Blue Rose Vestige
Blue rose vestige is a 2025 fanzine themed around ado and the various characters in her music videos
#01 : What is a fanzine?A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or -zine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon(such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest.
#02 : this project is in no way affiliated with Ado herself, as this is just a project "for fans, by fans".This project is being done out of fun and interest by @gibbrybry on InstagramIt is my first time running a zine so I appreciate your patience as I am creating the ads, running the accounts, and discord server the server!
#03 : Do I have to apply to be in the zine/Do I need to have a portfolio to be in the zine?Yes, if you wish to contribute, you will need to apply! You will be required to curate your own portfolio for your application!This will help us to see what your capable of!you do not need previous zine experience to apply!
#04 : This zine will be published for the public for free online on itch.ioWith this zine being free, there is no financial compensation for your contributionafter the fanzine is out, contributors are free to include their works in public portfolios, post on social media, etc.
INTEREST CHECK STARTS: DEC 13
INTEREST CHECK ENDS: JAN 11
CONTRIBUTOR APPS: JAN 12
APPS END: JAN 30
APP REVIEW: JAN 31
APP RESULTS: FEB 1 OR EARLIER
ACCEPT INVITE BY: FEB 5
PITCHES DUE: FEB 8
CHECK IN 1: FEB 22
CHECK IN 2: MARCH 22
CHECK IN 3: APRIL 12
FINAL SUBMISSION: APRIL 20
FORMAT+FIXES: APRIL 21-26
PUBLISHED: APRIL 27
○ Can I apply for multiple roles? Yes! As we aim for this project to possess a variety of works involved!Just be sure you can juggle your responsibilities!○ Method of contact will be used?Accepted participants will receive the results via email or preferred social media where they are most active.All applicants will receive either a acception or rejection notification! Acception emails will contain a link to the discord serverDiscord will be used to notify contributors of updates and announcements.Contributors who are accepted into the project will be expected to have or make a Discord account to join the zine's server for the duration of the project in order to post their check-ins, submissions, etc.
Rules:Ages 14 and older are allowed to apply to contribute to the zineIf you are found out to be lying about your age, you will be kicked off of the project!Portfolios: must not contain any of the following
- ai
- nsfw
- proship
- problematic topics/themes
- lolicon & shotacon contentPortfolios to be submitted are preferably folders, websites, card, etc.
But social media is accepted!If accepted into the project, contributors are expected to NOT post their submissions online before the publishing of the zine project.It is only AFTER the publication of the zine all contributors are welcome to postThe amount of contributors to be accepted is TBDThe zine is specifically being released on the date of April 27th because of how it is the same anniversary as Odo!
Page Artist & Spot Artist GuidelinesI ask that you provide 3 finished samples as well as a portfolio. One of your samples must include a background of some kind.Please remember that if you're using Google Drive, make sure your privacy settings for the link allow me to view them! You're more than welcome to use any other sites as well, like links to your Twitter, Carrd, DeviantArt, photo hosting sites, etc.Traditional art is accepted! But image must be captured in good quality lighting.If the final submission is not portrayed in good lighting, the mod will filter it herself. Feel free to consult the mod in assistance with filtering!Links that don't work may disqualify you.Merch Artist guidelinesprovide 3 samples or examples of merch that you've done before or think would work as a merch itemsubmit a portfolio of your artworksYou're more than welcome to also share art pieces to fulfill the 3 example requirement(ex. something you'd see as a digital merch piece)Writer GuidelinesPlease include links to 2 samples and 1 link to your portfolio that you think showcase your writing the best!The portfolio can be anything like a Google Drive folder to your Ao3 account.Do not submit threadfics for your samples; please, also, do not submit a Twitter thread for your portfolio.Samples should showcase the style you plan on using for the zine!
Each sample must range from 500-3k words max.Your first sample must read as a completed work.If your portfolio is your AO3 account, you do not need to do anything as long as your fics are properly tagged!Cosplay Guidelines
Please submit 2-5 pictures of you in cosplay in good lighting!
Can be the same character or multiplePlease provide the link to 1 of your social media so we can review it as well!FYI we do not consider follower and like count! Those kinds of things don't matter to us in this application!For cosplay, you can either make your own based on Ado or one of her various characters throughout her music videos or even a closet cosplay!