The much-awaited contributor list is finally here! We were amazingly able to include more than 40 people total, so please take some time to look through all their amazing accounts under the cut!
Gab is a full-time graphic designer, but with every other spare moment, sheâs continually working on her goal of becoming a published author/illustrator in the childrenâs market. At least, when sheâs not buried under more Yuri!!! on Ice fan projects. Sheâs best known in the fandom for being the co-writer of Never Look Away (NLA) and Vitya Diaries, but she does quite a bit of fan art, too.
Selecting only 25 artists and 5 writers out of 129 applications was extremely challenging, but It is our great honor and privilege to present to you the FULL CAST of Bright Lights, a Yuri!! On Ice Musical zine:
All proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project, rated âAâ in the Charity Watch. The Trevor Project is the leading USA organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
It is our pleasure to announce that Shall We Read: Issue 3Â is up in our itch.io store! Hereâs a preview of the cover by the amazing @paluumin! If you like what you see here, as well as in our Issue 3 tag, head on to our itch.io store to grab your copy!
If youâve missed our previous issues, make sure to check the content by our incredible contributors in our Pilot Issue, Issue 1 and Issue 2! All of them are available for purchase at our itch.io store!
As we approach the release of Shall We Read: Issue 3, we have some announcements to make!
In Regards to Tiers:
Given this is our last issue, the tiers which provided access to our Discord server and exclusive previews of the upcoming issues will no longer exist. However, we do have a surprise extra, to celebrate our four issues of Shall We Read!
Baseline: for 1 USD, youâll gain access to our SFW edition of Issue 03, which contains 12 writing pieces and 5 art pieces.
Postcard: for 6 USD, youâll gain access to not only our SFW edition of Issue 03, but also an exclusive postcard designed by the incredible @paluumin!Â
Appendicks: for 10 USD, youâll gain access to both our SFW and NSFW editions; the NSFW appendix includes 4 additional writing pieces, and 3 additional art pieces.
Bang for your Buck: for 15 USD, youâll gain access to both our SFW and NSFW editions, as well as our exclusive postcard.
Both postcard tiers will be limited, with only 200 postcards on sale. Once those are sold out, weâll only offer the Baseline and Appendicks tiers. First come, first serve! Once you purchase either the Postcard or the Bang for your Buck tiers, youâll receive an e-mail from us in order to collect your shipping address; e-mails will be sent out to our buyers every Friday.
Two days left until New Year’s Eve and the night of this fateful story… make sure you’re following @yoilitmagâ on tumblr or @yoilitmag on twitter so you don’t miss the release of Issue 3! A happy ending only happens if someone reads it, you know… and little orphan Vitya needs you.Â
There’s less than a week until issue 3 of the @yoilitmagâ drops… So here’s a little sneak peek of my illustrated piece.
Some of you might be familiar with this story… đ ;;;Â
Text version:
Little Matchstick Vitya (preview)Â
âWhy would little Vitya be out in the cold if he had no ushanka?â you ask. âHeâll catch a cold if he doesnât freeze to death!â
You would be right, of course. This is what little Vitya tried to explain to his aunt and uncle, too, before they pushed him out onto the front step that night.
âItâs New Yearâs Eve!â they said. âYou must take advantage of the holiday, there are so many people out! Take these matchbooks; they have the companyâs ad printed on the back. Give them out to the professionals you see, and get their business cards in return. You can come home when youâre all done.â
So he went, taking the matchbooks with him into the dark, wintry night. But he didnât go alone, at least. While Vitya had no love for matchbooks, advertisements, or for herring, he did have lots of love for his most loyal companion, Makkachin. The little poodle stayed close on the bus ride to the heart of the city, and closer still when they reached downtown. The parties were all in full swing, and they would easily get stepped on or separated if they werenât careful.
âExcuse me, would you like a free matchbook? No? But it has really nice printing on it! Wait, where are you going?â
The boy and his dog were kicked out of parties and restaurants,theaters and hotels. They were pushed away in the crowds, and ignored on the ice rinks. A few people took matchbooks out of pity, but most of those ended up in the trash right before his eyes.
It wasnât as though he hadnât thought about throwing all of them away, himself. Heâd wanted to throw the whole sack in the garbage the moment theyâd been given to him! But⌠they were his family, and somehow, they always knew how to catch him in a lie. Coming back with no business cards or contacts wouldnât help his case at all.
Besides, the punishment should they find outâŚ
He shuddered to think of it. No; it would be better to stay out all night if he had to.
The time has come, my sweet little ghouls. Weâre ready to announce our bundles and pricing, as well as the hour at witch weâll be launching the store.
Weâll begin selling pdfs, books, bundles, and tees at 10 PM EST tonight – thatâs about five hours from now! Orders will remain open until November 23rd. While pdfs are included in the preorder, they will not be sent out until 50% of physical orders have been shipped.
Our devastating cover comes to you courtesy of the one and only Morgen. If youâve fallen in love, give them a shout.
See you all at launch and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Donât miss your chance to get your hands on this amazing zine! In The Dark of Night is available now on Tictail.Â
