Hello everyone!

We’ve been quiet for a while, but if you missed our pre-orders and round 2 orders, the zine is available in electronic format on gumroad! 

The full zine is sold in spread format and available at 15 usd, but you can also buy smaller parts of the zine at 5 usd each, categorized by game titles and named after the four crystals!

https://gumroad.com/ff30thfanzine

These will be open until May 15th, at which point all proceeds will be compiled and donated to Doctors Without Borders! 

Thank you for everyone’s patience, the pre-orders for Lux Itineris, a Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary charity fanbook is now open on tictail!

http://ff30thfanzine.tictail.com/

The pre-orders will be open until August 15th, and there are 3 tiers with varying amounts of pre-order merchandise (which will be revealed over time). All proceeds for the zine will be donated to Doctors without borders.

Please take a look at the wonderful work these artists have done!

Our Artist list is up!

Thanks for everyone’s patience, we’ve finalized our list of participating artists! Please check out everyone’s wonderful work!

https://ff30thfanzine.tumblr.com/Participators

We have 50+ artists and will have nearly 90 pieces of artwork for the zine! 

Artist selection emails have been sent out!

Hello everyone! We’ve gone silent on tumblr after the end of the the application time period, but we’ve been chugging away on jurying the large pool of applicants! 

We have now finished selecting ~50 artists for the zine, and all emails have been sent out. If you do not see an email, please check your spam; ALL applicants whether they were selected or not have received emails! If you do not see an email anywhere, please let us know ASAP!

We would like the extend our sincere thanks for all the interest we received and our regret for not being able to accommodate all the wonderful artists. We hope you will continue to support our project to celebrate this big anniversary!

Frequently asked questions (part2)

How does the Full-page/sub-page thing work?

We are using full/sub-page format for this zine in order to cover the large number of titles related to FF franchise without making the zine too large and expensive. Full-page art will be expected to be “print-level” quality with some sort of background, even if it’s simple (we just don’t want floating figures in white). Sub-page art doesn’t have to be as detailed as full-page and therefore is a smaller time commitment. 1-3 pieces of sub-page artwork by various artists will be displayed on a single page in the zine.

Does the artwork have to be exclusive to the zine?

We ask that the artwork be drawn with the intent to be in the zine, i.e. not previously made. However, all art, whether full/sub-page, or for pre-order extras, will not be restricted to the zine. We will ask that the artworks not be made public online before the pre-orders are shipped, but prints of the artwork can be sold at events such as conventions at anytime. Key chain and sticker etc. sales will be asked to hold off until the pre-orders are shipped.

What do the artists get?

All Full-page artists will get a free copy of the zine + its extras, including shipping (although if the artist wants to chip in which the shipping that would be really appreciated!). In addition, all artists will have the option to purchase the books at printing price (but not the extras). It may be possible to provide Sub-page artists a free copy as well, but this will be dependent on the success of the pre-orders to ensure we will have funding for it.

When is the deadline for art?

The current deadline for Artworks is June 1st, but this is tentative. The deadline may be pushed back to after that, but it will not be before this date. 

About when will the zine be finished?

We are scheduling to have the zine pre-orders open sometime in July and have them ready to ship out to customers in September. The project will be done by December at the latest, when the date of the 30th anniversary rolls around.

I think I messed up on the application! Can I edit it?

There is no option to edit an application after it has been submitted, but you can resubmit an application using the same name and contact info (unless that’s what was wrong!). In the comment section, please tell us that your application is a re-submission, so we don’t jury you twice!

Frequently asked questions (part1)

Thank you everyone for your interest so far! We’ve gotten several questions, so I’d like to start compiling some here!

Which Final Fantasies will be covered in the zine? 

We are aiming to cover every single final fantasy game/movie/series there is! We will do our best to select artists with a broad range of FF interests, but the final choice is up to the artists, so it is possible that some titles might not make it in the book. Please note, however, that we have excluded Kingdom Hearts and Bravely Default series.

What charity is the profits going to?

We currently do not have a charity in mind. This will be chosen through a poll within the artists that are selected. They are putting in the work for a good cause, so we think they should get the most say in what that cause is!

Am I going to be assigned a title?

No, but we will ask you to stay within the titles that you had selected during the application process. After artist selection, the artists will select FCFS what sizes and what topics they will draw for. The only exception to this is if you are not selected as an artist at first but is on the pinch hitter list. Please see the next question for pinch hitters!

What is a Pinch hitter?

A pinch hitter is an artist that may not have been selected originally that is asked to step in to make art for a specific title. Saying “yes” to being on the pinch hitter list does not automatically remove you from the regular artist selection. In fact, if you had stated that you are willing to make more art than you signed up for, even a selected artist may be asked to make another piece of art as a pinch hitter as well. Being a pinch hitter is not a commitment; you retain the right to turn down any requests for being a pinch hitter.

Can I make more/less, smaller/larger art than I sign up for?

Absolutely! However, we will ask that any changes be notified to us 2 weeks before the submission deadline, especially if you are making less/smaller art. This way, we can have enough time to ask a pinch hitter to step in if necessary. 

Thanks for reading! We’ll post more FAQ posts as we get them!