The Hero's Ball Zine is an 18+ Proship/fic Zine celebrating the Pro Heroes of My Hero Academia before the time skip. For this project we want to dive into the elegant side of hero life off the battlefield, and into the world of elegance. We want to show off the heroes in glamorous outfits, attending red carpet events, dancing through ballrooms, and engaging in non-work socialization.
Interest Check // March 15th - April 30th Mod Applications // June 5th - July 12th Contributors Applications // August 15th September 15th Contributors Results // September 22nd On Boarding (joining the server) // September 22nd-27th Pitch Submission // September 27th- October 4th Pitches Approved // October 7th Check In 1 // November 7th -12th Check In 2 // December 7th -12th Check In 3 // January 7th -12th Check in 4 // February 7th -12th Final Submission // March 7th -12th Release Date // TBD
You MUST be 18+ to apply as a contributor. Please use google drive for your samples and portfolios. AI WORK IS PROHIBITED.Contributor applications for both artists and writers will consist of 3 samples of your best works and an optional portfolio of 5-10 (can include wips in portfolio).All your samples should be Google drive links with sharing on. If we can not open your samples we will have to discard your application.ALL NSFW MATERIAL NEEDS TO HAVE CONTENT WARNINGS.MHA samples are required.Page and Spot Artist: Your work MUST be your own work. ● At least 1 MHA sample ● At least 1 NSFW sample if applying for the add-on If you are applying for spot or page artist, at least one of your samples must have a completed background.If you would like to do a comic in the zine, please have a comic piece as a sample or in your portfolio.Please do not submit Twitter/Bluesky links as samples; your application will be discardedMerch artists: Your samples MUST be samples of merch you have made. ● At least 1 MHA sample ● At least 1 NSFW sample if applying for the add-onPlease do not submit Twitter/Bluesky links as samples; your application will be discardedYour portfolio can be a Google Drive Folder, Instagram page, etc. so long as it displays your best work.Cosplayers: At least 1 MHA Cosplay Photo If applying for the NSFW add-on 1 NSFW Cosplay photo.Please do not submit Twitter/Bluesky/Instagram links as samples; your application will be discardedYour portfolio can be a Google Drive Folder, Instagram page, etc. so long as it displays your best work.Writers: All samples must be 1k - 3k. A leeway of 500 words is allowed. ● At least 1 MHA sample. ● At least one piece must be completed. You may submit an excerpt of a longer piece, but please ensure it is comprehensible without prior knowledge/context. ● At least 1 NSFW sample if applying to the add-on.Please do not submit Twitter/Bluesky threads as samples; your application will be discarded.Your portfolio may be an AO3 link, FFN link, Google drive folder, etc. so long as it displays your best work.
What is a zine? A zine is a fan-made (not professionally published!) collection of art, writing or both, usually surrounding a particular subject or theme. In this case, our zine will be centered around pro heros at a formal eventWill this zine be physical / digital / free / for profit or charity? Will be dependent on the icWill ships be allowed? Yes, ships are allowed!What will be allowed in the zine? Because this zine is pre time skip, Only pro heros will be the centered focus, that means no aging up of the students for this zine. The main zine will be sfw, with a possibility of a NSFW add-on depending on the IC, that means problematic topics will not be allowed in the zine either!AI Policy: The use of AI generated work in this zine is strictly prohibited. Applications containing AI work will not be considered. Anyone caught using AI will be removed from the zine.Plagiarism Policy: If anyone is caught plagiarizing it will be an immediate removal from the zine.
