The Adventures of the Great Trial

A TGAA spring themed fanzine


About

‘The Adventures of the Great Trial’ is a The Great Ace Attorney/Dai Gyakuten Saiban zine with a spring theme! This will be a digital non-profit zine and will showcase the characters of TGAA in a spring-like setting.The zine will be Safe for Work and include both artists and writers along with digital merch.. Cursing and canon-typical violence will be allowed.We will be allowing ships in this zine - with a small-ish list of ships we will not allow based on the Interest Check.The zine will include spoilers for both TGAA games.

Schedule

EventDate
Interest Check12/25/22
Contributor Applications2/3/23
Contributors Selected3/3/23
Second Check In4/14/23
Final Check In (works submitted)5/5/23
Released5/12/23

Mods

Head and Writing Mod: Neri (they/any)

Neri is extremely passionate about The Great Ace Attorney and even when they are new to the zine world, they’re set on making this project come true.Twitter | Tumblr


Art and Graphics Mod: Arill (ze/he)

Also goes by Ziggy or Damian. Ze’s new to zines but is already involved in multiple projects, be it Ace Attorney or others. TGAA2 is his favourite game so ze couldn’t be any more excited for this project.Twitter | Tumblr

Guidelines

General Guidelines-You must be at least 13 years of age to apply
-We must be able to see your portfolio. If it links to somewhere such as Google Drive, make sure sharing is turned on so anyone can see it.
-We will be accepting 15 artists and 3 writers.
-If you are accepted as a pinch hitter, do note you will have less time to work on your piece.
-Pitches are not necessary for application and will not affect if you get selected or not, but they are encouraged!
-Any content that is queerphobia, racist, sexist, ETC (any form of bigotry) will not be allowed and if we discover any contributor is bigoted in any way, they will be instantly removed.
Artist Guidelines-The link to your portfolio must include
-At least three or more finished art pieces (no sketches or WIPs)
-Absolutely no NSFW examples of art.
-Your art must be either digital or, if traditional, scanned in high quality. The former is encouraged.
-We’re hoping to get as many contributors as possible, so don’t worry about your skill level. We do encourage art with good lighting and backgrounds, but don’t worry so much about that.
-Samples related to TGAA are encouraged, but not required.
Writer Guidelines-The link to your portfolio must include
-At least two or more finished pieces of writing
-Nothing graphic or sexual.
-Must be under 5K words.
-The minimum word count will be 1K and the maximum will be 5K.
-Samples related to TGAA are encouraged, but not required.

FAQ

Q: What kind of project is this?
A: A free, digital fanzine. Once complete, it will be available as a PDF to download along with some merch.
Q: Who can apply?
A: Anyone who follows the guidelines.
Q: Will shipping content be allowed?
A: Yes, but it shouldn’t be the main focus of this zine. That being said, pedophilic and/or incestuos content won’t be allowed.
Q: Will AUs be allowed?
A: Slight canon divergence will be allowed but not heavy AUs.
Q: How will contributors be compensated?
A: As this is a free, digital fanzine, there won’t be any form of compensation. Please keep this in mind when applying.