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'Tie Me Up' is a BNHA NSFW 18+ fanzine that is centered around BDSM, with a focus on the art of Shibari. The Tie Me Up team is very happy to bring this project to life and in hopes to pique your interest. We aim to share beautiful art and fics as well as educational content. Play safe, everyone!
Meet Your Mods
Arson
Head Mod
Lux
Social Media Mod
Doni
Graphics Mod
Carmine
Formatting Mod
Aki
Writing & Beta Mod
Guidelines
All applicants must be 18 years of age by January 1st, 2023. In addition, accepted applicants must own or have access to a Paypal account in order to receive contributor compensation (if we meet our sales goals).
Applicants must also ensure that the submitted links are accessible to the moderators [tip: go incognito mode in your browser to test if the link is publicly accessible]. The moderators will not be responsible for contacting applicants regarding broken/inaccessible links.
All submissions must be the applicants’ own work. For writers; please list any and all relevant tags/trigger warnings at the top of your document samples.
Previous zine experience is not required; contributors will be chosen based on skill and how well their submitted pieces fit the theme of the zine. Best of Luck!
-Tie Me Up Mods
Samples are specific works chosen by the applicant that best exemplify their skills! These works must be completed and submitted individually.
Please submit three (3) of your best pieces as your samples! Feel free to link a portfolio (Google Drive folder link). It is not required but it is heavily encouraged.
Required Content:
- Three (3) total pieces of what you consider your best work, with at least one (1) NSFW piece. One must be singular Character Centric.
- All submitted pieces must be completed artwork with a minimum of flat coloring, and at least one must include a background.
Traditional samples are welcome and should be scanned in high resolution (min 300 dpi).
It is encouraged to include samples featuring BNHA characters, although this is not required. Additionally, any samples featuring shibari are encouraged, but not required. Artists’ pieces will be assessed based on a variety of factors (including anatomy, composition, perspective, lighting, shading, posing, and background if applicable) as well as how well the artist’s style will work with our chosen theme.
Artist Guidelines
Samples are specific works chosen by the applicant that best exemplify their skills! These works must be completed and submitted individually.
Please submit three (3) pieces of your best works! Feel free to link a portfolio (Google Drive link or AO3 link). It is not required but it is heavily encouraged.
Required Content:
- At least two samples MUST be NSFW will ALL triggers/tags/pairings listed at top of the document.
- Writers must submit three (3) of their best works. These are the pieces that will be assessed by the moderators so please choose pieces that best represent your style.
- One (1) piece MUST be between 2.5-3.5k. While the other two should have a combined word count of 10k words maximum.
- At least one of the pieces must be a complete work (not an excerpt).
While it’s not required, it is encouraged to include samples featuring BNHA characters to allow the mods to assess your characterization abilities. Writers' pieces will be assessed based on a variety of factors including grammar, pacing, syntax, sentence structure, characterization, use of detail, and the ability to tell a story within a defined word count.
Writer Guidelines
Samples are specific works chosen by the applicant that best exemplify their skills! These works must be completed and submitted individually.
Please submit three (3) pieces of your best work! Feel free to link a portfolio (Google Drive folder link). It is not required but it is heavily encouraged.
Required Content:
- Three (3) total pieces of what you consider your best work.
- All submitted pieces must be a completed artwork with minimum flat colorings; it is highly encouraged to submit different types of merch samples (ie sticker sheet, charm, prints, etc).
Merch illustrations from previous projects are welcome. Photos of actual merch are also accepted -- kindly ensure that the submitted photo clearly shows the full merch illustration.
It is encouraged to include samples featuring BNHA characters although this is not required. Merch Artists’ pieces will be assessed based on a variety of factors such as anatomy, color usage, composition, perspective, shading, and posing. Originality with designs will also be taken into consideration.
Merch Guidelines
Schedule
Interest Check
Mod Apps
Contributor Apps
Contributor Emails
Pitches Due
First Check-In
Second Check-In
Final Check-In
Preorders Open
September 15
October 15
Nov. 1 - Dec. 15
December 30
January 14
February 1
March 1
April 1
May 10