ABOUT
Welcome to Equestria Escapades, an MLP: Friendship is Magic Zine!This zine is about the Mane 6 & all the other friends/residents across Equestria! It will be FREE & DIGITAL to any fan that would like to see more of the ponies and other creatures they've come to know and love.As a general content zine, we will not be allowing the following:
NSFW content (gore, explicit depictions of characters, ect.)
Shipping content outside of canonically recognized relationships; i.e Mr. & Mrs. Cake
General excessive use of profanity.Note: This zine will be accepting of headcanons for residents so long as they are appropriate to the zine content! Some OC content may be accepted depending on the interest check so please stay tuned!
F.A.Q.
What's a zine?
A zine, short for fanzine in this instance, is a collaborative fanwork usually centering around a specific media or topic. They usually include page illustrations, stories, poems, and sometimes even merch!Is this zine non-profit or for-profit?
Non-Profit. This zine and its merch will be free & digital, available for all fans to download!How old do contributors have to be?
We are asking that all contributors be at least 16 when applying.How many contributors are you accepting?
We'll be accepting 20 artists, 5 writers and 5 merch artists.Can contributors have multiple roles?
Applicants will be able to apply for more than one role. However, they may only be accepted for one to give the maximum amount of contributors the chance to participate.Will contributors receive compensation?
Contributors will receive the pdf & merch before the zine is made available to the public!
MODS
MOD ALICE
head & art mod
Hello! I'm mod Alice! I'm a graphic designer and illustrator who loves collecting and working on zine projects! I've worked on a few other projects before as a contributor and a mod & I'm looking forward to making this zine the best it can be with other talented mods & fans alike!
MOD VFORCE
socmed mod
Hi everyone! My name is VForce (she/her). I'm an aspiring artist and voice actress, and supporter of all kinds of creators. I have a great love for video games and animated series. MLP is a great part of my life. My other experiences as a SocMed mod include Journey of Remembrance, The Nockfell Notebook and Hyrule Apocrypha. My favorite pony is Apple Jack!
MOD SIRI
organization mod
my name is Siri, your resident fandom grandma with too much time on her hands and not enough to do with it! i’ve been in love with MLP since I was a child—over 2 decades ago, and i can’t leave it behind!
MOD PHIL
graphics mod
I'm Phil, a transmasc and autistic artist who loves MLP!
MOD VELOXVOID
writing mod
Hey! I'm Grey, and I've loved MLP since I was born! I used to watch the 1G shows and needless to say I was SO happy when FiM was announced! Rarity is my favourite pony ever and I love her so much 🥺
MOD EMILY
formatting mod
hiya o/ I'm Emily, here to format! I am never going to give you up, let you down, run around and desert you, make you cry, say goodbye or tell a lie and hurt you. Except when it comes to rickrolling
SCHEDULE
| Zine announced: | August 15, 2022 |
| Interest Check Open: | August 20, 2022 |
| Interest check closes: | September 1, 2022 |
| Interest check results: | Week of September 5, 2022 |
| Contributor applications open: | September 15, 2022 |
| Contributor applications close: | October 21, 2022 |
| Contributor application results: | October 28, 2022 |
| Contributor onboarding: | October 29 – November 5, 2022 |
| Pitch allocation: | October 22 – October 26, 2022 |
| Check-in 1: | November 5 – November 10, 2022 |
| Check-in 2: | November 25 – November 30, 2022 |
| Check-in 3: | December 15 – December 20, 2022 |
| Final submissions: | December 25, 2022 |
| Zine release: | January 20, 2023 |