Ardor & reveries

Ardor & Reveries is an invite-only, DkBk/BkDk fantasy zine with a wide lens look at the genre. It will feature fantasy stories from eight incredible writers, and illustrations from Azreto and three guest artists.

fervor & reveries

Fervor & Reveries is the NSFW, PDF-only add-on to Ardor & Reveries. This will feature the explicitly passionate side of fantasy, with many steamy stories and accompanying illustrations.

SCHEDULE


Invitations: March 21 - March 27
Concept Check-in: March 21 - April 03
Interest Check: March 13 - April 03
First Check-in: April 25
Second Check-in: May 23
Final Submissions: June 13
Pre-orders: August

THE MODS


Name: Aze
Mod Title: Head Moderator
Twitter: Azreto
About Aze:
Aze has been an illustrator in fandom for more than a decade, and has enjoyed participating in zines as a contributor since 2017. Friends say he is immortal, and in a constant state of screaming.

Name: Yaba
Mod Title: Finance/Shipping/Formatting Moderator
Twitter: yabakuboi
AO3: yabakuboi
About Yaba:
Yaba is a 30-year-old graphic designer with over ten years experience in publication production and several fandom zines under her belt. She's been a part of fandom since she was 12, and has a passion for fanworks of all kinds!

Name: Donut
Mod Title: Socmed/Graphics/Marketing Moderator
Twitter: useless_donut
AO3:
About Donut:
Donut is a graphic designer and marketing professional with over five years of industry experience. They have been lurking in fandom for over a decade, and are very excited to be participating now! They have also read an obscene amount of high fantasy (read: over 300 at least) books, and deeply love the genre.

Name: Mata
Mod Title: HR/Assistant Moderator
Twitter: Matakantas
About Mata:
Mata joined the BNHA fandom in early 2020, and started writing for the fandom in the fall of that year through Twitter. Mata especially enjoys magical realism and fantasy genres, and is known for their AUs.

guests


Artists

To be announced!

Writers

To be announced!

FAQ


IS THE ZINE FOR PROFIT?
Yes, A&R is a for-profit zine.

WHO ARE THE MODS AND WHAT IS THEIR EXPERIENCE?
The mods of Ardor & Reveries are Azreto, Yabakuboi, Donut, and Mata. Please check the mods tab for relevant experience and introductions!

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS ZINE?
Ardor & Reveries is a fantasy-themed zine. However, the theme is not strictly traditional fantasy! We encourage our contributors to bring their own vision and character to the genre.

ARE YOU ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS?
Ardor & Reveries is invite-only, and we will not be seeking applications. This zine was created so that Azreto could collaborate with writers and artists that he admires. Unfortunately, with the amount of works he will already be creating, adding more creators is not feasible.

WILL THE ZINE BE PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL?
Ardor & Reveries will be available in both physical and digital formats.

IS A&R NSFW?
Due to printer requirements, Ardor & Reveries will be SFW. Fervor & Reveries, the digital bonus, will include NSFW.

WILL THERE BE MERCH?
Physical merch will be available! More info will follow soon.

WILL THIS ZINE BE FOCUSED ON A PARTICULAR DYNAMIC?
A&R is a DKBK / BKDK zine. The dynamics of each art and story will be up to the contributor.

IS PROBLEMATIC CONTENT ALLOWED?
Ardor & Reveries will not contain problematic content, but Fervor & Reveries may, and we will leave that up to the contributor’s discretion and appropriately tag the work.

Do you have questions, comments, or concerns to share? Please let us know through our twitter or curious cat!