FAQ

Generally, a zine is a self-published collection of works. A fanzine focuses on fanwork produced by creatives, which can include art, writing, merchandise, or any form of creative work.

Tea, Toast & Ghosts is a character- and ship-neutral celebration of the Lockwood & Co fandom, meaning you can submit both gen and ship-related ideas. It is also open to both book and show canon, meaning there will be spoilers for show-only fans. Every issue is based off a different theme. To see what this issue's theme is about, check out our "SUBMIT" tab!

This zine will be made available as a free, digital PDF, as well as a screenreader-friendly version.

Anyone, regardless of previous experience in zines or other related projects, may apply as a contributor. All applicants will be expected to include a working link to your portfolio (art account, writing account, or some other examples of your work), so we can have a better understanding of who you are and what you may create for the zine.

Yes you can. However, we expect that there will be spoilers for both the books and show in the zine. We highly recommend that you complete both the books and show before applying.

This will depend on the number, quality and range of proposals we receive in the contributor apps. However, as we would like this project to be on a smaller scale for now, we will be more selective in our applicant review process.

We ask that you include three proposals for your piece in your application, so that we can see how well it goes with the zine concept, and to make sure there aren’t too many of the same ideas among different contributors. We will confirm the idea proposals with applicants only after they have been accepted as a zine contributor so these are not final.

Yes, so long as it is something you haven’t posted or shared publicly already. However, we recommend that you tailor your proposals so that they fit our concept and theme for this zine.

Yes - however, be careful to only take on as much as you can handle. We've done our best to coordinate with the Big Bang schedule, but ultimately, it's your responsibility to manage your own schedule. Due to different publication dates, you cannot use the same piece of work for both.

This zine will be SFW and rated PG-13 and under.

We will be accepting different forms of original fanwork and highly encourage you to get as creative as you want, so long as they follow our theme. For more information, check out the contributor guidelines under the "SUBMIT" tab.

Of course! You can create traditional and analog artworks for this zine, but you are expected to scan or photograph your final pieces in high quality (minimum 300 dpi) under good lighting.

Yes! The zine is open to collaborations, but between confirmed contributors only. Collaborators will be expected to communicate well among themselves so they can deliver their zine pieces on time. If one collaborator drops out, either a pinch hitter will be contacted to pick up where they left off OR their part of the collaboration will not be included in the final zine.

AUs, or alternate universes, will not be included in this zine as it will be set in the Lockwood & Co. universe. However, you are free to depict non-canon events or scenes.

OCs, or original characters, will not be included in this zine as we wnat it to be primarily focused on Lockwood & Co. However, there are some exceptions. If the OC is a background character, such as a dogwalker or a DEPRAC agent the trio temporarily runs into, that's fine. If the story is told from the OC's perspective but is still L&Co centered, that's fine too. If you have a concern about an OC problem, feel free to reach out.

Yes! We welcome both book and show interpretations of any Lockwood & Co character.

Yes! We encourage both shipping and non-shipping content.