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PREORDERS ARE OPEN!

Preorders for Yours Truly: Emerging Artists Zine Volume II are now officially open!

Dates: April 10th-May 1st

PREORDER  HERE!

Yours Truly: Emerging Artists Zine features over 35 artists and more than 5 writers all new to the zine community! At the time of acceptance, each and every artist and writer had not yet been featured in a zine before, so for most of them, this will be their debut!

The zine has over 50 pages of original art and writing content for you to enjoy.

All proceeds for the zine will go towards The Trevor Project, a charity that provides crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ youth.

Digital Zine: $7 with the option to donate more

Thank you so much for your support!!

Volume 1 of EAZ, Witching Hour, will also be available for purchase during this window, so now’s your chance to snag your digital copy if you missed it the first time around!

Buy Witching Hour here!

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Self Love Week Artist Feature: Lala Stellune[Twitter|Instagram]

Lala Stellune’s chosen character: Dr. Zone from Milo Murphy’s Law

“I don’t really know any characters that do self love but I will tell you about a character that led me into self-love. You see, I’ve been drawn into a character named Dr. Zone (real name Orton Mahlson, but let’s just call him Dr. Zone). Like what I would usually do to characters I like, I would follow their voice actor. In Dr. Zone’s case, his voice actor is Jemaine Clement, so I decided to see what other roles Jemaine had done. Little did I know that Jemaine has portrayed characters who behaved like me. As an autistic woman who had been considered the “different one” because of my erratic behavior, deep inside I had been seeking someone who acted like me because I was lonely. With Jemaine’s characters’ behavior which resembled my own ranging from missing social cues, rigid thinking, to having a meltdown, I became less alone, and I began to accept and love myself for who I am.” —Lala Stellune

Please check out Lala Stellune’s beautiful art: Twitter|Instagram

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After getting a bit behind, we are finally moving forward with our last few features for Self-Love Week!

Self Love Week Artist Feature: Natalie C[Instagram|Twitter]

Natalie C’s chosen character: Matilda from Matilda

“Among a self-destructive family Matilda was able to look into herself for love and happiness. She learned her own strength and kindness to not only help herself, but to help her new friends.” —Natalie C

Please check out Natalie C’s beautiful art: Instagram|Twitter

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PREORDERS: April 10-May 1

The wait is nearly over! We’ve finally picked dates for preorders for Yours Truly: Emerging Artists Zine Volume II!

Preorder Information:

• This is a digital-only zine so the final product will be a digital PDF delivered to you via email.
• The preorder will take place on Gumroad starting April 10th and run through May 1st and the zine will be delivered on May 2nd.
• The zine will have a base cost of $7, but you will have the option to donate more than $7 if you want to give a little extra towards charity. If you need help with this we will provide it during preorders.
• All profits will be going to The Trevor Project, which is our chosen charity based on our initial interest check.
• We will also be selling Witching Hour: Emerging Artists Zine Volume I in addition to Yours Truly so you’ll have a chance to nab Volume 1 as well if you  missed it the first time around! Witching Hour will be available for its original price of $10. Once again you’ll have the option to donate more than $10 and all proceeds made from Witching Hour will go towards Pencils of Promise, which is the original charity Witching Hour was for.

Thanks so much to everyone for your support so far! We are so excited about this zine and we hope you are too! We’ve made something beautiful and can’t wait to share it.

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Passion Week Moderator Pick: Sena[Instagram|Tumblr]

Sena’s pick: Evie Moore, her own OC from a LARP called Twin Mask, and her love for art

“Evie is a character I created for a fantasy LARP I do. She speaks through her art and is really brave and bold with her pieces. She does a lot of political works signed off anonymously that could get her in a lot of trouble, but that’s never stopped her!” —Sena

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Passion Week Moderator Pick: Kyuu[Instagram|Tumblr]

Kyuu’s pick: Retsuko from Aggretsuko and her secret love for singing Death Metal

“I think Aggretsuko’s secret love of singing death metal karaoke is the best thing I’ve ever seen ✨  What a way to destress (I also love how that she finds friends that are 100% supportive of this hobby)” —Kyuu

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Passion Week Artist Feature: Turtle-Brownie[Tumblr|Instagram]

Turtle-Brownie’s chosen character: Millicent, their own OC, and her love for reading

“Millicent always grew up isolated from thrilling experiences, leaving her to only knowing about her world and the things outside of it through books.” —Turtle-Brownie

Please check out Turtle-Brownie’s beautiful art: Tumblr|Instagram

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Passion Week Artist Feature: grasslit[Twitter|Instagram]

grasslit’s chosen character: Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time and her love for science!

Please check out grasslit’s beautiful art: Twitter|Instagram

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Passion Week Artist Feature: Samara Lee [Twitter|Instagram]

Samara’s chosen character: Jester from Critical Role and her love for drawing

“Jester’s way of drawing is one of the purest depictions of loving art that I’ve seen. She uses it both as a way to bring her silly and fun imaginations to life, as well as to deal with some more complex emotions, but not matter what it’s always in the most Jester-y way possible. She doesn’t let fear of what others think stop her from being her and making the things she wants to make, and I think that’s amazing.” —Samara Lee

Please check out Samara Lee’s beautiful art: Twitter|Instagram

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Passion Week Artist Feature: Farid[Twitter|Instagram]

Farid’s chosen character: Kenji, their own OC, and his love for origami

“Kenji is my current fixated character, and his passion for drawing patterns and making his own paper to craft his own origami is very sweet to me because it’s one of his biggest creative outlets! He’s good at making a lot of animals! His favourite are sharks.” —Farid

Please check out Farid’s beautiful art: Twitter|Instagram

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Best Friends Week Artist Feature: Robyn H[Twitter|Instagram]

Robyn’s chosen best friends: Merry and Pippin from The Lord of the Rings

“Everytime I read the books or watch the movies they make me laugh (and cry). Their dynamic is delightful every time!”
—Robyn H

Please check out Robyn’s beautiful artwork: Twitter|Instagram

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Best Friends Week writer feature: tangyuan[Twitter]

tangyuan’s chosen best friends: Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime from Haikyuu!!

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“I love Oikawa and Iwa-chan so much, their friendship blooms like flowers and they work so hard together, it’s heartwarming. Their connections to each other are actually the SWEETEST. They tease each other a lot and they help each other when the other needs it. They are everyone’s best friend goals. When I think of best friends, I’ll think of Oikawa and Iwa-chan.” —tangyuan

Please support tangyuan by checking out their Twitter: Twitter

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“I wonder if you’ll let me buy something on the way home.”

I slid the slinging bag on my shoulder. I was thinking of bubble tea. Maybe ice-cream. Stuff that both of us like.

Iwa-chan’s eyes bounced back and forth, navigating the empty streets. He didn’t stop walking. “Maybe not. We have to rest after a long match today, Oikawa.” His fist clenched and relaxed maybe a million times in a second, and he blinked his eyes before letting his gaze fall to the ground.

“Iwa-chan!” I knew he wanted ice-cream. Or bubble tea. Or a strawberry milkshake. “It won’t take long. It’s on the way.”

I bent my back so my gaze could lock with his, but there was no use. He avoided every inch of eye contact. His face turned cold, and his steps fell in synchronisation with mine.

I backed off— and stopped walking. “Are you angry at me?”

His head whipped back at me so fast, I thought he was going to run away and leave me alone on this street. I thought maybe he found me so annoying that he’d finally give up on me now.

But he didn’t— and he sighed.

He swung his bag back on his shoulder and took a turn at the corner of the street. “Come on.” His voice was low, barely audible. His eyes met mine. “What do you wanna get? I was thinking—” an inch of a smile peaked from the edge of his lips— “maybe ice-cream.”

Best Friends Week Artist Feature: Gianna[Tumblr|Twitter]

Gianna’s chosen best friends:  Jester Lavorre and Mollymauk Tealeaf from Critical Role

“I adore all of the Mighty Nein relationships, but the Disaster Tieflings hold a special place in my heart. My favorite moment of theirs is when they first meet–I just really love that exchange. Their personalities just make for some really delightful scenes–and, no spoilers, but there’s many feels in there too.” —Gianna

Please check out Gianna’s beautiful art: Tumblr|Twitter

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Best Friends Week Artist Feature: tarushka[Instagram|Tumblr]

tarushka’s chosen best friends: Asirpa and Sugimoto from Golden Kamuy

“I love how protective they are of one another, and how they both grow stronger when they’re together! Their entire relationship is adorably wholesome.” —tarushka

Please check out tarushka’s beautiful art: Instagram|Tumblr

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Family Week Artist Feature: cornpicker art [Tumblr|Instagram]

cornpicker art’s chosen family: The Gracefield House orphans from The Promised Neverland

“Though not related by blood, I love the loyalty they have to one another. They work as a single unit and no one gets left behind!” —cornpicker art

Please check out cornpicker art’s beautiful art: Tumblr|Instagram

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Family Week Artist Feature: Dana[Twitter|Instagram]

Dana’s chosen family: IPRE Crew from The Adventure Zone

“I’ll try not to spoil the Stolen Century for folks, but I recently re-listened to the Balance arc from TAZ and I love the family that evolved out of the seven crew members over a 100 year journey. Since all the characters are played by a real family, there’s a lot of honesty put into these characters and their relationships and it’s fun to listen to.” —Dana

Please check out Dana’s beautiful art: Twitter|Instagram

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Family Week Artist Feature: Oliver [Tumblr]

Oliver’s chosen family:  RGB and Hero from The Property of Hate (by @albionhands on Twitter)

“We get to watch RGB go from “I refuse to hold this child’s hand,” to “I would literally die for this child,” after having promised not to get attached. They’re a dysfunctional found family, but a small family nonetheless.”  —Oliver

Please check out Oliver’s beautiful art: Tumblr

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Family Week Writer Feature: Jenny![Twitter]

Jenny’s Chosen Family: The Uchiha Clan from Naruto

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“Really dysfunctional dramatic gays who ultimately care for each other in convoluted ways.” —Jenny

Please check out more of Jenny’s awesome writing: [Twitter|AO3]

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Family Week Artist Feature: Allynabean [Tumblr|Instagram]

Allynabean’s Chosen Family:  The IPRE Crew/the Seven Birds from  The Adventure Zone: Balance

“They show how seven people unexpectedly stuck together for almost a century grow extremely close- The only people who were constants for that century were each other. Even when everything went bad and they were all split up and alone, they had a happy ending, all together and making up for lost time and mistakes.” —Allynabean

Please check out Allynabean’s beautiful art: Tumblr|Instagram

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Family Week Artist Feature: SquidTarts[Pillowfort]

SquidTarts’ Chosen Family:  The Kawamoto sisters from  Sangatsu No Lion/March Comes in like a Lion

“These girls have been through so much difficulty, but while they’re dealing with the fallout from their trauma, they still open their hearts and home to others in need. Even when one shows personal weakness, the other sisters support her entirely demonstrating how strong a family bond can be.”
—SquidTarts

Please check out SquidTarts’ beautiful art: Pillowfort

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