The first issue of this zine was a roaring success, so no one had to beg me to make a second one. :-) Stories must be centered around Angel, but the rest of the gang can make an appearance too. I'll accept any kind of stories, even AU and crossovers. There is only one restriction: no slash. Deadline August 1st.
Story length: no limits. The whole zine will be a minimum of a 100 pages and a maximum of 200. Stories that exceed a 100 pages can be considered to be published as a stand alone novel.
Story ratings: Ratings from G to NC-17 are accepted. (So, basically
everything.
Poetry: Of course I accept poetry too.
Artwork: Yes please. Zines look so much nicer with artwork. Artwork can mean
anything from manipulated pictures to drawings.
Submission guidelines:
Stories, poetry and artwork can be send by e-mail (preferred), disk or
hardcopy.
Stories and poetry in Word (6.0 and up), WP (5.1 and up) and Works. If you
send a disk, please include hardcopy.
Artwork can be sent in any format.
Stories over 5 pages, two pieces of poetry or any form of artwork will earn
you a free tribcopy of the zine.
Stories under 5 pages or one piece of poetry: I'm forced to ask for $5 to
cover the postage.
Some additional information for those of you that have never heard of zines.
What's a zine?
Back in the dark ages -- ie before the internet -- people still wrote
fanfiction of all types. Without the web to make the stories available,
people began publishing collections of stories and selling them at
conventions, by word of mouth, through snail mail flyers, etc. Even after
the advent of the internet, zines are still extremely popular -- especially
the ones filled with stories that are not available on the net.
On a personal note, even with my access to the net, I still love the printed
word. There is something about holding a zine in your hands and settling
back on the couch to read it postage). that can never be beaten by staring
at a computer screen. How many of you print out a story before reading it?
Costs
Zines cost money to make. Printing, binding, postage and a few other things.
The selling price is based on the production costs. I do not make any
profit, every dollar I receive goes right back into the making of the zine
(or a following one).
I keep a fairly high standard for my zines, but I always try to make the
costs as low as possible.
And finally: Who or what is Vision Quest Press?
VQP is an amateur zine press, ie we only publish fanfiction. It started out
with Quantum Leap slash zines, but lately I've been branching out. The first
issue of 'Angel's Heart' is an example of that.
As for myself, my name is Lisa Martin, avid slash fan, the reading and
writing kind. My fandoms include: Quantum Leap, Due South, Highlander, The
Sentinel, Stargate, Hercules, the Legendary Journeys, Buffy and Angel.
If you have any questions, mail me!
Lisa Martin