Pieces must clearly depict turtle shipping. Other ships are allowed to be featured, but t-cest must be the main focus of the work.

Pieces can depict AUs, Canon Divergence, and Canon Compliance.

Crossovers with other media will not be allowed. Should there be an even spread of works for all separate iterations, we will allow cross-overs between iterations.

All works must be wholly original and created specifically for the zine. Tracing, plagiarism, stealing, and AI works such as AI art, ChatGPT and character.ai are NOT allowed. Contributors in violation of this will be dropped from the zine.

The zine will feature both SFW and NSFW content. Pieces can feature any range from fluff to angst. Explicit gore, such as body mutilation, will not be allowed.

Be respectful to other contributors and mods. Any contributors found participating in harmful behavior including repeated, targeted harassment; bigotry and discrimination; or otherwise derogatory and unacceptable behavior will result in being dropped from the zine.

Be 18 years or older by the time the applications close (December 25).

Have or be willing to make a discord account. All zine communications between contributors and moderators will be done through the discord server.

Adhere to the zine schedule.

Communicate with mods regularly and in a timely manner. This includes submitting works for check-ins on time and communicating if the need for an extension should arise.

Contributors who miss two (2) check-ins without active communication will be removed from the zine.

Inform mods as soon as possible if unable to fulfill obligations.

Keep pieces private for the duration of the zine. This includes snippets and progress reports. Mods will announce when contributors can post previews and full pieces.

Submit samples that best represent your work and the style you wish to use in the zine

T-cest samples are not required, however at least 1 sample must be TMNT related.

Samples that contain the following content must be tagged: NSFW (additionally, what content can be expected from the NSFW samples), needles.

All samples and portfolios must be publicly available. Google Drive is preferred but other portfolio sites are accepted, as long as mods can access easily. When using Google Drive or Documents, please ensure the “anyone on the internet with the link can view” setting is enabled. You can check links by visiting them in incognito mode or asking a friend for help. We won’t be requesting access to private samples or portfolios.

Requested samples must link to ONE sample only. Only link to a collection of works in the portfolio section.

You may apply to multiple roles, but will be selected for a maximum of 2 roles.

Must submit 3 samples between 500 - 2.5k words. Samples that go under or over will be disqualified. We are evaluating your ability to make a compelling story within a given word count. We will judge your application based on these samples, so please ensure they best represent your work and the style you wish to use in the zine.

You may submit excerpts, but all samples must have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

We will be evaluating your application based on the following criteria: spelling, grammar, punctuation, paragraph formatting, consistent tenses and word usage. You will also be evaluated on pacing and characterization.

Don’t paste samples directly into google forms. All works must be hosted externally (Google Docs, AO3, etc). Please ensure each sample is easily accessible. When using Google Docs, make sure the “anyone on the internet with the link can view” setting is enabled. While AO3 is permitted, should it be inaccessible for any reason, we won’t be reaching out.

Samples must be in a legible font and font size. Images/screenshots of fics will not be accepted.

Twitter threads will not be accepted as samples.

A portfolio is optional. If we feel your samples aren’t enough to judge your application, we may use your portfolio. All works in your portfolio must follow the same rules as the samples. While Google Drive is preferred, other portfolio sites are accepted as long as they’re easily accessible. When using Google Drive, please ensure the “anyone on the internet with a link can view” setting is enabled.

T-cest works are recommended but not required. At least 1 sample must be TMNT related.

Must submit 3-5 samples. You will mainly be judged on these samples, so please ensure they best represent your work and the style you wish to use in the zine.

Must submit a portfolio. We’ll use your portfolio if you’ve applied to multiple art roles or if we feel your samples are not sufficient to make a decision.

Google Drive is preferred, but social media, carrd, powerpoint, and other portfolio sites are also accepted as long as your work is easily accessible to mods. When using Google Drive, make sure the “anyone on the internet with a link can view” setting is enabled.

If you’re using your social media profile as a portfolio, please make sure your art is easy to find (e.g., a dedicated tag on tumblr).

T-cest works are recommended but not required. At least 1 sample must be TMNT related, to show the applicant is able to recognizably draw the turtles.

At least 1 sample must be fully colored (black and white works are allowed) and include a proper/full background.

We will be evaluating your application on anatomy, use of color (this includes artwork in black and white), lighting and shading, composition, and background.