RED - A Redhaired Pirates Zine

general info

A Digital, sign-up zine about Redhaired Shanks and his pirate crew.What is a zine?A Zine is a collection of fics and art about one subject, theme, character or group. This all is bundled into one solid work to enjoy like one would a magazine.What is this zine?We're a Zine that's tied together with Newscoo zines. In short this means that we work with sign-ups and not with applications.For this particular zine, the topic (as stated in the title) will be Redhaired Shanks and his crew.Do I need to have previous Zine experience to join?No, the only requirement is that you are 18 or older when sign-ups end.Do I have to write smut in this zine?No, while there is room for more nsfw content, we also want to give people a chance to write gen or sfw content.
sfw = safe for work (generally gen or teen rated), nsfw = not safe for work (generally mature or explicit rated, gen = general, not shipping content.Can I create for more than one category?Yes, you can create for all if you'd like. So every contributor can create several pieces.

Guidelines

We’ll be working with two zines.1. A general Red Hair Pirates zine which will be a GEN/TEEN rating.
a. Ex: Life depicting the RHP as they sail, Shanks meeting Beck and starting the crew, a quiet moment with Uta or Luffy.2. A side-zine which will delve into the platonic and romantic relationships the crew has. This can include anything on the ship or outside of it.This part will be divided into 4 sections:
a. GEN/TEEN: non-graphic, up to kissing. No tags are needed, as nothing can be done above the AO3 rating mentioned.
b. SFW: canon-typical violence, bloodshed, kissing/first base (everything over clothes)/implied sexual content.
- We ask that violence and implied sexual content do get tagged. AO3 rating can be T/M.
c. NSFW: E-Rating, can include explicit sex scenes, character death, violence and gore.
- However, we won’t be allowing morally questionable content (incest, shota/loli, minor x adult).
- Tagging required (like AO3 does) so we can include these in the summary, and readers can opt out if they want to.
d. Reader/OC Insert: This can go through all three of the topics mentioned above but delves exclusively with a reader or OC insert into the fic. The same rules regarding content and tagging as above are to be followed.As we are a part of NewsCoo, we adhere to a ship and let ship policy. As such, we are open to each and everyone who wants to apply regardless of their view on the series, character(s), and possible pairings. We ask that you all do the same.GeneralSince the zine contains NSFW content, you must be 18 years or older to participate in this zine.As the theme of the zine is Shanks and his crew, we expect your piece to revolve around this theme.- You will be expected to make something entirely new, no reusing old works.
- We also won't allow any plagiarized, stolen, or AI-generated artworks or stories.
- You can make pieces with canon characters in a pairing (platonic or romantic).
- Pieces with OCs are also allowed, in the forementioned section and not across the whole project.
- Over the whole project, you are allowed to step outside of canon-compliant content such as canon-divergent or AU (Alternate Universe) is more than welcome.
- We welcome any and all pieces tied to your own personal headcanons, as long as they adhere to the stipulations made in these guidelines (concerning rating and themes), as long as they concern the Redhair Pirates or allied/related people/crews/groups. This includes but is not limited to; trans headcanons, gender switches/NB headcannons, sexual orientation of characters or relationship (both romantic and platonic)
- You can, if you want, make a piece for each of the sections, up to 5 total pieces.Page Artist- Page artists are expected to create at least one piece (you can make up to three).
- These can be single page (vertical orientation) or spread page (horizontal orientation).
* Examples for page art could be; Scenery focused art, character focused art, comic or manga-strip style pages, or scrapbook/polaroid-pinboard style pieces. Other ideas are also welcome.
- Pieces must be provided to us in RGB colors, fully rendered with background.
- When signing up, please link your portfolio (social media links, Google Drive or OneDrive links with permissions on viewing) so we can get an idea of your art style. Links we can't open won't be accepted and will get you disqualified.Merch Artist- Merch artists are expected to create at least one piece (you can make up to three) of digital or printable art.
* Examples can be, but are not limited to; discord emoticons, phone- or computer background, GIF sets or a printable bookmark
- Pieces must be provided to us in RGB colors, fully rendered.
When signing up, please link your portfolio (social media links, Google Drive or OneDrive links with permissions on viewing) so we can get an idea of your art style. Links we can't open won't be accepted and will get you disqualified.Spot Artist- We're expecting you to add art to at least one of our writer's pieces. This can be done by up to 2 smaller pieces throughout the fic or a header and a footer piece.
- Pieces must be provided to us in RGB colors in full color.
- When signing up, please link your portfolio (social media links, Google Drive or OneDrive links with permissions on viewing) so we can get an idea of your art style. Links we can't open won't be accepted and will get you disqualified.Writer- We're expecting you to create at least one fic between 1K and 2.5K words. Except for NSFW pieces, which is between 1K and 3K words.
- Pieces must be provided to us in a sharable format, such as Google Drive or OneDrive.
- When signing up, please link your portfolio (AO3 links, social media links, Google Drive or OneDrive links with permissions on viewing) so we can get an idea of your writing style. Links we can't open won't be accepted and will get you disqualified.

Schedule

March 9th - April 17th : Mod apps
April 18th: Mod invites sent
April 23rd: deadline to enter the server as a new mod.
April 30th - May 31st: Sign ups
June 2nd : Emails sent
June 9th: deadline to enter the server
June 18th : Pitches due
June 20th : Pitch distribution
June 27th : Spot Art pitches due
June 30th : Pair ups Writer + Spot Art
July 20th : First Check in (Rough idea/25%)
August 30st : Second Check in (50 %)
September 30st : Third check in (75%)
October 31st : Fourth check in (100%)
November 15th : Final check in (fully revised and finished)
December 1st : Start formatting
January 15th : End formatting
February 1st : Reveal/downloadable.

Mods

Lerya - Headmod
She/HerWhat I love about the RHP? They're all just such silly (but powerfull) boys.

PhoenixKaizen - Headmod
He/Her/ThemWhat I love about the RHP? They are my favorite pirate crew. There is something I've always loved about their dynamic together

Egg - Merch mod
They/Them/AnyWhat I love about the RHP? Is it wrong of me to say that I love the RHP because of Benn Beckman?

Kio - Writer mod
AnyWhat I love about the RHP? Found family with tragedy? What's not to love.

Synth - Writer Intern Mod
Any/AllWhat I love about the RHP? Their intense ride or die energy is something I aspire to have in my life (also you're looking at shanks-a-tron 10,000 lmao, love that guy)

RinNights - Art Mod
He/HimWhat I love about the RHP? Shanks is one of my all time favorite anime characters. He had me at "it's just an arm I've got another." And the whole crew just seems so silly and chill.

Alley - Graphic Mod
She/TheyWhat I love about the RHP? OG Freedom crew. Found Family +10000. Thee Dad Crew

Hatzui - Art Mod
It/ItsWhat I love about the RHP? I love their Dynamic and Benn Beckman

Baldr - Intern Writer Mod
Any PronounsWhat I love about the RHP? They are simultaneously both super serious and silly; perfect combo for a found family of pirates. Shanks is also one of my all-time favourite characters - so strong and grave, but also so fun-loving and kind.

Yoru - Art Mod
He/HimWhat I love about the RHP? The red haired pirates have such a fun found family dynamic and i love that they’ve stayed the same even after luffy grew up

Mel - Art Mod
Any PronounsWhat I love about the RHP? I have been a fan of Shanks since day one, so ofc i love the gremlins he gathers on his crew. The second reason is that the crew can fit so much hidden angst on that ship, that it sustains me XD.