PROJECT CONCLUDED

Thank you for your support!

The Things That Matter is a for profit fanzine celebrating Riku from Kingdom Hearts, and the relationships he made along his journey that shaped him - for better or worse.

In this way, we will explore the things that matter to him in a way we didn't have the chance to in the games.

Follow us on twitter and tumblr to stay updated on this project!


Schedule

Jan 10th - Feb 7th - Contributor Applications
June 5th - July 3rd - Preorder Period
Sept 2021 - Orders Fulfilled
Nov 2021 - Leftover Sales & Orders Fulfilled
Dec 2021 - PROJECT CONCLUDED

*Schedule is subject to change if necessary


Meet the Mods

Mod Jess - Graphics/Layout/Coordination

Head mod on previous Riku Zine: Road to Dawn and is currently a Mod on the Soriku Vow Zine, Sora zine, and Wayfinders zine.

Mod Nymph - Social Media/Coordination

Mod on Road to Dawn, she has experience as a project manager, and was the co-mod the Batarou Zine. Nymph has also worked as a contributor on various zines across fandoms.

Mod Amar - Shipping/Writing beta

Worked as a contributor on the Trios of KH zine, Flurry of Dancing Flames zine, SoRiKai zine, and Wayfinder zine. Mod on Lucky0Stars and KH OC Week.

Mod Bliss - Finance/Writing beta

Worked as a contributor on the Kairi zine, Flurry of Dancing Flames zine, SoRiKai zine, and SoKai zine. Mod on KH OC Week and FF7 Zack Week.

Mod Lucky - General/Writing beta

Worked as a contributor on the Saix zine, Final Mix zine, Disorganizine, and Xaldin zine. Creator and head mod of Lucky0Stars and KH OC Week.


Details
This will be a for profit zine
Full color
Digital and physical copies
30-35 artists and 8 writers


FAQ

How will contributors be compensated?

  • All contributors will get a full bundle (zine and merch). All earnings will be split equally among contributors. You’ll need a paypal account to receive the payment.

What are the zine specs?

  • The zine will be letter size, and we request 300dpi, CMYK format for the files.

  • Word count limit for fics will be 2.5K words.

Can we submit NSFW pieces?

  • No. Some blood/injuries are allowed, but we want to keep this zine rated PG13.

Can I submit more than one piece? Can we submit comics?

  • We will ask all contributors to pitch their idea for their piece once they’ve been accepted. For comics and spread pages, ideas will have to be approved by mods first. Contributors will be allowed only one piece each.

Will the zine accept traditional art?

  • Sure! As long as it’s a good quality scan and it fulfills all the zine format requirements.

Are AUs/headcanons allowed?

  • The focus of this zine will be Riku’s journey throughout the KH series, so the zine will focus on canon compliant ideas.

Can my piece include a ship/OTP / can I submit ship art/writing?

  • We’d prefer for the zine to be ship-free, as we want everyone who’s a Riku fan to enjoy the zine. However, as the zine is focused on Riku's connection to others, we will be encouraging contributors to include other characters in their piece as long as Riku is the main focus and things are kept platonic.

Can I submit older work as my zine piece?

  • No, all work must be created for the zine. Full, finished pieces won’t be posted on social media until after the zine has closed its sales. Previews for the pieces should be posted close to/during preorders.

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

NameSocialsRole
AmarxlencarrdWriter
AmyHayaNoratumblrArtist
Ariasuneao3 | twitterWriter
bectwitterArtist
BelltwitterArtist
BlissfulNightRainao3 | twitterWriter
BrikutwitterMerch
Clairetumblr | twitterWriter
claudetwitterArtist
Danitwitter | instaArtist
Destiny-Islanderstwitter | tumblrArtist | Merch
Dracotwitter | instaMerch
eskandarrohaniao3 | twitterWriter
hakeitwitterArtist
Ilitwitter | instaMerch
Jaxtwitter | instaArtist
Jenninsta | facebookArtist
Josie Gtwitter | tumblrArtist
JoytwitterArtist | Merch
Kellytwitter | tumblrArtist
KetttwitterArtist
Liatwitter | tumblrArtist
Licotwitter | instaArtist
LilytwitterArtist
Lottietwitter | tumblrArtist
Loutwitter | instaArtist
LuckycarrdWriter
MaddietwitterArtist
Maretwitter | instaArtist | Merch
MeattwitterArtist | Merch
NichitwitterWriter
NijuukootwitterArtist
PeatwitterMerch
Pineovercoatao3Writer
smovstwitterArtist
SomaytwitterArtist
Spacetwitter | instaArtist
Taytwitter | tumblrArtist
TixcatwitterArtist
VivianInstaArtist | Merch
WanotwitterArtist
WistariaInstaArtist
Yuracarrd | twitterArtist