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A Side Order Fanzine designed to be re-read again and again and again and again and again!

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• FAQ
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Side Order Icons owned by Nintendo and Splatoon 3.
Smollusk icon drawn by Arribaamoeba.

FAQ

What is this fanzine about?This fanzine is about Splatoon 3’s Wave 2 DLC, Side Order, a first of its kind Splatoon rouge-like! This zine aims to present art, writing, merchandise, speedrunning tips, and much more from Splatoon fans who fell in love with the DLC.Would I have had to have
played Side Order to participate in this zine?We wish for contributors to have at least played and completed Side Order before applying, or have seen others play through it entirely. This will ensure you have plenty of knowledge for your pieces and fics to go off of.
(Spoilers Avast!)Will this zine be digitally or physically released?Both! We hope to offer a digital zine and digital merch to download, as well as a physical copy to purchase alongside physical merchandise.Is this zine for profit or for charity?This is strictly a for-charity fanzine. The charity we will be donating to will be announced at a later date.Do I have to have previous zine experience to apply?Of course not! If you have experience, great! However, we want to include both new and seasoned zinesters. If you've got what it takes, you're on!How will we communicate?When contributor emails are sent out, accepted page contributors will receive an email with the link to our official Discord to communicate. You must have a discord account to join.I want to be a page/writing/merch contributor. What kind of pieces should I have in my portfolio?For all contributor positions, we highly recommend including Splatoon pieces in your portfolio, but it is not required! Check out our guidelines tab for more info.I want to be a page and a merch contributor! Should I apply for both positions?Please apply to both the page contributor position and the merch contributor position separately to be considered. You will only be picked for one position.What moderator positions are you looking for?We are currently looking for:
Writing mod
Graphics mod
Merch mod
Shipping/financing modThe mod application will be very clear in what you will need to submit for previous experience, portfolios etc.
We are not taking mod interns on this project, sorry!

Schedule

Subject to change.Phase I: Recruitment
Interest check opens - April 7th
Interest check closes - April 21st
Moderator apps open - April 25th
Moderator apps close - May 9th
Moderator emails sent - May 11th
Contributor apps open - May 14th
Contributor apps close - June 14th
Contributor emails sent - June 23rdPhase II: Creation period
Final ideas - June 30th
Collabs chosen - July 5th
Check in 1 - July 30th
Check in 2 - August 30th
Check in 3 - September 30th
Final pieces due - November 1st
Signatures due - November 14thPhase III: Completion
Preorders open - TBA
Digital zine/merch available - TBA
Orders shipped - TBA
Leftovers - TBA
Leftover orders shipped - TBA

Mods

We are currently looking for more hardworking moderators to join this project! Our moderator applications will open on April 25th.

Mod Amoeba

she/her

Host/Social media mod

Illustrator and zinester! Splatoon 3 was her introduction to Splatoon and since then she has been playing it non-stop. She adores the Splatoon fanzine community and loves making work for any fanzine she can get her hands on! She is currently pursing a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art and hopes to be professional illustrator and character designer someday soon!She has experience hosting Rise Up and Color Your World: A De Blob Fanzine, as a spread and merch artist on You and Me against the Universe: A Pearlina Zine, as a page artist on The Eel Deal Fanzine, a card artist on The Splat Tarot Project, a page artist on Memories: An Owlboy Fanzine, an artist on Window To Worlds 2023, a page artist on Tidal Rush: A Squid Sisters zine, and hopefully more in the future! This is her second time hosting a zine and she is beyond excited.

• Check me out on twitter!

Mod Ryder

She/he

Art/Formatting/co-social media mod

Ryder has a passion for all things Splatoon, especially Off the Hook, and loves to collaborate! Her favorite things to do when she's not on the grind include draw, write, and sleep. She's super excited to work with everyone!Her experience includes hosting You and Me against the Universe: A Pearlina Zine, an artist on the Sternzeit Tänze Zine, a guest spread artist on Utopia of Yesterday: An Alterna Zine, an artist on Black Eagles Loot Box 1 and merch Artist on Loot Box 2, and an artist on Fallen: A Hegemon Edelgard Zine.

• Check me out on twitter!

Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines when applying for the zine. Accurately following these guidelines will greatly raise your chances of being accepted.

Moderator GuidelinesMod positions are very important to the livelihood of the zine, so having experience in whatever position you are interested in is required. For example, if you are interested in being our writing mod, you must have experience in writing and critiquing other's work. We will NOT accept mods with no experience. Mod applications will open after the interest check as closed.You must be 18+ to apply to be a moderator.Page contributor Portfolio Guidelines
What we are looking for:
• A well realized/consistent art style.
• 3-5 examples of your strongest work.
• A good understanding of the elements of art and design, including anatomy, composition, and color choice.
• Experience in drawing characters within a scene.
• The ability to tell a story through a single page/spread.
• Confidence in drawing backgrounds, props, and elements other than characters.Merchandise contributor Portfolio Guidelines
What we are looking for:
• A well realized/consistent art style.
• 3-5 examples of your strongest work.
• A good understanding of the elements of art and design, including anatomy, composition, and color choice.
• Compositions that can easily fit into a piece of merchandise, such as easy to read designs (strong silhouettes are key!)
• Not required, but if you’ve made merchandise in the past, don't be afraid to include it!Writer Portfolio Guidelines
What we are looking for:
• Grammatically correct use of English with consistent voice and tense (American or British English are both okay).
• Engaging storytelling through both dialogue and prose.
• A distinct writing style and voice.
• A 1.5k-2k sample of your strongest work. You may include up to two samples.Your application will be rejected if...
• Your portfolio link does not work.
• Your portfolio includes AI generated content.
• You plan to make work unrelated to Side Order. (No OCs please! We only want canon characters to be presented.)
• Your portfolio contains NSFW work/ Your work is inherently NSFW/ Your work is connected to an NSFW profile. We want this zine to be able to be read by all ages, so please refrain from applying if this applies to you.
• You include traced/stolen work in your portfolio. Your work must be entirely original and created by yourself.
• You are under 16. We need mature, well mannered individuals to be ready to handle the responsibilities of contributing to a zine for over an extended amount of time.
•You promote harmful or hateful content. This includes both in your portfolio and your social media pages. Issues we will not tolerate includes, but is not limited to: homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, pedophilia, zoophilia, incest, etc. We expect our zine to be a safe space for all those who participate and purchase it. If you are accepted and then caught to be participating in ANY the content listed above, you will be banned and blacklisted for our contributor's safety.

IF YOU ARE SHARING A LINK TO A GOOGLE DOC/POWERPOINT: PLEASE make sure the link is visible. We will not accept an application if we can’t view your work!