Arcane AU Zine - Writer Application
The Arcane AU Zine a for-charity project that explores the different iterations of your favorite Arcane pairings. It often feels as if characters are meant to be in each other's lives, inextricably linked, no matter the circumstances. Here is an opportunity to discover exactly what it would look like for your favorite couples to experience the various obstacles and scenarios an alternate universe can throw at them!
Due to the nature of the content featured in this zine, the writer application is only open to those who are over 18 years old.
We are looking for Writers to be featured in the zine.
Please take time to review our rules and expectations before applying: https://arcaneauzine.carrd.co/#rules We will notify you of the outcome of your application via e-mail. The Writer Application will open until August 19th at 11:59 PM EST (UTC+5.)
What is your name/nickname/fandom alias?
What is your social media? (Twitter, Bluesky, Tumblr, AO3, etc.)?
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We are collecting participants' social media to confirm that you are the appropriate age and actively contribute to fandom in a non-destructive way. As a result, your social media account must be three months old or older.
If you specifically created an account to participate in this event, please contact Mod Sage directly at
arcaneauzine@proton.me with the following after sending your application:
- Username for your new account
- Username for your previous account (this account must meet the 3-month or older requirement)
If you do not provide at least one account that meets our requirements, we will not consider your application.
What's your email address?
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Can you confirm that you are 18 years old or older?
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If you are not 18+, or we discover that you have falsified your age, immediate action will be taken and you will be banned/removed from the zine, as well as any future events run by any of the moderators for this project.
Due to recent Discord policy updates, we will not be requiring Discord to participate in this event.
If yes, what is your Discord handle?
If no, how would you prefer to be contacted?
As a part of your submission, we require all writing applicants to submit one document with a maximum of three writing samples. Each writing sample should be no more than 1.5k words a piece.
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A scene between Arcane characters
A NSFW and/or dead dove scene
A completed work under 2.5k
Please note which sample is from a completed fic and link it directly. Please name your samples "Sample 1", "Sample 2", "Sample 3" in the order that you would like us to read them.
Each sample should follow the format below:
Title (please label which excerpt belongs to a full fic here):
Rating:
Characters:
Pairing:
Additional tags:
Word Count:
[Fic contents go here]
We also ask that writers link their AO3 account if possible.
Please link your AO3 account or full portfolio here:
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If you do not have an AO3 account, this can include a portfolio website, Carrd, Dropbox, OneCloud, Drive, etc. Please do not link your social media accounts.
Do you have any experience participating in fandom events?
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This can include other zine projects, bangs, hosting theme days or theme
weeks, gift exchanges, convention tabling, selling merch, or otherwise.
Having no fandom event experience will not exclude your application from consideration.
What ships would you be interested in creating for? (3 minimum, rarepairs welcome!)
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What are some tropes and themes you'd be interested in creating?
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If you have a concept or idea in mind already, please feel free to share!
Would you be willing to pinch hit?
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If you answer 'yes', we will let you know if you have been added to our Pinch Hitter list when application results are released.