In addition, this is quite a niche concept we don't expect much attention on, meaning a digital PDF is a lot more realistic and also accessible for mods and contributors alike. Hopefully you'll still be interested in celebrating Shalvis with us!

- Are there plans to produce this zine physically?
As mentioned on our info doc, we will stay as digital only. The head mod is stepping away from the workload physical production takes, and we as a team generally want this to be a fun, low pressure chance to create together.

- Should writing samples on applications be SFW, or does this only apply to the zine?

Yes, please make them SFW and typical to canon content!

and only focus on having fun to create for Shalvis together. I wanted to answer this too as extra reassurance to contributors that we do not expect perfect applications. In fact, if the volume is small enough, we'll accept all following our guidelines!

This wasn't a question, but we were kindly told to not worry about making the zine perfect as it's a free, digital zine. We absolutely will approach this in a laid back manner and not stress over perfection or any schedule changes! We'd like to step away from the commercial atmosphere to zine-