On The Dawn of The Eighth Day...

General contributor expectations:
- Treat fellow contributors and moderators with respect, kindness, and consideration.
- Have a Discord account or be open to creating one, as it will be the primary means of communication.
- Submit check-ins regularly, or request an extension at least 24 hours before the deadline. Failure to communicate may result in forfeiting your spot in the zine.Application GuidelinesWhile filling out the applications, please remember to provide all requested samples. Make sure the samples are accessible by opening the link in an incognito window, and that your samples are complete. Otherwise, we will have to disqualify your application.
As this is a sfw zine, we require all your samples to be sfw. Nsfw only submissions will be automatically rejected.Page Artists
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project.
You will be asked to create either one fully rendered page complete with a background, or a two page spread.Requirements:
- 3 samples of what you consider your best work: ideally, this will be fully coloured pieces, akin to what you will create for the zine.- A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Sunday, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.Comic Artists
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project.
You will be asked to create a 1-2 page, fully coloured and rendered comic.Requirements:
- 3 samples of what you consider your best work: ideally, this will be fully coloured short comics, akin to what you will create for the zine. You MUST include comics in your sample, or we won't take your application into account.- A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Sunday, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.Merch Artists
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project. You do not need to have experience creating merch.
You will be required to create two pieces of merch, with the option to work on a third one which will be a stretch goal.Requirements:
- 3 samples of what you consider your best work: this must be in the same artstyle that you will use in your creations. For example: If you're applying to do a keychain and a print, we will require samples of both the style you would use for the keychain, and the style you will use for the print.
Feel free to show us produced merch, but initial designs will not affect your chances of being accepted.- A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Sunday, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.Spot Artists
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project. You will be assigned a writer to cooperate with and create several drawings for. The total of your art must take up no more than one full page.Requirements:
- 3 samples of what you consider your best work: ideally focused on a spot art style (highlighting and supplementing written text), akin to what you will create for the zine.- A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Sunday, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.Writers
We will be grading writer applications based on story flow, characterisation, and writing style.
You will be required to create a work with 1k-1,5k words, with a hard upper limit of 2k words. This can be a fanfic, a travelogue, a diary entry, a letter etc.
For poems, check out the Alternative Creations section.Requirements:
- 3 samples of what you consider your best work: at least one must be a completed work between 1k-2k words, akin to what you will create for the zine. There is wiggle room of about +/- 500 words. At least one sample should fit within this requirement. Other two samples, and works in your portfolio, can be excerpts from longer works, or WIPs.- A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, Ao3 and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Sunday, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.Alternative Art Creator
We will be grading alternative artist applications based on consistency, skill level or experience in their chosen medium, and their ability to complete a full piece in their chosen medium within the specifications of the zine.
Please submit a new application for each type of alternative media you plan to create (e.g. one musician application, one chef application).Requirements:
- At least one SFW example of your best work, reflecting the standard of work you would like to contribute to this zine.
- For text based works, we ask that they are between 500 — 1,500 words for prose (about 100 words of ‘wiggle room’ are allowed). For poetry, they should take up at least one full page, up to two pages.
- We accept poetry, recipes, music, visual collages (aka edits), embroidery, and any other form of art you wish to offer.

What is a zine?
A zine is a collection of works; art, writing and otherwise, created by fans on a specific topic. It can be digital, physical, and even come with fanmade merch.Are there any expectations for artists/writers/creatives?
No! Any skill level is more than welcome! All I ask is for the deadlines to preferably be followed, and to have open communication with the mod team regarding issues, concerns, and extensions.Will this zine have any NSFW content?
No. This is a completely SFW zine and everything related to it will be SFW as well.What do you mean by "not for profit"? Isn't this a physical zine?
The pdf of the zine will be available for free some time after the leftover period ends. All profits made will be used for production, shipping (including to all contributors) and the remaining funds will be donated to a mental health charity. This means contributors will not be receiving any monetary profit.What will the contributors get?
All contributors will, at minimum, get a digital copy of the zine. Our goal is to be able to give everyone a full bundle. If necessary, contributors might be asked if they will be willing to cover shipping costs.Will you ship to (x) country? / What about tarrifs/extra costs?
Our shipping mods country, located in the EU, has cheap shipping and is available to ship to every country in the world. This is where most goods will be produced.
Any extra costs that might befall you are your own responsibility, and we will not be giving refunds based on this. For USA based shoppers, you can expect a 20% tariff.