical and
+ 16 digital zines. 23 backers contributed over
+ USD1500.
+
+
This year, our payouts vary 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
+
5 artists were unable to complete work or dropped out.
+ 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.
+