As some of you may know, one of the goals for this year's PaizoCon is to put together a fanzine (much like Oerth Journal, if you're familiar with that). Since I volunteered to organize and cat herd for this project, as well as get it edited and have some art to go with it, here are the rules and guidelines for submitting an item to the fanzine.
Goal
My goal for the fanzine is to create a collection of stories as if written by members of the Pathfinder Society as they travel through Golarion (or perhaps beyond). If you're writing a fiction/flavor piece, write it as if you are a member of the Society. If you're writing a crunchy article, include snippets of eyewitness observations. Art - field sketches of what your protagonist has seen. Hopefully you get the idea.
Types of Submissions
The types of things I want to see are: short fiction/journal entries, poems/filks, crunch articles (exotic poisons of the Mwangi, traits, elite Korvosan guard stats, more magical foodstuffs, etc). Art can be whatever you'd like to submit, though if an artist and and author want to team up, go for it. :D
Guidelines
- Thou shalt not disregard canon, thou shalt build upon it.
- Keep in mind thy audience. No slash fic/porn fantasies, cheesecake/beefcake/fan service - keep it PG-13.
- Short and sweet. No article over 1500 words. For art pieces, 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches max.
Submission Instructions
- Send all submissions to me via email with the subject line "PaizoCon 09 Fanzine". My email is listed in my profile.
- All text submissions submitted in .doc format (doesn't matter if you use Office or OpenOffice).
- All image/art in JPG or PNG, 300 dpi resolution preferred. If you do not send it in a high enough resolution, it will be resized appropriately. Black & White/Grayscale only.
- Include your name and board name in your submission - example, "Liz 'Lilith' Courts".
- Your entries will go through an editing pass for clarity and concision. I'm in the process of wrangling editors. Depending on time constraints, you may or may not receive feedback on the editing process and your script.
- DEADLINE: April 15th. All entries will be handled on a first come, first serve basis. No exceptions. I reserve the right to close entries should I get inundated, though I may be handing out art assignments if I don't get enough.
There you have it folks. I look forward to the entries. :)
Send your stuff!!!
EDIT: I'll be doing the art for the submissions that don't send art along and laying the whole stuff down with Liz.
Looking at the brightside of unemployement, I get time to do all this stuff :P
I will start on somethings right now. Can we submit more than one?
Yes.
Yay Lilith!
Does the 1,500 word limit include stat blocks?
Maybe. I might be generous and bump it up to a 2000 word limit if there's a stat block in there. Email me and we'll see. :D
Very cool idea, Lilith. Just another reason why I wish I was able to go!
Very cool idea, Lilith. Just another reason why I wish I was able to go!
You can still submit stuff for the 'zine! :D
DEADLINE: April 15th.Are you working for the IRS?
It is a memorable date...and "The Ides of April" isn't as catchy. :D
So what kind of art stuff are you looking for? B/W or color?
I do believe my post said:
All image/art in JPG or PNG, 300 dpi resolution preferred. If you do not send it in a high enough resolution, it will be resized appropriately. Black & White/Grayscale only.
Do you want people to give you complete articles/stories or would you prefer say a sample chapter
Finish it. You've only got 1500 words. :D
Lilith, will those people who cannot attend the PaizoCon be able to purchase a copy (or at least a pdf)?
Since it's being released under the CUP, I can't charge for it. I'll figure something out though for those that can't attend PaizoCon. :)
I have a story that connects with the Pathfinder society but was not written by a member of the society. You're flexible, right?
Of course! Any material is good. :)
All image/art in JPG or PNG, 300 dpi resolution preferred. If you do not send it in a high enough resolution, it will be resized appropriately. Black & White/Grayscale only.
Well We ate LPJ Design would be willing to submit any and all of our artwork from our Image Portfolio product line to help you with this project. Feel free to contact me directly (LMPjr007 (at) aol (dot) com) on which Image Portfolio products you would need. You can check out the line of Image Portfolio products here!!!
Well We ate LPJ Design would be willing to submit any and all of our artwork from our Image Portfolio product line to help you with this project. Feel free to contact me directly (LMPjr007 (at) aol (dot) com) on which Image Portfolio products you would need. You can check out the line of Image Portfolio products here!!!All image/art in JPG or PNG, 300 dpi resolution preferred. If you do not send it in a high enough resolution, it will be resized appropriately. Black & White/Grayscale only.
Cool! Is there a place where we can sneak peek small thumbnails or something?
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Hmmm. I'm thinking about setting up a crunchy article on the dawnflower dervishes, but I'll have to retool the dervish a bit to take it from being a complete ripoff of a non ogl class to something a little more ogl compliant.
Also, Immora has agreed to do an illustration for it if I can manage to get the article done in time. Yay!
Lastly, I'd like to know if there is any thing I can do to make your life easier with things light fonts, colors, and statblocks.
Fonts and colors will get stripped out, so don't waste your time on them. Statblocks will be reformatted to fit the Paizo standard. :)
Looking forward to your entry! :D
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Lilith, I won't be able to make it to PaizoCon '09, but my entry will be heading your way soon. I just finished cutting my fiction down to 1,500 words. (It was painful, but necessary.) It's going through an editorial review (i.e., my friends are critiquing it) before I submit it.
Thanks for putting this together! Even if I don't make the cut it was nice to sit down and actually finish writing a piece of Pathfinder fiction.
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Lilith, I have an editorial question. Having learned to type on a typwriter, I typically insert two spaces between sentences. It's been pointed out by some of my experienced writer friends that some editors hate that. Do you have a preference for 1 or 2 spaces between sentences, or does it not matter?
Thanks!
Paris
Cool! Is there a place where we can sneak peek small thumbnails or something?
Lilith, I have an editorial question. Having learned to type on a typwriter, I typically insert two spaces between sentences. It's been pointed out by some of my experienced writer friends that some editors hate that. Do you have a preference for 1 or 2 spaces between sentences, or does it not matter?
Thanks!
Paris
Only one space please - the double space has fallen out of practice with the advent of variable typefaces.
I just sent in a short but fun submission. I hope you like it.
Whether or not I'm able to make the con, I look forward to seeing the fanzine.
Just got the entry. Thanks!
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I sent a submission to you too!
That would be two of us from the Pathfinder Chronicler sending you a 1500 word piece.
Cheers!
^_^
Smurfy !
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32
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Hi Lilith,
Just sent you off my submission for the 'zine.
It's written from the perspective of my PFS Character KemKepi.
Hope you like it. :)
Cheers
Flash